Looking for the right chill music to add to the perfect atmosphere and vibe to your rainy day videos and scenes, then you’ve come to the right place. We’re experts in creating chill vibes and high-quality, royalty free music that has been curated and composed to be the perfect background music for your rainy day-styled scenes.
Whether you’re creating short-form, viral content for social media, or if you’re looking to add atmospheric background music to your high-end commercial projects, or if you’re looking for a tune to fill out a scene in your short or feature film, we have you covered for all use cases.
So, lie back, grab a comfy sweater, a hot cup of coffee, and a good book, and let us give you some of our top picks for the best rainy day music for you to consider using in your videos, projects, and various marketing campaigns.
The best genres of rainy day music
While it might be easy to recognize what a good rainy day song is when you hear one, it’s probably a bit more difficult for most people to describe what makes a good rainy day tune. That’s because rainy day music isn’t a genre itself; it’s more of a feeling or a vibe.
With that being said, there are similar characteristics that can be found in various rainy day songs, which are also linked to several different genres and styles of music that reflect this vibe.
To help you on your journey of finding the best rainy day music for your videos and campaigns, we’ll be looking into a few of the following relevant genres, which include the “chill” and “calm” moods, “mellow” and “dreamy” characteristics, and “medium” and “low” energy.
(All of these qualifiers are searchable categories in our Soundstripe music library, by the way. If you’d ever like to search out some of your own favorite tracks for your projects, you can explore them as well on the Soundstripe app.)
What is chill hop?
One genre though that overlaps perhaps the best with rainy day music is chill hop. If you haven’t heard of this genre before, it’s understandable, as it’s a relatively new genre. Chill hop is a genre of music that combines the sounds and beats of hip hop with the more mellow aesthetics of “chill” music.
Over the past few years, chill hop has quickly become one of the most popular music genres online as many young listeners find it relaxing and helpful for studying, working, or just “vibing out,” as they put it.
Chill hop is a great option for rainy-day music or projects, as it can evoke many of the same relaxing and mellow feelings that come from being indoors and watching the rain pass by. We’ll explore some chill hop songs below in our top rainy day music track recommendations.
10 top royalty free chill songs for rainy days
Now, to move on to the good stuff. Let’s give you what you came here for: some of our top picks for the best rainy day songs to consider using in your shorts, videos, films, or campaigns. These are just a few top selections, but our staff has carefully handpicked them to provide a good showcase of recommended tracks for this specific style.
1. Anywhere But Here by Wayfair
- Description: A low energy, underscore song that is best described as suspenseful and sad. Piano is the primary instrument in this track.
- BPM: 137
- Key: Eb/D# Minor
- Listen and license here
2. What You’re Here For by Moments
- Description: A very low energy, classical song that is best described as inspiring and hopeful. Ambient tones and strings are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 100
- Key: Bb/A# Major
- Listen and license here
3. Something To Hold On To by Dreamlamp
- Description: A low energy, acoustic song that is best described as inspiring and hopeful. Piano and claps / snaps / stomps are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 100
- Key: C Major
- Listen and license here
4. Get Better by Chantry Smith
- Description: A very low energy, pop song that is best described as sad and calm. Piano and electric guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 74
- Key: B Major
- Listen and license here
5. Begin To Begin by Snow Bones
- Description: A medium energy, acoustic song that is best described as inspiring and hopeful. Acoustic guitar and piano are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 161
- Key: C Major
- Listen and license here
- Description: A low energy, pop song that is best described as hopeful and sad. Piano and strings are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 80
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here
7. Wings On Butterflies by Pete Stewart
- Description: A low energy, acoustic song that is best described as inspiring and hopeful. Acoustic guitar and guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 129
- Key: C Major
- Listen and license here
8. Hard Break by The Night Driver
- Description: A low energy, electronic song that is best described as chill and sad. Strings and synth are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 130
- Key: E Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A medium energy, electronic song that is best described as chill and hopeful. Piano and electronic drums are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 101
- Key: C Major
- Listen and license here
10. Thoughts Of You by Renderings
- Description: A low energy, classical song that is best described as sad and calm. Piano is the primary instrument in this track.
- BPM: 100
- Key: Bb/A# Major
- Listen and license here
As mentioned above, these are just a few top selections for the best rainy day music for videos and projects.. If you’d like to explore more music beyond our chill songs for rainy days, check out our complete catalog on our Soundstripe app.
What is royalty free music?
We should also take a moment to pause and review a few terms that we’ve discussed so far. The most confusing term might be what the term “royalty free” means regarding music licensing for your projects. Here’s a great read on what royalty free music means.
To understand how music rights and royalties work, you must know that all music has basic copyrights. These copyrights extend to both the composer of the music and the musicians who recorded it. And if you want to use any music in any videos, you’ll need to obtain permission from the copyright owners.
Royalty free music can be an excellent option for all your projects simply because it’s easy to find and use. Soundstripe’s music is composed and recorded by Grammy-winning artists who know how to make great music for all types of films and video content.
Our top playlists for royalty free rainy day music
To complement the handpicked rainy day music tracks above, we have plenty more similar songs and tracks to share with you. If you’re looking for more chill hop and other rainy day-esque songs to consider, check out these additional playlists from the Soundstripe library as well.
Description: Moody songs for a great day indoors.
Description: Lo-Fi and cruising hip-hop.
Description: Relaxing, atmospheric sounds for unwinding in the tub.
Description: Reclaim your peace with these low-energy vibes from the Soundstripe catalog.
Description: Understated tunes that waft through the air like your morning cup of joe.
Description: Low-energy tracks that support deep concentration and creativity.
Description: A perfect companion to an after-hours experience in the city with a mix of Jazz, Lo-Fi, Hip Hop, and R&B.
Again, these are just a few playlists that showcase a bit of the overall Soundstripe catalog. If you’d like to keep exploring more tracks, check out these additional playlists here.
Tips for using rain day music for videos
Now that you’ve reviewed some of the best rainy day music for videos, let’s go over some helpful tips and tricks to keep in mind when looking to add these music files to your videos.
- Consider downloading preview tracks to use as placeholders in your edits before deciding if a track is right for your project.
- Discover our extensive library of royalty free sound effects to enhance your videos with added emphasis.
- Try out Soundstripe’s AI Song Editor to instantly edit your audio track to match the length of your animated videos.
At the end of the day, rainy day music is usually used as background music for your videos and campaigns. It isn’t meant to be front and center. This style of content is also not very upbeat or explosive; instead, it’s calm and slow.
So don’t over think things. Keep your rainy day content soft and relaxing and let the vibes handle the load.
