A very old Irish folk piece composed originally by Turlough O'Carolan between 1670-1738. This is a sad and longing piece played by fiddle, with guitar accompaniment and later joined by Irish flute. Sombre and slightly mournful, this melancholy piece is beautiful. [Tempo: Slow / 86 BPM]
A popular set of Irish hornpipes played in Irish pubs. Fiddle begins, with bodhran joining in to provide rhythm and guitar providing accompaniment from 0:45 onwards. Leads into O'Callaghan's at 1:30. This track has two titles because this is traditionally how many Irish pub tunes are performed, as a double set of short tunes, the first leading directly into the second. [Tempo: Medium / 86 BPM]
Upbeat and lively traditional Irish tune. Banjo, fiddle and bodhran join together in a popular Irish hornpipe set. The first tune is called "Harvest Home" which then leads into Boys of Bluehill at 1:40 when the guitar enters. This track has two titles because this is traditionally how many Irish pub tunes are performed, as a double set of short tunes, the first leading directly into the second. [Tempo: Medium / 78 BPM]
Violin, Mandolin, Trombone all feature in this macabre song that has an edgy folk twist. The rhythm is driving and the melody is sung with a frustrating powerful male vocal part. [Tempo: Medium / 0 BPM]
Deep, emotional underscore with Piano, Acoustic Guitar and Strings. Bring tears to viewers eyes, tug their heartstrings, inspire them and lose them in a world of wonder. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 85 BPM]
This is a feelgood music track featuring strings and acoustic guitar in a gentle setting. Great as music for advertising, this track is positive and full of promise with a soft edge. [Tempo: Medium / 95 BPM]
A 19th century Irish folk song arranged with a folk tune and featuring guitar and fiddle. Authentic and historic. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Emotional and graceful ballad with violin melody, piano and string section. A real tear jerker, great for touching and poignant film/tv scores. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
Heartwarming and feel-good with piano, violin and flute. Great for rural settings, family moments, romance, inspiring and joyful stories. Builds gradually from serene and dreamy to an uplifting ending. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
Happy and uplifting trio of classical guitar, piano and violin. Very heartfelt and sincere. Great for nature. Beauty and heartwarming romance. [Tempo: Slow / 64 BPM]
An epic track with an ancient sound, exposing a solo violin as main line, works well with trailers. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 91 BPM]
Simple and emotional piano leads to a small horn and string ensemble creating beautiful, intimate and elegant textures. For scenes of reflection, tranquility, melancholy, romantic or period drama and tender film scores [Tempo: Slow / 60 BPM]
Serene and peaceful, this ambient-styled piece is suited to scenes of beauty and magic. Might work well in scenes that require a sense of stillness of timelessness. Could also work in pastoral scenes, especially at night. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
Reflective and melancholic, slow and nostalgic music, this track has a slow tempo and a sense of sorrow, but also of hope. Perhaps personal reflection, a new beginning and saying goodbye to the old. Fragile and beautiful, this track uses an unusual, slow and swaying 5/8ths rhythmic pattern. Heartwarming / Nostalgic / Hopeful Music. [Tempo: Slow / 111 BPM]
A mellow, laid-back and heartwarming acoustica / folk / country music track. Hard to pin down to a particular music genre, this emotional track builds up to a climax in the end section, and is both reflective, melancholic, inspirational and heartfelt music. [Tempo: Slow / 130 BPM]
A grand and epic music track featuring electric guitar combining with orchestra, percussion and eventually, choir. The track has a strong sense of building, growing, nearing, approaching, and keeps building throughout. There is a change of direction at about 50 seconds into a more epic, heroic feel, and then a new build towards a great climax. Amazement / Epic / Awe Music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 105 BPM]
Uplifting, elegant and magical with Piano, Strings and Glockenspiel. Great for corporate, commercial and film use with moments of sheer joy, love and passion. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 120 BPM]
A quiet reflective track in the style of Schindler’s List that will work for scenes of pain, grief, weeping and sorrow. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A mysterious and haunting piece. Dark and enigmatic. Like exploring a secretive and unknown world. Features solo violin. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 0 BPM]
Dark, exotic and cinematic Tango with violin, piano, accordion and upright bass. Perfect for films, commercials and documentaries with scenes of dancing, international travel, fashion, passion, sexual tension, elegance and romance. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Soul touching and deeply emotional this track starts with a beautiful piano melody and builds towards the end with dynamic spicatto string arpeggios. Perfect for melancholy films and other powerful imagery. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 70 BPM]
A traditional / classic French song that captures the spirit of France. Plaisir d'amour (literally "The pleasure of love") is a classical French love song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-gide Martini (1741–1816); it took its text from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755–1794), which appears in his novel Clestine. We have this available as a Vocal version and an Instrumental version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 140 BPM]
A traditional French folk song, arranged for us in a typical sound of France, rich and layered with accordeons, bells and strings. Emotional, passionate. The arrangement and sound is of slightly "grotesque" style and will go well in a historical setting, for French cinema, silent movie, historical footage and more. [Tempo: Medium / 150 BPM]
