Free music and sound effects for video
Find background music and transition sounds for YouTube, client work, and short films, and see the license before you export.
The problem
A video needs music under the talking and a few sounds to carry the cuts. Stock libraries charge per track or per month, and a free track with an unclear license can mean a takedown after you publish. You need to hear a track against your edit and know what the license asks of you.
Three searches to start with
Real tracks from the catalog. Press play to hear up to 30 seconds.
Cinematic music under a title or montage
Tagged calm, cinematic, and instrumental, so there are no vocals under your narration.
Search for "cinematic ambient"-
TRG Banks Fast cinematic and ambient.
4:00
CC0: no credit required.
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Upbeat music for a product or travel clip
Tagged upbeat, at about 112 beats per minute.
Search for "upbeat"-
Kevin MacLeod Mid-tempo.
3:20
CC0: no credit required.
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A whoosh for a cut or a title
A 0.4-second whoosh for a hard cut or a text reveal.
Search for "whoosh"-
qubodup Impact and whoosh.
0.4 s
CC0: no credit required.
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License
All three examples are CC0, so you do not need to credit them in a video description. CC0 does not stop a platform's automatic copyright matching from flagging a track that other people also uploaded. If a claim appears, the track page shows where the license came from.
Ask your AI assistant
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Find two CC0 instrumental tracks between two and four minutes for a calm travel video, and one whoosh sound effect for the title card.