Searching music by mood:tense, warm, epic, retro
Genres describe how music is made. Moods describe what it does to a scene. When you are editing, mood is usually the more useful search.
Two words, not one
Tracks in our library carry two mood words. The first is the overall feeling, the second is how it moves or develops. Tense, Patient and Tense, Urgent are both tense tracks, but they would do very different jobs in an edit.
- Evidence Room Ambience on the Mystery & True Crime shelf
- The Final Ticking on the Mystery & True Crime shelf
A small vocabulary
A few mood words cover most creator videos:
- Tense, ominous, hollow for mystery, crime and suspense.
- Epic, rising, building for trailers, reveals and big moments.
- Sunny, upbeat for travel and day-in-the-life.
- Warm, homely for cooking, homes and routines.
- Fast, retro for gaming and high-energy edits.
How to search
In the library, type a mood into the search field, like "tense" or "warm". It filters every track by title, mood and niche at once, and you can combine it with a niche chip. Nothing you type is sent anywhere; it is filtered right in your browser.
Describe the scene first
Before searching, describe the scene in two words of your own: "calm but curious", "fast and funny". Then look for tracks whose moods match. It is quicker than playing every track in a niche. How to brief music in five words takes this further.
Always check against footage
Mood words are a filter, not a verdict. The final test is always playing the track against your own footage.