Music for commercials (wedding related) at DVinfo.net

Adam Haro · February 5th, 2009, 06:46 PM

I advertise in a local wedding guide that also has a website. I was contacted by one of the owners who is interested in having 30sec. commercials on the site for their advertisers and wants me to do create them. Shooting and editing the commericals are no problem, what concerns me is the music beds for the commercials. With all the talk about royalty free music here lately I assume I would need to go that route. These commercials will only be shown on the website.
I am going to check out the music sites mentioned in the other threads, where else should I look? I seem to remember Itunes having royalty free music at one time, anyone know if thats still around?

Thanks

Matt Bishop · February 5th, 2009, 07:52 PM

There are two sites that I used frequently. freeplaymusic.com which I believe was mentioned before at some point, and stock20.com. Pretty decent music and pretty cheap.

Matt

Adam Haro · February 5th, 2009, 08:09 PM

Thanks Matt.

Ethan Cooper · February 5th, 2009, 08:46 PM

In my past production life we used a place called American Music Company. For royalty free it wasn't terribly expensive.

Firstcom is a pretty big name in royalty free and they have a huge library but they're not the cheapest out there.

Lukas Siewior · February 6th, 2009, 01:55 AM

also try twistedtracks.com

Chris Barcellos · February 6th, 2009, 02:26 AM

Take a look at Digital Juice

Luke Oliver · February 6th, 2009, 07:10 AM

not to hijack the thread but i also have had a wedding planning company contact me as they would like my demo on their web site

currently my soundtrack is sigur ros

Am i right in guessing that i cannot use this track ??

luke

Steve House · February 6th, 2009, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luke Oliver

not to hijack the thread but i also have had a wedding planning company contact me as they would like my demo on their web site

currently my soundtrack is sigur ros

Am i right in guessing that i cannot use this track ??

luke

You can't legally use it for anything - your demo reel, someone's website, a video for a client, anything at all - unless you have licensed both the music and the master recording from their respective copyright owners.

Luke Oliver · February 6th, 2009, 09:33 AM

better change the track then

John Moon · February 6th, 2009, 10:37 AM

Another great resource is Triple Scoop Music : Award-winning music for professional photographers and videographers!

Probably one of my favorite in terms of quality.

Stan Szeto · February 7th, 2009, 06:31 AM

I like music by E.S. Posthumus...I know, I doubt any of their music would be good wedding videos. But I do want to know if anybody knows of any artists that make music like theirs but on a royalty free basis.

I tried to do searches on all of the previous websites mentioned above...the problem is that I don't even know how to classify E.S. Posthumus' type of music!

Steve House · February 7th, 2009, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stan Szeto

I like music by E.S. Posthumus...I know, I doubt any of their music would be good wedding videos. But I do want to know if anybody knows of any artists that make music like theirs but on a royalty free basis.

I tried to do searches on all of the previous websites mentioned above...the problem is that I don't even know how to classify E.S. Posthumus' type of music!

I think I'd call it "New Age" but iTunes labels it "Electronic." Good sounds! Have you considered approaching them to license the real McCoy? Who knows, the worst that can happen is they say "no." From the ASCAP database ...

POSTHUMUS SONGS
GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP
2450 COLORADO A
SUITE 4
SANTA MONICA , CA, 90404
Tel. (310) 701-0403

February 5th, 2009, 06:46 PM	#1
Adam Haro Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 171	Music for commercials (wedding related) I advertise in a local wedding guide that also has a website. I was contacted by one of the owners who is interested in having 30sec. commercials on the site for their advertisers and wants me to do create them. Shooting and editing the commericals are no problem, what concerns me is the music beds for the commercials. With all the talk about royalty free music here lately I assume I would need to go that route. These commercials will only be shown on the website. I am going to check out the music sites mentioned in the other threads, where else should I look? I seem to remember Itunes having royalty free music at one time, anyone know if thats still around? Thanks

February 5th, 2009, 07:52 PM	#2
Matt Bishop Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Moline, IL Posts: 231	There are two sites that I used frequently. freeplaymusic.com which I believe was mentioned before at some point, and stock20.com. Pretty decent music and pretty cheap. Matt __________________ www.mediainnovations-online.com www.mediainnovationsblog.com

February 5th, 2009, 08:46 PM	#4
Ethan Cooper Trustee Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houma, La. Posts: 1,400 Images: 5	In my past production life we used a place called American Music Company. For royalty free it wasn't terribly expensive. Firstcom is a pretty big name in royalty free and they have a huge library but they're not the cheapest out there. __________________ ∅ -Ethan Cooper

February 6th, 2009, 02:26 AM	#6
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Take a look at Digital Juice __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

February 6th, 2009, 07:10 AM	#7
Luke Oliver Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Guernsey , Channel Islands Posts: 242	re not to hijack the thread but i also have had a wedding planning company contact me as they would like my demo on their web site currently my soundtrack is sigur ros Am i right in guessing that i cannot use this track ?? luke

February 5th, 2009, 08:09 PM	#3
Adam Haro Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 171	Thanks Matt.

February 6th, 2009, 01:55 AM	#5
Lukas Siewior Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Lyndhurst, NJ, USA Posts: 408	also try twistedtracks.com

February 6th, 2009, 09:33 AM	#9
Luke Oliver Major Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Guernsey , Channel Islands Posts: 242	re better change the track then

February 6th, 2009, 10:37 AM	#10
John Moon Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 446	Another great resource is Triple Scoop Music : Award-winning music for professional photographers and videographers! Probably one of my favorite in terms of quality. __________________ John J. Moon www.northernlightfilmworks.com - Event DV Top 25 Recipient

February 7th, 2009, 06:31 AM	#11
Stan Szeto New Boot Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 11	I like music by E.S. Posthumus...I know, I doubt any of their music would be good wedding videos. But I do want to know if anybody knows of any artists that make music like theirs but on a royalty free basis. I tried to do searches on all of the previous websites mentioned above...the problem is that I don't even know how to classify E.S. Posthumus' type of music!