Track length: 8:33
Tempo: 69 bpm

Slow atmospheric orchestral strings gently build and drop over 8 and a half minutes, increasing in drama and feeling by adding piano, bass, French horns and muted trumpets, plucked harp, percussion, timpani and gentle but deep taiko drums.

Atmospheric, uplifting yet slightly mournful instrumental film score style music, with an air of grace, beauty and melancholy. Ideal soundtrack music for time lapse films, documentaries, montage clips and more.

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Please note: A license must be bought before the music is used in any video or production (even not for profit, Youtube etc.) Any unlicensed use is an infringement of copyright and will be legally pursued. Buy the mp3 or instantly license this music track for immediate use in your film, trailer, documentary or video production by selecting the relevant options below. Read about licensing details here.

Total running time: 48:46 (13 tracks)
Tempo: Various

Volume 5 of my royalty-free music collections for film & documentary makers focuses purely on atmospheric cinematic piano soundtracks. Complementing and following on from the previous royalty free volumes, this collection features 13 more individual piano tracks (over 48 minutes in total) of dark, dramatic and atmospheric piano music specially composed for use in film, video, TV and media productions from film and documentary composer Simon Wilkinson. Click the track details link below to hear full track previews.

In keeping with the dark atmospheric and cinematic themes of previous collections, but adding all new tracks, the music styles range from gentle and sparse Thomas Newman-style chords and soundscapes, dark and sinister soundtracks for thrillers and dramas, emotional and melancholy melodies and and lots of tranquil, serene and atmospheric piano backgrounds for documentaries and personal films. Filmic music that’s ideal for dramas, thrillers, student films, promotional films, art films, documentaries, art and photography gallery slideshows or any film visuals that require a dark, serious, suspenseful or melancholic and atmospheric feel, similar to minimalist pianists such as Harold Budd, Philip Glass and Ludovico Einaudi.

This album includes the 13 full tracks (over 48 minutes) plus a royalty-free license which allows the user to use the music in an unlimited number of film & documentary productions. Whether it’s for TV broadcast, student/feature films, trailers, personal websites, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Myspace etc. (and up to 1,000 physical copies for retail DVD sales) -- click here for full license details. The ideal audio resource to add to all documentary and filmmakers’ libraries for when you’re looking for the right atmospheric or dramatic music cue to complete your scene (view the promo video on the right).

The zip file containing all the music plus the license will be automatically sent to you after purchase. You can select either mp3 or wav below but please be aware the wav zip file is quite large (435Mb) so make sure your connection is fast enough to handle large downloads. If you’re buying from a country outside of the UK, Paypal will automatically convert the amount from your currency to British Pounds so you can buy from anywhere in the world.

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Fantastic value -- most royalty-free music companies would charge you the same price for just one stock music track. Get all the 13 tracks (48 minutes) including the full license to use this music in an unlimited number of your films and projects from a dedicated film composer for just one low cost price.

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Total running time: 45:36 (15 tracks)
Tempo: Various

A collection of royalty-free cinematic piano music and dark atmospheric soundtracks perfect for film and documentary makers. 15 individual tracks (over 45 minutes in total) of dark, dramatic and atmospheric piano music and ambient soundtrack beds specially composed for use in film and TV media productions from film and documentary composer Simon Wilkinson. Hear a medley of short extracts above, see the promo video below or click the track details link below for full track previews.

From gentle sparse piano music similar to Thomas Newman (e.g. American Beauty) to dark evolving atmospheric ambient soundscapes and hypnotising background atmospheres; film music that’s ideal for dramas, thrillers, promotional films, art films, student films, documentaries or any film visuals that require a dark, serious, suspenseful or melancholic and atmospheric feel.

This album includes a royalty-free license which allows the user to use the music in an unlimited number of film & documentary productions. Whether it’s for TV broadcast, student/feature films, trailers, personal websites, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Myspace etc. (and up to 1,000 physical copies for retail DVD sales) -- click here for full license details. The ideal audio resource to add to all documentary and filmmakers’ libraries for when you’re looking for the right atmospheric or dramatic music cue to complete your scene. See the promo video clip to the right to hear extracts against atmospheric visuals.

