Want to keep the budget of your film to a minimum?
desperately want to use your favourite song for this scene?
copyright free music =
music that can be used & downloaded freely by anyone.
royalty free music =
music that you have to pay for once, then it's yours to use freely.
Creative Commons =
Allows creative work to be used by the commons. uncopyrighted music
Creative Commons license agreement:
"Creative Commons is a worldwide, California-based nonprofit organization. Its mission is to expand creative works in a variety of fields for others to build upon and legally share.
The organization releases copyright licenses, known as Creative Commons licenses, which are free to use."
Source: Studio binder
Source: studio binder
CC BY:
Use the music any way you want.
CC BY-SA:
The same as the CC BY, but the SA stands for Share-Alike.
This means you can change the track, share it with other people so they can use it. It’s still all legal as long as you offer it under the same CC BY-SA license.
CC BY-ND:
ND = No Derivative Works.
The music cannot be changed from its original. Using the music is fine but remixing is not.
CC BY- NC:
NC = Non Commercial.
This means you can’t profit off the video that the song is used for, especially if you’re trying to sell something.
watch this video for a visual explanation about the Creative Commons:
need some music for your film but don't want to spend money?
check out these sites for free
music and sounds:
1. YouTube audio library
familiar site to use. lots of moods, styles, tempos for you to use.
how to access YouTube audio library:
sign into YouTube account
click top right
on YouTube studio
bottom left click audio library
follow this video for more help on using YouTube audio library