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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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I Will Never Stop Believing

Dreamy, mysterious track with piano, synths and drums. Gradually builds into epic, triumphant section with full orchestra. Great for projects needing deep, atmospheric and uplifting music.

I Will Never Stop Believing (short version)

Dreamy, mysterious track with piano, synths and drums. Gradually builds into epic, triumphant section with full orchestra. Great for projects needing deep, atmospheric and uplifting music.

I Will Never Stop Believing (no piano)

Dreamy, mysterious track with synths, guitar and drums. Gradually builds into epic, triumphant section with full orchestra. Great for projects needing deep, atmospheric and uplifting music.

I Will Never Stop Believing (no piano or drums)

Dreamy, mysterious track with synths and guitar. Gradually builds into epic, triumphant section with full orchestra. Great for projects needing deep, atmospheric and uplifting music.

I Will Never Stop Believing (no drums)

Dreamy, mysterious track with piano, synths and guitar. Gradually builds into epic, triumphant section with full orchestra. Great for projects needing deep, atmospheric and uplifting music.

Erik Satie - Gymnopedie No 1

Full orchestral version of Erik Satie's famous piece with delicate piano, lush strings and english horn. Dreamy, elegant and romantic, this is a great track for period films / documentaries, or productions needing sentimental, mood-enhancing, relaxing  background music.

Emotional Piano

Emotional and sentimental cinematic music, featuring piano, violins, flutes and drums. Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more who seek an uplifting ethereal and mellow feel into the music.

Odyssey (Epic Rock)-Sting 2

Cinematic and epic rock music featuring flutes,guitars,bass,drums,organ,saxophone and soundscapes. Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more who seek an ambient, cinematic and epic rock feel into the music.

Odyssey (Epic Rock)-Sting

Cinematic and epic rock music featuring flutes,guitars,bass,drums,organ,saxophone and soundscapes. Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more who seek an ambient, cinematic and epic rock feel into the music.

Odyssey (Epic Rock)-Scary Bridge

Cinematic and epic rock music featuring flutes,guitars,bass,drums,organ,saxophone and soundscapes. Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more who seek an ambient, cinematic and epic rock feel into the music.

Odyssey (Epic Rock)-Epic Climax

Cinematic and epic rock music featuring flutes,guitars,bass,drums,organ,saxophone and soundscapes. Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more who seek an ambient, cinematic and epic rock feel into the music.

Odyssey (Epic Rock)-Loop 2

Cinematic and epic rock music featuring flutes,guitars,bass,drums,organ,saxophone and soundscapes. Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more who seek an ambient, cinematic and epic rock feel into the music.

Odyssey (Epic Rock)-Loop 1

Cinematic and epic rock music featuring flutes,guitars,bass,drums,organ,saxophone and soundscapes. Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more who seek an ambient, cinematic and epic rock feel into the music.

Odyssey (Epic Rock)

Cinematic and epic rock music featuring flutes,guitars,bass,drums,organ,saxophone and soundscapes. Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more who seek an ambient, cinematic and epic rock feel into the music.

Sentimental Ambient Guitar [2:17]

Description: Dark cinematic music suitable for projects seeking for a nostalgic and minimal guitar feel into the music Suitable for projects, commercials, advertising, marketing campaigns, YouTube videos and more!. Instruments: Electric Guitars & Effects Versions Included:Full Track (02:17)

Outshine Hope (Melancholic) [0:30]

Cinematic emotional music,suitable for projects who seek music that can describe memories,lost,old age mood,cold landscapes and more. Instruments used: Harp,soundscapes,woodwinds,guitars and some bowed cymbals.

Outshine Hope (Melancholic) [1:39]

Cinematic emotional music,suitable for projects who seek music that can describe memories,lost,old age mood,cold landscapes and more. Instruments used: Harp,soundscapes,woodwinds,guitars and some bowed cymbals.

Hypnotic Dust(Emotional Guitar) [1:20]

Ambient-cinematic music,using minimal sounds of guitars,organ,keys and bass,suitable for projects who seek a dreamy and organic ambient feeling.

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.

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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