The album contains the 15 full tracks (over 45 minutes) of piano music and atmospheric soundtrack beds which will be automatically available to download as a zip file after purchase.  You can select from mp3 or wav from the dropdown below but please be aware the wav zip file is quite large (430Mb) so make sure your connection is fast enough to handle large downloads. If you’re buying from a country outside of the UK, Paypal will automatically convert the amount from your currency to British Pounds so you can buy from anywhere in the world.

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Fantastic value -- most royalty-free music companies would charge you the same price for just one stock music track. Get all the 15 tracks (45 minutes) including the full license to use this music in an unlimited number of your films and projects from a dedicated film composer for just one low cost price.

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Total running time: 44:53 (14 tracks)
Tempo: Various

The second volume of royalty-free cinematic piano music and dark atmospheric soundtracks for film and documentary makers. 14 more tracks (45 minutes in total) of dark, dramatic and atmospheric music and ambient soundtrack beds specially composed for use in film & TV media productions from film and documentary composer Simon Wilkinson. See the promo video or click the track details link below for full track previews.

Following on from the dark atmospheric sounds of Vol.1, this collection focuses more on atmospheric ambient instrumental tracks and underscores, but also features some piano and strings. The music is ideal for films, documentaries, time lapse, dramas, student films, thrillers or any visuals that require a dark, serious, suspenseful or melancholic and atmospheric soundtrack. This filmic music complements Vol.1, but also stands alone from it with styles ranging from sparse piano pieces, floating strings, atmospheric underscores, Blade Runner-style warm synths and gentle picked acoustic guitar.

This album includes a royalty-free license which allows the user to use the music in an unlimited number of film & documentary productions. Whether it’s for TV broadcast, student/feature films, trailers, personal websites, art and photography gallery slideshows, Youtube, Vimeo, Facebook, Myspace etc. (and up to 1,000 physical copies for retail DVD sales) -- click here for full license details. The ideal audio resource to add to all documentary and filmmakers’ libraries for when you’re looking for the right atmospheric or dramatic music cue to complete your scene. Click the promo video clip to the right to hear extracts against atmospheric visuals. The tracks Reflections, From An Ember To A Sun and Atlantis are featured in the Dakotalapse time lapse film Temporal Distortion.

The album contains the 14 full tracks (45 minutes) of piano music and atmospheric soundtrack beds which will be automatically emailed to you as a zip file after purchase. You can select from mp3 or wav from the dropdown below but please be aware the wav zip file is quite large (420Mb) so make sure your connection is fast enough to handle large downloads.  If you’re buying from a country outside of the UK, Paypal will automatically convert the amount from your currency to British Pounds so you can buy from anywhere in the world.

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Fantastic value -- most royalty-free music companies would charge you the same price for just one stock music track. Get all the 14 tracks (45 minutes) including the full license to use this music in an unlimited number of your films and projects from a dedicated film composer for just one low price.

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Track length: 3:23
Tempo: 75 bpm

Slow and pensive orchestral strings with haunting and atmospheric ethnic duduk woodwinds, slowly builds in intensity and atmosphere to introduce muted but dramatic deep timpani and taiko drums, sparse piano chords, plucked harp and mournful French horns.

Mournful, mysterious and haunting atmospheric instrumental film score style music that moves through subtle chord changes, with an air of awe, grace, beauty and melancholy. As heard in the soundtrack to the stunning Dakotalapse time lapse video “Plains Milky Way” by Randy Halverson (see the video below).

