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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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Yearned Memories

Soft and relaxed piano playing in a melancholic mood surrounded by chamber strings.

Melancholic Intro & Orchestral Rise

An uplifting journey that starts from melancholy and sadness and builds up into upbeat hope.

Paradise Discovered

A beautiful, dreamy track with a relaxing tropical paradise feel. Delicate Kalimba and Marimba melody over light percussion and synth pads. Perfect for projects needing gentle world, spiritual or new age music.

Paradise Discovered (percussion only)

A beautiful, dreamy track with a relaxing tropical paradise feel. Delicate Kalimba and Marimba melody over light percussion and synth pads. Perfect for projects needing gentle world, spiritual or new age music.

Paradise Discovered (pads only)

A beautiful, dreamy track with a relaxing atmospheric feel. Delicate, ambient synth pads. Perfect for projects needing gentle, spiritual, meditation, world or new age music.

Paradise Discovered (no percussion)

A beautiful, dreamy track with a relaxing tropical paradise feel. Delicate Kalimba and Marimba melody over light percussion and synth pads. Perfect for projects needing gentle world, spiritual or new age music.

Paradise Discovered (no lead)

A beautiful, dreamy track with a relaxing tropical paradise feel. Delicate Kalimba and Marimba melody over light percussion and synth pads. Perfect for projects needing gentle world, spiritual or new age music.

Paradise Discovered (Kalimba & Percussion only)

A beautiful, dreamy track with a relaxing tropical paradise feel. Delicate Kalimba and Marimba melody over light percussion and synth pads. Perfect for projects needing gentle world, spiritual or new age music.

Paradise Discovered (kalimba & marimba only)

A beautiful, dreamy track with a relaxing tropical paradise feel. Delicate Kalimba and Marimba melody over light percussion and synth pads. Perfect for projects needing gentle world, spiritual or new age music.

Kalimba Delight (kalimba only)

Carefree, happy, relaxing track with kalimba, marimba, bass and light percussion. Great as mellow backing track for your project!

Kalimba Delight (no drums)

Carefree, happy, relaxing track with kalimba, marimba, bass and light percussion. Great as mellow backing track for your project!

Kalimba Delight

Carefree, happy, relaxing track with kalimba, marimba, bass and light percussion. Great as mellow backing track for your project!

True Perfection

True Perfection - Cinematic inspirational and ambient background music for your video production, slideshow, advertising, marketing, television broadcasting, Tik Tok, instagram video, tv, vimeo video, youtube videos, documentary, facebook music, motion picture, travel videos and more... If you nee...

Someone's Watching You (No Drums)

Intriguing and mysterious, this subtle tension track is great for action / crime / mystery / horror / suspense / science fiction uses. Gradually builds throughout with atmospheric pads, haunting deep synths, piano and spacious percussion.

In Isolation (Synths Only)

Dreamy, peaceful track with mysterious, haunting atmosphere. Soft piano, ambient synths and light percussion. Great as subtle background track to add depth and mystique to your project!

In Isolation (Piano Only)

Dreamy, peaceful track with mysterious, haunting atmosphere. Soft piano, ambient synths and light percussion. Great as subtle background track to add depth and mystique to your project!

Against All Odds (Synths Only)

A mysterious, dark and spacious track with haunting guitar, atmospheric synth pads and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Feeling of adventure and challenge with a slightly optimistic, hopeful vibe!

Against All Odds (No Drums)

A mysterious, dark and spacious track with haunting guitar, atmospheric synth pads and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Feeling of adventure and challenge with a slightly optimistic, hopeful vibe!

Easy to Soar

Inspirational cinematic ambient music featuring piano, strings, pad, bass guitar and cello. Excellent for video projects, commercials, motion picture, wedding short films, television, documentary, vlogs, television , vimeo videos, compaany videos, youtube videos, instagram, Tik Tok videos, adv...

Dramatic Cinematic Action Trailer - Barely Breathing

Barely Breathing is a powerful and energetic trailer music track that features inspiring piano in the beginning and an epic orchestra in the end. This song is part of my "Cinematic Orchestral Themes" collection that gives you endless possibilities on your current production. The songs in this colle...

