I need Melancholy music

[k-ossuburb]

Here's a few which are, essentially, royalty free from Newgrounds. There's some seriously talented people there.

[a href="http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/download/287884"]Click here to download "Sorrow" by FuNaNdMoRe[/a]

[a href=""]Click here to download "Wind's Lullaby" by Kevin C[/a]

Those are the best two I could find, but there are others on that site, it's just a matter of looking for them.

 

[Darwins_Folly]

 

[Gildan Bladeborn]

Requirments;
no vocals,
must be in the 2 minute range. (no editing)
Must have an air of melancholy.

Hmm. That "No vocals, even if they're in Latin and not particularly enunciated very well anyways so they essentially become just another instrument and not a distraction" thing you have going there makes this tricky. If you weren't so dead set against Latin, I would suggest Virgin Black's "Rest Eternal", which clocks in at 2:29, and is the closing track of an album entirely comprised of melancholy; which is fitting, since the title of that album is Requiem - Mezzo Forte. Requiems aren't generally known for being happy after all. It would also afford you the advantage of not being particularly well known piece of music to use.

[small]Heck, I might as well post it anyways, now that I'm thinking about it.[/small]​

 

[Riobux]

A Warm Place by Nine Inch Nails.


Sorry about the static at the beginning

An Ending by Brian Eno.

 

[Dasrufken]

Rhinestone eyes by gorillaz works wonders when I'm in the melancholic mood..

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

there's no best melancholic music than western soundtracks, or maybe

The sisters of Mercy - Neverland.

 

[Laser Priest]

Always good to make you feel bad.

 

[Erja_Perttu]

Here you go

Damn, that song is beautiful. I'll go with these, they're all quite nice, mainly off of soundtracks and things.

Spoiler: Theme Of Laura (Reprise) (Silent Hill 2)

Spoiler: Dijurido (Cowboy Bebop)

Spoiler: Shokuzai (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Spoiler: Splinter Of Sadness (Dirge Of Cerberus)

They're all pretty melancholy, clock in at approx two minutes and all but one have no vocals.

Dijurido does have vocals, but they're quite subtle and fit the mood incredibly well.

 

[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.

Spoiler

 

[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.