Epidemic Sound for filmmakers
Epidemic Sound for filmmaking is the ultimate resource for creators who need high-quality, royalty-free music and sound effects to bring their cinematic visions to life. With Epidemic Sound, you can forget about the complexities of music licensing and copyright claims and focus on what you do best: creating compelling films.
Epidemic sound licensing for commercial filmmaking
Epidemic Sound’s licensing is designed to be simple and safe, freeing you to focus on your creative work. We offer different tiers to match the scale of your project.
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For digital commercial work such as online ads, branded content, and client projects for social media or websites our Pro plan is the perfect fit. It grants a direct license to our entire catalog of music and sound effects and includes sublicensing rights, allowing you to create and deliver projects for clients to publish on their own digital channels without copyright issues.
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For larger-scale productions, including TV advertising, broadcast content, or films intended for theatrical/festival release, our Enterprise plan provides a tailored license to ensure your project is fully covered.
In both cases, once a video is cleared through our system, the license is global and perpetual.
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Try for free
Explore our music and try it out for free, no strings attached. During your free trial you can download and publish as many tracks you like in both videos or films.
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Pick a subscription
A subscription is most beneficial if you publish videos regularly or if you have bigger projects to work with. All subscriptions give you full access to 50,000 tracks and 200,000 sound effects. Unlimited downloads and use.
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Connect your channels
Are you publishing your films on social media? Remember to add all the social media channels you plan on using. All connected channels will be cleared, which means you can publish content with our music without worrying about copyright-related issues.
Let music set the tone in filmmaking
Music sets the tone in filmmaking by evoking emotion and conveying narrative elements that visuals alone cannot. An effective soundtrack guides the audience's emotional journey, creating a more immersive experience by building suspense, amplifying romance, or establishing a film's specific mood.
- Building suspense or excitement with tense, fast-paced tracks.
- Evoking emotion through melodies that reflect a character's feelings.
- Establishing a setting with genres that transport the audience to a time and place.
- Adding character depth by using recurring musical motifs.
Explore our cinematic themes to discover playlists designed to match any genre and perfectly soundtrack the world within your film.
Sound effects that make an impact
The role of sound effects in filmmaking is to build immersive worlds, enhance on-screen action, and trigger emotional responses. From subtle ambient noise to impactful crashes, sound effects add critical layers of detail and believability to a scene. We provide a library of authentic sound effects to power your film.
- Creating an atmosphere with ambient sounds like rain or traffic to ground the scene.
- Enhancing action by amplifying punches, explosions, and other dynamic movements.
- Signaling information with narrative cues like a ringing phone or a car horn.
As the sole owners of our catalog's rights, we offer the safest way to license audio, ensuring your story is impactful and fully protected from copyright claims.
How can AI voiceovers enhance film projects?
AI voiceovers enhance film projects by providing a fast, scalable, and cost-effective solution for creating narration and placeholder dialogue. With our AI voiceover feature, Voices, you can instantly generate clean, professional-quality voiceovers from real human voices.
- Scratch Tracks: Create temporary dialogue to perfect editing and pacing before final recordings.
- Narration: Quickly generate voiceovers for documentaries, tutorials, or corporate films.
- Character Prototyping: Experiment with different vocal styles for characters early in production.
Because this feature is integrated into our platform, every voiceover you create is cleared for use in any project, streamlining your workflow.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best way to find the right music for my film?
The best way to find the right music is to first define the emotional tone, pace, and genre of your scene. Use these keywords to search a music library, filtering by mood, genre, and tempo (BPM) to narrow your options. Listen to how a track interacts with your visuals; the right choice will feel like it was made for the scene, elevating the final cut without distracting from it.
Can I use Epidemic Sound for commercial projects?
Yes, Epidemic Sound is designed for commercial projects, and we offer different plans to match your needs:
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Our Pro plan is perfect for freelancers and businesses creating content for online use. This includes social media advertising, branded content for YouTube, and corporate films for websites. It includes sublicensing rights to cover your work for clients.
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For larger-scale commercial use, such as TV advertising, broadcast programming, or films for theatrical release, our Enterprise plan provides a tailored license to ensure your production is fully covered.
Where does your music come from?
Music is at the heart of everything we do. We work directly with artists from around the world to bring you high-quality, original tracks that are perfectly in tune with your creative needs. Our music strategy harnesses customer feedback, data insights from over 2 billion YouTube views per day, and knowledge from in-house experts.
Our talented artists and in-house music team include Grammy winners and multi-platinum recording artists. They draw on years of industry experience from a broad set of backgrounds ranging from major-label pop to underground hip hop, all within a global context. On average, our artists earn over $50,000 USD per year, with our top earners making more than $200,000 USD per year.
I’m a freelancer. Which plan is right for me?
The Pro plan gives you full sublicensing rights. If you produce content for others to publish on their channels and they want to avoid copyright claims, you simply add the URLs of the published video and we'll clear them for you.
What happens if I cancel my subscription?
You can cancel your subscription at any time. You’ll be covered to use our music and sound effects until the next renewal period, at which point your subscription will be canceled and you won’t be charged again. Any content you published during your subscription will be cleared forever.
Is there a termination period?
No, there is no termination period. You can cancel at any time and you’ll be covered to use our music and sound effects until the next renewal period, at which point your subscription will be canceled and you won’t be charged again.
Do you offer sound effects for filmmakers?
Yes, we have a massive library of over 200,000 sound effects. From whooshes and explosions to ambient soundscapes and foley, you’ll find everything you need to create a rich and immersive soundscape for your film.