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543 Tracks Title     /ID Description Duration
Title Description Duration
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ID: KF013008
Album: Grand Themes Vol.1
Epic, emotional music, combining hope and loss within one melody. 06:25
Silver Moon
ID: KF027908
Album: Wellness Vol.01
A bittersweet pop track with melodic guitars and piano 05:50
Highway Dawn
ID: KF027611
Album: Automotive Vol.2
Emotional piano lines culminate in an earth-shaking dubstep track with diverse beats, topped off with epic strings 05:12
City By Night
ID: KF027402
Album: Ride and Relax
Smooth chords are paired with chilling beats and melodic fill-ins 04:48
Sweet Melody
ID: KF011603
Album: Drama
Sad, thoughtful and dark music with positive and hopeful ending. Piano accompanied by strings. 04:14
Beyond The Giant Waves
ID: KF030403
Album: Cinematic Piano Scoring
The heartfelt beginning notes and arcs of piano and emotive backing orchestra evoke a sense of longing sadness until the piece briefly rises in its dynamic like an oncoming wave. A calm part follows, where distant horn-like sounds give way to solo violin tunes. Calming down even more, a mellow piano tune takes the spotlight and builds once more towards a big, open orchestral, rhythmically driving finale. 04:13
Cry
ID: KF033209
Album: Blockbuster
This soft ambient track fills the listener with a since of disquiet and searching. A piano plays the pensive melody and progression over a bed of synth strings. 04:09
In Between My Lifes
ID: KF027903
Album: Wellness Vol.01
Melancholic yet smooth ambient track with spherical pads and a melodic piano part 04:08
Pink Rays
ID: KF030509
Album: Dreams Atmosphere
Slightly twisted, trippy harmonies and timbres dominate this track as well as a strong, continuous beat. Most instruments are slightly amplified or distorted; yet the track maintains a non-agressive, meditative feel. 04:06
Dark Mind
ID: KF027403
Album: Ride and Relax
Atmospheric and dark lounge track with trip hop beats and a multitude of varied guitar sounds 04:06
Only A Shadow
ID: KF018812
Album: Native American
A calm track with piano and muffled drums, combined with a melancholic duduk and strings. Thoughtful, mysterious and threatening. 04:05
Clouds
ID: KF028010
Album: Feelgood Vol.2
Open and catchy pop-rock track in slow tempo, elegantly instrumented and topped off with a slide guitar in the chorus 04:02
Inner Space
ID: KF020108
Album: World Tales Vol.2
Calm, melancholic track with acoustic guitar, strings, piano, bongos and quiet flute. Geheimnisvoll und gedankenversunken. 04:02
Seclusion
ID: KF020107
Album: World Tales Vol.2
Calm track with flute and bongos, combined with mostly plucked acoustic guitar, piano and strings. Thoughtful, exotic and dreamy. 04:02
Gentle Breeze
ID: KF028105
Album: Serious Business
An atmospheric pop track with laidback beats and a variety of melodic fill-ins 04:01
The End Is The Beginning
ID: KF027909
Album: Wellness Vol.01
At first, a rather melancholic track with spherical pads and flutes, that then leads in a hopeful bridge 03:59
For Mary
ID: KF030407
Album: Cinematic Piano Scoring
A sweet, soulful piano theme opens the track, surrounded by wide, open, bright acoustic backing sections. It then builds rhythmically, adding shimmering piano elements as well as drums as well as orchestral instruments. After the peak, the track continues its rhythm and begins a second build-up during which it features a solo violin. The last part ends on broad, warm strings as well as shimmering piano chords as its final call. 03:55
Open Roads
ID: KF027612
Album: Automotive Vol.2
Melodic acoustic guitars and piano lines are paired with epic beats, modern synths and emotional strings 03:55
Sleeping Stars
ID: KF037402
Album: Acoustic Daydreaming
