TOP 3 PLACES To Get MUSIC FOR VIDEOS

[@mattih]

Which one is your favourite??? Im genuinely curious

[@tejasshirode]

I used epidemic

[@carlosq00]

Music Bed is my first choice today...

[@martijnderasser]

Soundstripe, also not expensive but the quality of the music is sublime

[@nikkireneemusic]

Thanks for the link! Just started Epidemic sound. Love that you can take bits and parts of the song. So awesome!

[@GertKracht]

Epidemic Sound is my first choice.

[@KarlMarkusAntson]

Finding great music is one of the biggest headaches of all in this creative process! Who agrees?!

[@mattih]

Meeeee

[@kevincameron8437]

This is the biggest challenge of videos. I never thought it would be.

[@KarlMarkusAntson]

Kevin Cameron yes, I totally agree!

[@georgemiller8370]

Filmmaking is tough. Part of the job. Schedule and seek a music artist/collaborator and customize the music to connect with your film style and make it flow professionally. Good luck.

[@SarahThirkell]

George Mille

[@MightySuki]

3 channels with free music to use... 1. Vlog No Copyright Music 2. Audio Library 3. heroboard - Music for Creators

[@harripods]

Marko Šurbatović - Šuki absolutely why to pay 200$ 😕

[@jackhhooker]

how do these work? Can I just download the clip from the page and use it at my discretion? I don't see licensing terms.

[@MightySuki]

@@jackhhooker You can use songs form their channel for your youtube videos, but in description of your video you need to put licence links. You can find licence links in description of the song you downloaded. Every song has it. 😊

[@EricVentures]

I've been using these channels for the past year. It does get annoying to search over channels on KZbin for music and sometimes the lead you to a link where you still have to purchase the song. I moved to epidemic and from a convenience and extensive stand points its amazing. I think they could def drop the price to 9.99...

[@ElCatrachoJuan]

@@EricVentures dude you need to find Joakin Karud on his channel here at KZbin he's sharing his music so we can use that music and the only thing we need to do is at the description of the video share His info as creator of the song that you will find on the video description box so that's it

[@panamafred1]

I'm old. Really old. 72. And I'm cranky. I hate snap track, click track, and clap track. I hate synthesized, repetitive, mind-numbing nuevo rubbish. I hate hearing the same trivial piece of "music" on a vanlife vlog and a kickstarter video and a travelog video. Did I mention I'm cranky? Give me music. Real music. Real instruments. C.O.M.P.O.S.I.T.I.O.N. I've been looking at all these music sites for days and can't find anything I like for my channel. Until today watching your video that is. ARTLIST. Wow. Real. Good. Music. (I'll come clean -- to be honest, I do like hip-hop and indie and some rap if it isn't mindless and derogatory toward women.) MUSICBED looks good too. It's time for my nap now. Thanks for a good video.

[@MarcusWarnerMusic]

I love your videos Matti but this was a bit depressing to watch (let me explain). I appreciate the fact that affordability is a huge factor for music licensing especially on KZbin, but as I music composer myself I was a bit gutted that you didn't even mention approaching artists directly for music. The thing that scares me about these music libraries is that so much of the music on them is very generic to fit as many applications as possible; subsequently artists that upload to these sites aim to make their music as similar to what is currently being licensed the most, leading to a downward spiral in music quality. For alot of KZbin videos this probably makes sense as the focus of the entire video is just the dialogue. But suggesting it for wedding videos, as well as cinematic short films, just strikes me as a very sheltered approach to video making. Everyone's videos are starting to sound the same because they're all using the same stuff from Epidemic sound most of the time and for those who want to direct feature-length, cinematic movies, none of these sites will come close to replicating what an actual hired composer could create, because they will write something specifically to match the film. I get that the price is a big issue but it doesn't have to be. Find an artist who's at a similar level to you or less in terms of reach/social media following. Ask politely if, in return for crediting them in the video, they'll allow you to monetise a video with their music in it. I guarantee you 9/10 times they'll be fine with it. Even better, find someone to compose music specifically for your film. Then in both scenarios you've got something that's far more unique than if you'd just taken a generic track from one of these libraries AND you're collaborating with us guys in the music industry, which is what film making should be all about. You and Peter often mention the importance of collaborating with other film makers, please give an honourable mention to other artists as well. Thank you for reading :)

