Royalty free music for showreels

Posted by: Tim Thorne

Normally when I create a showreel or something that requires music I compose it myself, alas creating my latest showreel I was too busy and just didn’t have time. I looked on the web for sites that offer music downloads for use on commercial projects, I found a wealth of resources that offer royalty free, free downloads. Below are a few that I think are really great.…

http://www.openmusicarchive.org

Openmusicarichive.org is a archive of music whose copyright has expired. This music can be used by anyone for any purpose. Mainly blues and Jazz , great if you are going for a vintage feel.

http://opsound.org

Lovely site with tons of music available under the Creative Commons license – worth checking out!

http://www.jamendo.com

Lots of downloads and diverse range of styles available under the Creative Commons. Remember to check that the music you want to use is licensed for commercial usage.

http://www.soundclick.com

Another great site with lots of diverse styles. I like the way the search listings make it clear which tracks are available for commercial use, makes it a lot easier to narrow down your search.

http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/

Some good stuff can be found on this site, you can search by mood/feel, which is really handy.

http://www.musopen.com/

Mainly classical music, some lovely stuff, I really like this site.

Some more?

http://creativecommons.org/legalmusicforvideos

The Creative Commons website also has a list of free music sites so check it out. Also contains some good advice about using music under the Creative Commons licence.