Best places for royalty-free music for a video?

[Freycinet]

Hi all,

I'll need some audio for my next video, where are the good places to get music which won't be blocked by youtube for copyright reasons?

I found http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ where there is a very nice collection. Anywhere else?

It seems youtube itself also has a collection I can use, but does it mean my video will be plastered by ads? I also see some movies with a link to iTunes to download the music, but how does that work? How do I create a link like that?

Thanks for any help!

[checkmysix]

Hi Freycinet
Excellent find Mate
The "Soundtrack" and "Action" Genre are especially worth
Listening to.
At last a truely Royalty Free site and the composser Kevin Macleod even
explains in the FAQ Section that HIS work (NOT any Other Composser's) has permission to use with You Tube Movies.
Another way to go Copyright Free is to make your own Compositions.
I did it with this Old il2-1946 Movie(Sorry about the Crappy Camera Panning)using Magix Music Maker soundpool 15:
http://www.magix.com/us/soundpools/s...partnerid=9015 which has various Instrumental Loops and Genre's
including a Movie Score section.
Regards
Keith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBQ7B...mjYD0w&index=5

[DoolittleRaider]

Hey, Checkmysix.....

Will we be seeing a CoD movie from you?

[checkmysix]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

Hey, Checkmysix.....

Will we be seeing a CoD movie from you?

Hi DoolittleRaider
Hopefully soon Buddy.
I just need to improve on my editing skills.
I have been reading Your excellent Tips on Movie Making
to try to make a good quality Production.
Regards
Keith

[planespotter]

You can also internetarchive.org. Any audio or video there over 50 years old is be royalty free.

[Freycinet]

The music of every composer that died before 1942 is royalty-free and in the public domain. (70 year rule). The same doesn't go for actual recordings, since the artists making the recording usually demand royalties, except of they have expressly reneged on them. I found that a lot of royalty-free music can be found via wikipedia and the composer pages there.

Also the site www.musopen.org has lots of music. Among other from public orchestras that cannot or will not enforce royalties (US Airforce Band did a couple of Holst pieces!)

I just uploaded a vid to youtube with expressly public-domain music. It was recorded by a pianist who expressly put her music in the public domain, playing a piece by a composer who is royalty-free. IMMEDIATELY the video was hit with automatic copyright claims by EMI etc... I had to enter a dispute and present the evidence. I really find it terrible that these companies try to enforce copyright just because they made a recording of the same piece, but by another artist...