[@acikacika]

Yes. Great point. Fellow composer here and I feel the same. Even tho the platforms contain a fair amount of pretty awesome tracks none of those can suit a specific form as cinema composing. The pricing is different, the dedication is focused, it's a different business case totally. So what these platforms have as an effect is to undermine the creators who execute the original music and score for the content. I'm talking about smaller scale production companies. Thankfully, the art and craft of composing is still alive and well in the high-end movie production market, but all bellow that is just the missinterpretation of this kind of work. Good luck

[@MarcusWarnerMusic]

Thanks acikacika glad you understand. Very true re: cinema composing vs KZbin videos etc., but my worry is if this is taught as the norm to audiences on a scale as huge as, say Peter and Matti's, it'll start to affect high-end movie production as well. Because for most composers, who traditionally start with indie films and collaborative projects, what are they meant to do when all the indie film makers refuse to use anything other than these music libraries? Write library music, I guess! That'll be pretty sad.

[@acikacika]

@@MarcusWarnerMusic Yeah, the future doesn't seem that bright. Another argument to that is this emerging trend in sound libraries that provide you with already articulated and precomposed sequences. It's like "I'm a pizza scheff! - bakes a frozen pizza" type of situation. Maybe this is the kind of content writing you ment that is manifesting already. Also the licencing game is getting pretty exploitative of the creators. Let's see what the future brings, but I'll always enjoy creating that's for sure.

[@emiliecreteur9095]

Couldn't agree more !!! 😊👏👏👏

[@MarcusWarnerMusic]

Well put. Best of luck to you as well!

[@sebastianvalet1573]

Thanks a lot Matti for this video and giving a nice and brief overview! I just would like to add one note I realized when comparing epidemic with artlist: with epidemic you are NOT allowed to use music you downloaded within an active subscription after you cancel the subsription. However, Artlist DOES give you the right to use it forever. I think this should not be underestimated and is giving a pretty strong point to Artlist!

[@suprajlo]

i belive as of 2023 your account with artlist has to be active.

[@Bopplise]

There is a point missing: you can only use the songs as long as your subscription is active! (You can keep your video online but can‘t create another one) This is a huge disadvantage and keeps me from paying 160$ for a year for few videos because there is the good advice from Matti to create a music library before editing but then you have to pay forever and your stuck with subscription... hope there will be a solution to not pay thousands of $$$

[@MoodsofMonday]

Epidemic Sound is the one we use the most. The REASON for that is their amazing library which fits our style so great. All that for such a little fee is just fantastic! Keep up the great work man! Love from Moods of Monday

[@TEBInteriorsInc]

Game changer!! Thanks from a fellow Torontonian. I have been using Epidemic Sound (on recco from you and Peter) for a while now and think it's great!!! But after watching this video, I spent a few days investigating the songs on Musicbed. NICE!!! Making the switch and going to film my first video using a song from Musicbed TODAY!! THANKS AGAIN!!!!

[@themusicbed]

Glad you're enjoying it! Let us know if you ever need help finding the perfect track :)

[@TEBInteriorsInc]

Please excuse some of the footage and colour grading.....i am still learning. :D

[@themusicbed]

We all are ;) It's a process!

[@from.thelodge]

Recently started using Musicbed and its got such a good selection of tracks!! Jumped over from Epidemic, so will see how it goes for a few videos! :) Love your videos dude!

[@mattih]

Yea I love that there are options now 🙌🏻

[@MarksTech]

good luck. youre stuck in a contract for a year. can't cancel. should have stuck with epidemic. I'm using musicbed and regretting it. plus it has no ambient sounds like epidemic has.

[@kyletaggart]

Love using epidemic sound, however I hate the search. Nice video!

[@mattih]

Yea search is sorta bad on there hah

[@themusicbed]

Hey Kyle, you should give ours a try ;)

[@DanielSanLIVE]

As a starter KZbinr, I use epidemic sound. I just love the Library and sound effect access. Its affordable and yeah, music is just awesome.

[@jimlindsay3312]

youre member of their team i guess

[@bnrranch516]

Just used your Epidemic Sound link, Thanks Matti!

