Royalty Free Music For Video Productions?

In the past we've used whatever we've wanted when it came to audio. Our local tv station wants to show our show. We also want to show on Youtube/Sell DVD's. Due to this change we can't use copyrighted music. What have you guys used for royalty free music? Are they collections I can purchase at a reasonable price? I know about Digital Juice, but they're a bit limited when it comes to current music styles. Have any suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by Suzie Nestico on May 8, 2009 at 12:55pm

The following is a list of sites I have used before for the same purpose, although as you point out, some of them are time consuming to sift through in order to find something that matches your show or production, nonetheless, they are royalty free.

* PodSafe Audio http://www.podsafeaudio.com

* Kaplaa http://kaplaa.com
* SoundSnap http://www.soundsnap.com
* Shambles: Sound Effects and Music
http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/SoundE/
* Educational CyberPlayGround: Get Music Downloads
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Music/FREE.html
* Open Source Audio http://www.archive.org/details/opensource_audio
* Incompetech Royalty Free Music
http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/
* Mutopia (public domain sheet music) http://www.ibiblio.org/mutopia/
* Opsound Copyright friendly sound http://www.opsound.org/index.php
* Find Sounds http://www.findsounds.com/
* FreePlay Music (check for licensing) http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
* Partners in Rhyme: Free Sound Effects
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml
* Partners in Rhyme: Free Music Loops
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/free.html
* Partners in Rhyme: Free Midi Files
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/midi/index.shtml
* Partners in Rhyme: Free Weather Sound Effects
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/Weather.shtml
* Soundzabound Music Library
http://www.soundzabound.com/mambo/index.php?option=com_frontpage&am...

* ccMixter http://ccmixter.org/
* Classic Cat (classical music) http://www.classiccat.net/#black
* WavList.com http://new.wavlist.com/

If you find any other really good sites, please share!
Suzie

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Permalink Reply by Dwight Goodwin on May 8, 2009 at 10:29pm

Awesome List!!!

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Permalink Reply by Danny Nicholson on May 10, 2009 at 8:09am

Great List

Also would add Jamendo http://www.jamendo.com/en/

covered under creative commons licences and you can license some tracks for commercial use for only a few dollars

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on May 8, 2009 at 3:45pm

You might find something you can use from this discussion in March. Good Luck.

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Permalink Reply by Kev on May 9, 2009 at 8:27am

Keep in mind that royalty free isn't always royalty free!

Very often these licenses have a caveat that says they are free for one thing but not another. Freeplaymusic.com, for example, is my personal favorite for "royalty free" but I'd never try to sell anything I used there because their license agreement is so confusing. I feel fine using it and sharing it free but as soon as profit or broadcast comes in the licenses tend to change.