YouTube License
from 1.49 €per video
- A trailer on YouTube
- Monetization via your channel
- Clearance in the Content ID system
- YouTube only, no other platforms
For channel trailers and game trailers released exclusively on YouTube.
Production Music · Trailer Music
Royalty-Free Trailer Music — Epic Sound for Maximum Impact
Powerful, orchestral trailer music for cinema, TV, game trailers, and image films. Royalty-free and GVL-free, licensed once and usable permanently — no subscription, no re-licensing.
WAV in 24 bit · worldwide · unlimited term · cue sheet on request
Craft
How a trailer cue is structured
Trailer music follows its own dramaturgy. Knowing it helps you find the right track faster — and cut it more precisely to the picture.
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Atmo
Quiet, often just a pad or a single motif. This is where the exposition happens: logo, first images, narrator. The music deliberately holds back.
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Build-up
Rhythm kicks in, the cutting frequency increases. Percussion and strings work toward a point — typically over 20 to 40 seconds.
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Climax
Full orchestra, brass, choir, trailer drums. The moment the entire edit builds toward — usually the last third.
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Outro
Abrupt cutoff or reverb tail, then title card and date. Often just a few seconds — but they determine the impact.
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Choose length before mood
A theatrical trailer runs 90 to 150 seconds, a teaser 30, a social cutdown 15. Filter by duration first — alternate versions and stems are available for many tracks.
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Cut to the peak
The musical peak belongs on the strongest visual moment, not the other way around. Looping and trimming are explicitly allowed to make both align.
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Stems instead of compromise
Where individual tracks are available, the percussion can be lowered under the narrator and opened back up at the end — without swapping out the music.
Crop
What license does a trailer need?
What matters is where the trailer will ultimately run. A channel trailer on YouTube is different from a theatrical trailer — and cinema or TV require the largest license, including a cue sheet for the broadcaster.
Online / Social Media
from 9.99 €per production
- YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook
- Website, Steam page, newsletter
- Online advertising
- no TV, no theatrical
The standard case: a trailer distributed across all online channels — including the short cuts for social media.
Media / Sync
from 29.99 €per production
- everything from Online / Social Media
- Cinema, TV, broadcast
- Trade fairs, retail spaces, games
- Cue sheet for broadcasters included
For theatrical trailers, TV spots, and any production that may air on television.
Prices shown are starting rates — exact amounts are listed on the License page. Each license applies to one named production, worldwide and with no time limit. The production also includes its versions: short cuts, language versions, and format variants of the same trailer. No subscription — once licensed, a track remains usable.
Orientation
Which trailer music fits what?
A game trailer can handle different intensity than an image film teaser. This overview helps you get started — the catalog also lets you filter by mood, tempo, and key.
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Cinema & Film
Orchestral, wide, with a long build-up. Needs room for narration and title cards — and a climax that carries it.
Orchestral · Epic · Hybrid🎮
Game Trailer
Harder and denser: trailer drums, brass hits, electronic elements. Faster cuts demand more pulse.
Action · Aggressive · Hybrid🏢
Corporate & Product
Epic, but friendly. Uplifting rather than threatening — this is about confidence, not danger.
Hopeful · Cinematic · Corporate🚀
Channel Trailer & Social
Short and straight to the point. 15 to 30 seconds, no long build-up — the climax comes early.
Powerful · Driving · LogoTake a Listen
Featured Trailer Music
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In Practice
From Track to Finished Trailer
No subscription, no request, no waiting. Four steps, and the trailer music is on your hard drive.
Find a track
Filter by genre, mood, tempo, or key and listen right in your browser — no account needed.
Choose a license
YouTube license for one video, Online/Social Media for multiple channels. You specify your project during checkout.
Download
WAV at 24 bit and 48 kHz, plus the license certificate as proof. Depending on the track, alternate versions and stems are also available.
Whitelist Video
You provide the video link when ordering — we whitelist this video, and the claim on it is lifted.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Trailer Music
How much does royalty-free trailer music cost?
That depends on the distribution channel, not on the track. For a trailer running on YouTube only, prices start at 1.49 € per video. For all online channels combined, starting at 9.99 € per production, and for theatrical and TV release starting at 29.99 €. Payment is made once — there's no subscription and no additional licensing based on reach.
Can I cut the music to fit the edit?
Yes, and with trailers that's the norm. Shortening, extending, looping, and cutting are explicitly allowed, as is combining the music with picture, voice-over, and sound design. Where available, alternative versions and individual stems are provided — this lets you lower the percussion under the voice-over without switching tracks.
Do I need a separate license for teasers and cutdowns?
No, as long as they belong to the same production. Short versions, language versions, and format variants of the same trailer are included. A separate license is only needed for a different trailer, another episode, or a different client.
Does the music also run in theaters and on TV?
Yes, with the Media/Sync license. For broadcast on TV or radio, the station needs a cue sheet — we provide this free of charge on request, with track title, composer, duration, and a note that the tracks are not registered with any performing rights organization.
Is the trailer music really royalty-free?
Yes — and also GVL-free. That's a distinction many providers don't make: royalty-free relates to the composition, GVL-free to the recording. Only when both apply are there no fees due to a performing rights organization for the licensed use. More on this in the article Royalty-Free and GVL-Free: What's the Difference.
Do I get exclusivity for my trailer?
No — the license is non-exclusive. The same track can therefore also run elsewhere. Use as a title or signature theme is permitted, but there's no claim to exclusivity. If you need exclusivity, contact us directly.
Trailer music that belongs to your production.
License once, use forever — royalty-free, GVL-free, with a cue sheet for the broadcaster.