[@EastFame]

I'm subscribed to Artlist - their fee plan is exceptionally good. Epidemic sound's one year plan just for KZbin and nothing else is useless to me.

[@AllyGoldBeats]

You can use music from my channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5auc3RujNKipJY

[@revocarlos3869]

Hi Matti, EPIDEMIC SOUND requires you to register your payment before you can use their trial. Should I pay first before I can use their trial?

[@puzatube4119]

Nice vid Matty! You help a lot of us filmmakers out!

[@mattih]

Thanks man 😊

[@puzatube4119]

Matti Haapoja Of-coarse Matti! You, Peter, and the Corridor Crew are mine, and so many others inspirations! I wouldn't be pursuing film making if it wasn't for you guys. Hopefully ill be able to make it as you guys have on YT and in the film making industry. Who knows, maybe i'll be the next gen Matti lol.

[@OneEyeBlindMedia]

I have not heard of these but I use AudioBlocks and have NEVER had an issue. I will also make my own music in GarageBand.

[@iMimp0sible]

Artlist works best for me at the moment as mainly make vids for commercial use as apposed to KZbin

[@mattih]

Awesome 🙌🏻

[@iMimp0sible]

Btw thanks Matti for the awesome content! Been watching for few years now and it helped me lots when I was first starting out, from colour grading to gear, your tips are spot on👌

[@stockmelodies3216]

Musicbed has great stuff for sure but Epidemic also good choice. Thanks for the video.

[@KarlMarkusAntson]

One helpful video after another! Thanks, Matti! Greetings from Estonia!

[@mattih]

Glad your learning man 🙌🏻

[@hcacerestito]

Finally made a choice and signed up for Artlist using your link! Love all your videos! Thanks for this, it really helped me choose.

[@guptaflavio5383]

*After your epidemic sound free trial, will you get strike if your video is uploaded while on trial? Also, do you need to pay it monthly or can you pay it only by the time you want to grab one?*

[@BrendanEldom]

Yes Epidemic, I Love it since the dope squad put me on it! ! didn't know about Musicbed thanks for sharing that. Artlist works but I agree, the selection isn't as wide but I have gotten some great tracks from it also.

[@mattih]

🙌🏻

[@HuFilms]

Searching for the right music is soul destroying. I actually started using old classic house music which often isn't recognised by the copyright algorithm.

[@mattih]

Haha yea it’s tough at times

[@ZdenkaDarula]

I use Epidemic Sound and YES searching the right music is very painful process... it is killing my time... I hate it but I know that it is all about the music if you are making some cinematic video or need to have it stand out...

[@ashotdanielyan]

Hi, Matti! Thanks for this video! I'm a composer and using Audiojungle for placing my music. But more and more I feel that Audiojungle is not for my music and not for my soul. And maybe I'll try to start a collab with Epidemic and MusicBed. At least I hope to start working with these great platforms. Can you tell something about Audiojungle? Did you had an experience with this music stock? Thanks for the answer!

[@ledzhvisuals]

Hey Matti I love so much the way you teach people with different tips for filmmaking. I love the way you enjoy that. Thank you!

[@noshow]

This was helpful, I am absolutely pulling the trigger on artlist.

[@mattih]

Awesome! Glad it helped

[@imEthanDeVries]

Thanks Matti! Just used your link to start my free trial. Appreciate the breakdown.

[@arnondeshalit943]

Really important video. Maybe do one from now on for 2024-2025, because I heard a lot has changed in this area. Especially if you are looking for music for movies and not just for KZbin. Let's say which website is the most recommended for professional music for docu-films?

[@MarinJapan]

For the free trial, what happens to the music downloaded if you chose not to continue?

[@firdaushakimi3163]

Hey man, im also curious. Share with me if you have the answer

[@youandmeequalslife3466]

Thanx for this video. Am new to all this and am trying to learn as much as I can so God bless you for sharing what you know . Greetings from Vienna

[@elbertmoria9299]

Lovin' these positive vibes you've got going on your videos lately Matti, keep it up.

