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Composer: Johnny Karlsson
modern instrumental optimistic hip-hop with a laidback feel straight transition
Composer: Johnny Karlsson
big country rock with rock guitars Acoustic Guitars and string arrangements
Composer: Robert Wayne Johnson
Insistent bass and guitar riff with pounding drums drive this action filled rock track.
Composer: Robert Wayne Johnson
Quirky New Wave rock with a comically creepy and dark overtone. Sounds a bit like Devo.
Composer/Producer: Keychain
Peaceful, yet epic cinematic cue with solo trumpet
KEYWORDS:slow, trumpet, harp, strings, relaxed, peaceful, epic, grand, inspiring, big
Composer: Jonathan Geer
An old-timey sounding solo piano piece. Has a lo-fi sound and would work well for period footage or silent films.
KEYWORDS:piano, solo, instrumental, soundtrack, old, nostalgia, black, white, chaplin, nostalgic, lo-fi, radio, acoustic
Artist/Composer: Fatima Mhedden
Feel-good, positive guitar and synth driven ambience featuring electric solos.
KEYWORDS:aereal, nature, rhythmic, soothing, melancholy, environmentally, full, instrumental, ambient, film/tv score, chillout, cool, fun, groovy, peaceful, positive, laid back, hi tech, airy, inspiring, intense
Artist/Composer:Maria Grigoryeva
This syncopated instrumental track with the string orchestra and light woodwinds like flute and clarinet sets the mood of happiness and fun. Its positive and funny vibe can ideally support comedies, especially love scenes or become a perfect background for advertisements. Purely orchestral recording, no electronics or drums.
Keywords: instrumental background, string ensemble, chamber orchestra, positive, cinematic, pop, uplifting, Comedy / Family, Funny, fun, happy, cheerful, woodwinds, montage scene, flirting, love scene, humor, vibrant, beautiful, underscore, enthusiastic, melodic, light, syncopated, soundtrack, corporate, peaceful, quirky, fast, moving forward, film cue, bouncy, captivating, encouraging, groovy, intelligent, advertising project, storytelling, live recording, business
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Composer: Brian Thomas Curtin
Smooth jazz tune played on the sax over an upbeat backdrop of guitars bass keyboards and drums. A lively energetic and exciting track that introduces improvisatory elements and solo sections as it grooves along in a cool sleek eighties style.
Composer: Brian Thomas Curtin
A soft and sensual pop-Jazz instrumental that is ideal for evoking a romantic ambience full of anticipation. With a smooth sexy synth melody electric piano guitars warm flowing strings bass and drums. Good for romance fashion catwalk and more.
Composer/Producer: Keychain
Dramatic intense cellos, long held pads, dirge
KEYWORDS:cello, dramatic, lamenting, reflective, slow tempo
A track carrying the sense of tense excitement awaiting something grand to happen. Growing toward something unknown. The track changes moods at 1.04 and become a bit darker more energetic and digitally charged.
Composer: Kevin Packard
An uplifting inspiring acoustic instrumental with jangly acoustic guitars big drums and background vocals playing a beautiful melody. Great for a show theme Outdoor Life Recreation Backpacking or Promo/Ad Family security Health Fitness Travelscape Nature Vacation.
Artist/Composer: Fatima Mhedden
This smooth and forward-moving underscore, especially well-suited to narration, creates an effective backdrop for scenes depicting clear thinking, inventiveness, and paths to creative solutions.
KEYWORDS:environmental, ethereal, melancholic, relaxing, aerial, soothing, melancholy, environmentally, full, instrumental, ambient, film/tv score, chillout, cool, fun, groovy, peaceful, positive, laid back, hi tech, airy, inspiring, intense
Artist/Composer: Suzan Stroud
Piano Solo creates the drifting motion of a leaf on the breeze or a sailboat bobbing on the pond. Moderate tempo
KEYWORDS:contemporary, piano, flim, documentary, commercial, classcial, drifting movement, moderate tempo, motion, stream, sailboat, bobbing, breeze
Artist/Composer:SynthDef
Easy going house music with flute melodies and a driving beat.
