Royalty-Free Music Licenses at Bensound

One question that animators often ask when making a short film, or compiling their demo reel, is where to get Royalty Free Music either for free or at low prices.

One very useful resource that we recommend at Bucks is Bensound. At Bensound.com you can download royalty free stock music for animation, YouTube and multimedia projects.

How the Bensound license works:

You can use Bensound's music available under the Free License (with the black download button) in your multimedia project (online videos, websites, animations, etc.) for free as long as you credit Bensound.com. 

Examples of a proper way to credit Bensound: "Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music or "Music: « Song Title » from Bensound.com"

You cannot:
You cannot Claim our music as your own.
You cannot Register Bensound music in any store/platform.
You cannot use Bensound music for Audio Podcasts or AudioBooks.
You cannot make music, song, or remix with Bensound music.
You can use Bensound music for Facebook videos but you cannot register them to the Facebook Rights Manager Service 

Where to find Bensound
https://www.bensound.com/?fbclid=IwAR2bTJ2eNIz5Qa5PYcvzBHhSF6w4O_a57ExOjs3tWGBNz6hTVix0zHBzKwU

Audio and Sound Resources for Animators
For more on the use of sound effects and sound design in animation, follow these links:

• Audio first, then animation
• Free music from Moby Gratis
• Why animators need sound design
• How to use Audio files in Maya
• How to direct voice actors
• No audio playback in Maya 2020 - how to solve it

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