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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Sad Expressive Piano

Instrumental music made for piano solo. The style is a mix between classical from chopin and soundtrack music. The rhythm is slow and it’s plenty of dynamics. The mood is sentimental and sad and the style of the play is expressive, transmitting a lot of emotions in a calm and relaxing way. This mu...

Classical Background Sad Piano

Instrumental music made for piano solo. the style is romantic music from 1800’s and the mood is sad, nostalgic and melancholic. The rhythm is slow and it’s plenty of dynamics and expressiveness. This music is a perfect background for sad romantic scenes, with an important calm and relaxing compo...

Romantic Mournful Background

Instrumental music made for piano, cello and strings. The style is soundtrack classical music, and the mood is mournful, relaxing and romantic. The rhythm is calm, slow and steady. The music starts with the piano playing the main notes of the composition. Later, the music increases the emotional fee...

Arab Melancholic Classical Piano

Instrumental music made for piano solo. The style is a mix between classical with strong influences from middle east and arabig culture. The mood is emotional but melancholic and the rhythm is calm, slow with dynamics and expressiveness. This music fits perfect for scenes with exotic topics, mostly ...

Calm Melancholic Expressive Piano

Instrumental music made for piano solo. The style is very close to soundtrack and new age music and the rhythm is slow and dynamic. The mood is expressive and melancholic, with strong sadness feelings in a very relaxing and calm play. this music fits perfect for projects with emotional and sentiment...

Dramatic Sad Piano

Instrumental music made for piano solo. The style is very close to soundtrack and cinematic music, and the mood is mournful and dramatic. The rhythm is slow and it’s plenty of dynamics that transmit a mournful but calm feeling. This music fits perfect in situations with dramatic and sadness topics...

Sad Drama

Instrumental music made for piano and orchestra. The style is very near to soundtrack and cinematic music, and the mood is sad and mournful. This music starts with the piano playing the main notes of the composition, later the music increases the intensity with the entrance of the rest of orchestral...

Respite

A realaxing, beatless synth track perfect for softer emotional moments.

Space to Grow

A lush orchestral pad with beautiful rolling textures to give an expansive intricate landscape for your production.

Grotesque

Dark orchestral music with nostalgic, slightly dreamy theme. Reeds, piano, strings and harp.

The Wait of Space

A drone which will perfectly fit into a production that requires a sic fi sounding drone with enough interest to not be dull but not too much to detract from the picture.

Timeless Beauty

This is beautiful, emotional and warm ambient music with colourful sound and relaxing new age mood. Nice royalty free background music for wedding videos, romantic episodes, sentimental and touching moments, films, trailers, sweet and lovely videos, videos from drones, cinematic and landscape views....

Moment Of Peace

This is touching and sincere cinematic royalty free music with lovely and romantic mood. Wonderful background audio for any wedding projects, sentimental and intimate events, love stories, nostalgic and emotional moments, Saint Valentine’s videos. Main instruments are acoustic guitar, piano, elect...

Acoustic Guitar Down Tempo

Underscore track with acoustic guitar, acoustic percussion and strings. It has an enigmatic mood and a mid tempo.

DEEP SEA (Documentary Ambient Pop) - 30sec version

Available in: Main version / Narrative (no melodies) / Soundscape / 90sec / 60sec / 30sec. Airy ambient newage pop for nature documentary, panoramic views, underwater or amazing secret life. Not mystical, but reflecting the fascination of the world beauty discovery. Documentary, Discovery, Natu...

DEEP SEA (Documentary Ambient Pop) - 90sec version

Available in: Main version / Narrative (no melodies) / Soundscape / 90sec / 60sec / 30sec. Airy ambient newage pop for nature documentary, panoramic views, underwater or amazing secret life. Not mystical, but reflecting the fascination of the world beauty discovery. Documentary, Discovery, Natu...

Elevation

Beautiful cinematic orchestral piano track for your video production, slideshow, movie, television, advertising, podcast, short films, wedding films and more...

Rain

Ambient cinematic background music for television, video production, film trailers, slideshow, animation, advertise, podcast. Piano theme imitating raindrops, bells and percussions emphasizing the fall of water to the ground and ambient pads that create the appropriate atmosphere!

HOMECOMING (Orchestral Melancholic Melodic) - Main version

(do not miss listening from 0.40) Available in: Main version / Narrative (no lead melodies) / 60sec / 30sec / Bumper / Stinger. Delicate, evocative piano and melancholic theme, that breaks up in a sweet and emphatic orchestral theme, with a lush arrangement. Hollywood Love Story, Intensely roman...


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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