We’ve collected sounds that capture the heart and emotions—expressing joy, anger, sorrow, and delight—from human laughter and anxious feelings, to joyful expressions and even the sound effects of sadness.
Please take your time and enjoy these subtle and superb depictions of emotion.
- Heart sounds. Sound effects and everyday ambient sounds
- Scary Sounds: Sound Effects and Horror Ambience
- Sounds of the heart. Sound effects and ambient sounds of emotions.
- Bell sounds. Sound effects and soothing ambient sounds.
- The terror and screams won't stop! | Horror Ambient Sounds & Sound Effects
- Horror sound effects. Sound effects and terrifying ambient sounds.
- Spring environmental sounds and sound effects full of healing vibes [also great as BGM]
- Baby laughter. Sound effects and soothing ambient sounds.
- Sounds of the sea. Sounds of waves. Sound effects and soothing ambient sounds.
- Baby voices. Sound effects and soothing ambient sounds
- Sounds of the cosmos: sound effects and mystical ambient sounds
- Crowd noise. Sound effects / city ambience
- Recommended videos of soothing ASMR sounds
Sounds of the heart. Sound effects and ambient emotions (1–10)
[BGM: incidental music] Sad news
![[BGM: incidental music] Sad news](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/a9bImYOJTgo/sddefault.jpg)
This is piano music with a very dramatic atmosphere.
Rather than being a short sound effect to convey feelings, it’s a BGM piece themed around sadness, and it’s very suitable when you want to express sorrow over a long period.
The beautiful melodic line is wonderful, making you want to linger in the emotion forever.
Copyright-free, available for commercial use, [sound effect] creepy laugh
This piece manipulates and edits human laughter to create sound effects with a psychological, narrative-like feel.
The laughs have been transformed into something quite eerie and unsettling, making it very well-suited for expressing a heavy psychological atmosphere.
It’s a free asset, but the quality is very high.
Small Happiness / Joyful (Sound Effect) — Nice Surprise Sound Effect
This is also a sound effect piece that expresses joy.
Compared to the one mentioned earlier, it conveys a smaller sense of happiness, making it suitable for depicting a little bit of good luck.
Since it uses pleasant, high-pitched sounds, it’s likely to appeal to a wide audience.
Sad Trombone Sound Effect
A perfect sound effect for expressing disappointment, like a deflating balloon.
In just a few seconds, it accurately depicts the feeling of one’s spirits gradually sinking, making it an excellent piece of psychological portrayal.
It’s lightweight in size and should be easy to use in many scenes.
[Royalty-Free Sound Effects] Anxiety, Fear, Dread, Dissonance
![[Royalty-Free Sound Effects] Anxiety, Fear, Dread, Dissonance](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XPB7rsU-ZK8/sddefault.jpg)
This piece is characterized by dissonant chords composed in the high register, giving it a distinctly eerie atmosphere.
It’s quicker to grasp by listening than by explanation, but almost anyone who hears it will likely feel a sense of anxiety or discomfort.
It seems well-suited for horror or suspense scenes.
Disappointed falling bell (sound effect)
It expresses a sense of disappointment as a sound effect.
Humans perceive various emotions as the sounds of the heart, and the sound effects of sadness in particular have many diverse forms of expression.
For many who hear this work, it will likely evoke not the heavy sorrow of something like a friend’s death, but rather a lighter sadness—akin to losing a lottery.
Sad sound effect
A sound effect featuring a sad song with a shining, sorrowful melody.
The piano’s melodic line is deeply melancholic, so even a brief listen can make you feel down.
It’s especially suitable when you want to convey a quiet, heartfelt sadness.