Please, SOMEBODY take my money! I reeeeeaaallly want to buy this song!
May 9, 2023 3:28 PM Subscribe
I've searched high and low and it's driving me nuts. I want to buy this song for my personal enjoyment but it's like a mirage - vanishes when I get close.
I heard it on a youtube video (shoutout SuperTruckerDan). The creator had licensed it through (I believe) Epidemic Sound, but Epidemic Sound no longer has it. Or I can't find it on their website anyway. I don't have a subscription but would buy one if it would give me access to download the song.
The only place it seems to even be listed is Youtube, although Shazam recognized it instantly. This is turning into my white whale so ... halp?
I heard it on a youtube video (shoutout SuperTruckerDan). The creator had licensed it through (I believe) Epidemic Sound, but Epidemic Sound no longer has it. Or I can't find it on their website anyway. I don't have a subscription but would buy one if it would give me access to download the song.
The only place it seems to even be listed is Youtube, although Shazam recognized it instantly. This is turning into my white whale so ... halp?
Best answer: If no legitimate sources for purchasing exist, you can always download the audio of the YouTube video through the command line program youtube-dl.
posted by MetaFilter World Peace at 4:01 PM on May 9, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by MetaFilter World Peace at 4:01 PM on May 9, 2023 [2 favorites]
Best answer: Dirpy, is also a more accessible option for pulling 'out of print' unavailable things from youtube, if youtube-dl command line action is intimidating.
posted by furnace.heart at 4:31 PM on May 9, 2023 [6 favorites]
posted by furnace.heart at 4:31 PM on May 9, 2023 [6 favorites]
Best answer: Epidemic Sound is a music licensing company that primary sells music for use in youtube videos and other places and is not a traditional publisher/label. Many musicians sell songs to Epidemic using an alias so the artist known as Clear Call on Epidemic's site probably goes by other names elsewhere. That site lists several other songs featuring Paulina Jonsson (which could be also be an alias) but not the song you want.
It is probably not possible to legally buy this song, because it is owned by Epidemic Sound and they do not want to sell it. Because they are still licensing out other songs by the same artists I would guess that there was some legal problem that led to it getting pulled from sale. Maybe there was a dispute about ownership of some part of the music and they removed it from sale to avoid problems, or maybe it was exclusively licensed to someone else.
posted by JZig at 12:48 AM on May 10, 2023
It is probably not possible to legally buy this song, because it is owned by Epidemic Sound and they do not want to sell it. Because they are still licensing out other songs by the same artists I would guess that there was some legal problem that led to it getting pulled from sale. Maybe there was a dispute about ownership of some part of the music and they removed it from sale to avoid problems, or maybe it was exclusively licensed to someone else.
posted by JZig at 12:48 AM on May 10, 2023
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