I’m going to try something new and see if I live to regret it. YOLO, as they say.
I recently shot a few videos, went to edit them, and realized that a little music would be nice. Nothing distracting (no drums!) not a lot of instruments (no guitars!) and nothing too dramatic (no cinema stuff). But I didn’t want to use any music that I had already recorded and released (too tense).
I realized that there are probably a few AI services set to create such slop, and there are also legit stock sites that have been around for years. I mean, if you have a Mac and open up Garageband you’ll probably find a loop or two to export.
But where’s the fun in that?
You’re not going to believe this, but I found myself in a similar situation back in 2017 when I told Allison I’d make some songs for a few interviews she’d shot. Here’s what that sounds like. I’ve learned a lot since then, and my style has evolved a bit. So with the videos all edited I quickly opened up Logic and set out to create four related tracks, each under a minute long. I gave myself a few constraints: three instruments only, and it has to loop cleanly. Here’s one of the end results, image plus sound 👇
Now where am I going with this? Well, I’m giving away the songs, if you want to use them too. It’s part of a new ongoing series I’m calling SONGS TO SPEAK OVER. Have a podcast, or video, or even video game that you need some unassuming background music for? Here you go! STSO (songs to speak over). Link to the download (WAV files) below these mp3s that you can stream.
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It’s actually weird for me to listen to these without someone (me) talking over them. So please, help me out and put a track or four to good use. I’m releasing these (and future songs on this album) under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license. Basically you just need to credit me when you use them (and commercial work is ok).
Enjoy, and I’d love to see/hear what you make.
