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Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
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Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States
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Anthony Kozar – Ambient Music - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
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audionautiX - Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
Genre:
Accoustic, Ballad, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Dance, Easy Listening, Electronic, Ethnic, Folk, Gospel, Hard Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Jazz+Funk, Latin, Meditative, Other, Pop/Funk, Punk Rock, Reggae, Rock, Soundtrack, Symphony, Techno
Mood:
Calming, Relaxing, Uplifting, Bright, Sad, Driving, Bouncy, Dark, Pensive, Somber, Epic, Grooving, Cool, Energy, Guest Composer, Mysterious, Moody, Meditative, Intense, Humorous, Short Bits, Suspenseful, Christmas, Action, Aggressive, Meditation, Melancholy, Dramatic, Vocal, Light, Happy, Angry, Inspiration, Calm, Soothing, Smooth
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AudioNectar - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Cinematic, Pop & Rock, Chill & Lounge, Children's, World & Ethnic, Jazz, Piano solo, Classical, Logos & Idents
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Bensound - Creative commons - Attribution (actual intention, if ignore No Derivative Works part)
Acoustic/ Folk, Cinematic, Corporate/ Pop, Electronica, Funky/ Groove, Jazz, Rock, World/ Others
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Bump Foot - Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike license
Bump side includes: techno and house, or based on them
Foot side includes: ambient, IDM, or etc... other than bump side
Bump Foot mix : DJ mixes using our tracks
To preview- after picking out an album link, scroll down for Misc, and then go to a link that says Files at Internet Archive.
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CC TRAX - Various
Ambient, Downtempo, Dub, Electronica, Experimental | Noise, House, Jazz, Modern Classical, Rock, Techno
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Chris Zabriskie - Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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Computoser - Free stock music packs - Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
On Hold, Elevator/ Supermarket, Video Background
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dig.ccmixter - Various
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Electronic Music MP3s - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
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Free Music Archive - Various
Blues, Classical, Country, Electronic, Experimental, Folk, Hip-Hop, Instrumental, International, Jazz, Old-Time/ Historic, Pop, Rock, Soul-RnB, Spoken
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FreePD.com - Public Domain
70s Sci Fi, Ambient, Ballads, Chill, Cinematic, Classical, Drum n Bass, Electro-Acoustic, Folk, House, Indie, Jazz, Jungle, Leadins and Stings, March, New Age, Orchestral, Piano, Reggae, Specialized, Techno, Trance, Unclassified, Unclassified Electronic, Urban and Rap, World Fusion
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GoSoundtrack - Attribution 4.0 International
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http://www.nosoapradio.us/ - Attribution 3.0 Unported
Chill, Wierd, Urban, Space, Factory, Village, Forest, Jungle, Ice, Boss, Ending, Trance, Classical, DnB
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iBeat - Various
Alternative, Alternative Pop, Laid back, Hip hop, Pop, Rock, Swing, Urban, Rnb, Lofi, Electronic, Feelgood, Up-beat, Groove, Acoustic, Ambient, Bass, Drums, Orchestra, Strings, Guitar, Noise, Piano
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Incompetech - Kevin MacLeod - Attribution 3.0 Unported
African, Blues, Classical, Contemporary, Disco, Electronica, Funk, Holiday, Horror, Jazz, Latin, Modern, Musical, Polka, Pop, Reggae, Rock, Silent Film Score, Ska, Soundtrack, Stings, Unclassifiable, World
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Instrumental music by Matti Paalanen - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Licence
instrumental, pic, ambient, hill-out, electronic, piano, guitar, minimalistic, various atmospheres and styles ranging from jazz to darkwave, electronic ambient
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Jamendo - Various
Pop, Happy, Rock, Emotional, Electronic, Party, Hiphop, Jazz, Relaxing, Indie, Soundtrack, Classical, Dance, Dark, Chillout, Dramatic, Ambient, Inspiring, Folk, Metal, Latin, Funk, RnB, Reggae, Punk, Country, House
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Jewel Beat - Terms of Use
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Josh Woodward - Attribution 4.0 International
Acoustic, Dark Acoustic, Hard Rock, Pop, Pop Rock, Vocal, Instrumental Song, Fast and Fun, Dark and Hard, Light and Cheery, Slow and Dramatic, Relaxing
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KING JAMES | Royalty Free Music - Creative Commons: By Attribution
Action/ Thriller, Adventure, Commercial/ Advertisment, Dark, Effects, Epic, Historical/ Period Drama, Horror, Jazz, Penatonic, Personal/ Biography, Radio, Romantic, Thriller, Trailer, Films, Soundtrack
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Machinimasound - Attribution 4.0 International [For Legacy Tracks]
Legacy Tracks are what was referred to as “Free” up until April 25, 2015, and they still are free to use, only the name has changed.
