Sad, Cinematic Music for Creators, Filmmaking, Games, Apps. Royalty-free & Sync licensed Royalty-free: Pay once, no ongoing royalties.
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Melancholic Piano in Nature

Instrumental music made for piano solo. Beautiful and sweet, the style is soundtrack classical music and the mood is poignant, sentimental and peaceful, with a melancholic expressive touch. This music is aperfect background for quiet and melancholic situations in nature and sentimental and quiet sit...

Peaceful Cinematic Nature

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is Classical Soundtrack music and the mood is peaceful and calm. the music starts with the piano playing the main notes of the composition. Then softly increases emotional presence with the entrance of orchestral instruments. This music is a p...

Mournful Calm Cinematic Background

Instrumental made for piano and strings. The style is very close to soundtrack and minimal music, and the mood is sad, calm and mournful. The rhythm is steady and is played mostly with a pizzicato bass. ¨this music fits perfect for films, tv series and other productions with sadness and mournful si...

Sadness Calm Reflection Background

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The sytle is very close to soundtrack classical music background, and the rhythm is slow and calm. the mood is sad, and the music transmits calm and reflection with a strong mournful feeling. This music fits perfect in films and tv series with reflectiv...

Ambient Cinematic Piano

A depressive and melancholic orchestral track with a sad piano part, cinematic strings and touching feeling. Good for documentaries, trailers, love/war movie scenes.

Emotional Piano and Cello

A cinematic ambient royalty free track with ethereal pianos, lead cello and mellow strings. This highy emotional melancholic piece suits good for sad movie scenes, nature/drone videos, documentaries and other atmospheric content.

Ambient Cinematic Post Rock

An ambient cinematic post rock track featuring airy guitars, big rock drums and bass. Good for nature videos, drone and slowmotion content.

Melancholic Dramatic Post Rock

An ambient dramatic post rock track featuring melodic atmospheric guitars, fat bass and raw drums with a calm melancholic intro, neutral middle part and highly emotional final part. Good for sad film scenes, nature videos, trailers, timelapses.

Cinematic Indie

A cinematic indie rock track featuring melodic male vocals, dramatic final part with a guitar solo, indie fat drums. Good for calm and dramatic video content, film scenes.

Emotional Post Rock

An emotional post rock royalty free track featuring ambient guitars, raw drums, fat bass and powerful final part. Good for dramatic movie scenes, nature/drone videos, intros or endings.

Series Orchestral Opener

A cinematic royalty free track featuring minimalistic orchestra and piano with a bit of adventurous/nervous feeling. Good for tv series openers/final credits, timelapses or trailers.

Structure of Chaos

This is an experimental track featuring distorted cello, strings, powerful rock drums, electronic bass, percussive effects and overdriven lead guitar. Perfect for dramatic scenes, timelapses, intros, trailers or nature footages.

Dramatic Sad Piano & Strings

This is a sad emotional orchestral music track with a very dramatic vibe. Perfect for santimental videos, documentaries, trailers and intros.

Dramatic Sad Piano

A dramatic and melancholic track featuring sad piano and emotional strings. Perfect for cinematic trailers, intros and other videos.

Melancholic Piano

A melancholic and emotional track featuring sad and calm piano and strings. Good for cinematic movie scenes, trailers, vlogs and other videos that need sentimental and calm background music.

Relaxed Background Sad

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is Classical Soundtrack music, and the mood is sad and emotional. The rhythm is calm and quiet, and the play is expressive. The music starts with the piano playing the main notes of the composition. Later, increases emotion with the incorporat...

Winter

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is cinematic Soundtrack and the mood is sad and melancholic. The music starts with the piano playing the main notes of the composition. Then, then increases the emotion with the orchestral instruments. This music is a perfect background for sa...

Nostalgic Cold

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is soundtrack and the mood is sentimental with a little nostalgy. The music starts with the piano playing the main notes of the composition. Then, increases emotion with the incorporation of strings.and percussion. This music is a perfect back...

Poignant Meditative Piano

Instrumental music made for piano solo. The music is expressive and dynamic and the genre is a mix between soundtrack and classical music from 1800, with strong Chopin influences. This music is a perfect background for meditative and poignant scenes for films, tv series and other productions with si...

Nostalgia

Instrumental music made for piano and strings. The style is close to classical soundtrack music and the mood is nostalgic, emotional and a little bit melancholic. The music is expressive and is a perfect background for nostalgic and emotional scenes in films, series and other productions and situati...

Closed open space

Cosmic ambient background with an unearthly atmosphere and an uncertain mood. Combined with technology, space, research, fantastic videos, commercial projects, etc


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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