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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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Mysterious Melancholic Piano

Piano solo composition. The mood is melancholic and the rhythm is free and slow. This piece is based in an improvisation and pictures sad and melancholic scenes with very poor action but some feelings of loneliness and some depressive discomfort. It has some mysterious and suspense feelings.

Acoustic Romantic Nostalgic

Instrumental music made for piano, acoustic guitar, electric piano and Strings section. This music is romantic and it has a nostalgic and melancholic mood. The rhythm is quite slow and the composition works as a background in a romantic and nostalgic scenes in films and other audiovisual productions...

Inspiring Orchestral Melancholy

Instrumental composition made for piano and strings. The mood is very calm and tender, with some melancholic feeling. The music is accompained by harp and bass pizzicato and describes calm and loneliness moments in a beautiful autumn landscape. This track can works very well as a background in tv se...

Feeling your Absence

Instrumental music made for orchestra and Strings. The composition is leaded by a piano and harp, Other featured instruments are cello and strings. The rhythm is slow and calm and the mood is melancholic and sweet with a glimmer of hope. The style is very near to soundtrack and fits well in romantic...

After War

Instrumental music made for orchestra. The music is leaded by a piano and it’s acompained by a strings section. The rhythm is very slow and the mood dramatic and sad, This music fits very well in dramatic scenes, specially in films and movies. Also for documentaries and reports about after war and...

Mellow and Emotional Piano

Piano solo works, based on improvisations. Expressive and dynamic, the piece is slow and calm, with a point of nostalgy. Good for dramatic and emotional scenes in films, series and also advertising productions. Also corporate in some kind of situations.

Inspirational Easy Piano Blues

Music composition made for piano. The rhythm is very calm and has some melancholic and nostalgic mood. The style is very near to blues music and the main idea is taken from an improvisation. Good in films on dramatic situations. Also for advertising with a dark and romantic background.

The Concern Piano Waltz

Music composition made for piano. The style is very near to classical and the work is based from a spontaneous improvisation. The rhythm is between slow and medium with some dynamics and the mood is serious and melancholic, with a point of hesitate and some kind of foreboding.

Sad Reflection and Grief Piano

Piano solo composition. Slow and quiet, the composition transmits sad and unhappy emotions with some melancholy. Very sentimental and down with grief emotions. Also reflective and relaxed.

Emigration

Instrumental music made for orchestra. The music is sad and nostalgic, with a touch of solemnity. The music is leaded by a piano, playing the first notes playing a sad and calm march with the support of stringed instruments. Later, the orchestra presents the opening of a possible hope.

Dark Piano and Cello

Piano solo composition. The music is leaded by a piano and a cello in the background. It has a slow and marked rhythm with low notes. The mood is strange, annoying and it has a touch of suspense and tension. It also has some melancholic and depressive feelings. Very good for dark scenes in films and...

Melancholic Sentimental Piano Solo

Instrumental piano composition. The music is very calm and relaxed, and the rhythm is quite slow. The style is very near to classical and romantic from 1800. The mood is melancholic and sentimental and the play has a lot of dynamism and expressiveness. This music fits very well on emotional scenes o...

The Lament Piano Solo

Instrumental composition made for piano solo. The music has a slow rhythm and the play is calm and quiet. The mood is sad, poignant and sentimental and fits very well on dramatic situations, Series and Films. Also for documentaries and other audiovisual media with this kind of mood and scenes.

The Burden of Sadness

Instrumental composition made for piano solo. The rhythm is calm, slow and it has low energy. The mood is very sad and mournful and describes a situation in a dark and depressive situations and scenes

Sentimental Piano & Cello

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The music is leaded by a piano, starting with the first notes and the main harmonies. This is accompanied by strings in the background and a cello playing the melody doing first and second voices, in the same way that section violas. The mood is relaxed...

Nostalgic Love Piano Solo

Instrumental music made for piano solo. The genre of this composition is very near to the classical compositions from Chopin. The mood is romantic and melancholic. The playing style is very expressive and it has a plenty of dynamics that emphasize the emotional content of the composition.

Orchestral Waltz of Loneliness

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is very near to classical and the rhythm has a waltz pattern. The mood is melancholic and sad, also quiet and calm. Good for dramatic films and TV Series. Also reports and documentaries with sad and nostalgic topics.

Cinematic Sad Background

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is Classical Soundtrack and the mood is sad, mournful and emotional. The rhythm is slow and the music is expressive and poignant. The music starts with the piano solo playing the main notes of the composition. Then, the music gains feeling and...

Cinematic Mourning Background

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is Classical Soundtrack and the mood is sad, mournful and emotional. The rhythm is slow and the music is expressive. This music fits perfect for sad and reflective scenes with very slow motion in films, documentaries and other productions with...