This somber tune features a cello for melody and brushed drums for a gentle, steady pace; an acoustic guitar plays arpeggios to set the mood. 03:52
Stargazer
ID: KF032501
Album: Beauty In Ambience
This introspective work is introduced by a slowly bowed orchestral progression, building with piano and light drum elements while remaining evocative. 03:50
Entry
ID: KF028401
Album: Synesthesia
Positive track with uplifiting strings, guitars and choir. Emotional, stirring and melancholic. 03:50
Paper Birds
ID: KF030402
Album: Cinematic Piano Scoring
Driven by subtle rhythm, a pensive piano theme carries the track, accompanied by light, subtle but powerful orchestral backing sections. The track moves forward through various arcs, at times rising optimistically and then returning back to gentle minimal instrumental accompaniment, putting the piano centre-stage. 03:49
Disruption
ID: KF030401
Album: Cinematic Piano Scoring
A searching, doubting piece of music with a steady piano arpeggio rhythm, being reinforced by orchestral strings and moving through various stages of various dynamic levels and clearness of rhythm, which on occasion fades completely into the background, yet comes in hard near the middle in a grand outburst of emotion, towards which the track once again builds near the end. 03:44
Blank Heart
ID: KF028304
Album: Pop Music Vol.1
An emotional pop ballad with big sound and a beutiful female voice. 03:39
Long Ways
ID: KF033601
Album: Cinematic Emotions
Opening with gentle guitar plucks and soft cymbal splashes, percussion taps in to build up the rhythm of this lyrical ballad. 03:37
Lumberjack
ID: KF030510
Album: Dreams Atmosphere
Focusing on light acoustic instruments - steel guitar and piano - this track uses minimal accompaniment early on and gradually adds to it. The thoughtful melody invites deep contemplation and satisfaction. 03:37
Walls In Our Heads
ID: KF028303
Album: Pop Music Vol.1
A danceable deep house track with acoustic instrumentation and a sweet female voice - a track with great potential! 03:37
There Is Hope
ID: KF032509
Album: Beauty In Ambience
Beginning at a soft and reflective pace, a contrast is marked midway by a virtuosic piano gliding over pads of strings and synths. 03:36
Delightful Tension
ID: KF022902
Album: Uplifting Dance Beats
Constant electro beat with synthesizer melodies and basses, strings as contrast in the middle. 03:36
Blue Sky
ID: KF027401
Album: Ride and Relax
A melancholic track that is being rendered its special touch by the combination of acoustic guitar arpeggios and hip-hop beats 03:35
Hopeful
ID: KF014804
Album: Relax
A melancholic but still hopeful track, combining electric piano, strings, guitar and bongos into a soft, dreamy ensemble. 03:34
Cold Fire
ID: KF032508
Album: Beauty In Ambience
The soft crackling of a fire sets the backdrop to this track with pulsing piano chords and a string ensemble gently signaling mystery and loss. 03:33
Warm Soil
ID: KF032502
Album: Beauty In Ambience
Defined by a shared space of a minimalist guitar and arpeggiating piano, this track features soft driving kit drums and encompassing pads. 03:31
The Healing Light
ID: KF027910
Album: Wellness Vol.01
A thoughtful and atmospheric pop track with melodious piano and acoustic guitars 03:31
Desert Showdown
ID: KF021902
Album: Power Rock
Groovy and bombastic modern Rock-Track with oriental influences and keyboards. 03:31
Behind The Mask
ID: KF028006
Album: Feelgood Vol.2
An upflifting and atmospheric pop track with characteristic sound effects and slide guitar 03:30
Citizen
ID: KF038105
Album: Retro Synth Vibes
Ethereal minor key synth pads convey a somber, melancholic mood while a wavering synth solo brings a sense of forlorn hope. 03:29
The Warmth
ID: KF022713
Album: Electrified Rock'n'Pop
