MUSIC & SOUND ONLINE RESOURCES
This is
NOT a comprehensive list (provided by Kelly Donnellan)
Moby the DJ offers free
music for independent filmmakers and students at his site.
Royalty-Free
Free Music at NO Cost
www.freeplaymusic.com
A comprehensive collection
of High End Broadcast production music spanning all the popular musical genres,
available for download either on-line or for purchase on CD. If you are using
Freeplay Music for Educational, Non-Commercial use (limited to student use on
school grounds and classroom - non broadcast) then Freeplay's musical
compositions and recordings may be used (broadcast, synchronized and/or copied)
without fee. These reproduction rights, known as master synchronization rights,
are absolutely FREE and are granted in perpetuity, provided Freeplay is
accorded appropriate screen credit as follows, on a most favored nations basis
with all other music providers: "Music Provided By www.freeplaymusic.com".
In addition, provided the first broadcast appears on a U.S. National Network
Broadcast (non Cable Broadcast), then Videocassette/DVD Master Recording and
Synchronization rights fees are also FREE.
www.flashkit.com
Free sound FX and music
loops.
ESTOCKMUSIC
http://www.estockmusic.com/
Inexpensive stock music and
sounds.
Individual
Composers:
www.dilvie.com
Website of a musician who
wants to make music for film. Free downloads of his music tracks.
www.sonnyboo.com
Music composer Peter John
Ross offers 20 pieces of his music for free download. The ambient piece I
listened to was pretty good!
http://ghostnotes.blogspot.com
Another composer offering
his music for free and no royalties online. Beautiful impressionistic
improvisational piano pieces by William Cushman.
www.koumis.com
All kinds of free stuff -
music tracks, background graphics, sound FX...
www.loganproductions.com
Public Music Project offers
more free music for use by filmmakers, DJs and others! Good links to more free
music!
www.incompetech.com
Royalty-free music ranging from piano solos to orchestral to hip-hop. Suggested
donation of $5 per piece is appreciated. Credit has to be given to the composer Kevin
MacLeod. His site has useful links to more free music!
http://www.jdkmusic.com
John Keltonic of JDK Music
Production. You can download samples from his website, but one of his CDs will
also be uploaded on the FCP stations 117, 119 and 221 at MPC. (804) 272-6777
Royalty-Free
Music for a Price $$$
www.humanfactor.net
Search through their
catalog of ready-made music that can be customized to your own needs. You can
also work with their own composers or get help from them to find music that you
need. To download, you have to register for a free membership. Prices are
negotiable. For info email: info@humanfactor.net or call 202-345-7858.
http://www.shockwave-sound.com
Music tracks and music
loops suitable for use in films, websites, presentations…etc. Prices:
$14.95-49.95
www.flyinghands.com
It's royalty free and low
priced: individual full-length MP3s for $29.95 and less. Otherwise they sell
individual CDs or packages of CDs or the entire library. Free audio loop
downloads.
http://magnatune.com
Online record label that
lets customers decide how much they want to pay for music! You can stream for
free, then you can buy the CD for $5-18, but suggested price is $8. The label
signed about 24 unknown artists. A good way to support artists (they get 50%
royalty from Magnatune.) No paid license is required for non-commercial/school
use. For commercial movie production, calculate quote on the site.
www.soundrangers.com
Music loops ranging in
price between $3.95-$14.95
www.musicbakery.com
Music track downloads from
$19.99, sound FX from $1.98.
http://www.5alarmmusic.com
Great variety of styles and
genres, it’s probably impossible not to find something you need on this
website. For quote, call 626-304-1698.
www.metromusicinc.com
The Metro Music Production
Library is generally regarded as the best small production library in the
industry. Our goal is to provide a quality and originality of music that cannot
be found anywhere else. The catalog contains all original titles, fully cleared
and ready to license for your film, video, or interactive project.
For licensing quotes,
contact 212-229-1700 or 800-697-7392or email info@metromusicinc.com
(Production blanket for a 10min film costs $200, minus 10% student discount=
$180. They are very willing to work with film students!)
www.SoundDogs.com
Sounddogs.com is the first
and largest online sound effects library on the Internet. It offers sound
effects, production music, samples and loops and other features. Prices depend
on the length, supplier and file settings, but range from a few dollars to
$60-70 per piece. Previewing and purchasing is easy, though - not need to wait
for a quote.
www.dewolfemusic.com
A music library for
prestigious TV clients. Pricing is customized to individual projects and, given
the fame of the library, it probably isn’t cheap.
www.smartsound.com
They offer CDs, as well as
individual tracks for $19.95, but first you have to purchase and install a
soundtrack creation software Sonicfire Pro. Seems like they mostly sell
soundtrack creation plug-ins and software products.
www.apmmusic.com
APM works on a one-on-one
basis with registered clients. Registration is free and provides access to
searches of their library. Looks professional, but not cheap. Contact Craig
Giummarra, Tel: 212-856-9800; Fax: 212-856-9807; Email: cgiummarra@apmmusic.com
www.grooveaddicts.com
Extensive production music
library. To download tracks, you must purchase a subscription. To purchase a
subscription for CD-Quality cues, contact Groove Addicts: US/Canada
1.800.400.6767 Tel +1.310.572.4646 Fax +1.310.572.4647. Contact Cindy Rosmann,
Tel: 310-572-4646; Fax: 310-572-4647; Email: cindy@grooveaddicts.com
www.extrememusic.com
Music production library -
you must complete and pay for Music License Application Form.
http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com
Royalty Free Music - Buyout
Music - Production Music, Music on Hold - Free Background Music. Prices: $59.95
(track)-$99.95(CD)
Individual Composers
www.adamjohnsoninc.com
(have to contact about working with AU)
User Name: lmcintyre,
Password: lmcintyre
The music on this site is
only a portion of my original material, with samples ranging from acoustic to
house, folk, electronica, and the simply unique. My main goal for the next two
years is to network and produce, to find folks in the area that are actively
producing tv/fim/multimedia projects. I will not charge
"composer" prices and honestly I'm not interesting in making loads of
cash from composition right now. At this point, I am interested in
finding opportunities and doing good work. 703-851-8392.
www.stecklermusic.com
Steve Steckler, Composer
for TV and Film, 301-445-3737. Contact for quota.
Public
Domain Music
www.pdinfo.com
A website on which you can
search songs that are in public domain. It also offers information on public
domain and related sites.
Asks students to register
and then have full access to the library. You only pay a fee if your film
is later sold commercially, otherwise it is considered fair use as student
work.
Production Trax
You can download
low-quality demos before you lock in the purchase. www.productiontrax.com--huge
selection, some stuff cheap, some not.
One tip--the artists
control the prices, and I found out the hard way
that they can fluctuate. So
one day a track could be $50, the next,
$100, the next, down to $75.
www.stock20.com--not
a huge selection but some good stuff, and it's cheap, it was only about
$10/track
www.sounddogs.com--good
selection, a lot of cheap stuff, their website is not the most user friendly.
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