Free use music

September 1, 2009 11:37 AM

I’m trying to find some creative commons or free use music for my GF to use on the video she did for Facebook as a fund raising tool for her Susan G Komen 3 day walks in October.

She originally wanted Lady Antebellum’s “I was Here” but couldn’t because of license issues. I’m trying to find something in that same vein. Any suggestions of online resources or magic Google-fu would be appreciated. I read this previous question but had little luck and I have tried using the CC search engine but with crappy results.

posted by white_devil to media & arts (10 comments total)

I needed some music for a short video my daughter did for her webcomic project, and I just looked through MeFi Music until I found a few instrumentals. She picked one, I emailed the person who made it, and permission was granted for use. Took about a half hour total!
posted by mikepop at 11:42 AM on September 1

Free Music Archive.
posted by Sidhedevil at 11:43 AM on September 1

Great idea "mikepop". That never even occurred to me. Thanks!
posted by white_devil at 11:44 AM on September 1

Unfortunately nothing in MeFi music really works. Looking thru the FMA now. Thanks. Keep those answers coming!
posted by white_devil at 12:29 PM on September 1

Awesome music site thesixtyone (previously) has a dedicated Creative Commons section, and their cool navigation and community rating features make finding the good stuff easy.
posted by Rhaomi at 12:57 PM on September 1

Bookmarked - now I just have to figure out how to put an audio track at the beginning of a screencast video I am making with ScreenFlow...
posted by Quillcards at 1:14 PM on September 1

Opsound is a gift economy in action, an experiment in applying the model of free software to music. Musicians and sound artists are invited to add their work to the Opsound pool using a copyleft license developed by Creative Commons. Listeners are invited to download, share, remix, and reimagine.
posted by philip-random at 1:21 PM on September 1

Couldn't find exactly what she was looking for but thanks for the great new resources!
posted by white_devil at 9:51 PM on September 1

Free Music links from my bookmarks, apologies if there are any repetitions.

Sibelius Music
PC World Article, containing few links
FreePlayMusic
Musopen
VideoMaker
Old Metafilter thread
FindSounds
FreeSound
Soundsnap
Absolute Sound Effects Archive
Google Soundclip search engine

Hope this helps
posted by zaxour at 11:20 PM on September 1 [2 favorites has favorites]

Thanks zaxour. A great list!
posted by white_devil at 11:28 PM on September 6