Sad, Cinematic Music for Creators, Filmmaking, Games, Apps. Royalty-free & Sync licensed Royalty-free: Pay once, no ongoing royalties.
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Including Cinematic, Strings, Dramatic, Emotional, Piano and Epic music themes.

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Cinematic Tension Unfolding

Suspenseful cinematic theme building towards a conclusion. The central piano melody is pushed forwards by tense string arrangements, ticking and other driving elements.

Goodbye

Sad emotional piano theme, draped in a soundscape consisting of various lush and airy elements. The track slowly progress towards a climactic resolution.

Broken Ballerina

The toy ballerina played her wonky music box as all the other toys danced in joy to pretty, lush, nostalgic little beats, only to be interrupted. "Shush! It's a human! Act toy-ish!" As he passed by, the mean bully kid roared and menaced the others: "leave it alone! it's just a broken ballerina...

Endorphine

Melancholic lo-fi hip-hop track that has some undertones of nostalgia and childish play, but is also somewhat sad and melancholic.

Dilla

Pretty hip-hop instrumental with some lo-fi influence. Perfect for lounge moments, road trip montages, and as background chill music.

Beauty in the Beast

Continuation to the track "Android's Cry", this shows the android in case discovering more "garbage" left by the former inhabitants. Cut to scenes of the android watching a Super 8 montage. Road trips of a young family. Beautiful, nostalgic, but the video keeps showing their faces concerned every ti...

Android's Cry (West End Nights)

Retro-futuristic take on a dystopian scene: androids by now have taken over a planet ravaged by their former inhabitants. Cut to scene 2: one of the androids who works for the garbage collection, one day finds a deserted place with something that reads "jukebox". Out of curiosity, they get it to pla...

Phantoms

Paranoia induced by social media – such as being “ghosted” for example (‘ghosting’ someone is not responding to their texts. Most times not in malice nor aware – life happens, people forget replies – but it can add another layer of loneliness to an already fragile state).

Daydream

The continuation of "Dellusion" (the track before in the album), it gives a dreamy feel to what is to chase your dreams without the negativity of "caring" about social validation and others judgement. A moment of "freedom" and yes: daydreaming.

Foetal Position

The feeling of wanting to just “curl up” and hide, with hints of hope throughout and might fool into thinking things are calming down and soothing, but dissonant subliminal “suggestions” in form of ethereal melodies keep dragging it to the feel on inevitable need to just confront life as it ...

Bravest Honor // American Military Army Cinematic Trailer Opening 4Th July

Bravest Honor is a patriotic emotional orchestral track with heroic dramatic and motivational mood. Perfect for military army videos, Independence Day, 4Th of July celebration in America, historical documentary film, cinematic production, trailer, opener... Featuring strings, brass, hits, percussio...

Crime Novel // Film Noir Polar

Crime Novel is a dark and mysterious tune. It's a classic film noir score. Featuring piano, strings, horns, brass, percussion hits.

Inspiring and Delicate Orchestra

A heroic, inspiring royalty-free cinematic theme, with a soft piano, bold strings, flutes, harps, and percussions, great for adventure films, war games, romances, or historical montages.

The Narrative

Calm, peaceful piano underscore music with string elements for themes like decision making, self reflection, love, romance and heartbreak.

Irritations

Calm, peaceful piano underscore music with string elements for themes like decision making, self reflection, love, romance and heartbreak. Very dramatic mood.

After The Truth

Calm, reflective piano music with string ensemble for themes like love, romance, heartbreak and decision making.

Autumn Tears Loop

25 seconds seamless loop. Insrumental classical cinematic music composed for piano and orchestra, ideal for contemplative and romantic positive scenes in films, tv series and nature documentaries. Also great background for landscape slideshows and presentations.


Sad Cinematic Music: Royalty-Free Emotion for Media

Sad cinematic music conveys deep emotion, loss, and reflection with haunting piano, strings, soft pads, and atmospheric textures. It’s designed to move audiences, enhance storytelling, and bring emotional weight to dramatic moments. At Themusicase.com, you can explore a curated collection of royalty-free sad cinematic tracks. Each track includes a sync license, making them safe for use in film, advertising, games, podcasts, and online content without extra clearance.

Where Sad Cinematic Music Works Best

Choosing Themusicase gives you a royalty-free sync license—perfect for editors who need emotional cinematic scores without copyright concerns.

FAQs

Is your sad cinematic music royalty-free?
Yes. All sad cinematic tracks at Themusicase.com are royalty-free and come with sync rights for safe use across projects.
Can I use sad cinematic tracks in a short film?
Yes. You can license sad cinematic music for short films, independent projects, and even festival screenings. Your PDF license certificate serves as proof of rights.
Do I need to buy another license if I reuse the same track in multiple projects?
No. One license covers unlimited projects using the same track. See our License Agreement page for full details.
How much does it cost to license sad cinematic music?
Themusicase offers two license options based on your project needs. Full pricing and usage conditions are explained on our License Agreement page.
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