Dramatic Piano Songs — Cinematic & Powerful Pieces
858 songs — Songs with big dynamic range, sweeping melodies, and cinematic impact. Often used in film scores. Great for impressing an audience or just enjoying the drama of expressive playing.
Let It Go
Idina Menzel
BeginnerKey A68 BPM
Licence To Kill
Gladys Knight
EasyKey G76 BPM
Life On Mars?
David Bowie
BeginnerKey Bb60 BPM
Love the Way You Lie (Part II)
Rihanna
BeginnerKey C90 BPM
My Way
Frank Sinatra
BeginnerKey Bb76 BPM
Not In Love
Enrique Iglesias
EasyKey G72 BPM
No Words
The Script
EasyKey G100 BPM
Opening Themes from Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter'
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
BeginnerKey C120 BPM
Raiders March (from Raiders Of The Lost Ark)
John Williams
BeginnerKey C120 BPM
Red
Taylor Swift
BeginnerKey Bb128 BPM
Remedy
Adele
BeginnerKey D75 BPM
Roads
Portishead
BeginnerKey C112 BPM
Russian Roulette
Rihanna
EasyKey A80 BPM
Sarabande in D Minor
George Frideric Handel
BeginnerKey Bb60 BPM
Scar
Foxes
EasyKey C92 BPM
Ship To Wreck
Florence + The Machine
EasyKey C140 BPM
Skyfall
Adele
BeginnerKey Bb120 BPM
Space Oddity
David Bowie
EasyKey C68 BPM
Stay
Rihanna
EasyKey A112 BPM
Stockholm Syndrome
One Direction
BeginnerKey D112 BPM
Stop The Cavalry
Jona Lewie
BeginnerKey G120 BPM
Strong
One Direction
BeginnerKey C138 BPM
Superheroes
The Script
BeginnerKey D90 BPM
Symphony No. 40, K550 (Theme from the first movement)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
BeginnerKey C120 BPM
The Bear
The Wiggles
MediumKey C120 BPM
The Impossible Dream (from 'Man Of La Mancha')
Mitch Leigh
BeginnerKey Eb120 BPM
Theme from 'Organ Symphony'
Camille Saint-Saëns
BeginnerKey G120 BPM
Theme From Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 (1st Movement)
Ludwig van Beethoven
BeginnerKey G120 BPM
The Music Of The Night
Andrew Lloyd Webber
EasyKey D60 BPM
The Ride Of The Valkyries
Richard Wagner
EasyKey E96 BPM
The River Kwai March
Malcolm Arnold
BeginnerKey C120 BPM
The Show Must Go On
Queen
BeginnerKey D84 BPM
The World Is Not Enough
Garbage
EasyKey C88 BPM
Tomorrow Never Dies
Sheryl Crow
EasyKey Eb105 BPM
Toreador's Song (from 'Carmen')
Georges Bizet
BeginnerKey Bb100 BPM
Treat You Better
Shawn Mendes
BeginnerKey A170 BPM
White Noise
Disclosure
EasyKey G140 BPM
Who Do You Think You Are?
Spice Girls
EasyKey A120 BPM
Who Wants To Live Forever?
Queen
BeginnerKey G72 BPM
Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus
EasyKey G120 BPM
Writing's On The Wall
Sam Smith
EasyKey E64 BPM
You Only Live Twice
Nancy Sinatra
BeginnerKey G120 BPM
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Frequently asked questions
- What dramatic piano songs sound impressive?
- "River Flows in You" by Yiruma, "Comptine d'un autre été," and Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" (1st movement) all sound more impressive than they are to play. All in this collection or its companions.
- Do I need fast technique for dramatic songs?
- Not always — many cinematic pieces use slow tempos with dramatic dynamics (volume changes) to create impact. Speed isn't the only path to drama.