We have nearly 50,000 tracks covering every genre of music on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com ). This week’s featured track is “Serenity” by Jérôme Chauvel. This is a dreamy, sentimental track perfect for films, documentaries and broadcast programming.
“Serenity” – A composition full of emotion and nostalgia. Perfect for films, documentary projects, television, inspirational videos, and any project needing a gentle yet motivational background.
Track Metadata—
Moods— Dreamy, inspiring, sentimental
Instruments—Acoustic guitar, organ
Genres— Documentary, folk, new age
Applications—Broadcast programming, film, Internet, on hold
Length — 2:55
About Jérôme Chauvel–
Jérôme Chauvel composes instrumental music, often used by multimedia and broadcasting professionals. He is strongly influenced by artists such as Air, Steve Hillage, Bjork and Laurie Anderson. Chauvel’s style generally turns around electro, chill-out, ambient, tech-house music, complete with a psychedelic touch. Click here to listen to all of Chauvel’s tracks.
With nearly 50,000 tracks online in our production music library, MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.
Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with nearly 50,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom background music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music / in-store music for retail, restaurants, hotels and businesses, and for other commercial applications.
We have nearly 50,000 tracks covering every genre of music on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com ). This week’s featured track is “Blue Spotlight” by Brian Salter. This is an energetic, tech house track perfect for retail, advertising and broadcast programming.
“Blue Spotlight” – Energetic house / tech-house dance track combining a bright and spacious lead melody with funky, driving synth patterns. Touches of lush, shimmering synth effects evoke fashion or trendy leisure themes. Retail.
Brian Salter is an experienced composer and sound designer. Beginning with a classical music education, he started his career in computer game development and the early days of the Internet in Silicon Valley. In a long relationship with Beatnik, founded by music industry pioneer Thomas Dolby Robertson, he participated in the development of content and design for the Beatnik Audio Engine, the polyphonic music and audio mixing software used in a majority of the world’s mobile phones, as well as working as a staff composer for Robertson’s Headspace Music Library. Past clients and partners include Nokia, SonyEricsson, WebTV/MSNTV, Sony Music Online, Columbia Japan, MTV, and Danger Inc.
Brian Salter covers a range of genres, specializing in orchestral and instrumental soundtracks for drama and documentary, with an emphasis on melody and expressive emotion. Click here to listen to all of Salter’s tracks.
With nearly 50,000 tracks online in our production music library, MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.
Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with nearly 50,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom background music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music / in-store music for retail, restaurants, hotels and businesses, and for other commercial applications.
We have over 49,000 tracks covering every genre of music on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com ). This week’s featured track is “Earthshine” by Cullen Film Music. This is an epic orchestral track with real strings. Perfect for film and documentaries.
“Earthshine” – Epic orchestral hybrid, trailer type track with real strings. Pulsating and rhythmic this piece starts quietly and builds to a monumental climax with thrilling choir. Introspective but a real tension builder. Use in fantasy or warfare scenes where action is imminent. Preparing for disaster.
Track Metadata—
Moods— Energetic, inspiring, suspenseful
Instruments— Horn section, strings, trumpet
Genres— Documentary, drama, orchestral
Applications—Broadcast programming, film, Internet
Length– 2:48
About Cullen Film Music —
Cullen Film Music, or Entropik, is the award-winning partnership of husband and wife Dan and Deryn Cullen. Dan (composer/ producer/ guitar) pays tribute to the gods of prog and the orchestral masters of the 20th century from Mahler to Stravinsky. Deryn (cello/ composer) is a worshiper of classical music in general with a strange bias towards anything written for cello. Entropik have composed scores for feature films, short films and video games, and have had their music licensed for ad campaigns, TV series (including a recent episode of 90210) and live events.
Click here to listen to all of Cullen Film Music’s tracks.
With over 49,000 tracks online in our production music library, MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.
Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with over 49,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom background music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music / in-store music for retail, restaurants, hotels and businesses, and for other commercial applications.
The world has become exponentially noisy and splintered since Beethoven was alive and my college music curriculum was written (surely the same year). Nonetheless, my music professors claimed there are five things that make a music composition what it is: harmony, melody, timbre, rhythm and form. By mastering those dimensions, a music creator may clear a place in advance on their mantle for shiny trophies. I guess that’s helpful advice when writing music for a concert hall, but I’ve come to believe there’s a sixth aspect that music creators must consider…and that is “context”. Under what circumstances will your listener experience this piece of music?
