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Think orchestral music has no place in sports? Think again. The pounding sounds of entire orchestra can be the most intimidating music out there with the right notes (Think “O Fortuna”). SmartSound has a large collection of orchestral music that is sure to get any sports crowd pumped up.

» Read the entire Orchestral Sports Music article

You’ll feel the earth move under your feet with this fanciful assortment of Earthy Music. Score your scene with an earthy soundtrack and add elements of gentleness and passion with the music. Earthy music is a cinch to score to a documentary, nature scene, biography, wedding, tribute, memorial—the options are endless.

» Read the entire Earthy Documentary Royalty Free Music article

Celtic music is a broad genre that includes various types of music that stemmed from the Celts in Western Europe. Instruments commonly used in Celtic music include the pennywhistle, flute, fiddle, harp, banjo, and the bodhran. The melodic line in this genre usually goes up and down the primary chords. If you're in need of Celtic music for a project, here are some tracks from the Celtic Music Library that you can use:

» Read the entire Celtic Music article

Asian music is a general term that includes music from all Asian countries, such as Japan, China, and Korea. Although there are many countries in Asia, Asian music has numerous similarities. Wood flutes, silk-stringed instruments, and use of the pentatonic scale are common characteristics of Asian music.

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SmartSound's Royalty-free Music with Vocals & Lyrics section gives you that opportunity to showcase up-and-coming musical talent in your own productions

» Read the entire Royalty Free Music With Vocals article

Orchestral Comedy is another outstanding album by composer Francisco Becker. The album’s tracks cover the gamut of comedic range, from screwball scenes to the tongue-in-cheek, and even suspenseful comedy is covered. Pratfalls? Check. Mockumentary? Sure thing. Whatever style of comedic score your scene requires, you’ll find it on Orchestral Comedy. Some of the many notable tracks on this royalty-free album include:

» Read the entire Album Feature: Orchestral Comedy article

Sometimes a scene demands a certain sound, theme, or atmosphere. Fortunately, with SmartSound’s thousands of royalty-free music tracks and simple search technology, finding just the right tracks is a simple matter. For example, a search for Scottish-themed tracks pulls up two pages of results to choose from. More search terms can be used as well, to narrow down the results. Here are a few search combination results to show what we mean.

» Read the entire Scottish Music article

Background music for training videos is important. New and prospective employees should feel enthusiastic about their training, and the right score in the background is vital to drawing out the right emotions. Whether talking about the dangers of improper lifting or the joy of using the right actuarial chart, training video producers need the right tool for the job. Luckily, SmartSound’s Royalty-Free Music library includes hundreds of appropriate tracks. Just a few off the top include:

» Read the entire Background Training Music article

Disco, disco, yeah yeah yeah! Get your funky 70s groove on with these tracks. Not only do they appeal to the boomer generation, they’ll reach out to younger audiences as well since the “return of Disco” in the late 90s. Check out just a few of the tracks available in the SmartSound Royalty-Free Music library!

» Read the entire Disco Music article

Indie Rock Music tracks can fill a lot of needs. Sports, commercials, trailers, home videos, bumpers/stingers - all these and more are great uses for these tracks. Use SmartSound’s Royalty-Free Music Search for "indie rock" and almost 80 pages of tracks come up. Here are some highlights:

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Inspirational sports music is a common need for a lot of videographers, whether for kids’ home games or Best Fails compilations. SmartSound offers many options when searching for royalty-free music to accompany video scenes, ranging from songs of tragic defeat, triumphant underdog victories, to just plain fun.

» Read the entire Inspirational Sports Music article

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Carefree country/folk music - ideal for so many projects, from family videos to feel-good indie movies. For business users, such tracks are also perfect for product and training videos, imparting a sense of brand value and trustworthiness to customers.

Better still, this is a broad category with a lot of different styles and influences, so producers are sure to find just the right track from among SmartSound’s thousands of royalty-free music tracks:

» Read the entire Carefree Country/Folk Music article

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We’ve written a lot about different styles available from SmartSound’s thousands of royalty-free music tracks, but one category that is hard to find is Background Comical Music. Yet there are a lot of videographers making witty, funny videos who might like a broad selection of background music that will keep and enhance the comic feel of their work. The wrong track can easily spoil what might otherwise be a comic masterpiece, if only the audience could connect with it the way the producers intended. Using SmartSound’s Free Music Search, however, it’s easy to find and select just the right track for any comedy.

» Read the entire Background Comical Music article