Downtempo royalty-free music

Downtempo is electronic music with the energy turned down. It grew in the 1990s from trip-hop and chillout, with slow beats, deep bass and moody, cinematic textures.

Where downtempo fits

• night scenes and city footage;
• documentaries and brand films;
• fashion and art content;
• podcasts and calm backgrounds.

Slow, but never empty

Tempos often sit between 70 and 110 BPM. Heavy, dusty drums, rich bass and samples of jazz, soul or strings give the music weight. Bristol trip-hop showed how dark and emotional slow electronic music could be, and downtempo keeps that mood. For night scenes, deeper bass and dark strings set the tone. For brand films and documentaries, a steady downtempo beat supports narration without pulling attention.

Make a downtempo track

Describe it, for example moody downtempo with dusty drums and strings for a night scene, and Mubert Render writes an original track. More slow electronic music is on the 75 BPM page.

License

Every track is royalty-free and comes with a clear license. What each plan covers is listed on the license page.