50 Best Quiet Moment Songs for IG Reels & Stories
Best Quiet Moment Songs for Instagram Reels and Stories
There’s a strange calm that sneaks in when everything else goes quiet. Not the peace of a perfect sunset, but the hush after too much noise, when the room feels heavier than it should. It’s the long exhale in the car after everyone gets dropped off, or the stretch of night where the phone finally stops buzzing. A quiet track slips in and fills that pause. Some of these aren’t literally tied to silence, but they slide into the moment anyway, catching the weight of it in a way that sticks.
The vibe leans toward stripped back voices, muted beats, and lyrics that feel whispered even when they’re belted. Pop, rock, country, and R&B songs all end up working here, which is why the mix feels messy in the right way. These aren’t songs you blast at a party or throw over a highlight reel of beach days. They live in the background of a midnight walk, or on the edge of a clip where nothing much happens but the mood still lands. The track matters because it holds space instead of filling it.
Scroll through stories and you’ll see the effect. Someone uploads a blurry shot of the sky through a bus window, and the right song makes it linger. Another reels in the shadow of a kitchen light, and the music carries what words don’t. These quiet moment tracks cut through by not trying too hard. Here are the best quiet moment songs for Instagram reels and stories.
Top 10 Quiet Moment Songs
1. 'golden hour' by JVKE
2. 'I'm Coming Home' by Leon Bridges
3. 'Agape' by Nicholas Britell
4. 'Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi' by Yann Tiersen
5. 'Experience' by Ludovico Einaudi
6. 'Je te laisserai des mots' by Patrick Watson
7. 'Married Life' by Michael Giacchino
8. 'Clair de Lune' by Claude Debussy
9. 'Heart Of The Ocean' by Purrple Cat
10. 'Don't Know Why' by Norah Jones
Calm and Peaceful Songs #11 to 20
11. 'The Less I Know The Better' by Tame Impala
12. 'Let It Be' by The Beatles
13. 'Tiny Dancer' by Elton John
14. 'Fields Of Gold' by Sting
15. 'The Scientist' by Coldplay
16. 'I'll Be There' by The Jackson 5
17. 'You've Got a Friend' by Carole King
18. 'Lovely' by Billie Eilish & Khalid
19. 'Say You Won't Let Go' by James Arthur
20. 'Thinking Out Loud' by Ed Sheeran
Relaxing Instagram Music #21 to 30
21. 'You Are So Beautiful' by Joe Cocker
22. 'To Sir With Love' by Lulu
23. 'Your Song' by Elton John
24. 'Coming Home, Pt. II' by Skylar Grey
25. 'What A Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong
26. 'I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues' by Elton John
27. 'You Are the Sunshine of My Life' by Stevie Wonder
28. 'Easy' by Commodores
29. 'Stand By Me' by Ben E. King
30. 'Perfect' by Ed Sheeran
31. 'Here With Me' by D4vd
32. 'Moon River' by Frank Ocean
33. 'Liability' by Lorde
34. 'The Night We Met' by Lord Huron
35. 'Lover' by Taylor Swift
36. 'Ocean Eyes' by Billie Eilish
37. 'Someone You Loved' by Lewis Capaldi
38. 'Chasing Cars' by Snow Patrol
39. 'Photograph' by Ed Sheeran
40. 'Let Her Go' by Passenger
Aesthetic Instagram Audio #41 to 50
41. 'Vienna' by Billy Joel
42. 'The A Team' by Ed Sheeran
43. 'Daylight' by David Kushner
44. 'Say Something' by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
45. 'All of Me' by John Legend
46. 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston
47. 'Hello' by Adele
48. 'The Only Exception' by Paramore
49. 'Breathe Me' by Sia
50. 'I'm With You' by Avril Lavigne
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