Keywords: EDM 118 bpm house, light, melodic, flute, uplifting, melodic, electronic, dark, video game, house, uplifting, unusual, talking synth, glitch hop, spacey and underwater feel, got addicted, dance, pop,dubstep, 8 bit lead, exotic scales, eastern, classic, video game, Bollywood, world, India, Pakistan, exotic, groovy, fun, modern, enchanting, alluring, ethnic, beautiful, catchy, positive, hi-tech, motivational, optimistic, confident, elegant, tabla, sitar, spirited, celebratory, inspiring, determined, energetic, free, outgoing, dance, corporate, advertising, fashion, health, fitness, travel, adventure, technology, hip, young, trendy, youthful, rhythmic, groovy, energetic, underground, futuristic, club, party, nightlife, nightclub, cool, sophisticated, movie, film, action, future, futuristic, cinematic, wedding, love, dating, relationship, short, long, old, new, inspirational, lyrics, instrumental, melodic, catchy, pop, singer, songwriter, prince, david bowie, lady gaga, david guetta, tiesto, bounce, skrillex, deadmau5, talor swift, country, rap, hip hop, beat, bass, melody, guitar, piano, orchestral, ambient, atmosphere, vibe, dark, light, open, nature, sky, space, plot, dramatic, rock, r&b, blues, alt, alternative, experimental, avantgarde, religion, spirituality, cinema, hollywood, edgy, hook, drum, tv, television, modern
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Artist/Composer:Robert Wayne Johnson
Ultra cool garage rock track with a big catchy guitar riff and a rockin' retro drum beat. Perfect music for adding an edgy and hip vibe to your production. Buddy movie, rom-com, TV commercial, movie trailer, film opening, neo-60s, nostalgic.
Keywords: Lo-Fi hipster alternative rock Pulp Fiction garage rock groovy powerful fiery hard-driving sports news chases frat parties fast cars smokey bars gritty bluesy The Black Keys T-Rex
Artist/Composer:Robert Wayne Johnson
Indie rock track with a hip and edgy sound. Steady, cool, hypnotic and uplifting. Perfect underscore to add an edgy excitement to your production. Great for radio and TV commercials, documentaries and reality TV shows.
Keywords: Indie Pop The Strokes Bloc Party Foster The People Los Campesinos Peter Bjorn and John Scenester Hipster alternative rock The Brooklyn Sound
Artist/Composer:Robert Wayne Johnson
A gentle and emotional piano and strings piece.
Keywords: Heartwarming Reflective Emotional Sweet Positive Uplifting
Artist/Composer:Robert Wayne Johnson
Ultra cool and quirky indie rock track with a catchy melody and a spacy, retro-modern sound. Perfect music for adding an upbeat and hip vibe to your production. Buddy movie, rom-com, TV commercial, movie trailer, film opening, reality show, neo-60s, nostalgic.
Keywords: Indie Pop Foster The People Peter Bjorn and John Lo-Fi Hipster alternative rock neo-psychedelia garage rock
Artist/Composer:Robert Wayne Johnson
A hip and gritty garage rock track with a face-melting bass riff and big shuffling beat. Sounds a bit like The Black Keys, Muse and Gary Glitter. A perfect track for adding an ultra cool vibe to your production! Buddy movie, rom-com, urban angst, film opening, nostalgic.
Keywords: Blues Rock Punk Rock 1960's Garage Rock Raw Lo-Fi Hipster Booker T. & The M. G. S the Sonics the Lyres the Fuzztones Jet the Yardbirds Led Zeppelin
Artist/Composer:Robert Wayne Johnson
Bass and drums lay down a big fat groove in this cool hiphop reggae hybrid. Perfect music for adding a hip and chilled out vibe to your production!
Keywords: Laid-back chill downtempo funky phat fly free and easy
Artist/Composer:Robert Wayne Johnson
The bass drops a fat riff in this cool hip hop reggae hybrid. Perfect music for adding a hip and chilled out vibe to your production!
Keywords: Laid-back chill downtempo funky phat fly free and easy
Artist/Composer:Robert Wayne Johnson
Groovy 60's rock featuring horns and the Vox organ. Sounds like music from the swinging sixties. Perfect underscore for a cool, swinging London in the 1960s vibe. Very Shagadelic baby! Super fun retro, kitschy, campy, swaggering with lots of attitude & street smarts!
Keywords: Carnaby Street Kings Road Twiggy Mods Austin Powers swingers the sexual revolution psychedelic mini skirts pop art hippies fashion cultural revolution freedom
Dear fellow creative professional,
My name is Andrew Ingkavet and I created this site as a resource for my fellow creatives.
Way back when I was an Art Director at Digitas and later Creative Director at FCB (now DRAFT/FCB), I was always looking for great music for my work. I was shocked to find few online resources for quality production music. Being a trained composer/producer, I started creating music for myself, then my teams and soon agency-wide.
An idea formed and since 2004, we’ve been serving the world great visual music that’s royalty free!
How we choose our royalty free music
Our music is all handpicked for quality in composition, structure and production
so you can get on with your work.
This will save you time instead of weeding out dozens of terrible tracks, you’ll browse stuff that already feels pretty close.
And, most important, it needs to conjure a picture or feeling in your mind.
Our production music is pure emotion that heightens and amplifies your work.
Our music is designed to captivate and build to climax without overpowering your work. It delivers an emotional subtext to your work.
Stock Music?
I’ve never quite liked the term stock music as it gives off the feeling of subpar or something is not quite as good. Our music is used in film productions, web videos, television commercials, Powerpoint and Keynote presentations, animations, student films, project films, video games, websites and more.
