Best Sites with Royalty Free Music Downloads

By far, the most important element of video production is good sound. With the right type of music, you can turn a mediocre scene into a powerful one. To get the most emotion out of your production, check out this list of websites that offer good music for every kind of video production.

• AcidPlanet 8Packs

  A free ACID file download using multiple Sony Sound Series loops arranged into a song. There is a new file here for download every week!

• CSS Music

  $40 worth of free single track music downloads when you sign up on their website

• Free-Loops.com

  A fairly large collection of free sound effects and music tracks. Really worth checking out if your are making a production on a tight budget.

• Freeplay Music

  "The original place for free stock music online. This site has a wide selection of surprisingly high quality music tracks available in various lengths for download. The best part is, you can use these tracks in any production."

• JewelBeat

  A very simple site with a good number of epic soundtracks and sound effects that are totally free for any use. Who can argue with that?

• Sonnyboo Productions

  "A site made by a filmmaker who wants to share some of his best music, software, and filmmaking tools with the world!"

• Audiojungle

  "A fantastic looking site that is easy to use and to shop in. They have over 15,885 royalty free audio files that start at just $1. The quality of the music matches the quality of the site. A great place for anyone to check out when buying stock music."

• Fresh Music Library

  "The unique part about this library is the ability to download all three versions of a track (Full, 60 second, 30 second, and underscore version) for the same price across their entire music library. You also have the ability to buy CDs as a bonus."

• iStockphoto

  "A new addition to the world's most popular stock photo website is royalty free audio tracks. In the short time they've been offering these tracks, they have already grown into an impressive library with very innovative and new tracks for download"

• Manchester Music Library

  License flexibility you won't find elsewhere; from royalty free music tracks to the only production music library annual blanket available online.

• Music 2 Hues

  Worldwide supplier of Royalty Free Music and SFX with over 2000 tracks via download or on Audio CD. Free Samples offered monthly.

• NEO Sounds

  "Choose from over 20,000 royalty-free stock music tracks at an affordable price."

• PremiumBeat.com

  "With royalty-free music available in both loops and full tracks, this is the place to go for high quality music loops in your production."

• Productiontrax.com

  "With a staff and artist roster made up of active film composers, musicians, photographers, and filmmakers, this company should have a good idea of the needs of producers and production schedules. Additionally, they have a Complete Score section which allows producers and directors to download entire thematically-cohesive underscores."

• RevoStock

  One of the more popular stock music sites with aggressive pricing on very high quality music tracks

• RoyaltyFreeMusic.com

  "Claiming to be the largest buyout music library ever means you better have some content...and that at least some of it has to be good. This site offers both tracks for download and a subscription based option for just 299.95 a month. If what they claim is true, that would be a real bargain."

• RoyaltyFreeMusicLibrary.com

  "A collection from Royalty Free Music Revolution, Radical Music Library, and Mojo Music Library all at a very consistent price point."

• Shockwave-Sound.com

  "With a large library of professional sound effects and the largest collection of royalty free classical music on the web, this is a great place to go for almost any musical need."

• Sounddogs

  "Started in August 1996, Sounddogs was the world's first online commercial sound effects and production music library. As a result they have a staggering amount of sound effect and music tracks for purchase on their site. They currently have over 500,000 tracks online and have had their sound effects used in many major motion pictures."

• Soundzabound Music Library

  A great resource for educators who need great prices on royalty free music for their schools. They fully license music with unlimited rights for education.

• Stock Music Site

  "A vast library of music from over 2,426 professional composers and producers worldwide. They also have a Hyper-Search feature which allows you to filter for genre, mood, instrument, style, duration, price, etc."

• StockMusic.com

  A very easy to navigate site with the backing of the world's largest publisher of professional sound effects: Sound Ideas. They offer complete CD downloads as well as subscription based pricing so that you can set your budget for stock music and forget it!

• Stockmusic.net

  "A nice looking site with music that has been licensed in productions for networks such as FOX, Time Warner, Discovery Channel, HBO, and New Line Cinema. They have very affordable prices for the quality of music that you get."

• The Music Bakery

  A long running and trusted stock music website with a vast library of stock music.

• TheBeatSuite

  An attractive looking site with a great flash player and check out system. They have a huge range of music from acoustic to world and travel.

• UniqueTracks

  "Started in 1998, UniqueTracks has been serving stock music to editors for a long time. They own their own music and as such can enter into publishing deals if needed. "

• ZiS Music

  You can pay one low price and use for all your productions for life. From the producers of the Nightingale Music Library, these CDs offer great music with great production value!

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