A happy, jolly Irish folk style track. Various Irish pipes, hand drums, clapping and feet stomping, etc. Medieval feel, a feast at the castle, etc. This track also comes in an 'Extended Intro' version where a soft, wistful, nostalgic Irish theme is playing for a minute before the main track sets in. The 1-minute soft intro is also available by itself. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
Traditional Polish Christmas melody. (Trad./Arr W Panufnik) [Tempo: Slow / 41 BPM]
Historical, waltz rhythm with piano and orchestra. European or Hebrew cultural history. Period 1900-1940 approx. Also nice for silent film. [Tempo: Medium / 87 BPM]
Acoustic piano and a real cello playing a sincere melody towards the end. Soft and playful. Not a 30 seconds edit of a longer music, but specially written 30 sec. music, ideal for children-oriented adverts and videos. [Tempo: Fast / 156 BPM]
Reminiscent of Al Bowlly's version of "Guilty", featured in french film "Amelie"'s soundtrack, this vintage rendition is excellent if you need to add a retro flavor to your project, or if you are looking for a sound-alike. A 30's jazz ensemble featuring a solo clarinet and string section recorded and precessed so it sounds like an old vinyl. [Tempo: Medium / 127 BPM]
A slow and reflective film underscore, with few, heartfelt notes. Acoustic guitar, piano and violin. Reflective, sorrowful, emotional. Suitable for drama, tragedy, personal loss and sorrow, background music for scenes of dark memories, etc. [Tempo: Slow / 100 BPM]
This is a motivational corporate music track. Smooth and light piano parts accompanied by live cello melodies and drumbeat. Uplifting music for your business projects, websites and videos. [Tempo: Medium / 64 BPM]
A romantic and somewhat serious piece of melancholy, longing, love and storytelling. Small orchestra with solo violin. Bittersweet, passionate, emotional melodies. Good for drama, culture/history, personal stories, filmscore. [Tempo: Slow / 75 BPM]
A stormy, heavy hearted piano driven track with a kind of sad, southern feel to it. Acoustic guitar, and strings weave in and out supporting the melancholy mood. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
Happy, jolly, celtic folk song style. A fun tune about dancing, drinking and singing in the local inn, where the merry folk go to kick back and have a blast. Very Irish, Celtic in style (can also be English or Scottish). Fiddle, guitar, flutes. [Tempo: Fast / 125 BPM]
Emotional, uplifting, spiritual and inspirational track featuring piano and strings. Hope, aspirations, visions. Reminescent of the work of Vangelis. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
A delicate instrumental ballad of exquisite melodics. Cello, piano, acoustic guitar, soft string pads and after some time, subtle drums. Romantic and warm. [Tempo: Slow / 120 BPM]
Celtic air, fiddle & accordian. Ireland or Scotland, calm and tender. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 59 BPM]
A sweet and melodic little track with acoustic guitar, soft orchestra, flute. Bedtime stories, lullaby, sweet child sleeping or playing. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 80 BPM]
Pleasant and appealing, melodic track with accordeon and acoustic guitars, later joined by violin. Playful, joyful and a little whimsical. Like a fun day out, picnic in the park or other pleasure activity. The track has a slightly European feel. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
An emotional, almost spiritual track depicting the key moments in life. Love, longing, perhaps dearly held memories. Melancholic, hopeful and poignant. Orchestral arrangement plus piano. [Tempo: Slow / 62 BPM]
Emotive, inspiring and comforting ambient music. A captivating blend of warm, moving, ambient strings and seductive cello, with a distinct combination of sounds. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
Melodramatic track that is introspective and delicate reflection of the past. Thoughtful, melancholic, nostalgic, it goes well as underscore for film & TV drama, film scenes etc. [Tempo: Slow / 66 BPM]
A light and easy-going, playful but also warm and heartening, sort of easy listening music track with a nave, friendly feel. Good music for family, children, cosy and homely productions. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
This is a cinematic composition with an Eastern European motif. Dark piano accompaniment with Duduk melodies. Great for films and videos with an eastern vibe. [Tempo: Slow / 70 BPM]
Dark, gloomy, sinister underscore for film, TV, games, thriller, chiller, horror, etc. Darkly sparkling. Suspenseful, few notes, somewhat experimental, ambient soundscapes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 110 BPM]
Calm, soothing and romantic, this music track features acoustic guitar, piano and strings. Light and heartwarming music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 65 BPM]
Beautiful and evocative melody played on bansuri and dilruba accompanied by Indian percussion. This track has a very rural and folklike feel to it. Travel and culture. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 86 BPM]
J. S. Bach: Air on a G String for orchestra with violin and harpsichord.Recorded exclusively for Shockwave-Sound.com by D Hamilton. [Tempo: Very slow, Slow / 0 BPM]
This is a deep and dark cinematic track. Guitar part and Piano low notes accompanied by emotional Viola/Cello melodies. For drama films, videos and documentaries. [Tempo: Slow / 96 BPM]
Light, beauty, reflection. A light orchestral arrangement, with a touching, gently flowing melody. Wistful and delicate. Gradually grows into a more sweeping, soaring passage with amazement / wonderment. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 71 BPM]
Instrumental version of the traditional nursery rhyme / children's song. Available as a regular / long version, and also as a seamlessly looping version. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