It is meant for creative professionals.
Our Clients Big and Small Trust Us
We’ve had the great fortune to work with several Fortune 500 and even Fortune 100 global brands including American Express, MetLife, HP, Compaq, JPMorganChase, Nike, Adobe, MTV, Clairol, Timberland and many many more.
We’ve also been part of the work of many indie filmmakers, authors, start-up entrepreneurs, DIY-ers, bloggers, podcasters, web designers, animators, corporate videos, trade shows, and YouTube videos.
We hope to have you join us.
Music makes it louder!
Hand-picked
Music That Tells Stories
Instant Downloads
Easy Licensing
4 options – based on how you use our music.
Web-Only License
Web sites, videos and streaming- Unlimited use in a single project
- Web Video like YouTube, Vimeo and websites
- Video advertising including banner ads, or popups or any other video use for advertising
- Online Wedding films and videos
- Online Slide shows, Powerpoint, Slideshare and Keynote presentations
- For further details see the full license.
Standard License
Covers most needs- Unlimited use in a single project
- Web Video like YouTube, Vimeo and websites
- Video advertising including banner ads, or popups or any other video use for advertising
- Film festivals, student films and project films
- Wedding films and videos
- Slide shows, Powerpoint, Slideshare and Keynote presentations
- Trade shows, fashion shows and point of purchase displays
- Retail kiosks
- Music on-hold
- Podcasts
- Free iPhone/Android apps and online games
- Up to 1000 copies produced of DVDs or paid apps and games
- For further details see the full license.
Mass Duplication
Physical and Digital Copies- Single project in perpetuity
- up to 10,000 copies
- Audio books
- DVDs, CD-ROMS, and other storage media
- Paid Apps and games such as IOS, Android
- Software
- For further details see the full license.
All Other
TV/Broadcast and All Other Uses- Please call to discuss your specific needs and terms.
- For further details see the full license.
What Our Customers Are Saying
Comments from real life customers over the last 10 years!
Your site is great (fair prices and easy to use) I will go nowhere but your site for all of my music clip needs (period) (I hope you crush your competition) KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK VERY, VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER
– Dana R – Ontario, Canada
Frequently Asked Questions
Who uses 300 Monks?
Advertisers
Filmmakers
Video Producers
Web Video Producers
Wedding Photographers/Videographers
Marketing Managers
Animators
Student Filmmakers
Powerpoint Presentation Creators
and many more.
What is Royalty Free Music?
Extra Details For Those Who Need To Know Everything:
We can sometimes earn extra money paid by broadcast networks if our music gets placed on television or radio in the USA and additionally in theatrical release in most other territories.
This is not something that you will have to pay extra for as a producer, director, web designer, advertiser, etc. It’s handled by organizations called Performing Rights Societies and inlude ASCAP, BMI and SESAC in the USA. In most other countries there is only one society. For example in Germany it’s GEMA. In the UK it’s PRS.
What makes your music different?
How long can I use the music I purchase here?
You may NOT redistribute or sell or lend or loan the music to anyone else including clients, employers or colleagues, nor can you use it alone apart from a visual medium.
You do not own the music, it is licensed to you. Please review the complete licensing agreement. If you need a multi-user license, or a multi-project license, please contact us.
How do I pay for the music?
You can then pay with a credit card, or PayPal.
Then, click on your download link and receive your music in a zipped file.
What if I need an invoice for payment by my client?
Do I have to credit 300 Monks in my project?
For Broadcast, you will need to include “Music by 300 Monks.”
Where does the name 300 Monks come from?
What we are is:
A brotherhood (and sisterhood) of talented Composers, Producers, and Artists living all over the world coming together to make music for moving images.
We just love the idea of a mystical temple somewhere in the forest where 300 people are making music for films, videos, etc. If we had George Lucas on our side, maybe we could do that one day…
Can I use these sounds and music to create new music to sell?
Why can't I hear the music?
Why can’t I hear the preview music or sound effects?
This is usually one of the following:
- Did you turn the volume of your computer on?
- External speakers plugged in and on?
- Did you plug in your headphones?
- Do have an old browser that will not accept HTML5?
(This is not common. If your machine is bought in the last 7 years or so, you should have it already.)
Where are you located?
How long has 300 Monks been in business?
What About Refunds?
There are NO REFUNDS for any purchases. Please use the preview files to confirm selection before you purchase. For full terms and conditions, see our licensing overview page.
What Is The Best Way To Reach Customer Service?
The best way to contact us is via the contact page.
However, you can also call us by telephone. Note, we are based in New York City, (Eastern Time Zone -5 GMT) and are available by phone (001-347- 788-1175) between the hours of 10am and 5pm Monday through Friday. If you do not reach us, please leave us a brief message and we will call you back.
Can I submit some music to sell here?