Everyone loves festive Christmas music. If you’re producing a holiday-themed movie, television show or pilot, commercial or video piece, sprucing up the soundtrack with the spirit of the season is a must.
At SmartSound, we’ve created a comprehensive royalty free holiday music library. You’ll find all your Christmas favorites as well as our own unique renditions of timeless yuletide songs. Whether you want a classic sound or a more contemporary feel, our Christmas music collections run the gamut.
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Published on: May 20, 2013
Ever wish your could jazz up your science project with an MTV-like video playing a Star Wars sound-alike? Or wake up the kids in first period with a blazing epic intro foretelling a glorious, inspiring day in class?
Your dreams have come true with SmartSound's Free Royalty Free Music for Schools! Schools for kindergarten through college are able to download free music for use in school and non-commercial student projects.
» Read the entire Free Royalty Free Music for Schools article
Published on: May 16, 2013
The Royalty Free Classical Music page contains Royalty Free collections of Classical Music. Most of the tracks on these collections were written by composers from the classical period of western music. Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Strauss, Schubert, Chopin, Mozart and more - the music of these composers defined an era. Most of the music on these CDs was recorded from live performances, not produced with synthetic sounds. If orchestral and chamber music is what your looking for the SmartSound Royalty Free Classical Music page is the right place.
» Read the entire Looking for Royalty Free Classical Music? article
Published on: May 14, 2013
Smartsound’s Cinematic Royalty Free Music provides albums echoing the intensity of big screen movies and TV programs. In fact, Smartsound music has starred in a number of TV and movie productions, including TV’s American Idol finals (May 24, 2011), and movies, Tropic Thunder and Bucket List.
Smartsound’s Cinematic Music often "sounds like" many popular Top 40’s songs, or at the other end of the spectrum, classical music favorites. You might think, "Why not just use the popular songs themselves?" Two obstacles in that line of thinking make Royalty Free Cinematic Music a good choice.
Published on: April 30, 2013
The selection of royalty free music for making corporate videos is one of SmartSound's biggest categories, with over thirty albums to choose from. In most cases uplifting and positive is the desired mood, to keep not only stockholders, but also employees feeling motivated about what they’ve invested time or money into.
Published on: April 26, 2013
SmartSound royalty free music is produced by professional musicians that have produced music for feature films, TV scores and other major projects. The music is made in a way that allows you to customize it to fit your production. This will make it sound like a custom score that was produced just for your project. You can choose any length you want and still get a musically sound intro and ending. You can change the instrument mix to match what's happening on screen, and you can control the timing of the music to fit the events on your time line. It might sound complex, but it's quick, easy and it works great.
Published on: April 09, 2013
With Royalty Free Wedding Music you may be cuing up the evocative strains for a real wedding, or for the perfect cinematic portrayal. Often, in the movies, the traditional tunes take precedence over what might more commonly be played at a real wedding, in order to instantly transport the audience to the nuptial mood.
Published on: April 09, 2013
SmartSound's Royalty-free Music with Vocals & Lyrics section gives you that opportunity to showcase up-and-coming musical talent in your own productions.
Need some edge to your visuals? Hard-hitting hip-hop and rap tracks from Mike G give the bold, urban sound you might be looking for as background to your non-dialogue scenes. The lyrics say what the characters are thinking, but don’t have the nerve to say out loud!
» Read the entire Royalty Free Music with Vocals & Lyrics article
Published on: April 09, 2013
Royalty Free Music backgrounds run the gamut from sound effects, such as People and Animals—(Wild Bird wings, Jacuzzi bubbles, parakeets, Animal Band) to beats that underscore the action, the tension, and the excitement.
Album Edge 05:Drums/Rhythm/Pulse brings out the rhythm of your footage with pulse-pounding percussive landscapes, ethnic-flavored beats, and subtle, soothing drum patterns.
Published on: March 19, 2013
Traditional Christmas songs are well represented in SmartSound's Royalty Free Christmas Music, especially in album Christmas Treasures - Silent Night, with Strings and Sax, and Holiday Magic — 12 Days of Christmas. Check out the ethnic-flavored arrangement of We Three Kings, a calm, orchestral version.
For something different to back up your Christmas scenes, SmartSound brings you numerous offbeat tracks that evoke the season with fun departures from traditional. One of 21 tracks on Holiday Magic, sprightly Two More Days relentlessly chimes out the unbearable anticipation of young kids waiting for Christmas day.
