Background music for videos
60 quiet instrumentals for under a voice. Quiet, sparse instrumentals that sit under a voice — for tutorials, podcasts, vlogs and explainers. Listen free. MP3 & WAV downloads come with Pro and Premium.
Background music has one job: to fill the silence without competing with whoever is talking. The tracks on this page are picked for that. They are low-energy and calm instrumentals with no vocals, ordered for use under a voice — the quietest and sparsest first, such as solo piano, a single guitar or soft pads, then fuller arrangements that still leave room for speech.
Every track is free to listen to, with no account. MP3 and WAV downloads come with Pro and Premium and cover monetized YouTube videos, ads and client work, with no credit needed. Set the music 12 to 18 dB below the voice; the tips under the list explain how.
Need another length or mood? Describe the track and generate it with Sonilo, or upload your video and let Sonilo score it to the cut.
- Dreamy Neo-Classical Piano
4:45Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, peaceful
- Gentle Piano Ascent
1:58Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, peaceful
- Rain-Painted Piano Motifs
1:49Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, peaceful
- Airy Suspended Chords
2:25Acousticindie-folk, acoustic-guitar, peaceful
- Dreamy Anime Pads
30.0sAmbientambient-drone, synth-pad, synth
- Nostalgic Classical Piano
2:28Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, field-recording
- New York Night Bed
50.0sAmbientspace-ambient, synth-pad, synth
- Dreamy Piano Calm
2:28Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, bells
- French Salon Piano
2:35Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, synth-pad
- Gallery Fingerstyle Ambience
2:42Acousticindie-folk, acoustic-guitar, bass-guitar
- Nostalgic Acoustic Guitar
1:01Rockindie-folk, acoustic-guitar, electric-guitar
- Nostalgic Piano Sections
2:28Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, music-box
- Tender Neo-Classical Piano
2:59Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, synth-pad
- Mellow To Uneasy Piano
2:28Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, harp
- Pensive Piano Solo
2:21Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, field-recording
- Calm Bell Logo Sting
4.0sAmbientdreamy-ambient, bells, synth-pad
- Warm Acoustic Podcast Outro
14.9sAcousticindie-folk, acoustic-guitar, strings
- Ethereal Healing Pads
1:00Ambientambient-drone, synth-pad, piano
- Tender Ambient Piano
30.0sAmbientambient-piano, piano, synth-pad
- Dreamy Harp Sequence
1:42Ambientfantasy-orchestral, harp, strings
- Gentle Piano Calm
2:28Lo-Fineo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Reverb-Drenched Piano Arpeggios
3:00Ambientneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Sombre Piano Spaces
2:56Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Anxious To Calm Meditation
2:39Cinematicneo-classical-piano, piano, synth-pad
- Tender Acoustic Guitar Valley
3:05Worldindie-folk, acoustic-guitar, strings
- Amateur Ambient Outro
59.3sAmbientambient-piano, piano, synth-pad
- Dreamy Piano Space
1:44Cinematicneo-classical-piano, piano, synth
- Eerie Door Creak Drone
58.1sAmbientspace-ambient, synth-pad, synth
- Reverb Tail Chord
1:18Ambientatmospheric-ambient, synth-pad, electric-piano
- Sentimental Zheng Melody
1:43Acousticambient-harp, harp, synth-pad
- Calm Music Box Meditation Intro
14.9sAmbientambient-lullaby, music-box, synth-pad
- Dissolving Ambient Pad Outro
20.0sAmbientspace-ambient, synth-pad, synth
- Gentle Piano Corporate Intro
8.0sCorporateneo-classical-piano, piano, bells
- Tender Piano Outro
14.9sClassicalneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Dreamy Harp Meditation
45.0sJazzmeditation-music, synth-pad, harp
- Playful Fun-Fact Bed
30.0sCorporatemusic-box-lullaby, music-box, celesta
- Dreamy Harp Fantasy
2:30Classicalchamber-music, harp, flute
- Felt Piano Awakening
3:17Classicalambient-orchestral, piano, strings
- Free-Time Piano Motif
3:29Ambientneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Melancholic Piano Melody
