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High-impact music adds emotion and depth to documentaries, helping stories connect with viewers. Choose from orchestral, ambient, acoustic, cinematic, and world tracks, cleared for film, TV, festivals, and streaming platforms.

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Faith in love

A calm piano composition that creates a romantic atmosphere and a loving mood. In combination with a holiday, romance, wedding, international Women's Day, commercial projects, animation, slide shows, etc.

Völva (Shamanic Viking Music)

An atmospheric and ritualistic soundscape with a mystical ambience featuring medieval instruments, deep percussions, throat singing and beautiful women vocalizes. Great fit for history and period documentaries, antropology projects, meditative and abstract videos, fantasy, Viking films and games a...

Loneliness in silence

Sentimental acoustic composition with piano, pads and synths, creating a dramatic atmosphere and a sad mood. Combined with sentimental, dramatic videos, nostalgic, sad themes, slide shows, social videos, etc.

Enigmatic choice

An unusual piano composition with a mysterious atmosphere and a restless mood. In combination with video-dramatic, thriller, mysterious themes, nostalgic and memorable events, slide shows, documentaries, etc.

Genuine Emotions

A slow touching composition of piano and strings, creating an atmosphere of sincere feelings and sad mood. Combined with nostalgic, calm, sad, social videos, animations, slide shows, etc.

Unexplored space

A calm ambient composition, immersing in an unearthly atmosphere and serene mood. In combination with documentaries, slide shows, atmospheric, space videos, commercial projects, etc.

Live For You

A calm piano composition with percussion, creating a romantic atmosphere and a happy mood. In combination with a holiday, romance, Valentine's day, commercial projects, animation, slide shows, etc.

Positive Curious Investigation

Marimba, snaps, piano and other rhythmic elements paint a curious investigative atmosphere. Perfect to use as background music in your commercial, corporate video, documentary or any other production.

Middle East Party - Loop Version

Oriental background world music groove. Great choice for travel projects, documentaries, commercials, ethno oriented presentation and more. Instruments: zurna, baglama, saz, deep oriental strings, santur, darbuka, dholak, ethnic hand percussion. Thanks for listening and purchasing.

Concerning

An assertive sounding string ensemble is driven forward by rhythmic elements, mellow synths and piano. A curious short theme to complement your production.

Deeply Concerned

Suspenseful background track evoking a sense of worry and concern. The piece consists of multiple real recorded elements that give the whole an organic quality.

Strings of soul

A calm, dramatic composition that creates an atmosphere of memories and sentimental mood. Combined with nostalgic, calm, sad, social videos, animations, slide shows, YouTube content, etc.

Hold tensions

A calm ambient track that creates an atmosphere of expectation and a mood of inner tension. In combination with documentaries, neutral, tense, business videos, slide shows, games, social and other projects.

Smoothness of movements

Calm ambient hip-hop with marimba, synthesizers, piano, percussion and bass, creating a great relaxed atmosphere and a mood of peace. In combination with peaceful, documentary and commercial projects, animation, info graphics, YouTube content, vlogs and many others.

Testing the senses

An emotional acoustic composition with piano, creating a sentimental atmosphere and a sensitive mood. In combination with sentimental videos, romantic, nostalgic, emotional themes, slide shows, social videos, etc.

Mystic Rainforest

A mystical, ethnic piece of music featuring asian gong, koto, flute and threatening synth drones. Join the expedition into the deep of the rainforest. Feel the presence of the unknown and let the music lead you into the mystic world of wood and leaves.

Himalaya Drama

An atmospheric piece of music featuring asian bells, melancholic strings and piano chords, choir-synth and electronic storm sound effects. Perfect for documentaries and any media or presentation dealing with the himalayas.

Exotic India - Loop Version

This one is a motivational Indian music. Great choice for travel projects, documentaries, dance projects and any ethnic oriented presentation.This track features tradition instruments as sitar, tabla, bansuri, santur, dholak. Enjoy! Thanks for listening and purchasing.

Indian Spirits Of Sitar - Loop Version

Motivational track of Indian music. Great choice for travel projects, documentaries, dance projects and many other ethnic oriented related to India. Features traditional instruments as Sitar, Tabla, Tanpura, Santur, Dholak. Thanks for listening and purchasing.

Travel China

Travel China is a relaxed Asian Pop instrumental, which is perfect for any material relating to China or Asia. The Chinese percussion, flute and zither ad the ethnic flavor to this piece of music and your project as well.

Pussyfooting

Light and expressive film score track featuring strings, harp, and organ. Perfect for game background music, slow motion collages, and contemplation sequences.

Sincere wishes

A calm ambient composition with a warm piano, synthesizers and guitars, creating a warm atmosphere and a joyful mood. In combination with documentaries, romantic, happy videos, slide shows, social projects, etc.

Aroma of love

A calm piano composition that creates a sensual atmosphere and a romantic mood. In combination with love, calm, romantic, wedding videos, commercial projects, animation, slide shows, etc.

Sad letter

A calm piano composition that creates an emotional atmosphere and a sad mood. Combined with nostalgic, dramatic, sad, emotional, social videos, animations, slide shows, etc.

Wake up famous (Inspirational piano and strings)

A beautiful inspiring instrumental composition of piano and strings, creating a motivational atmosphere and an optimistic mood.

Music for Documentaries

Documentary music is crafted to support storytelling without distracting from the narrative. It often uses subtle rhythms, evolving textures, and melodies that adapt to different subjects and scenes.

Where to Use Documentary Music

Documentaries can range from intimate personal stories to large-scale explorations of history or nature. If your film highlights travel, culture, or traditions, world music provides authentic sounds that help transport viewers into specific places and communities. For productions that explore human achievement, conflict, or nature on a grand scale, epic tracks deliver intensity and scope, giving the narrative more weight and dramatic impact. By combining documentary scoring with these categories, editors can match music directly to the subject matter.

Royalty-Free Documentary Tracks at Themusicase.com

All documentary tracks at Themusicase.com are royalty-free and include a sync license. The catalog includes investigative underscores, cultural soundscapes, and cinematic themes ready for film, broadcast, and online platforms.
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