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Use sad music with piano, strings, and ambient textures to express loss or reflection. Perfect for documentaries, films, or social stories needing emotion.

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Clepsydra

A quite mysterious cinematic theme with an ethnic/world element to it. Piano, strings, harp, oboe and hammered dulcimer create an atmosphere of searching/missing something or someone. Suitable for short films and documentaries.

Connections

Dark cinematic lo-fi hip-hop ambient track with modern percussion and organic synths.

Whispering Hope

A fresh and clean background track perfect for any inspirational, motivational or uplifting projects. Instruments features piano, strings and modern pop drums beat.. Perfect for tv commercial, presentations, YouTube videos, tutorials, slideshows, openers, startup videos, and more…

Misty Song

Melancholic instrumental Ballad with flying guitar, strange drums and some natural ambience sounds. Touching music, full of loneliness and sadness yet leaving a glimpse of hope.

Piano Logo ending 2

A short and simple logo with light strings, for all media project, presentation intros, openers and more.

Back Home Logo ending

A smooth mellow logo with soft keyboard and pad , for all media project, presentation intros, openers and more.

Silky Piano Logo ending

A melancholic piano logo with light strings, for all media project, presentation intros, openers and more.

Pacific Piano Logo ending

A smooth stylish piano logo with light strings, for all media project, presentation intros, openers and more.

Between Two Worlds

This is calm and atmospheric ambient track with feeling of huge space, peace and contemplation. This meditative, mellow and emotional royalty free music will be perfect background for any video and multimedia projects.

Emotional

by Media_M
Inspirational, emotional and beautiful melody suitable for film, documentary, advertising, teasers, trailers, relaxing and enjoyable commercial projects.

Turkish Delight (Emotional Oud) [2:20]

Nostalgic eastern music using the instrument ‘Turkish Oud’. Suitable for projects who seek a eastern and nostalgic feel into the music. Instruments: Turkish Oud, Percussion, Cellos

Mysterious Delayed Guitar (Ambient-Loop 2) [1:32]

Description: Dark cinematic music suitable for projects seeking for a nostalgic and minimal guitar feel into the music.The song consists two different parts with an extended short ending using delays through the song. Instruments: Electric Guitars

Mysterious Delayed Guitar (Loop1) [1:47]

Description: Dark cinematic music suitable for projects seeking for a nostalgic and minimal guitar feel into the music.The song consists two different parts with an extended short ending using delays through the song. Instruments: Electric Guitars

Mysterious Delayed Guitar (Ambient) [2:08]

Description: Dark cinematic music suitable for projects seeking for a nostalgic and minimal guitar feel into the music.The song consists two different parts with an extended short ending using delays through the song. Instruments: Electric Guitars

Sad Emotional Piano

Sad emotional romantic piano for your film production, slideshow, television, advertising, business presentation, animation, motion projects, wedding films and much more...

Descent

Descent triggers curiosity while being dramatic and energetic. The wide stereo sound gives you the feeling of being directly in the middle of a thrilling investigation scene. Best for series intro, trailer, opener and cinematic themes.

Emotional & Inspiring Piano

An inspirational, motivational, romantic and evolving cinematic piano track in the style similar to music of Ludovico Einaudio, Philipp Glass or other cinematic soundtracks. It will work great for company-, NGO- or product presentations, as well as for keynotes, slideshows, commercials, films on You...

Water Flowing

Poignant piano solo piece of music with nostalgic, sad feeling. Suffered execution, evocative atmosphere.

Romantic Bossa Nova (60 Sec)

An elegant uptempo Bossa Nova with acoustic guitar, piano and light percussion. Perfect as romantic, dreamy Latin background music for your project.

Romantic Bossa Nova

An elegant uptempo Bossa Nova with acoustic guitar, piano and light percussion. Perfect as romantic, dreamy Latin background music for your project.

Sad Orchestral

This sad and emotional royalty free music track is perfect for drama movies, cinematic films, trailers, documentaries, inspiring commercials, hollywood movie themes and short film cinematic projects. Thanks for listening and purchasing :)

Supreme Waltz (Piano and Orchestra)

Very emotional and romantic piece with beautifully performed piano and light orchestral backing. This track has a true sense of longing and passion, combined with feelings of hope and optimism. Great for scenes requiring classy, sentimental and elegant music.

Smooth Atmospheric Guitar

Dreamy, atmospheric guitar track with chilled electronic beat and ambient synth pads. Great for subtle, mellow background piece for a various of uses.

Smooth Atmospheric Guitar (Solo Guitar)

Relaxed solo guitar track with melancholic, dreamy feel. This atmospheric, tranquil piece is great as dreamy background track to add extra substance and ambience to your project.

A New World Awaits

Atmospheric, dreamy track with cool guitar riffs, spacey synths and a solid, driving drum groove. Gradually builds into epic, triumphant section with piano and sweeping strings. This track has a slight futuristic feel and will add extra substance and emotion to your project.

A New World Awaits (Short Version)

Atmospheric, dreamy track with cool guitar riffs, spacey synths and a solid, driving drum groove. Gradually builds into epic, triumphant section with piano and sweeping strings. This track has a slight futuristic feel and will add extra substance and emotion to your project.

