Useful sites Category: Digital Rebellion Blog

Moby offers royalty free film music to non-commercial films

Thu, 08 Nov 07 21:00:36 -0700

Moby is offering royalty-free film music to "independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short."

If you are using it for commercial use, you can apply for an "easy" license with all proceeds being given to the Humane Society.

This represents the third example this year (that I can think of, let me know if I missed anything) of a major artist bypassing a record label. The first was Prince, who released his album Planet Earth for free in a UK newspaper, then Radiohead released their album In Rainbows on the internet for whatever price downloaders were willing to pay.

Life is getting harder for the record labels because the viral nature of the internet means that some established artists are questioning the need for a middleman.

[via HDForIndies]

Soundsnap: new sound sharing web site

Thu, 11 Oct 07 10:04:42 -0600

Soundsnap is a royalty-free sound sharing site that is completely free to use. Good quality royalty-free sound and music is difficult to find on the internet unless you're prepared to pay a premium for it. For some projects, the premium is completely worth it, and for others it isn't.

It's very simple. You can browse and search for specific sound effects and music types or upload your own, similar to YouTube. The license is pleasing too - attribution is optional and you can commercially distribute your movie with these sounds and music. The only thing you can't do is distribute them separately from the movie, such as on a soundtrack CD for example, but that is completely understandable as it conflicts with their business model.

All in all, this site looks very promising for filmmakers, sound designers, editors and musicians.