Sad Background Music

An emotion with a wide spectrum and an even wider soundscape, our collection of sad background music features the full gamut of depressive melodies. From wistful piano ballads and gloomy trap beats, to soulful Americana that offers both melancholia cut with a faint hint of optimism that shows how things can always get better.

Put together by our gifted Music Directors, explore Universal Production Music's compilation of sad music for a complete collection of atmospheric and sorrowful soundtracks that will meet the emotional needs of any brief soaked in sorrow.