Forgiveness

Instrumental composition made for piano solo. The music is emotional and poignant and the style is very near to improvisational classical with a clear structure. The mood is romantic with a touch of melancholy. The rhythm has plenty of dynamism and it's very sentimental and expressive.

spacious reflective Piano

spacious reflective Piano piece, similar in style to 'American beauty' movie, piano music

Somber and Ominous Waltz Piano Solo

Dark nstrumental music made for piano solo. The music has a slow rhythm and the mood is somber and foreboding. The genre is classical and the composition is inspired by the style of Erik Satie. This track fits very well in dramatic scenes with a point of somber and strange feelings.

Orchestra Sad (Leaving Your Love)

Stating with sparse heart-felt piano chords, strings and harp enter and there's not a dry eye in the house... Telling a child "daddies not coming home this time", or "I've always loved you but I have to leave now".. The human spirit will overcome all in the end...

Classical Melancholic and Romantic Piano

Instrumental music composed for piano solo. The music is emotional and sentimental, and it is leaded by a piano solo with an expressive and poignant mood and played with dynamic and expressive touch. The style is very near to classical and soundtrack music. This composition fits very well in dramati...

Sad Dramatic March

Instrumental music made for orchestra and piano. The music is sad, dramatic and solemn with a steady rhythm, and the style is very near to classical soundtrack. The composition is leaded by a piano, playing the main notes and rhythm. Later, other instruments like violas, violins and general strings ...

Waking up from Melancholy

Instrumental music made for piano and orchestra. The music is leaded by a piano, with a dramatic and melancholic mood. Later, progressively grows and takes some energy with the support of additional instruments like horns, bass trombones and strings. The style is very near to soundtrack and minimal ...

Melancholic Hopeful

Instrumental music made for piano and orchestra. The style is very near to soundtrack music and the mood is poignant and sad, and later, with the incorporation of orchestral instruments, choirs and percussion, turns out more energetic and hopeful.

Melancholic Piano Inspired from Greensleeves

IInstrumental music made for piano solo. This composition is a short piece inspired from the popular greensleeves. The mood is poignant and sentimental, also sad and calm. The rhytm is slow and dynamic, and fits very well on emotional scenes, as a background.

dramatic cinematic trailer

Instrumental music made for orchestra. The style is very near to Soundtrack and Film music, and the mood is sad, mournful and down. The rhythm is steady and it is marked by the bass and the strings staccato. This music fits very well for projects in scenes with dramatic and depressive topics, as a b...

In The Ashes

Tempo: 112-- Signature: 4/4-- Keywords: Cinematic / Epic / Sadness / Sublime / Tragedy / Loss ------Fifty percent of a composer's job is knowing what not to do. With good reason, there are no drums and no brass in this tune, just rich layers of strings. I use a Lydian Mode here in an attempt to...

Sentimental Melancholic Piano

Instrumental music for piano solo. The music is melancholic and sentimental, and it has a very calm and relaxed rhythm. The music is plenty of dynamics, that helps to amplify the emotional expression. This music fits very well in sentimental, romantic and love scenes with melancholic and nostalgic t...

Melancholic Piano And Strings

‘’Melancholic Piano and Strings” is a great track for sad, emotional and sweet videos. It’s perfect for your melancholic and emotional Youtube and Vimeo video, student project, crowdfunding campaign, nature indie film, marketing, product launching, vlogs, podcasts, youtube intros, broadcast...

Time Is A Path

This adventurous music score is driven by the path of time and describes a torn personality with an epic climax. Featuring Piano, Strings, Brass, Percussion and Choir.

Rain Drops

Very intimate this solo piano pulls the listener into his world, a world of moments where sadness dominates but also hope.

Homesick

Very intimate this solo piano describes the torn feelings of homesickness, the sadness but also the precious memories.

Cold Melancholic Autumn

Instrumental music with two versions: made for piano solo, and piano and cello. The music is descriptive and a little bit melancholic. The rhythm is slow and it’s leaded by a piano, playing the main notes and the general dynamic of the composition. The style is very near to ambient acoustic melodi...

Sad Music and Its Emotional Depth

Sad music is usually built around piano, strings, or soft acoustic instruments. The tone is slow, reflective, and restrained, creating space for emotion without overwhelming the visuals.

Where to Use Sad Music

When you need to underscore loss, reflection, or quieter storytelling, sad music is a strong choice. If your project relies heavily on intimacy and melodic expression, you might also explore piano tracks. Solo piano cues carry the same emotional weight but with more simplicity, making them perfect for documentaries, heartfelt ads, or character-driven films. Another alternative is nostalgic music, which shares the reflective mood but adds a sense of memory and time passing. This works especially well in personal stories, retrospectives, or brand films that look back on milestones.

Royalty-Free Sad Tracks at Themusicase.com

All sad tracks at Themusicase.com are royalty-free and include a sync license. The catalog includes minimal piano pieces, string ensembles, and soft ambient cues ready for film, broadcast, and online use.
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