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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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Far East

Indian / Middle Eastern style piece with mysterious subtle feel.

Dreams

Sombre, dramatic orchestral piece with lush strings.

Destiny

Powerful, dramatic orchestral piece with strings. Triumphant and epic atmosphere.

Desperate Measures

Sombre, dramatic orchestral piece with strings and timps. Very grand and deep atmosphere.

Departed Soul

Sombre, dramatic orchestral piece with oboe, strings and timps. Very grand and powerful atmosphere.

Delightful

Mysterious track with haunting strings. Very atmospheric.

Death

Sombre, dramatic orchestral piece with strings and timps. Very sad and lonely atmosphere.

Colonial

Emotional, dramatic orchestral piece with oboe, strings. Very grand and passionate atmosphere.

Clean Blues

Mellow guitar and harmonica Blues piece. Very melancholic and relaxing atmosphere.

Classically

Emotional piece with oboe and strings. Very mysterious etmosphere.

Classically Sad

Sombre, dramatic orchestral piece with dark but graceful strings. Very grand and powerful atmosphere.

Childhood

Emotional piece with oboe, lush strings, and harp. Sad and lonely feeling.

Angelic

Sombre, dramatic orchestral piece with oboe, strings. Very emotional and powerful atmosphere.

All Alone

Sombre, dramatic orchestral piece with oboe, strings, and piano. Very grand and powerful atmosphere.

A Maiden's Song

Sombre, dramatic orchestral piece with oboe, strings. Very emotional and powerful atmosphere.

Hurtful

Sad but uplifting Hip-Hop song with booming 808's, piano and strings.

So sad

A beautiful slow Latin Rumba, performed by solo Flugelhorn with Guitar, Bass, Strings & Percussion accompaniment.

Spring Morning

Sentimental, mellow track with jazzy organ over light percussion and bass. Smooth, late-night lounge feel.

Pure Inspiration

Soft, emotional piece with acoustic guitar, organ and light percussion. Perfect as romantic, sentimental background music!

A Monk's Life

A delicate and dreamy peace with pipe, acoustic guitar and lush strings. Reflective, melancholic atmosphere with a sense of loneliness.

A Heavy Heart - 60 second version

A haunting track played by a music box; full of melancholy and sadness. Music boxes are normally associated with cheerful music, so this is great for creating something unconventional.

A Heavy Heart

A haunting track played by a music box; full of melancholy and sadness. Music boxes are normally associated with cheerful music, so this is great for creating something unconventional.

The Merry Always Go Round

A group of children plays innocently on a merry-go-round. Similar INTRO to Every 27 Years and Prologue, this track is dissonant with an abstract atmosphere. Fits in a horror film, a psychological thriller or anything Paranormal. Piano, Tubular bells, strings (cello), French horns, clarinets. Good f...

Tango

An ode to romantic despair. They don’t call Tango “A dance of sorrow” for nothing! This track sounds frustratedly sad and ridiculously humorous. Fits in a break-up scene or satirical comedy. Old accordions, strings and a sad piano. Sounds like The Tango Saloon -Transylvania by Julian Curwin ...

Medieval

Celtic harp poetic soft-melody, think Greensleeves or Canon in D. Instruments used: Medieval harp, psaltery, dulcimer, lute, Irish flute, European folk kit, and a Celtic tin whistle. Fits very well in a Renaissance / Medieval film or documentary. Sounds like: Christopher Wilson (Pavana, Recercare, ...

Through the Gates of Petra

Archaeologists just discovered a new temple site in the ancient city of Petra, Jordan. The track features deep drums as someone passing through a temple’s gates not knowing what to expect. Goes well in an Arabic-Islam history documentary. Instruments, Turkish lute, drums, shakers, and a flute. So...

Amazing Story

This is beautiful acoustic music with acoustic guitar, piano, strings, cello and bells. Wonderful cinematic track can be perfectly used if movie, wedding stories, lovely and sweet videos or other similar Video, Media, Youtube, Slide-Show, Radio, TV, Internet projects.

Calm Motion

This is calm, peaceful and thoughtful music with deep atmospheric sound. Main instruments are electric guitar, piano, drum kick, swelling pads and synth. Good background audio any Video, Media, Youtube, Slide-Show, Radio, TV, Internet projects.

Beautiful Harp (with bassoon)

Delicate and dreamy classical style piece with harp and soft bassoon melody. Perfect for light and relaxing background music.

Beautiful Harp

Delicate, dreamy solo classical harp piece. Perfect for light and relaxing background music.

The Grand Occasion (with drums)

Emotional, dreamy orchestral piece with solid modern drum groove. Begins with delicate violin melody over accompanying harp and cello. Gradually builds into elegant, grand section with full string section, brass and powerful choir. Great for powerful, dramatic, epic cinematic music.

The Grand Occasion

Emotional, dreamy orchestral piece beginning with delicate violin melody over accompanying harp and cello. Gradually builds into elegant, grand section with full string section, brass and powerful choir. Great for powerful, dramatic, epic cinematic music.

Contemplation

A soft and thoughtful piano track beginning with a feeling of melancholy, that slowly turns more positive as the piece develops.

Piano In Red

Corporate inspirational piano background track for your media production, promotional videos , advertising, television broadcasting, company, business presentation, slideshow and more...

Hopeful Feelings

This is inspiring and very emotional acoustic folk music with sweet and lovely atmosphere. Good optimistic and exciting tune can be perfect background audio for any Video, Media, Youtube, Slide-Show, Radio, TV, Internet projects.

Profound Impact

This is deep, profound and serious music with peaceful and a bit dramatic mood. Good background audio for any Video, Media, Youtube, Slide-Show, Radio, TV, Internet projects.

Jingle Bells Emotional

The traditional Christmas song 'Jingle Bells', arranged as a mellow, emotional symphonic piece. Ideal for Christmas videos (corporate and non-commercial), Christmas parties, film/media projects, TV and radio advertising, holiday videos, marketing videos, YouTube videos, family/life videos, games an...

Such Sweet Sorrow

Emotional, dreamy yet uplifting piece with lush flowing strings over a cool modern Hip Hop beat. Great if you need sophisticated, classy music with a contemporary twist.

Midnight Dream

This is peaceful lounge background music with beautiful and relaxing atmosphere. This track can be used in travel videos, resort advertisement videos, spa and lounge promotional videos or other Video, Media, Youtube, Slide-Show, Radio, TV, Internet projects.

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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