Slow lounge pop ballade with drums, synths, piano, e-guitar and bass. 03:29
City Limits
ID: KF018912
Album: Night Scenes&Suspense
Suspenseful spy track, lurking and trheatening. 03:28
Bees And Combs
ID: KF033706
Album: This World
A downtempo beat is laid out under a positive vibe of keys; heavy, buzzing synths carry the progression to the end. 03:27
On The Road To Sanity
ID: KF030409
Album: Cinematic Piano Scoring
With a slightly playful 3/4 rhythm in the beginning, the track evokes childhood memories. In a truly cinematic fashion, the grand atmosphere takes the listener to a warm, predominatly orchestral middle part. In the final part, the bass note rests on one key, while light piano chords complete the journey. 03:26
We Are Who We Are
ID: KF028307
Album: Pop Music Vol.1
Typical arena rock with calm verses, big chorus and motivational lyrics, pretty rocking! 03:23
Drop It
ID: KF030107
Album: Dance Rush
With a casual, groovy attitude, this track invites to dance all worries away. Stylish guitar-esque sounds, shining leads, rhythmic vocal elements and a bouncing beat create a carefree partying atmosphere. 03:21
Treehouse Anthem
ID: KF037605
Album: Summer Pop
This hauntingly beautiful track opens with a slow-paced piano and cello duet and builds into an anthemic and evocative piece full of positive emotions. 03:20
Present Past
ID: KF032505
Album: Beauty In Ambience
A woman's probing voice disturbs unsettled memories while ghostly pads move across an ambient dreamscape. 03:20
Creative
ID: KF030604
Album: Ambient Flux
The track has a reflective mood which is created by the use of soft beats and wide sonic surfaces. Everything is held together by mellow piano chords. 03:19
Condemnation
ID: KF011606
Album: Drama
Gloomy piano track. Piano and strings build a melancholic mood. 03:18
Sea
ID: KF030608
Album: Ambient Flux
Mellow soundscapes open this floating, weightless collage of music which gains momentum as the beat drops in. The calm synths below the beat support the melancholic mood. 03:17
City At Night
ID: KF028103
Album: Serious Business
Trip-hop beats are paired with pulsating basses, melodic piano and other diverse soundscapes 03:17
Soleil Et Neige
ID: KF027702
Album: Piano Works
Bittersweet melodic motifs are shaping this emotional solo piano piece 03:16
Exploring The Dungeons
ID: KF018904
Album: Night Scenes&Suspense
Soft and atmospheric ambience with orchestra and pads. The first part is a little melancholic, the second gets a little spooky. 03:16
Wanderer
ID: KF036603
Album: Earthbound
Soft waves of pure sine synths guide the listener on a cosmic journey of ambience and warmth. Check it out with and without percussion. 03:15
Endless Horizon
ID: KF028702
Album: Orchestral Tales
A delicate intro provides moments of reflection, before the tension rises dramatically and ultimately resolves into an emotional ending. 03:15
Writing A Note
ID: KF035402
Album: Scoring Dramedy
While a fractured rhythm plays on piano and piano strings, a violin sounds a morose melody. 03:14
Shady Operation
ID: KF034609
Album: Automotive Commercial
This smashing synthwave track is accented by robotic vocals and a solid beat keeping the listener locked into a nostalgic reality. 03:12
Move It
ID: KF028606
Album: Electroactive
Funky electro track with a positive vibe and a catchy melody. 03:12
Changing
ID: KF028406
Album: Synesthesia
Positive and gentle track with piano, cello and strings. Uplifting and motivating. 03:12
Morning Sky
ID: KF028107
Album: Serious Business
An atmospherically versatile track with soft beats and calm interludes 03:12
Frozen Skies
ID: KF032503
Album: Beauty In Ambience
A cello and piano search for answers while drifting through a sea of soft synth arpeggiations and pads. The track builds to a climax of violin arpeggios and a probing piano melody, leaving questions unanswered. 03:11