Through The Mist

A dark, mysterious and spacious track with haunting atmospheric synth pads, guitar, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Through The Mist (No Percussion)

A dark, mysterious and spacious track with haunting atmospheric synth pads, guitar, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Through The Mist (60 Sec)

A dark, mysterious and spacious track with haunting atmospheric synth pads, guitar, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Through The Mist (30 Sec)

A dark, mysterious and spacious track with haunting atmospheric synth pads, guitar, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Someone's Watching You

Intriguing and mysterious, this subtle tension track is great for action / crime / mystery / horror / suspense / science fiction uses. Gradually builds throughout with atmospheric pads, haunting deep synths, piano and spacious percussion.

Someone's Watching You (No Bass)

Intriguing and mysterious, this subtle tension track is great for action / crime / mystery / horror / suspense / science fiction uses. Gradually builds throughout with atmospheric pads, haunting deep synths, piano and spacious percussion.

Someone's Watching You (60 Sec)

Intriguing and mysterious, this subtle tension track is great for action / crime / mystery / horror / suspense / science fiction uses. Gradually builds throughout with atmospheric pads, haunting deep synths, piano and spacious percussion.

Someone's Watching You (30 Sec)

Intriguing and mysterious, this subtle tension track is great for action / crime / mystery / horror / suspense / science fiction uses. Gradually builds throughout with atmospheric pads, haunting deep synths, piano and spacious percussion.

Light In The Distance

A mysterious and spacious track with plucked synth melody, haunting atmospheric synth pads, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Light In The Distance (No Percussion)

A mysterious and spacious track with plucked synth melody, haunting atmospheric synth pads, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Light In The Distance (60 Sec)

A mysterious and spacious track with plucked synth melody, haunting atmospheric synth pads, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Light In The Distance (30 Sec)

A mysterious and spacious track with plucked synth melody, haunting atmospheric synth pads, piano and light percussion. Great for subtle tension / suspense background music. Suitable for a variety of uses including: mystery, adventure, horror, science fiction, crime scenes.

Dramatic Epic Motivation

Dramatic and emotional ambient orchestral buildup perfect for motivational and solemn epic scenes.

Inspiring and Hopeful Orchestral Cinematic Trailer - Sweet Illusions

Sweet Illusions is a fresh and inspiring music track that features soft and inspiring piano and orchestra. This song is part of my "Cinematic Orchestral Themes" collection that gives you endless possibilities on your current production. The songs in this collection are perfect for every type of use...

A Gentle Sorrow

This emotional and very pensive royalty free world music background soundtrack is a perfect for accompanying a sad, sorrowful or dramatic Bollywood cinematic drama scene. Features: bansuri (Indian flute) and ethnic voice with sitar, tanpura and sarod that will very finely reflect the mood of your fo...

Anywhere You Are

A waltzing, romantic piece with acoustic guitar and piano, playing a pretty melody which would suit scenes of emotion, heartbreak, loss, sadness, but also hope. Builds to a full band with orchestra, leading to a crescendo. The middle 8 introduces some gentle electric piano while the piano builds aga...

Forgotten Children

Dramatic film score with rhythmic strings and orchestra. Eminently suitable for cinematic projects, trailers, short films and documentaries.

Dangerous Situation

Anxious, mysterious track with solid percussive groove, dark piano and haunting low strings. Great as eerie, suspenseful music to increase the atmosphere and depth to your project.

Dangerous Situation (No Piano Melody)

Anxious, mysterious track with solid percussive groove, dark piano and haunting low strings. Great as eerie, suspenseful music to increase the atmosphere and depth to your project.

Dangerous Situation (60 Sec)

Anxious, mysterious track with solid percussive groove, dark piano and haunting low strings. Great as eerie, suspenseful music to increase the atmosphere and depth to your project.

Dangerous Situation (30 Sec)

Anxious, mysterious track with solid percussive groove, dark piano and haunting low strings. Great as eerie, suspenseful music to increase the atmosphere and depth to your project.

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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