ArtyfileARTYFILE

Featured in: Music for Documentaries · Music for Film · Music for Podcasts · Background Music for Video

PreviewWatermarked preview

Perfect for

pensivemelancholicsomberintrospectivequestioningcinematicunderscoredramadocumentarysadseriousthoughtfulcellostringsminimalistambientsparselonely
Composer
David Whitman
ISRC
TCAEU2050393
ISWC
T0094223332
Recorded
2019
Tempo (BPM)
62
Key
C minor
Also on
Deezer

Love this track? Stream the full Hi-Fi version in the Artyfile Stream app.

About this track

A solo cello opens at 0:02 in C minor with sparse, questioning phrases that hang in the air above pizzicato string accents and a quietly bowed double bass. The small string section moves with minimal dynamic change throughout — consistently sparse, low-energy, and pensive, creating an atmosphere of somber introspection and lonely questioning without resolution.

Crossover is a cinematic piece for solo cello, pizzicato strings, double bass, and string section in C minor at 62 BPM. Pensively somber, introspectively melancholic, and quietly questioning — energy at 2/10 — it is suited to documentary underscores for serious topics, dramatic film scenes of loss or reflection, indie film opening credits, medical drama backgrounds, corporate films about overcoming challenges, PSA films about mental health or social issues, art gallery installations, slow-motion nature footage, and investigative journalism pieces where spare string contemplation defines the essential character.

Delivered as a studio-mastered 44.1 kHz / 24-bit WAV file. A single Artyfile Basic licence (from €29.90) covers worldwide sync use across film, YouTube, broadcast, social media, and podcasts — no subscription, no recurring fees. For fans and co-owners, the Artyfile Limited Edition grants fractional ownership of the master recording and a share in global streaming revenue — royalty earnings depend on actual usage, are not guaranteed and may be zero.

Sync rights are cleared directly through Artyfile. No additional collection society fees apply. Explore Limited Edition ownership →

More Cinematic

Miami 98

Miami 98

Anna Sterling

CinematicReflectiveMelancholic
License from €29.90 →
Turn Me On

Turn Me On

Celine Meyle

CinematicReflectiveMelancholic
License from €29.90 →
Promesses

Promesses

Celine Meyle

CinematicReflectiveTender
License from €29.90 →
Nothing Really Matters

Nothing Really Matters

Anna Sterling

CinematicMelancholicReflective
License from €29.90 →
Danger

Danger

Celine Meyle

CinematicReflectiveMelancholic
License from €29.90 →
Big Affairs

Big Affairs

Anna Sterling

CinematicReflectiveMelancholic
License from €29.90 →
Good Vibes

Good Vibes

Anna Sterling

CinematicReflectiveDreamy
License from €29.90 →
One Night

One Night

Celine Meyle

CinematicReflectiveMelancholic
License from €29.90 →

Also worth exploring

Master Register

20 of 20 shares still available

This master is issued as a strictly limited edition of 20 numbered shares, recorded in Artyfile’s ownership register.

Be the first name in this master’s register.