Genre
Sad
Video theme
Instrument
Library
AudiotoolInternet ArchiveccMixterWikimedia CommonsIMSLP RecordingsUCSB Cylinder Audio ArchiveOpenGameArt.orgFree Stock MusicHURT RECORDAudio LibraryENDE.APP (formerly Filmmusic.io)NoCopyrightSoundsSoundimage.orgIncompetechFree To UseBass RebelsFesliyan StudiosMaou Damashii (魔王魂)Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords)itch.io free music packsAmacha Music Studio (甘茶の音楽工房)Tabletop AudioAudionautixH/MIX GALLERYJosh WoodwardScott BuckleyMusMusSilverman Sound StudiosChris ZabriskieTim BeekAuboutdufilPatrick de ArteagaWhite Bat Audio
Sad
4,668 tracks4,668 free sad tracks from 28 libraries. 3,695 are cleared for monetized videos, and 283 need no credit line.
- Drifting Through GalaxyTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · electronic · ambientPaidTunePocket membership · no credit3:38Get
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- Laxmi (Lakshmi) Mantra MeditationTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · new age · worldPaidTunePocket membership · no credit1:04Get
- The one who stands DistantCenturion_of_war · OpenGameArt.org · loopCC0 1.0· commercial ok · no credit
- Elegy for the Summer of 4096Aureolus_Omicron · OpenGameArt.org · electronic · synthCC BY 4.0· commercial ok · credit
- Ghostly Piano MidnightTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · film score · horrorPaidTunePocket membership · no credit2:44Get
- Neon Car PhonkFrequently Asked Music · TunePocket · electronic · hip hop | trapPaidTunePocket membership · no credit1:37Get
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- Post-Punk AtmoTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · rock · alternativePaidTunePocket membership · no credit2:28Get
- Distressed Zombie MoanTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · halloweenPaidTunePocket membership · no credit0:03Get
- A Skeletons in the ClosetAlexandr Zhelanov · OpenGameArt.org · pianoCC BY 4.0· commercial ok · credit
- 2:17Get
- Halloween HorrorTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · film score · cinematic hybridPaidTunePocket membership · no credit3:18Get
- Clean Guitar #28 - Celtic VibeTri-Tachyon · OpenGameArt.org · celtic · fantasyCC BY 4.0· commercial ok · credit
- Halloween Dark RoadwayTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · film score · cinematic electronicaPaidTunePocket membership · no credit3:08Get
- (Emotional) Time FliesClement Panchout -Composer- · OpenGameArt.org · loop · ambientCC BY 4.0· commercial ok · credit
- Back to Elementary School IISpring Spring · OpenGameArt.org · chiptune · 8bitCC0 1.0· commercial ok · no credit
- Moonlight Sonata (Sad Orchestra) BeethovenTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · film score · orchestraPaidTunePocket membership · no credit2:55Get
- Sad Dark PianoTunepocket Exclusive · TunePocket · film score · horrorPaidTunePocket membership · no credit3:28Get
- Stardust Protector (Soundtrack-Electronic)Fato_Shadow_Music · OpenGameArt.org · orchestral · loopCC BY 3.0· commercial ok · credit
Where sad music is used
Memorial videos, emotional stories, charity appeals and dramatic endings.
Good fit for: Storytellers who need space for grief or reflection.
Licenses in this category
- CC BY 4.033%
- Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY, version not stated by Audiotool)16%
- CC BY 3.013%
- CC BY-NC 3.011%
- CC BY-SA 3.06%
Green: commercial use allowed. Amber: non-commercial only.
Where these tracks come from
- Free Stock Music957 tracks · 837 OK for monetized videos
- Audiotool778 tracks · 734 OK for monetized videos
- ENDE.APP (formerly Filmmusic.io)656 tracks · 656 OK for monetized videos
- ccMixter512 tracks · 100 OK for monetized videos
How to credit a sad track
Every track has its own credit line, ready to copy. Press Get on a track and it’s at the top of the page, with a Copy button.
Example only · Feral Angel Waltz, Incompetech
"Feral Angel Waltz" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/