I currently write code for a living. And I love it. But doing it well means insulating myself from the outside world. Thankfully, Apple Music’s “Chill” station provides me with a bubble made of spacious, sugary pieces like:
“Winterbreak” by MUNA
“Heights” by Shallou
These artists succeeded at creating a peaceful, profound, provacative backdrpop for busy brains like mine to make cool stuff.
But in a busy world, there are many contexts in which these tracks wouldn’t work at all..if my fiance and I are driving to a fun party; if my team was celebrating a big win at the office. For times like that, the musical backdrop has to be:
“Three Time Loser” by Rod Stewart (1975)
So when creating a piece of music, always try to imagine the “context” in which it will be experienced. Your listeners and – more importantly – the people paying you, will appreciate it.
Mike Bielenberg is a professional musician and co-founder of http://www.musicrevolution.com, a production music marketplace with over 48,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of musicians. mbielenberg@musicrevolution.com.
We have over 49,000 tracks covering every genre of music on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com ). This week’s featured track is “Morning Train” by Salieri Music. This is an uplifting, motivational corporate track.
“Morning Train” – Motivational corporate music track with uplifting piano, strings, pads, upbeat drums and synth sounds. Positive and emotional music that will bring success to your project, video, presentation, promo or other audiovisual media. Happy, optimistic.
Track Metadata—
Moods— Corporate, energetic, inspiring
Instruments— Bass, electric guitar, piano
Genres— Corporate, pop, rock, sports
Applications—Advertising, broadcast programming, presentation, product for sale
Length— 3:06
About Salieri Music —
Alex Khaskin of Salieri Music is based in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. With over 800 tracks on MusicRevolution.com, Salieri Music produces music in a range of genres. Click here to listen to all of Salieri Music’s tracks.
With over 49,000 tracks online in our production music library, MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.
Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with over 49,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom background music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music / in-store music for retail, restaurants, hotels and businesses, and for other commercial applications.
MusicRevolution.com’s (www.musicrevolution.com) community of professional musicians has helped us to create one of the most comprehensive and fastest growing production music libraries available anywhere. MusicRevolution.com now has over 49,000 tracks of royalty-free music online. Single tracks start at just $9.99. Most tracks are priced at $49.99. Subscriptions start at just $149.99.
MusicRevolution’s royalty-free music library covers every genre and style of music, including: On Hold, Fun, New Age, Rock, Comedy, Corporate, Drama, Energetic, Orchestral/Classical, Christmas/Holiday, Acoustic Guitar, Hip Hop, Retail, Sentimental, Advertising, Electronica, Country, Jazz, Piano and Vocals.
We’ve helped hundreds of companies like IBM, Coca Cola, Microsoft, Ford, The Cartoon Network and many others with their music projects. With over 49,000 tracks online and access to hundreds of professional musicians, MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.
Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with over 49,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music / in-store music for retail, restaurants, hotels and businesses, and for other commercial applications.
There is a phenomenon among live musicians that is unmistakable when it happens, but hard to label. So I’m creating a label for it….”road tight”.
“Road tight” is the telepathy that occurs between musicians who have been on the road together for many weeks and have learned each other’s idiosyncrasies (both personal and musical). They’ve mastered the show to the point where it’s generally a boring experience unless they escalate it…perhaps by listening more intently to one another, tuning in more to the audience, or spontaneously re-writing the material.
My apple-to-apples comparison of “road tight” occurred when I was asked to play keyboards and sing lead with Corey Smith’s band for one gig. Corey and his band travel constantly throughout the Southeast, but for some reason Corey couldn’t attend this particular event…a local fundraiser. So his guitarist said, “We’ll make up a new band name, brainstorm a set list and just go for it. Just come out and have fun with us.”
It was totally fun. The crowd loved the songs. We sounded fine. But much like going to bed with someone for the first time…there were unfamiliar parts; along with some general anxiety.
And then Corey unexpectedly showed up. People started pulling out their camera phones. His guitarist said, “Just go back to your keyboard and try to hang on. We’ll take it from here.”
To use transportation metaphors, playing the first set without “road tightness” was like riding an ATV…fun, but all over the place; not much control. The second set with Corey was like riding in the backseat of a Maserati with a professional driver. Those dudes were reading each other’s minds. There wasn’t a shred of doubt about what was coming next. There were musical inside jokes. I felt like that feeble nuclear scientist on a Navy Seal mission the trained killers have to tolerate. It was exhilarating. It was “road tight”.
So imagine what “road tight” must been like during the Prohibition Era, before recorded music, when – on any given night in New York City – a hundred live bands were finishing a five-night run at Club Wherever. Imagine wandering into a speakeasy where a twenty-piece jazz ensemble possessed that same level of road-tightness Corey and his band had….then thirty more clubs like it in the same 10-mile radius.