Published on: December 08, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
9:00 pm
Northside Tavern
4163 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45223
513-542-3603
Free
Appearing:
JEHC – Americana/Folk/Roots Music
The Mitchells - Indie/Folk/Alternative
Bethesda - Indie/Folk Rock/Indie Rock
» Read the entire Josh Eagle & Harvest City – Dec. 7 article
Published on: December 06, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
8 pm
part of the new Southgate House Revival
Southgate House
111 E 6th Street
Newport, Kentucky 41071
859-431-2201
$5 in advance
$7 at the door
18-21, extra $2
Also featuring: Magnolia Mountain, Jeremy Pinnell and the 55’s, and a special appearance by comedian Geoff Tate!
» Read the entire Josh Eagle & Harvest City - Nov. 17 article
Published on: November 16, 2012
Let’s face it. The best video moments are the ones we catch on the fly on our phones, right? And we don’t always have our professional video equipment with us, even if we’re pro videographers.
SmartSound's new app lets you add the musical background to transform those quick slices of life from mildly interesting to riveting.
Published on: October 30, 2012
SmartSound's new release Ambient Pulse, from the Strata Series, delivers a comprehensive selection of futuristic beds from mysterious to progressive. A hypnotic beat is present in each atmospheric track, and also able to be suspended, if need be, using the Mood Mapping or Instrument Mix feature.
Composer for this album, Dennis Franco, devoted himself to rhythm, inspired by Police drummer, Stewart Copeland, at the age of 15, and the echoes of that inspiration reverberate through the tracks—percussion as instrument in its own right, not just background beat.
Published on: October 23, 2012
Stunning multi-layer orchestral tracks populate A Breath of Fresh Air from popular SmartSound composer, Francisco Becker, from dark, mysterious numbers for high-tension/drama sequences to light and frolicky explorations that tease with cheerful anticipation for the tender side of video.
Many bold, ominous words describe Dramatic Sensation, such as tense, suspenseful, and serious. A sense of action and urgency pound this Orchestral, Drama-style track for big-budget Cinematic projects, or to make your Indie Film, Animation, or suspense trailer sound big-budget.
Published on: October 19, 2012
Friday October 19, 2012
10:00 pm
Rumba Cafe
2507 Summit Street
Columbus, OH 43202
614-268-1841
February 19, Josh Eagle and the Harvest City will be sharing the stage with Angela Perley and the Howlin Moons.
» Read the entire Josh Eagle & Harvest City Oct 19 & 20 article
Published on: October 17, 2012
In a recent article at Examiner.com film maker Kurt Kuenne brings home the point of just how essential musical scoring is in making a film. The following highlights from that article are especially relevant to successful film scoring.
» Read the entire Film Maker Kuenne Puts Music First article
Published on: October 15, 2012
Friday October 12 , 2012
10 pm
Northside Tavern
4163 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45223
513-542-3603
21+
Free
Singer-songwriter Josh Eagle returns to the Northside Tavern to do a special acoustic set in the front room. Also featured that night are Young Heirlooms, and Angela Perley and the Howlin Moons.
Published on: October 11, 2012
Royalty Free Intro Music covers a lot of ground. First thought might be an intro to a movie setting the tone for grand drama to follow. Few can hear the Star Wars song, or “Tara’s Theme” from Gone With the Wind, for example, without being instantly transported to scenes from those film.
For large cinematic projects like this, explosive orchestral cues such as those found on Reality Drama TV really set the stage for the chaos and the glory to come. The 19 tracks of this album includes multiple related pieces that could be linked together to provide not only a dynamic intro, but also a dazzling finale, and short bumpers to transition between scenes.
Published on: October 03, 2012
Friday September 28, 2012
9:15 pm
Midpoint Music Festival
Mr. Pitiful's Restaurant
1323 Main Street
Cincinnati, OH
513-369-0202
$10 for this gig only,
OR
for the Midpoint Festival itself, tickets range from $20 - $69, depending on the day, or whether you want 3-day passes. Check mpmf.com for the complicated details.
» Read the entire Josh Eagle at Midpoint Music Festival article
Published on: September 27, 2012
SmartSound's patented soundtrack software is hands-down the best way to add custom royalty free music to your films and videos. This blog will keep you up to date on the latest music, news, tutorials and artist profiles from SmartSound.