[@dominiccobb6470]

Hey :) Am I allowed to use the KZbin Music Library (attribution not required) for commerical work outside of KZbin? Greetings :)

[@wowfreak141]

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately! This video’s perfect. I use Epidemic right now (love the sound effects)

[@mattih]

So good 🙌🏻

[@nikkireneemusic]

I’m just starting my channel, so I haven’t used any of them, but I’ve heard most about Epidemic sound, so I’m planning on utilizing them most. Great info! Love your vids!

[@mattih]

Awesome 🙌🏻 worth it for sure

[@AymanTheRepairTech]

if you stopped subscription on epidemic sound your videos will get flagged with the yellow dollar sign and demonetized

[@Themakeupolic]

Ayman The Repair Tech are you serious about that ??? But you paid for the usage at that time omg I just signed up with them.

[@AjKellyProductions]

We use epidemic, pretty good selection

[@JMsoo]

If you create an account with Musicbed you can search all the song, using all their tools to refine the search, indeed you can't download but you can get a good Idea of the service

[@levistravels2904]

Hey Matti, Can you start doing job shadow videos of your jobs, I really enjoy them and learn so much from them!

[@chasingbrews]

I agree with you about Epidemic’s search system. It’s a pain to use.

[@mariners_platter]

Hi Matti. Big, big fan of your channel! Do you know if classical music (Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, etc.) is ok to use for youTube? Would I face any copyright issues w/ KZbin if I upload a video with classical music (downloaded from Amazon, for example) in the background? Thanks.

[@colonel__klink7548]

None of them offer free music. They offer access to a music library at a cost of a subscription rather than a per son licensing agreement. There just isn't a free option out there.

[@lettucecollect48]

We are a free option 😁

[@michaelbornman9313]

this video looks really nice, did you change your lut?

[@mattih]

Naw same LUTS but lighting changes and I tweak things every once in a while

[@inowantuti5205]

What would happen if the trial expires? Will youtube take down the previous videos you’ve made?

[@severinw7067]

Nice Video!!! Can you make a video with tipps for 24 fps b-roll ?

[@JwadeProductions7]

Severin W what exactly are you asking? Are you trying to do slow mo b roll at 24fps? If you are the answer is shoot higher slow it down and then render to 24FPS

[@JwadeProductions7]

Adam Tauqeer yes I know which is why I said what exactly are you trying to do?

[@egoyski7958]

Artlist user here! Another Great Video Matti!!

[@mattih]

Awesome 🙌🏻

[@matthewpaquette]

I love music platfroms!

[@KennyomarGarcia]

Lol I noticed that as well.

[@mattih]

The music comes from platfroms

[@raghavthakar2320]

Yeah! We get music!

[@AronBagel]

MusicBed has music by Tony Anderson? Man I might have to jump on that! Been listening to him for years, and getting to use his music in projects would be amazing!

[@mattih]

Tony is incredible! One of my all time favs

[@martemedia]

I love using Soundstripe.

[@teocrawford]

Epidemic takes the win for me with their sfx! :D

[@88LoneWolf01]

You should make a video on how you use music licenses and copyright type stuff

[@CyberEditing]

#4 Make (produce) your own music. It's fun too. 😁😎😁

[@clownyallen]

Fl studio dude😁

[@NutlaBreh]

i dont have that skillset

[@duolightningproductionstud1435]

Not when you have a deadline 3 days from now

[@BloodClanResurrection]

It's time consuming, though

[@1junio]

That’s what I’m doing,uploading video using my own production music that I composed. It’s fun 🤩.

[@petrauskaiteugne]

I was wondering, if I quit the subscription or membership in epidemic sound or musicbed, will I still be able to use the music I downloaded before? Or I have to erase all my youtube videos? :D

[@themusicbed]

Great question Ugné! If you cancel your Musicbed Membership, you do not need to delete your KZbin videos, but you cannot use any music you've downloaded for future videos.

[@ZeLuJ]

Absolutely right

[@mindfuleats4517]

What about course creation? Which would you recommend?

[@niharmsangma2756]

Can we make a music video with that tunes. Like getting the tune and singing and making your own music video...

[@mrduncan83]

I just started my youtube channel and thanks had found epidemic sound and love it ! Hope to do more videos and attract more subscribers ! ThankYou !

[@NickGranville]

Even better: hire a musician to compose music for you. It’s often not as expensive as people thing and if someone is starting out they may do it for free or very little. That way you get original music which won’t be heard elsewhere.

