Royalty Free Emotional Background Music

Royalty-free emotional music typically features piano, soft strings, ambient textures, and gentle melodic themes. These tracks are ideal for content that needs to feel heartfelt, reflective, inspiring, or touching without overpowering dialogue or visuals.

Best emotional music for videos and storytelling

Emotional music is widely used in narrative-driven content where the goal is to support emotion and enhance storytelling. It works especially well for documentaries, short films, personal brand videos, wedding films, interviews, and inspirational content.

Soft emotional background music is perfect for voiceovers and dialogue-heavy scenes, while more cinematic emotional tracks are suited to dramatic moments, reveals, and emotional climaxes in storytelling.

Inspiring vs sad emotional music

There are two main styles of emotional background music:

Inspiring emotional music – Uplifting, hopeful tracks with warm piano, light strings, and positive harmonic progressions. Perfect for motivational videos, success stories, brand storytelling, and inspirational content.

Sad emotional music – More reflective, melancholic tracks with slower tempos and minimal arrangements. Ideal for documentary scenes, emotional narratives, personal stories, and moments of introspection.

Choosing the right style depends on the emotional tone of your project. Inspiring emotional music creates optimism and warmth, while sad emotional music focuses on vulnerability and depth.

How to license emotional music

All emotional music on Scott Holmes Music is available under a simple royalty-free licence. This means you can use the music in your projects without paying ongoing fees or worrying about copyright claims.

Emotional background music can be licensed for:

• YouTube videos and monetised channels

• Client projects and commercial work

• Films, documentaries, and short films

• Social media and storytelling content

• Wedding films and personal videos

Once licensed, the track can be used in your project forever, with no additional payments required.

Emotional music use cases

Royalty-free emotional background music is perfect for:

• Documentary and storytelling films

• Wedding videos and highlight reels

• Personal brand and influencer content

• Inspirational and motivational videos

• Interviews and voiceover content

• Charity and NGO campaigns

• Emotional brand storytelling

Emotional music helps your audience connect with your content on a deeper level, making it ideal for projects that aim to inspire, move, or resonate emotionally.

Why choose Scott Holmes Music for emotional background music?

Scott Holmes Music offers a curated collection of emotional tracks created specifically for filmmakers, content creators, and storytellers. All tracks are composed by an independent UK composer and designed to support emotion, narrative, and visual storytelling.

With simple licensing, high-quality audio, and a wide range of inspiring and reflective emotional styles, you can easily find the perfect emotional background music for your next project.

Looking for similar moods? Explore our Cinematic Music, Inspiring Music, or Acoustic Music categories for more emotional and storytelling-focused tracks.