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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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M-theory

A slow-building mysterious, eerie instrumental that begins with a digeridoo drone, joined by slowly-building haunting strings that start with a melancholy meander and develop into a rhythmic building ostinato. The piece ends with slow, long unfurling harmonies on the violin.

Small Talk

Great for tv or movie scenes dealing with relationship problems or a breakup. Full version of a song rooted in 90s alternative rock, featuring a slight emo vibe. Lyrics deal with relationships, confusion, guilt and remorse. Medium-to-slow tempo (84 BPM). Full band arrangement featuring electric g...

Fragile Earth

Plaintive, emotional piano-based piece which is designed for visuals with references to climate change, natural disasters and ecological challenges. Very slow piano chords hint at a sense of desolation and foreboding. Backing textures hint at urgency and increasing danger. A rising string phrase tow...

Loss

Warm tender romantic music background for vlogs, timelapse and commercials

Earth

Perfect for the nature, city or architectural monuments landscape, dramatic and social project, documentary about life and tv media, presentation, movie background

Darkwave Horror

Gloomy, doomed and dark composition for your video, audio collections and other projects!

Satie - Gnossienne n. 3

Mysterious, catchy and a bit disturbing. Classical piano masterpiece by Erik Satie (1866-1925).

Satie - Gnossienne n. 2

Delicate, harmonic and a bit bizarre. Classical piano masterpiece by Erik Satie (1866-1925).

Satie - Gnossienne n. 1

Mysterious and atmospheric. Classical piano masterpiece by Erik Satie (1866-1925).

Listz - Un sospiro

Romantic and dreamy. Classical piano masterpiece by Franz Liszt (1811-1886).

Debussy - Arabesque n. 1

Mystical and peaceful tenderness. Classical piano masterpiece by Debussy (1862-1918).

Chopin - Nocturnes Op 15 - n. 2

Peaceful and relaxing with a bit of sadness. Classical piano masterpiece by Chopin (1810-1849).

Distance

A soft piano track with strings background, leading to an emotional orchestral climax. Ideal for background music in videos, emotional scenes, presentations, or whenever a soft and sentimental atmosphere is needed.

Beethoven - Fur Elise

Romantic par excellence!! Classical piano masterpiece by Beethoven (1770-1827).

Telling A Story

Inspiring, emotional piano piece. Great for emotional content, nature videos, lovely stories or film score

Last Confession (Ambient Emotional Piano)

A calm and nostalgic piano melody creating a very sentimental atmosphere, ideal for background music in sentimental videos and films, presentations, emotional scenes and other projects requiring a soft and relaxing atmosphere.

Natural Force

A dark, organic and electronic hybrid track, featuring deep pads, emotional strings, sparkling textures and thunder fx. Styled for factual documentary background and science and technology underscore. For ads, promo, commercials, corporate, youtube videos and media projects about scientific research...

Somber Ambient Piano Trailer

Real doomer track for your project! It features piano, strings, percussion and lots of ambient tones to make your video deep, mysterious and emotional. Perfect for trailers and video games but will also do nicely for any other content in need of the right mood. Enjoy!

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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