I need Melancholy music

[All Hail Lelouch]

Try these.




These are some that I use myself.

 

[Tetranitrophenol]

maybe something like this ( *_*) drifts off into old memories
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCteGemYc14

 

[BioHazardMan]

Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven

 

[mireko]

 

[aqva12391]

Why not try silent hill OSts, there are bound to be some that are 2 min long,

One of my favs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUIGy96eGks it is 3 min tho .

 

[Sporky111]

I hear this song goes with everything

Spoiler

But seriously, one of these might be up your alley.

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[TheDrunkNinja]

Hans Zimmerman always wins, people.


This one is technically five minutes long, but the music dips and peaks so much that it can easily be chopped up to fit your needs. You could literally cut it off at 2:30.

 

[Auron555]

The Cure's Disintegration album has so many of these songs, with long instrumental intros that you should be able to edit to your needs.

 

[Evil Moo]

I think most things from the soundtrack of the movie Moon would be suitably melancholy, though most of them are much longer than 2 minutes.

This track would work, I think. The last two minutes of it, from about 1:40 onwards could function pretty well.

Spoiler: Clint Mansell - The Nursery (Moon O.S.T.)

 

[Dango]

Spoiler: After searching for 'sad music" on youtube

 

[Ellen of Kitten]

I'm working on a project that I'm trying to tie in an atmosphere of melancholy. I've got a silent video that I'm overlapping with melancholic music. I wanted to use Maybe the OST from Let The Right one In, specifically the song Oscar in Love.

It's 2:22 though...

Do you have a link to that? 2:22 is in the 2 minute range, and so far that fits. As long as it's melancholic and there's no vocals, it's a contender.

 

[Ellen of Kitten]

There's been a lot of good additions (and some the breach my requirements that I won't be listening to because... they breach my requirements). You've all given me some great resources! Even if some of you posted 10 minute+ songs, your heart was in the right place.

 

[Death_Korps_Kommissar]

One simple idea - Hanz Zimmer
Inception soundtrack

 

[The Rascal King]

 

[Blue Musician]

I'm working on a project that I'm trying to tie in an atmosphere of melancholy. I've got a silent video that I'm overlapping with melancholic music. I wanted to use Maybe the OST from Let The Right one In, specifically the song Oscar in Love.

It's 2:22 though...

Do you have a link to that? 2:22 is in the 2 minute range, and so far that fits. As long as it's melancholic and there's no vocals, it's a contender.

Okay, along with some other suggestions, some are smaller than 2 min though:

Spoiler: Let The Right One In OST

I recommend all of the Let The Right One In OST though, check it out as well!

Spoiler: Fragile Dreams, but it passes the 3 minute mark just by 20 seconds though

Spoiler: Metro 2033 Main Menu Theme, but It's 1:49

Spoiler: Silent Hill 2 Theme of Laura (Reprise)

Spoiler: Silent Hill 3 End of A Small Sanctuary (1:45)

Spoiler: Oblivion Auriel's Ascension

Spoiler: Death Note OST

I recommend you check their respective soundtracks as well actually if you have time, there are several songs from the same games that are great and may be what you are looking for.
Also, I would recommend the NieR soundtrack, but unfortunately most of the songs have vocals, but it's on an invented language, so you may be able to use them.

Too bad you can only use 2-3 min songs, if not I would probably have added a dozen more.

 

[glyphseeker]

most anything from Yume nikki especially the end game theme

 

[Larmo]

Try this it is very Shinto/ Japanese but it could be cut down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRx9gnY0Mp0

Or this from Avatar the last Airbender (not the movie, god no) however the drums might be too heavy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFnnNijn_OI

 

[Sam17]

You should definitley check out Johan Johannsson

A bit long for what you want but I'd really recommend taking the time to edit out a section, some of his stuff would probably suit your project very well, 3:20 might be worth noting

Again, a bit long, but worth a look

 

[Ellen of Kitten]

Spoiler

three things; it's to long, it has vocals, and you have a low content post which the mods of this establishment frown on. Thanks for the effort though.

 

[Denomoses]

try adagio for strings by samuel barber

I would agree with you there, but that's been over-killed so hard in pseudo-emotionally deep videos. Ruined something great, to me at least.

I'd go for Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkle, it's 5 minutes but most of the time when a song is used in other media, they don't play from the beginning, and there's plenty of places to cut out. Also in that vein, Mad World by Gary Jules

same kind of thing happened to madworld by gary jules