Unboxing
ID: KF037704
Album: Vlog Tunes
A vintage funk bassline and sultry piano licks create a mood of discovery while a lively vibe solo makes for a jazzy touch. 03:10
In The Fields
ID: KF031005
Album: #Weekendvibes
Spaced-out reversed pads along with a mysterious arpeggiation carry you out across the fields of a deep bass groove and four-on-the-floor beat. An almost military-like snare reminds the listener of a deep loss. 03:10
Cruel Life
ID: KF028308
Album: Pop Music Vol.1
A driving and catchy pop-rock song with driving male vocals. 03:10
Storm Of Crows
ID: KF017910
Album: Grand Themes Vol.2
Big and epic orchestral track with a strong emotinal theme, both heroic and dramatic at the same time. Builds up to a fantastic finale with huge orchestration and choirs. 03:10
Lucid Dreaming
ID: KF027512
Album: Automotive Vol.1
A dreamy yet energetic dubstep track with classical orchestration and dynamic build ups 03:09
Deep Blue Matrix
ID: KF028104
Album: Serious Business
Cinematic big beat track with atmospheric synths and grooving drums 03:08
Motion
ID: KF027713
Album: Piano Works
A melancholic and calm piano track in a pop chord progression 03:07
Hopeless Cause
ID: KF011601
Album: Drama
Emotional, soulful music with driving rhythm. Disturbing and touching. 03:06
Make It Move
ID: KF030110
Album: Dance Rush
Starting out as a liquid dance track with smooth pads, subtle keys and bright FX, the track raises a biting synth line out of its smooth atmosphere. It peaks in two distinct choruses together with a whopping bass line. 03:05
Downfall
ID: KF015111
Album: Rocktronica
Pervading, modern rock title, with electric guitar and synthies. Mainly slow and calm, with an energetic final full of suspense. 03:05
Mystery Box
ID: KF033510
Album: Power Source
Far out vocals over pads and electric piano build up to a smooth-laced future bass hit. 03:04
Soft Drugs
ID: KF020805
Album: Surf Vol.2
Slow Rockabilly track: decelerated e-guitars, bass and beats. Like billows of smoke. 03:04
Gentle Firmness
ID: KF020110
Album: World Tales Vol.2
A powerful, even though calm track. Strings, acoustic guitars and percussion within a melancholic composition. 03:03
The Search
ID: KF019111
Album: Orchestral Landscapes
An elegiac orchestra, melancholic and hopeful at the same time. 03:03
Gentle Feel
ID: KF014801
Album: Relax
Calm, melancholic track with a gentle acoustic guitar and sensitive trumpet sounds. 03:03
Missing You Blues
ID: KF014903
Album: Rhythm&Blues
Melancholic, thoughtful blues track with sensitive electric guitar and solo piano. 03:02
Shine On Us
ID: KF037602
Album: Summer Pop
A poignant and emotional track that features a slow-building piano, lush string pads, and a haunting cello line; kit drums pick up the pace at the climax. 03:01
Young And Free
ID: KF036002
Album: Nostalgia
Gentle piano arpeggiations fall like rain over mysterious, reverb-laden vocals in a cavernous hall. 03:01
Somber Mood
ID: KF032510
Album: Beauty In Ambience
Opening with a melancholic piano and abysmal strings, the solemn melody is played by a cello over piano rhythms and with violins playing the harmony. 03:01
At Nightfall
ID: KF020109
Album: World Tales Vol.2
Calm, steady track with acoustic guitars, Spanish in appearance, strings, piano and quiet percussion. Melancholic and thoughtful. 03:01
Been Here Before
ID: KF018805
Album: Native American
Soft acoustic guitars, Spanish in appearance, and flutes, combined with strings and piano. A melancholic, thoughtful track. 03:01
In The Old Days
ID: KF017614
Album: European Cinema
A track in rustic style: accordion, acoustic guitar and percussion. Sounds like a folksy pirate drinking evening. 03:01
Campfire
ID: KF011405
Album: Dark Orchestra Vol.1