[@mattih]

That would be awesome but it’s time consuming. If you need a song fast these sites are perfect

[@davidilie1169]

Live your Videos maati!!! Keep it up! First comment?

[@mattih]

🙌🏻

[@JakobKaiserCreative]

I never used any membership licensing platforms. 90% of the time i just look around on KZbin and Soundcloud and eventually find a good track that I'm allowed to use. Since I don't make any money off of KZbin there are many possibilities for me, because many smaller composers and producers actually let you use their music on non-profit projects if you give credit, which is the least I can do to help them out in return. On the other hand, I make music myself, so if I ever had a project that needed an own soundtrack I could do it myself. Funfact to end this off: I got two Artlist ads on this video!

[@mattih]

That’s great and hahaha funny

[@aceaudiohq]

If you care about the artist, never ever use Epidemic Sound, they have been called out several times because of their malpractices and complete disrespect of the composers financial and moral rights by several organisations, lately the european composer and songwriter alliance and Finnish musicmakers organisation. Content creators should support each other or one day every single one of us will be in the same situation, selling your hard work for scraps.

[@stevenfinch2547]

Synchedin kills all those places. You should check it out

[@SparlingAdventures]

Never heard of music bed but I’m wondering since only 50-60% of there song list do u think over time it will be 100%? I do have to say music bed sounds like the winner and only $9.99 per month compared to epidemic at $15 per month but the SFX is definitely critical.. it’s a toss up

[@SparlingAdventures]

Also if everyone is using epidemic sounds then i shouldn’t be using it because everyones music sounds the same. I’ll take a look at music bed

[@themusicbed]

Our goal is to move 100% of our roster over to Membership and we are literally adding artists and songs every single day :) Definitely a lot of incredible artists on Musicbed that have not been heard much on KZbin.

[@pauld2027]

Great video Matti!

[@SamHolland]

Totally agree with all that! My favourite is Epidemic sound hands down. I love the playlist feature because it’s so much clearer than Artlist playlists. You can save songs to your own projects so it’s really helpful to add music you might want to use in the future and categorise them. I’ll have to give music bed a try.

[@themusicbed]

Hey Sam, you should definitely check us out. We also have Projects for you to keep track of music you love (and you can favorite them from the song row). Let us know if we can help you find the perfect track!

[@SamHolland]

Musicbed I’ve definitely been thinking about checking you out since this video as I’m doing more projects. Are you doing a free trial?? :)

[@lennartlinde4445]

Sure I'll use your link, Matti - thank you for your great content!

[@ricardoucr]

Would you mind doing a similar video letting us know where to get free luts? Thanks.

[@mattih]

Hmm usually good LUTS cost a bit at least

[@ricardoucr]

Matti Haapoja I can buy some if they are not very expensive. I'll like to use them with footage from blackmagic pocket 4k. Btw, thanks for answering and greetings from Costa Rica

[@seva-m]

Great breakdown of music licensing options! 👍 I was wondering, do any of these platforms offer music specifically designed for different moods or genres? Also, if anyone's interested, my favorite library is my own - I've got free music library with dozens of royalty-free tracks available on my site, too. 🎵😊

[@joespn18]

Epidemic sound is awesome :D

[@GoProStartRecording]

Thanks for the feedbacks on these platforms !

[@wesstewart6073]

Thanks for the info! Will put it to good use!

[@lxapproduction]

I am into making videos for KZbin for not so long, maybe a year now, and I have been struggeling to find and being allowed to use music legally. What does it mean to be a CONTENT CREATOR or KZbinR? I mean I am doing coverages of cars and car events for my own purpose. I am not getting payed by a company, I only do it for my channel, and yet did I get an email by one of the licensing platforms saying I was not a content creator with personal content. In the end I managed to find an arrangement with them an this I really appreciate. This is also the reason I will stick to that very platform, because they check on every single user and get in touch with you when needed. It makes you feel like part of the community which is amazing! Thanks for that again, Cheers, Alex

[@airspike9561]

KZbin have channel as well where is copyright free music.So like mye hoby videographer who dont have that money to but on videos then it's one way to go.It's much harder to found good song but it will do if you beginner and learning.