2:58Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Minimalist Neoclassical Piano
3:08Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Nostalgic Summer Piano Motif
1:51Cinematicneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Peaceful Violin Dream
3:23Ambientneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Study Piano Violin Calm
2:55Ambientneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Andante Con Moto Strings
2:47Classicalneo-classical, piano, strings
- Dreamy Indie Folk Sunset
2:39Worldindie-folk, acoustic-guitar, strings
- Grief And Awe Strings
2:58Cinematiccinematic-acoustic, acoustic-guitar, strings
- Hopeful Melancholic Violins
2:45Classicalcinematic-folk, acoustic-guitar, strings
- Intertwined Guitar Reflection
2:24Acousticindie-folk, acoustic-guitar, electric-guitar
- Komorebi Guitar Duo
3:17Acousticindie-folk, acoustic-guitar, bass-guitar
- Melancholic Neo-Classical Piano
2:46Classicalneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Peaceful Acoustic Guitar
2:51Classicalambient-piano, piano, synth-pad
- Peaceful String Duo
2:54Classicalneo-classical, acoustic-guitar, strings
- Pensive Cello Solo
2:59Classicalneo-classical-strings, cello, violin
- Piano Elegy For Time
4:23Cinematicneo-classical-piano, piano, strings
- Romantic Travel Piano Violin
3:00Classicalneo-classical, piano, strings
- Serene Japanese Evening
2:45Worldtender-cinematic, harp, woodwinds
- Serene Violin Concerto
2:52Classicalorchestral-strings, strings, violin
- Shimmering Pad Meditation
2:54Ambientspace-ambient, synth-pad, synth
- Space Orchestration Drift
2:39Cinematiccinematic-ambient, synth-pad, strings
Make your own version
Need another length or feel? Describe the track and change the instruments, tempo or mood.
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Using background music under a voice
Keep it under the voice
Background music should sit 12–18 dB below speech. Sparse arrangements — solo piano, pads, a single guitar — stay out of the way of a voice better than busy ones at the same volume.
Duck, then let it breathe
Most editors can lower music automatically while someone speaks (ducking). Let it rise a few dB in pauses and over b-roll, then settle back under the next line.
Loop a steady section
A long tutorial outlasts most tracks. Loop a section with no build, and cross-fade the join over a bar so the seam does not show.
Check it on a phone
Listen once on phone speakers before you publish: a bed that sits well on headphones can vanish, or mask words, on a small speaker.
Background music FAQ
Is this background music free?
Free to listen, with no account. MP3 and WAV downloads come with Pro and Premium and cover commercial use too, such as monetized videos, ads and client work, with no credit needed.
How loud should background music be under a voice?
About 12–18 dB below speech. For tutorials and screen recordings, where viewers are following instructions, 18–20 dB under is present without competing.
Can I use it in monetized YouTube videos?
Yes, on Pro or above. Downloads on Pro and Premium cover monetized videos. Sonilo does not register library tracks with YouTube Content ID.
Do I need to credit the music?
No. Library tracks need no credit or attribution, on any plan. You can still mention Sonilo if you like.
Can I get a track at a different length?
Yes. Describe it — instruments, tempo, mood, length — and generate it with Sonilo’s text-to-music, or upload a video and let Sonilo score it. New accounts get free credits; custom tracks follow your plan’s license.
License
Listen to every track in this library for free. Downloading a track comes with Pro and Premium, and covers personal and commercial use: ads (including paid ad campaigns), client work, and monetized or sponsored content, with no revenue cap. Sonilo does not register library tracks with YouTube Content ID. On Pro and above you can also get a license certificate for any track here. Use a track only as part of a larger work of your own. You may not sell, share or give away the files on their own, bundle them into sound, sample or music packs, or upload them to other stock or library sites.
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