I think 1930 was arguably when jazz – a purely American art form – prospered most as a living organisim.
So, dear reader, please enjoy this lovingly assembled collection of Jazz tracks – dedicated to my friends in the Corey Smith Band – and the “road tightness” of yesteryear which they commemorate:
Mike Bielenberg is a professional musician and co-founder of http://www.musicrevolution.com, a production music marketplace with over 48,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of musicians. mbielenberg@musicrevolution.com.
We have nearly 49,000 tracks covering every genre of music on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com ). This week’s featured track is “An Unfinished Life” by katcamusic. This is a beautiful, dramatic, moving track.
“An Unfinished Life” – Romantic and emotional track for your motivational and uplifting presentations, advertising, promotional videos, YouTube, films, sports…. General mood of this song is reflection, good days, bad days, for the soul, for the heart, love, nostalgic, melancholic and happiness. Beautiful, dramatic, dreamy, rhythmic, successful, passionate.
Track Metadata—
Moods— Dreamy, inspiring, sentimental
Instruments— Acoustic guitar, bass, piano, strings, synth pad
Genres— Corporate, documentary, drama, orchestral
Applications—Advertising, film, Internet, on hold
Length– 2:18
About katcamusic —
Carlos Estella of katcamusic is a Spanish keyboardist and composer who creates heavenly tracks, filled with the message of peace and love. While his melodic strings and orchestral pieces draw on influences like Hans Zimmer, Vangelis, Mike Oldfield, and Enya, his Dramatic works blend New Age atmospheres with Electronic and Orchestral elements, as well as beautiful choirs and uplifting vocals. From peaceful and spacey soundscapes, to edgier sci-fi-inspired soundtracks, Carlos’ cinematic compositions are perfect for Film, TV and Commercial productions. Click here to listen to all of katcamusic’s tracks.
With nearly 49,000 tracks online in our production music library, MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.
Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with nearly 49,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom background music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music / in-store music for retail, restaurants, hotels and businesses, and for other commercial applications.
We have over 48,000 tracks covering every genre of music on MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com ). A few weeks ago we highlighted our extensive collection of Christmas and Holiday music. Since we are still in the Holiday season, we wanted to feature a single Holiday track that is worth checking out. This week’s featured track is “Holiday Treeing” by Scewby Mundo. This is a fun, funky variation of “Oh Christmas Tree”.
“Holiday Treeing” – “Oh Christmas Tree” with a funky, beat rock, pop strumming acoustic guitar and vibes. Happy, celebration, holiday.
Track Metadata—
Moods— Sentimental, serious
Instruments— Acoustic guitar, vibraphone
Genres— Documentary, holiday, pop
Applications—Advertising, broadcast programming, film, Internet
Length — 1:08
About Scewby Mundo —
Dewey Dellay of Scewby Mundo composes music for television, film, Internet, games, and theater. Past composing work includes National Geographic Television shows – Chinese Mummies (Emmy nominated), Finding Anastasia, Virus Hunters, Chachapoya, Last Christians of Bethlehem, Afghan Warrior, The Discovery Channel’s Miami Jail, Oprah Winfrey, Date Patrol, America’s Spookiest Places, My First Home, among many others. Dewey received an Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Design, and IRNE for his composition and sound design in theater. Mood is paramount and the music has to be motivating. Categories include – Quirkitudes, Dramatica, Worldish, Tekitude, Jazzitude, and Hip Fresh. Click here to listen to all of Scewby Mundo’s tracks.
With over 48,000 tracks online in our production music library, MusicRevolution.com (www.musicrevolution.com) has some of the best royalty-free music available anywhere.
Chris Cardell is the co-founder of MusicRevolution.com http://www.musicrevolution.com, a royalty-free music marketplace with over 48,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of professional musicians. MusicRevolution.com also provides custom music production and custom background music streams. The entire MusicRevolution.com production music library is available for third-party distribution and bulk licensing for background music / in-store music for retail, restaurants, hotels and businesses, and for other commercial applications.
Two years ago my band made a conscious decision to release our music upon the world the way the world prefers…shareable on YouTube. With a gorgeous lead singer, some digital savvy, and enough ADHD to ensure our songs will always be short; we felt the raw ingredients were there.
