Ambient sound effects
Ambient soundscapes, textures, drones, and atmospheric beds for scenes that need space and mood. 2,264 sounds.
Most downloaded ambient sounds
Top 30Soft gentle wind ambience blowing·air, ambiance
Deep cinematic ambient drone atmosphere·ambiance, ambience
Raw spring bird recording with warbler, sparrow, and geese·ambiance, ambience
Deep cinematic swooshes and film-like ambient atmosphere·ambiance, ambience
Birds singing next to a river in springtime Scotland·ambience, ambient
Loopable spring birds recording with low-cut filter applied·ambiance, ambience
Loopable forest ambience with singing birds·ambient, athmo
Bold cinematic dramatic hit with bass and cymbal impact·abstract, accent
Forest sounds after rain with drops falling on ferns·a, after
Reverberant water dripping in a dark cave or dungeon setting·ambiance, ambient
Long ambient atmosphere with a synthesized pulsing heartbeat·ambient, atmosphere
Single bird singing early morning in a park, likely a robin·ambient, bird
Beach waves ambience from a Florida island·ambient, beach
Nighttime city traffic at a crossroad in Pune, India·ambiance, ambience
Footsteps crunching along a gravel path.·ambient, crunch
People talking outside a bar in a Polish town·ambiance, ambience
Soft babbling stream with flowing water up close·ambience, ambient
Quiet night city ambience with distant cars and urban hum·ambiance, ambience
Summer night crickets and insects from a back porch facing woods·ambience, ambient
Loud realistic emergency alarm siren loop·alarm, alert
Dense birdsong in a spring forest afternoon·ambiance, ambience
Atmospheric ambient music suitable for a film opening scene·ambient, atmospheric
Collection of creepy creaking and knocking wood sounds for horror·ambient, beast
Thunder and rain in a Thai village at the end of the day·ambience, ambient
Ambient bar atmosphere at night with quiet jazz music and talking·ambient, bar
Ambient park atmosphere with birds chirping in the city·ambient, birds
Alternate spring forest afternoon ambience with birdsong·ambiance, ambience
Atmospheric eerie glowing electronic sound with stereo panning·ambient, club
Raw crickets at night with distant stormy weather·ambiance, ambience
Gentle soft tonal wind ambience·amb, ambiance
Lots of Sounds API
Get ambient sounds from code
Search the full CC0 catalog from your app, game or AI agent with the REST API or the MCP server.
curl
curl -G https://api.lotsofsounds.com/api/v1/sounds \
-H "x-api-key: $LOS_API_KEY" \
--data-urlencode "tags=ambient" \
--data-urlencode "limit=10"Questions
- What can I use ambient sounds for?
- Ambient soundscapes, textures, drones, and atmospheric beds for scenes that need space and mood. Common use cases include background ambience, sci-fi scenes, meditation apps, horror atmosphere.
- Can I use these sounds commercially?
- Yes. Every sound is CC0: free for personal and commercial use, with no attribution required. A credit link to lotsofsounds.com is appreciated but optional.
- Can I search these sounds from code?
- Yes. The REST API and the MCP server support keyword search with tag, category, and duration filters. API and MCP access to the full catalog needs a Pro or Enterprise API key.