Free Music From YouTube

YouTube nows offers free music for your media productions.  No worries about securing rights and again, it's free.

  
Here's the link.

Mobygratis.com: Free Music for Filmmakers

Singer-songwriter, musician and DJ, Moby just released a catalog of over 150 tracks for use by indy and documentary filmmakers.


"Mobygratis.com is a resource for independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short film"

Moby explains: "Well, the music is free as long as it's used in non-commercial films. When the music is used in a commercial film, any money that's generated goes to the Humane Society, so I get nothing."

Sign up for an account.  If you find something you'd like, complete the online form to secure rights for your project.

More Free Music

Here are two more sources for free music to use in your productions:

Jamendo

"Jamendo is a community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Commons licenses. Share your music, download your favorite artists!"

Free Music Archive

"Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads."

While generally "free", the Creatives Commons licenses vary so be sure to check for any restrictions before using a specific piece of music.

Legal Music For Videos

Here's a great page from Creative Commons which lists links for a number of free online music resources.



Check it out.

Free Music Resources

Here's a list of free music and sound resources for filmmakers compiled by Blake Whitman.

ccMixter offers great material and
the opportunity to collaborate

Much of the music made available through these sites are public domain or available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license.

Free Music & Sound Effects - Part 2

Here are a few web sites that offer free music or sound effects to use in your video.

As their website states, "The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focusses only on sound, not songs." Read my earlier post to learn how Creative Commons licenses work.

Soundsnap.com is another source "to find and share free sound effects and loops- legally. It is a collection of original sounds made or recorded by its users, and not songs or sound FX found on commercial libraries or sample CD's."

If you're looking for music, check out ccMixter. Again quoting their website, ccMixter is "a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons, where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want."

Here's a little rocker from ccMixter...


Remember to check the details of any piece of media with a Creative Commons license. Some prohibit commercial use or require attribution in a manner specified by the author.

And while we're on the subject, to learn more about the sound mixing, Filmsound.org is a great resource.