There are a number of sites that allow you to download free, royalty free music. Using royalty free music means that you can distribute your film without worrying about potential legal difficulties of using copyrighted material. So why bother with royalty free music? When your film is complete, you’ll want to upload it to YouTube and enter it in film festivals. Although some royalty free music is actually free – often distributed under a creative commons license – it is far more common to pay a flat fee for royalty free music which allows you to use it in your own creative works. Royalty free means you don’t have to pay an additional fee for the use of that song. While a track by U2 or Coldplay is out of reach for most low budget filmmakers, there are a number of different ways to obtain royalty free music for your movie.

If you’re going to use a song in your film – particularly a well known song – the cost of purchasing the rights to use this music can sometimes be prohibitive. Artists and record companies rightly assume that they should be rewarded for their hard work. Buying a song on CD or iTunes doesn’t give you permission to use it in your film. When you’re making a film, finding music can be a difficult and time consuming process.

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