Music for farewells & quiet character moments.
A solo line, a held breath, the space where words run out. Restrained, genuinely moving tracks for death scenes, farewells, and the quiet beats that make a campaign matter.
Every track is royalty-free and cleared for streams, actual play, and published videos.
Tracks for emotional scenes.
A hand-picked starting set — press play to audition any track right here, or open its page for details and licensing.
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Browse all emotional tracks →Scoring an emotional beat
The quiet moments are the hardest to score and the easiest to overdo. Sad music works through restraint — a single instrument, a slow tempo, and above all space. The silences carry as much as the notes, so resist the urge to fill them. A solo piano or cello under a death scene will land harder than a swelling orchestra.
Earn it, then let it breathe. Bring the music in softly after the emotional moment has begun, not before — the music should follow the table’s feeling, not announce it. And don’t loop these aggressively; let the track finish, or fade it out into silence, rather than restarting under a tender scene. Used sparingly, these are the cues players remember years later.
Questions about emotional music.
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Take it further with Foundry, exclusive tracks, and ongoing releases.
The free collection is a great starting point. If you run regular sessions — especially in Foundry VTT — Patreon gives you a bigger organized library, an exclusive module, stems, WAV files, and ongoing updates from $5/month.
Independent, unofficial music for tabletop play. Dungeons & Dragons and any campaign, setting, or product names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners; this music is not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast or any other publisher.