Soft Emotional Piano Background

instrumental music made for piano solo. The style is classical soundtrack and the mood is sentimental and calm. This music is a perfect background in films and tv series, specially for scenes with very slow motion, in meditative and reflective situations.

Future Abstract Short

A minimal, futuristic royalty free electronic tune with glitchy beats, cool pads, synth arps and nice whooshes, ideal for hi tech promos, modern demos, innovation product launching or abstract videos.

Future Abstract Full

A minimal, futuristic royalty free electronic tune with glitchy beats, cool pads, synth arps and nice whooshes, ideal for hi tech promos, modern demos, innovation product launching or abstract videos.

Cinematic Mystery Love

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Mysterious and sad cinematic orchestral. Suspenseful and melancholic short soundtrack with quiet symphonic percussion, reflective and sad piano melody. Dark, moody and atmospheric, pensive dramatic cue.

Cold Winter

Epic orchestral track with dramatic feeling starting with a cello melody and finishing with big strings, horns, choirs and huge percussion section. Perfect for trailers, intros, advertisements, animations, tv shows and more.

Modulated Heaven

A nice, repetitive, sad sounding, instrumental, cinematic electro track. With a deep synth bass and a smoothy middle part.

Ohm Ladies Feat. Aldea Magno

This mysterious track has been produced in collaboration with the Philippine female vocalist "Aldea Magno", who kindly contributed her vocals to this track. The track intro sounds pretty dark, but the positive lyrics and the pleasant vocals of Aldea are brightening up the whole atmosphere of this un...

I Love You So

Z CAR Ms ultimately easy listening love song ever produced (December 2007). With piano, organ, acoustic and e-guitar and male vocals

80th Flashback

True story: I was working on this instrumental song, when I heard that this beautiful girl I knew in 1985 died as of Aids after being heroin drug addicted in age of her beginning 20th because of some bad drug guys. So sad. This song has been produced in memorial to her. The track would suit best to ...

Epic Cinematic Underscore (with guitar)

A very grand and passionate cinematic-style orchestral piece with flowing strings, horns and electric guitar. Great as underscore for projects requiring epic, adventure, romantic, dramatic tension music.

Epic Cinematic Underscore

A very grand and passionate cinematic-style orchestral piece with flowing strings and horns. Great as underscore for projects requiring epic, adventure, romantic, dramatic tension music.

Cinematic Light

Cinematic orchestral and emotional music track featuring piano and small classical orchestra. Great for film production, slideshow, animation, motion picture, promo and more…

A Place Far Away

Atmospheric and dreamy electronic track with cool synth pads, chilled out percussion groove, mallets and soft piano. Starts really delicate, then cool hip hop beat enters half way. Perfect for projects requiring mellow, cool, relaxing ambient music.

A Place Far Away (short version)

Atmospheric and dreamy electronic track with cool synth pads, chilled out percussion groove, mallets and soft piano. Starts really delicate, then cool hip hop beat enters half way. Perfect for projects requiring mellow, cool, relaxing ambient music.

A Place Far Away (pads and beat)

Atmospheric and dreamy electronic track with cool synth pads, chilled out percussion groove, mallets and soft piano. Starts really delicate, then cool hip hop beat enters half way. Perfect for projects requiring mellow, cool, relaxing ambient music.

A Place Far Away (no mallets)

Atmospheric and dreamy electronic track with cool synth pads, chilled out percussion groove, mallets and soft piano. Starts really delicate, then cool hip hop beat enters half way. Perfect for projects requiring mellow, cool, relaxing ambient music.

A Beautiful World

Delicate, dreamy piece with soft guitar, piano and spacey pads. Great for atmospheric, relaxing new age background music - or any project needing light, ambient, emotional music.

A Beautiful World (piano and pads)

Delicate, dreamy piece with soft guitar, piano and spacey pads. Great for atmospheric, relaxing new age background music - or any project needing light, ambient, emotional music.

A Beautiful World (pads only)

Delicate, dreamy piece with spacey synth pads. Great for atmospheric, relaxing new age background music - or any project needing light, ambient, emotional music.

A Beautiful World (no piano)

Delicate, dreamy piece with soft guitar, piano and spacey pads. Great for atmospheric, relaxing new age background music - or any project needing light, ambient, emotional music.

Breathing

An airy and light relaxed track featuring piano, light percussion (glock, chimes), violin, cello and woodwind. Would suit a nature documentary or a relaxation video.

First Raindrop

A dramatic, futuristic and deeply focused music with abstract high-tech sound. This atmospheric ambient track will be perfect background for drone videos, technology presentations, cutting edge innovations, modern society videos, documentaries, advertising, since developments and sci fi projects.

Ambient Blue Feeling

“Ambient Blue Feeling” is a thoughtful and beautiful cinematic soundtrack. The track is full of moods,it’s hopeful, romantic and dreamy. The track will be perfect for background music in slideshows, inspirational commercials, motivational and uplifting presentations, christian projects, senti...

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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