[@MilesLeslie]

Another tip which could be useful for some people is to ask any friends you might have who make music. This could be good promotion for them and nice music for your video!

[@BenCaesar]

Agreed by far the cheapest option

[@MattHatchett]

I’m going to give these guys a shot. I’ve already used every good song from the KZbin audio library. Haha

[@mattih]

Awesome man 🙌🏻

[@Kirbywinson]

What happens if I use the KZbin Membership option for wedding videos?

[@mattih]

I think your videos would get demonitized I assume

[@monstermayank]

If I run two or three different channels on KZbin, do I have to take three membership plans or one would do?

[@AlainaWithanA]

But what happens if you stop your subscription at some point? Do you no longer have the rights to use the tracks that are in an already made video?

[@nongamer6]

can we use ArtList on Multiple youtube accounts?

[@washingfeet5013]

I would highly recommend Free2useTunes. Never pay for safe music and they have a huge variety

[@nongamer6]

@@washingfeet5013 thanks very helpful! :D

[@emmanuelcaballes7409]

If you have the subscription, do you still need to buy the license?

[@aminemabrouk5118]

As a musician and music supervisor, I highly recomend to learn more how translate visual content into a pleasant sound that will create to your audience engaging atmosphere ;)

[@christianworshipmusic20]

Please, which site is best for KZbin christian worship music channel?

[@DavidfromSwitzerland]

Hello Matti thx for the clip. I will have a look and i will use you links of course. ^^

[@SidneyDiongzon]

Musicbed!!!!!

[@mattih]

Yayyyy

[@themusicbed]

💞

[@AllyGoldBeats]

Here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5auc3RujNKipJY

[@JohnGrogans]

Great video Matti.👍🏼 I have been using epidemic sound for my videos ever since I started watching your videos and Peter’s videos.

[@1stresponsevideo]

What if you are doing this as a hobby, does it sound crazy to pay for a music service?

[@lettucecollect48]

All the music we post is free to use and it’s copyright free as well! We provide the service for people in your shoes!

[@coolestkid5]

if i have a membership post a video with a copyrighted song and then discontinue my membership will it become a copyright restriction

[@tomhanxs]

@Coolest KZbin Kidever yeah so I’ve checked with epidemic sounds and this is what they said “Use as much of our music as you need in your published videos, whilst you have an active subscription. If you cancel your subscription, your previous content will still be covered.” So yeah that is good!

[@flipfilms1759]

Can I use epidemic sound for things other than KZbin? Videos that arn’t making money? Like something for school? Or say for things like videos for people locally? Or local videos that are making money or payed wedding shoots?

[@ChaoticMatters]

What genre do most people use? My taste in music isn't so great so it's always a struggle to find music when trying to make a cool promo video. Everything I find tends to be pretty cheesy

[@TheBeggFamily]

So how many tracks to MusicBed have? I have started a free Epidemic Sound subscription, but MusicBed sounds interesting.

[@marywanjiku4330]

This was helpful.... GOD bless you

[@ElvenTunic]

What if you cancel your subcription? Do you still keep the licence or do you have to take down all your videos youve created over the last 20 years using the music?

[@erickdewit]

Currently preparing and planning my first series of weekly vlogs. Being a dj/producer before i decided to make my own music for the vlog.. I am curious to see how people will react to that.. :D I am still a learning videographer, but, I am getting there. Just need one more thing at the moment, and that is good sound outdoors.

[@StephanieFerrante_]

Hey. I signed up for Epidemic Sound using your link. I love the selections. Thanks :)

[@lloyd007100]

Hey Matti Epidemic sound only deals with credit card customer and not with any other bank cards and i guess small creators wont be able to pay annual fees of creditcard since they dont earn that much from you tube. i think you should suggest them some idea..All major cards excepted

[@Transmisjanazywo]

thank U Matti 4 this video - rly needed and BOOMM - You show me @ll - THX !!!!

[@mattih]

So good 🙌🏻

[@coddeadzone1616]

I'll use your links, thanks man

[@SpaceExperts]

Music is Important and your Channel too😀❤️

[@steadiknight_]

where did you get your hat from?!

[@Shiniboon]

nice video thank you. whats the name of the song at the end ?!