Ambient, Breakbeat, Chiptune, Cinematic, Comedy, Complextro, Downtempo, Drum & Bass, Dub Techno, Dubstep, Easy listening, Electronica, Trailer & Epic, Glitch, Hiphop, Horror, House, Metal, New Retro wave, Simple, Soundsscape, Symphonic, Techno, Tech Lounge, Trance, World
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McFarland BEATS - Attribution 4.0 International
Electronic, Industrial Electronic, Dance, Experimental, Instrumental, Chippy, Hip-hop Instrumental, Fantasy, Rock, Breakbeat, video game music, Loops, RPG Scores, Techno
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Musopen - Public Domain
Anthem, Aria / Arietta, Bagatelle, Ballade, Ballet, Barcarolle, Books, Canon, Cantata, Canzona, Caprice, Chaconne, Chorale, Chorale Prelude, Christmas Carols, Compilation, Concerto, Dance, Duet, Etude, Fantasy, Fugue, Funeral Music, Galop, Gavotte, Impromptu, Intermezzi, Invention, Lullaby/Berceuse, Madrigal, March, Mazurka, Medley, Melodrama, Minuet, Motet, Nocturne, Octet, Opera / Operetta, Oratorio, Overture, Partita, Pavane, Piano piece, Piece, Polka, Polonaise, Prelude, Prelude (or other movement) and Fugue, Quartet, Quintet, Rag, Rhapsody, Romance, Rondo, Sacred Mass, Saraband, Scherzo, Septet, Serenade / Divertimento / Cassation, Sextet, Sonata, Sonatina, Song, Song Cycle, Suite, Symphonic Pieces, Symphonic Poem, Symphony, Tango, Theatrical / Incidental, Theme and Variations, Toccata, Transcription, Trio, Variable, Waltz
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Open Music Archive - Public Domain or (cc) by-sa 4.0 unless otherwise stated.