Two years (and seven videos) later, I can honestly say it was the most exhausting and exhilarating creative experience I’ve ever had. Due to the sheer power of Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Smartphones, there were moments during post I fantasized about traveling back to MTV Studios circa 1981 via time machine, crashing an executive meeting and blowing all the poorly lit, two-camera performance videos I adored as a kid out of rotation. Compare these two snippets:
Having said that, my bandmates and I gleaned hard-earned nuggets of wisdom about making music videos that would benefit fellow musicians considering the video path. While we expected the technology to be amazing; and we weren’t afraid to ham it up on camera, there are the things we wish someone would have told us. Here they are… 1) If You Have to Pay For Someone…..Pay for a Lighting Director.
Because I’m a control freak and cheap skate, for one of the first videos I appointed myself as lighting director. How hard could lighting be?
It turns out the rig I borrowed could barely light the room. Therefore we had to turn on the fluorescent (yes…fluorsescent) lights overhead. We now lovingly call that our “cheesy 80’s tribute”. Lesson learned.
Now watch this video where we shelled out a couple hundred bucks for someone who actually operates lights for a living:
If you have to pay someone…..pay for a lighting director. Much like wedding photos or delivering babies, it matters; and it has to be done right.
2) Don’t Show Up On Set Without a Written Plan.
Musicians have a healthy respect for just letting things happen organically. While that’s true when two people are casually cutting vocals over a bottle of wine, it’s most certainly NOT true when twelve people are wrestling with lighting angles, learning how to operate newly purchased cameras, trying to lip-sync correctly to lyrics, trying not to look fat and behaving respectfully to folks working for free.
By the time we finished shooting the full-band interior shots in this video (where we rented a clubhouse and tried to wing it) nobody was speaking to each other. In a vacuum of leadership, everyone turned into freakin’ Martin Scorcese.
Later, we knew better. For this shoot, a two-page game plan (or “treatment”) was emailed to everyone beforehand. It laid out who would shoot what and when. It laid out the whole night hour-by-hour.
The experience on set was awesome. We had a master plan to follow. We had fun. We joked around. The shots look great.
3) Don’t Assume Bystanders Will Cooperate.
Our lead singer thinks I’m being naive, but this one really bugs me. If you walk out of your home and see a movie or music video being shot on your street, you should feel proud to live somewhere worth putting on film. You should be thankful for the enormous revenue (long term and short term) that local politicians bend over backwards to get. Those politicians know the benefits of a 100-person crew eating at your restaurants and immortalizing your neighborhood is far better than having a chemical plant in your backyard.
Despite all this, my band mates and I quickly learned that showing up to a place and rolling camera ALWAYS generates challenges from bystanders. For this shot, taken of me performing on a moving vehicle on a public road, a group of jagweed college kids heckled us and tried to ruin the take:
Our guitar player, while recently filming a video with another band, was jailed (yes, jailed) for not obtaining a permit. It’ll probably boost their record sales.
I understand the law is the law. And I understand that no one likes their routine to be disrupted. But art has to come from somewhere. And if you find yourself in the midst of it – much like a wedding ceremony or the playing of the National Anthem – shut up and have some respect. Your life would be unimaginably different without that song/movie/book you loved as a kid.
So two years after all this, I will never watch an indie film the same way again. Making films is super-hard. But there was fruit.
Life-long bonds were forged between my “bandies” and me by that adversity. I would throw myself in front of a moving train for those idiots. And by the grace of God I’m now engaged to be married to our lead singer who has become the Love of My Life.
Ricky Gervais once said that his impetus for creating the smash hit TV show The Office was “for once, to create something for which I didn’t have to apologize.” Because of Sweet Soul Sister, I can now say the same thing.
Mike Bielenberg is a professional musician and co-founder of http://www.musicrevolution.com, a production music marketplace with over 48,000 tracks online where media producers, video producers, filmmakers, game developers, businesses and other music buyers can license high-quality, affordable royalty-free music from an online community of musicians. mbielenberg@musicrevolution.com.
Jérôme Chauvel composes instrumental music, often used by multimedia and broadcasting professionals. He is strongly influenced by artists such as Air, Steve Hillage, Bjork and Laurie Anderson. Chauvel’s style generally turns around electro, chill-out, ambient, tech-house music, complete with a psychedelic touch. Click here to listen to all of Chauvel’s tracks.
out and have fun with us.”
So imagine what “road tight” must been like during the Prohibition Era, before recorded music, when – on any given night in New York City – a hundred live bands were finishing a five-night run at Club Wherever. Imagine wandering into a speakeasy where a twenty-piece jazz ensemble possessed that same level of road-tightness Corey and his band had….then thirty more clubs like it in the same 10-mile radius.
