Royalty Free Sad / Nostalgic Music

An anthemic rock love ballad featuring powerful male and female vocals, rich pads and big drums

A short, simple instrumental between piano and electric guitar. Emotionally sensitive and fragile, broken piano chords form the basis for the clean, reverbed guitar to lay its delicate melody over, making use of effects to create a smooth, atmospheric soundscape of gentle tenderness. Lilting, sensual and melancholic thoughout.

Ambient piano and orchestra merge to form a soothing, atmospheric soundcape of calm positivity, hope and sincerity. Starting with light textures, pads and drones to form an airy canvas, the piano sketches its simple theme for the orchestra to colour in. Rich strings and prominent cello serenely guide us through the emotions, floating on a delicate wave of peace and harmony. Cinematic and uplifting whilst maintaining a relaxed ambience.

A short track telling of a sudden change of sorrow with piano, strings and percussion

This ambient hip hop track describes a stressed atmosphere in narrative and authentic way.

An acoustic lullaby-ish instrumental featuring an acoustic guitar melody, a glockenspiel lead and a dark bass synth buildup

A soft, mid paced orchestral track with a sombre side. A gentle, pulsating string and harp intro featuring solo viola, cello and oboe flourishes into life with string shorts, harp glissandi and orchestral runs before dying down again for the ending. Good use of the vibraphone creates a dreamlike quality to help set an intense, melancholic and nostalgic mood, tinged with a sense of reflection and regret.    

Melancholic lo-fi song with a chilled, laid back feel. Mixing modern urban stylings with a smooth jazz feel and clean male vocals, it manages to effortlessly blend multiple effects and elements, from tape warp to pitched up vocal samples, into a cohesive contemporary track about deep love. Great groove and perfect production.

Relive the era that saw the birth of synth pop with this light and carefree slice of nostalgia. Steady paced with a classic retro feel, it has all the hallmarks of a gentle 80s pop tune, particularly in the bass and rhythm parts, and is perfect for a fresh, innocent and upbeat soundtrack to accompany your projects.

Lush, ambient soundscape to leave you feeling like you're floating on a cloud of angel dust. Rich synth pads, cinematic piano, and most of all, the gentle lulling of the female vocals will suck you into a dreamlike state, lifting you ever higher to a spiritual nirvana - safe, comforted and reassured.

Smoky jazz bars and urban nightlife with a touch of late summer warmth - it's a relaxing chill hop track evoking several moods all under an umbrella of cosy satisfaction and mellowness. Soft piano, muted trumpet, Spanish guitar and smooth lofi beats marry together to create a world of unhurried intimacy and uncomplicated good times. Delicate and finely tuned for a modern, laid back vibe.

A downbeat chillhop track, making the most of lo-fi vibes and ambient textures to create a hazy, mellow feel with a modern touch. Lots of vintage tone from the electric piano and soft string pads brings the warmth, with a cool groove beat dropping in and out to change things up. Sprinkled with effects and accentuated by melodic and sonic background highlights, it's a laid back journey to nowhere in particular, and that's just fine.

Dreamy indie track with a surprise. A vibraphone intro sets the spacey tone, continued by lazy vocals, tremolo guitar and piano backed by a steady beat. Background harmonies float in to build the atmosphere as the track evolves into an unexpected epic wall of sound - big distorted guitars, huge bass, pounding drums ....... before returning to the more serene state we had settled into. Dreamy and hypnotic - for the most part. Be warned!

Ambient Western track, in no hurry to get anywhere in particular. Soaking up the desert heat at walking pace, it's a beautifully constructed mix of shimmering strummed electric guitar chords, tremolo and slide leads, whistles and harmonica that oozes Americana. Percussive hand drums add some horse flavours to the theme, a theme that at times is sad and nostalgic, at others more comfortable in its solitude, but portrays a lot more than just cowboys and saddle sores.

A heartfelt acoustic ballad with steel string guitar chords, soft male vocals and Glockenspiel fills

Powerful piano chords evolves into a energetic and groovy drop in a epic way.

Hybrid orchestral track with a dark and melancholic feeling. The texture evolves, becoming more dense at the end.

Guitar focused track that captures an atmospheric beauty contrasting with a more dramatic dynamic. Starting gently with clean plucked guitar harmonics and melodic lines, and gradually building with piano, it finally breaks into the full theme with big drums and pounding guitar strums to drive the piece relentlessly forward. One simple theme, layered and contrasted for maximum diversity while keeping the original familiarity and lush vibe.

The name says it: Carefree. This piano accopanied by a guitar develops an atmosphere of comfort

A modern electro pop track, featuring a simple clean electic guitar theme. Slightly hypnotic in feel, with an ethnic world lounge vibe surfacing from time to time, the use of synth in rich backing, textures and prominent lead creates another dimension reminiscent of deep house. An animated percussive beat with a constant kick lends itself well to both genres, making a stylish and sopisticated track that has a strong groove and chilled vibe with a slightly mysterious, curious edge.