{"id":3073,"date":"2012-05-16T10:52:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-16T17:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/?p=3073"},"modified":"2016-05-16T19:02:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-17T02:02:16","slug":"licensed-music-for-video-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/licensed-music-for-video-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Licensed music for video on a budget"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3085\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3085\" src=\"https:\/\/fwdlabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/geoffrey-pope-320x240.jpg\" alt=\"Geoffrey Pope\" title=\"geoffrey-pope\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-3085\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geoffrey Pope<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I appreciate film composers. My go-to guy, composer and conductor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geoffreypopemusic.com\/\">Geoffrey Pope<\/a>, gives me above-and-beyond work, quickly and painlessly to my picture-locked commercial work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Simply put,&#8221; Pope notes, &#8220;music written for a particular purpose can convey things that stock music can&#8217;t. Most people aren&#8217;t actively aware of this, but there is a powerful subliminal component to every musical choice we make&#8211;whether it&#8217;s in the melody, harmony, timbre or equalization. Good composers know this, and their original music serves their clients&#8217; purposes in unique ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, sometimes a client or project needs something different for half the price without delay. What are the options? Below is a short list of some options for your next project:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.audionetwork.com\/\">Audio Network<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration: immediate<\/li>\n<li>Cost: fairly inexpensive depending on usage scale ($1.25 for temp\/personal, tiers up to $495 for cinema)<\/li>\n<li>Quality: overall pretty good<\/li>\n<li>Search: keyword plus browsing by &#8220;style,&#8221; &#8220;mood\/emotion,&#8221; &#8220;instrument,&#8221; &#8220;genre,&#8221; &#8220;album,&#8221; and &#8220;composer&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/audio\">iStock Music<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration: immediate<\/li>\n<li>Cost: reeeal cheap ($1.67\/&#8221;credit&#8221; or about $10 total)<\/li>\n<li>Quality: mixed, with a few gems<\/li>\n<li>Searching: keyword plus &#8220;lightboxes&#8221; &#8212; kinda sucks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.extrememusic.com\/\">Extreme Music<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration: human-verified and not immediate<\/li>\n<li>Cost: varies<\/li>\n<li>Quality: good<\/li>\n<li>Searching: clunky Flash kiosk plus keyword and playlists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/firstcom.com\/\">First Com<\/a> is one of the industry standards\n<ul>\n<li>Registration: immediate, but human-verified delay for download<\/li>\n<li>Cost: pricey<\/li>\n<li>Quality: great overall<\/li>\n<li>Searching: keyword plus libraries and playlists <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/videohelper.com\/\">Video Helper<\/a> is another industry standard\n<ul>\n<li>Registration: human-verified and not immediate<\/li>\n<li>Cost: varies ($100 for local TV, $200 flat for internet, tiers up to $1,125 for all media rights worldwide)<\/li>\n<p><!--\n\n<li>Quality: <\/li>\n\n--><\/p>\n<li>Searching: clunky Flash kiosk, plus keyword and &#8220;genre,&#8221; &#8220;scenario,&#8221; &#8220;instrument,&#8221; &#8220;moods,&#8221; &#8220;tempo,&#8221; and &#8220;composer&#8221; browsing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/musicstore\">Vimeo Music Store<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration: immediate<\/li>\n<li>Cost: inexpensive ($1.99 for temp\/personal, $98 for indie)<\/li>\n<p><!--\n\n<li>Quality: <\/li>\n\n--><\/p>\n<li>Searching: keyword plus &#8220;genres,&#8221; &#8220;tempos,&#8221; &#8220;themes,&#8221; &#8220;moods,&#8221; and &#8220;instruments&#8221; browsing via mouseover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thoughts on these or others? Please add a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>(Some recommendations provided by FWD:labs member and pro editor, <a href=\"http:\/\/jeremytroy.com\/\">Jeremy Troy<\/a>.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I appreciate film composers. My go-to guy, composer and conductor Geoffrey Pope, gives me above-and-beyond work, quickly and painlessly to my picture-locked commercial work. &#8220;Simply put,&#8221; Pope notes, &#8220;music written for a particular purpose can convey things that stock music can&#8217;t. 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