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opsound: free love, free music - Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported or public domain unless stated otherwise
*none*, abstract, acid, acoustic, algorithmic, ambient, avant garde, blip, blues, breakbeat, circuit bending, classical, clicks n cuts, collage, composition, country, cut up, dance, disco, downtempo, drone, drum and bass, dub, electro, electroacoustic, electronic, experimental, field recording, folk, found sound, funk, fusion, game, generative, glitch, goth, groove, hip hop, house, idm, improvisation, indie, industrial, instrumental, interactive, jazz, lo fi, loop, math, max-msp, metal, microsound, minimal, new age, new wave, noise, orchestral, pop, post rock, progressive, psychedelic, psychogeography, punk, rap, ringtone, rock, sample, shoegazer, song, soundtrack, spoken, techno, trance, trip hop, undefinable, vocal, world
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PacDV Free Music - Terms of Use
Determined, Brave, Driving, Uplifting, Energetic, Moving, Warm, Loving, Hopeful, Sweet, Romantic, Heartwarming, Sentimental, Soft, Emotional, Sad, Heartbroken, Longing, Lonely, Mellow, Serious, Repetitive, Sentimental, Smooth, Funky, Groovy, Energetic, Triumphant, Optimistic, Stimulating, Simple, Strong, Freaky, Disillusioned, Cautious, Mysterious, Suspicious, Secretive, Happy-Go-Lucky, Dreamy, Melodic, Majestic, Hopeful, Serene, Meditative
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Partners In Rhyme - Terms of Use
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PlayOnLoop - Attribution 4.0 International
Ambient, Corporate, Electronic, Environment, Holiday, Jazz, Orchestral, Pop, Rock, Videogame, World
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Purple Planet - Terms of Use
upbeat, dance, horror, ambient, drama, reflective, light, heavy, kids, fun, mystery, tense, jazz, international, light, dark, groovy
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RADIO-TOM.COM - Public Domain
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Records On Ribs - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
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Royalty-Free Music | kongano.com - By Attribution 4.0
Ambience, Blues, Cinematic, Classical, Dance, Electronic, Ethnic, Folk, Jazz, Metal, Mood, Pop, RNB, Rock, Shorts, Unique
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Royalty-Free Music | Voices.com - Terms of Use
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RoyaltyFree-MusicTracks.com - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Ambient theme, Relaxe
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SampleSwap - Public Domain
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Scott Buckley - Attribution 4.0 International
Ambient, Electronica, Folk, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz, Noir, Orchestral, Pop, Rock, Techno
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Smiling Cynic - Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License
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Sonnyboo - CC-BY (Creative Commons attribution)
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Sound Image - CC by Attribution 4.0
Action, Classical Sounding, Dark / Ominous, Drama, Events/Travel, Fantasy, Funny / Quirky / Weird, History, Horror / Surreal, Introspective / Emotions, Looping Music, My Films, Nature / Science, Quiet / Peaceful / Mellow, Sci-Fi / Space, Sports, Techno, Technology, Upbeat, Urban
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Sound Jay - Free Music Tracks - Terms of Use
dance, electronic, techno, moving, uplifting, joyful, fiddle, funky, edgy, guitar, powerful, strings, longing, melancholic, hopeful, suspenseful, cautious, suspicious, dramatic, mystical, tension, warm, piano, friendly, caring, emotional, romantic, loving, fast, moving, primitive, energetic
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South Hills Records - Various
Electronica, Instrumental, Soundtrack, Videogame Music, Rock/ Pop
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TeknoAXE - Attribution 4.0 International
Techno, Rock, and Orchestra genres. House, funk or drama sub-genres.
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The Mod Archive (Modules/ Chiptunes) - Various
Alternative, Demo, Tracking scene, Electronica, Jazz, Blues, Other
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TrackTour Production Music - Terms of Use
Bass with Drums, Blues, Electronic, Jazz, Piano, R&B, Rock, Soundtracks, World Music
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Twin Musicom - Attribution 3.0 United States
Vlog, Chiptunes/ Video Game, Classical, Soundtrack/ Film, Stings, Moody, Jazz, Electronic/ Hip Hop, Rock, Seasonal, Extra
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MusicForMonetize Creative Commons - YouTube - Attribution 3.0 Unported
Play (theatre) | Poetry | Reference | Stories
Public Domain Photos | Photos | Japanese Photos | Japanese Backgrounds
Sound Effects | Japanese Music Compendium
Font | Textures & Patterns | Icons
Clipart | Japanese Sprites
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Backgrounds | Photographs | Characters
Audio (Music, Sound, Voice) | GUI (Tools, Textboxes, Etc...) | Miscellaneous (Not too sure where)
Public Domain Photos | Photos | Japanese Photos | Japanese Backgrounds
Sound Effects | Japanese Music Compendium
Font | Textures & Patterns | Icons
Clipart | Japanese Sprites
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Backgrounds | Photographs | Characters
Audio (Music, Sound, Voice) | GUI (Tools, Textboxes, Etc...) | Miscellaneous (Not too sure where)