Keywords: airy, ambient, astronomy, atmosphere, atmospheric, awe, background, beautiful, beauty, bold, brooding, BSG, calm, calming, credits, danger, dark, drama, duduk, earth, epic, fading, faith, fear, filmic, foreboding, French horn, frontier, gentle, grace, graceful, grand, harp, impending, imperial, instrumental, intro, looming, majestic, majesty, melancholy, milky way, minor key, mournful, mystery, mysterious, nature, orchestra, orchestral, ominous, piano, premonition, quiet, sad, score, sedate, slow, sombre, sorrow, soundtrack, sparse, spiritual, stature, strings, subtle, sweeping, taiko, tentative, time lapse, titles, vanishing, widescreen, wonder

Please note: A license must be bought before the music is used in any video or production (even not for profit, Youtube etc.) Any unlicensed use is an infringement of copyright and will be legally pursued. Buy the mp3 or instantly license this music track for immediate use in your film, trailer, documentary or video production by selecting the relevant options below. Read about licensing details here.

Total running time: 44:55 (11 tracks)
Tempo: Various

A collection of my music tracks used in the Dakotalapse series of time lapse films from photographer Randy Halverson. This compilation includes 11 tracks of my atmospheric and dramatic music from the acclaimed Dakotalapse time lapse films including Sub Zero, Plains Milky Way, Tempest Milky Way & Temporal Distortion.

IMPORTANT -- PLEASE READ: this collection is for personal listening only and does not include a license to use the music in any of your own films or videos. If you wish to use any of these tracks in your own films you also need to buy the relevant license for each track you wish to use by searching for the track title and then adding either a commercial or non-commercial license to your shopping cart.

Atmospheric, inspiring and dramatic music from the beautiful series of Dakotalapse time lapse films (www.dakotalapse.com), the compilation of 11 tracks also includes a 10 page liner notes pdf. The tracks included are Scorpio, Shadow Watch, Exodus, Eclipse, Tempest, Shadowland, Soma, Atlantis, Reflections, From An Ember To A Sun and Chrome Skies. Listen to the preview of short clips from each track or see below for full length previews of all 11 tracks. The full album plus pdf liner notes will be downloadable after purchase as a zip file containing all tracks as highest CD-quality 320 kbps mp3s.

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Please note: This music collection is for personal listening only and does not contain any license for use in your own films or videos. If you would like to license any individual track from this collection to use in your own film, please purchase the relevant license from the individual track/royalty free collection (you can search the site for the relevant track license by typing the track name in the search box at the top). A license must be bought before the music is used in any video or production (even not for profit, Youtube etc.) Any unlicensed use is an infringement of copyright and will be legally pursued.

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Track length: 4:22
Tempo: 95 bpm

Warm and hypnotic instrumental music track with acoustic guitar, bass guitar, cello, violins, piano, drums and organ. Optimistic and elegant instrumental music with a slight touch of melancholy.

Gentle and mellow acoustic guitar strumming mixed with warm splashes of acoustic drums, subtle piano and delayed keyboards towards the end. Would work well as music for emotional or inspirational sporting moments, olympic montages or reflective film scenes. See the promo video clip below.

Keywords: acoustic guitar, afternoons, autumn, autumnal, beautiful, beauty, cello, contemplative, elegant, emotional, gentle, hopeful, horses, inspirational, inspire, inspiring, instrumental, mellow, nature, olympics, organic, optimistic, organ, pastoral, peace, peaceful, piano, rainy, reflective, relaxing, strings, strum, Sundays, thoughtful, uplifting, violin, wistful

Please note: A license must be bought before the music is used in any video or production (even not for profit, Youtube etc.) Any unlicensed use is an infringement of copyright and will be legally pursued. Buy the mp3 or instantly license this music track for immediate use in your film, trailer, documentary or video production by selecting the relevant options below. Read about licensing details here.

Track length: 4:30
Tempo: 70 bpm

Slow and atmospheric solo piano track with subtle atmospheric background soundscape and minimal percussion. Slow, sparse and melancholy instrumental piano music that would work well in documentaries and film scenes needing a thoughtful, sad, introspective or subtly melancholic feel to the soundtrack.

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Please note: A license must be bought before the music is used in any video or production (even not for profit, Youtube etc.) Any unlicensed use is an infringement of copyright and will be legally pursued. Buy the mp3 or instantly license this music track for immediate use in your film, trailer, documentary or video production by selecting the relevant options below. Read about licensing details here.