Emotional orchestral piece in dark but hopeful mood with an energetic choir. 03:01
Solitude Sweeps In
ID: KF030404
Album: Cinematic Piano Scoring
Piano chords serve as a slightly abstract opener to this thoughtful track - later joined by a solo violin and developing its theme further. Further down, the overall emotion turns toward cold melancholy, ending the piece on a bittersweet note. 03:00
Strife For Good
ID: KF019909
Album: World Adventure Vol.2
Energetic, melancholic track with lots of percussion, playful acoustic guitar, strings and powerful timpani. Intense double bass. 03:00
Nights Of Remembrance
ID: KF011613
Album: Drama
A calm, deep track with strings, piano and bass. Gentle, melancholic and sensitive. 03:00
Land
ID: KF035405
Album: Scoring Dramedy
Quick strums on a harp progresses into playing a melody while a bed of strings carries the track across the movements. 02:59
Blowing
ID: KF030601
Album: Ambient Flux
Starting as a soft soundtrack with piano and sound design the track evolves into to a larger arrangement with drums, strings and synths. 02:59
Never To Thrive
ID: KF026508
Album: Spherical Mood
Dark atmosphere with melodic piano lines. Emotional, dreamy and yet dramatic. 02:59
Fight No Matter What
ID: KF019108
Album: Orchestral Landscapes
An exotic, mysterious track for orchestra and piano, combined with oriental vocals. Energetic and sonorous. 02:59
The Power Of All
ID: KF017906
Album: Grand Themes Vol.2
Insistent, forceful orchestra track with a gentle intro. Strings, duduk, energetic drums and brass. Melancholic and dramatic, but also melodic and hopeful. Dub-Step version available: "Quest For Power (RMX)" (KF020905). 02:58
Crossing the Way
ID: KF028407
Album: Synesthesia
Emotional, uplifting piece filled with piano, strings and a delightful flute. 02:57
The Great Jump
ID: KF033105
Album: Sky Is No Limit
A downtempo, progressive rock track, with a singing guitar chorus pushing into positive, but harder territory. 02:56
Who I Am
ID: KF030609
Album: Ambient Flux
A peaceful piece of music starting with beautiful reversed piano chords. It develops into a very dynamic arrangement filled with a beat, strings and synth arpeggios. 02:56
Forsaken
ID: KF030408
Album: Cinematic Piano Scoring
This track plays with various emotions on the darker side: Gentle melancholy, uncertainty, mystery. Featuring various acoustic backdrops such as mallet rhythms, solo celli and string ensembles, the track later ends on a rather reflective, restful theme. 02:56
Blocks
ID: KF037506
Album: City Rhythm
Blending elements of trip hop and trap, this track features intricate hat rhythms and sharp strings that dance atop a sliding bass line, resulting in a serious and dynamic sound. 02:54
Cliff Jump
ID: KF037608
Album: Summer Pop
A rising anthemic ballad, the track starts with accented piano stabs and a slow, haunting guitar melody. The rolling rhythm of the drums picks up with an electric guitar and creates a stirring and emotional piece. 02:53
Gentle Wind
ID: KF018706
Album: Meditation
Atmospheric music for meditation, with synthies, flute and electric guitar. Relaxing, soft and melancholic. 02:53
One Long Moment
ID: KF013723
Album: Jazzy Moods
Thoughtful jazz track with sensitive trumpet and soft and quiet piano as background. 02:53
Living Water
ID: KF030607
Album: Ambient Flux
Starting from a small piano line, the arrangement gets bigger and more complex with a warm synth bass line and an unobtrusive beat giving this tracks its constantly floating characteristic. 02:52
Shining
ID: KF030602
Album: Ambient Flux
A rather transcendent piece of music which is characterised by the reverse piano pattern and synth arpeggios. Later it is accompanied by a half time beat and an electric guitar. 02:52
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