Royalty Free Sad / Nostalgic Music

A mysterious, scary ambient orchestral track with a strings section crescendo, celeste fills and haunting female chorals

Latin America welcomes a breath from the Middle East in this pop/rock fusion track. High energy with a great groove, Arabic influenced melodies on strings and guitars play with cooler South American keyboard and guitar themes, each having their moment to shine whilst maintaining that percussive rock feel. Upbeat and ready to party from start to finish, it's sensual, animated and highly charged in the coolest of World grooves.

Deeply reflective piano piece with a calm, minimalist approach. Not a lot of notes, but a lot of rich ambience, diverse emotions and mood from shimmering overtones and swathes of reverb - simplicity and soul-searching would be the only key words for this one. And maybe remorse. And a little hope. And solitude. And peaceful mystery. And I should stop now.

An island influenced song about the longing for the innocence of youth. With its sense of bubbly enthusiasm, it has an offbeat reggae feel but with slightly more downbeat sections at times, as if to contrast the good times vs bad. Lots of hammond organ, solid rhythm section, bright guitar and of course, a horn section. Everything's alright if there's a horn section, right? Stay positive everyone.

Hopefully no-one tries listening to this on a cheap phone speaker or $1 headphones - the majority of it just won't be there. That's because, like all the best sounds, it's all about the bass. This ancient solfeggio frequency of 69.3 Hz is the lowest and lesser-known tone and is supposed to act as a resonance deepener. Mixing lush, soothing tones and ethereal sounds with the richness of the almost rumbling bass gives off a warm, comforting vibe of spiritual contentment, sure to soothe and invigorate in equal measure.

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.

This soft but uplifting piano pattern is perfect for corporate and inspiring purposes.

Ambient meditation music with, of course, an overwhelmingly relaxing and serene feel. Soft, drawn out strings and a background shimmer form the cloudlike bed of the track, and even without any rhythmic movement, the tones evolve to generate a subtle fluidity and progression, leaving you floating on air in a comforting blanket of aural delight.

A beautifully flowing, finger picked acoustic guitar track. Very natural and wholesome with a soft melancholic/nostalgic vibe that leads to an overall positive feeling of inspiration and hope. The beauty is in the purity of a solo guitar, the feeling is in the richness of the melodic progressions.

A light acoustic track with ghostly theremin synth lead and arpeggiated acoustic guitar. Builds up only slightly through added piano and percussion. A little dark and mysterious in feeling, with hints of optimism.

Ambient R&B track. Atmospheric piano and synth textures calmly build to the main beat, a chilled blend of pads, warped vocal samples and fast, delayed background guitar over a minimalist drum beat that's either present for the hip hop feel or drops out for the ambient feel. Spacious and clean, it's a meditative mix of styles that's fresh and dreamlike.

Minimalist neo classical track, featuring piano and violin. A soft arpeggiated piano intro lays the bed for a whistful solo violin entry, full of yearning and reflection. Interpersed with pizzicato, it's the violin that sings the song over the ever constant piano accompaniment, creating a feeling of suspense, wonder and fragility. A dark piece full of intrigue.

A soft, melancholic acoustic track, featuring guitar, piano and strings. Opening with arpeggiated guitar accompanying a simple, yearning melody, the piece plays on the theme as it builds with piano and eventually the legato strings to solidify the overall ambience of regret. Bittersweet in its mood, with lots of question/answer phrasing, the piece is a thoughtful study of a traumatised mind.

Smooth, unfussy track about the difficulties of relationships. Urban overtones with a simple, retro lo-fi feel, its calming mood is reassuring and slightly sinister in equal parts, the sleepy vibe juxtaposing the pent up angst of broken and rekindled love. Male vocals provide the melodic hooks, male spoken vocals provide the heartfelt sentiments, all to a backdrop of cool beats, melodic hits and atmospheric guitar swamped in reverb.

A beautiful, melancholic acoustic folk-rock ballad with reversed steel string chord motifs

A tender solo guitar piece with a serene ambiance. Intimate and transparent, helped by being fingerpicked, it maintains a simplicity despite its melodic movement and creates a soft, nostalgic vibe without getting over sentimental. Calming and optimistic with a hint of reflection.

Rich and calm cinematic track with a dramatic cutting edge. Exploring a single theme by layering different instrumentation and rhythms, it features acoustic fingerpicked guitar to set the mood, adding percussive hits, drones and ethnic vocal chants to ramp up the intensity over an atmospheric bed of airy tension. Full of dreamlike beauty with an uplifting sense of the epic about it.  

Hollow and desperate piano instrumental, epitomising loneliness and helplessness. Slow, methodical piano meanders throughout, searching for a theme, enhanced by electro sound design elements that reinforce the sound of empty space. Not a piece that's going to brighten your day, unless you've been searching for the perfect accompaniment to your solitude and loss of hope.

Emotionally sombre piano track based on a simple chord progression. Hauntingly sorrowful, deeply pensive and openly honest, it's a slow moving composition that builds beautifully with elegant strings to reveal a deeper and more involved sound. Calming, but undeniably sad.

A soothing, contemplative acoustic guitar piece with comforting warm vibes and homely sentiment. Animated without being fast paced, its gently flowing melodies and acoustic resonance float through our heads with a purity and simplicity that evokes heartwarming feels with just a touch of romanticism. Sweet.