Music and Sound

For each film, you can choose a background soundtrack. We provide you with 200 royalty-free songs in the tool, and you can upload your song or other background track – i.e., a voiceover track – if you want. You access the music menu by pressing ”Music” in the toolbar.

To preview a song, just hover over it in the list and click ”Preview”.

When you’ve found the one you like, mark it with the radio button and click ”Save”.

Uploading custom audio

You can also upload a custom sound file in .mp3 format, to use as your background audio. To do this, use the upload function at the top of the ”Music” window and either drop the file on the drop zone or click it to access the file menu.

You can find more information on how to control the audio in your movie under the "Audio Control" chapter of this article. 

If you run into to problems with uploading your own mp3-file, please go to this article for a way to fix that issue.

Audio Control – in the editor

You can control the audio in your storyboard in a few different ways. As a default functionality, the soundtrack you choose as your "music" plays over the entire movie in a certain way. This can be changed in a few different ways to gain more control over how your film comes out.

Every slide that can hold a background asset has audio controls, under Audio Control in the side panel and they are therefore on a slide-per-slide basis. So you need to control your audio for every slide when you want to finetune this. These are relevant to use when the Main Asset is a video that has its soundtrack. The options are as follows:

No change (default)

The background music will play unchanged, and the audio from the uploaded video will be muted. To strike a balance between the provided music and any uploaded audio the background music is by default set to play at -12db. The type of music that is in the free-to-use library in Video Studio is almost exclusively mastered to peak at 0db, making it in a sense "as loud as possible." This means that it will hit all meters pretty hard when not lowered, and we have found that reducing the default music volume to -12db makes for more safe levels and easier mixing with other sound sources.

Lower music volume

The background music will be lowered to -24dB as a default value, and the audio from the uploaded video asset will play at 0db per default. The lowering of the music is done via a fade over 30 frames (or 1 second), and this happens on both fade-out and fade-in. The fade itself begins 15 frames before the slide with the Lower Music Volume setting to make the transition smoother, and then of course in the same manner at the end of the slide.

The sliders: The two volume sliders for Music Level and Main Asset Audio Level are active when you have chosen "Mix Music And Main Asset Audio" and will let you finetune how these two audio streams mix.

The Music Level slider ranges from -20db to 0db. Please note that this is in relation to the default level of the Music, which is -12db, so the actual range is -32db to -12db. The slider is set to the default value of -12db (-24db) and you can increase it to 0db which means that it's at the same level as when you choose "Play Music Only" and that allows you to mix in the Main Asset Sound with the Music without any volume decrease for the Music, which can come in handy at times.

The Main Asset Audio slider ranges from -3db to +12db, so you can lower the level a little but most of the range is on the boost side to address a common issue with a lot of uploaded video files, that the volume is too low. The range of up to 12db boost gives you a lot of volume increase when needed. 

Mute music

The background music will be muted, and the audio from the uploaded video will play.

Examples of how to use the "Mix…" sliders

1. The volume of your Main Asset (the video you upload) is too low

Use the "Main Asset Audio Level" and boost it. You have up to 12db of boost on tap, so that will help you out a lot. You can of course also lower the Music Level a bit more, but you should try with only the boost first.

2. You want to keep the music volume but also mix in sound from your Main Asset (the video you upload)

If you boost the "Music Level" (when you have "Mix…" chosen) to 0db that means that the music will stay on the default level and you can still add your Main Asset sound.

3. You want to lower the Music level throughout the video

If you choose "Mix…" on all slides – and have no Main Asset with sound – you can use the Music Level slider to lower the music on all slides and subsequently throughout the movie.

Length of songs in Video Studio

This is a list of the included songs in Video Studio sorted in length from longest to shortest.

Title	Artist	Genre	Mood	Duration
Lonely Troutman II	William Rosati	Electronic	Dramatic	6:30
Little Cookie II	William Rosati	Electronic	Dramatic	4:48
Rev	Eveningland	Electronic	Inspirational	4:41
Nimbus	Eveningland	Electronic	Happy	4:40
No Good Right	Freedom Trail Studio	Ambient	Funky	4:20
We Could Reach	Freedom Trail Studio	Rock	Bright	4:10
Cosmic Love	Bruno E.	Electronic	Inspirational	4:07
Arp Bounce	Geographer	Electronic	Dramatic	4:07
Believer	Silent Partner	Pop	Inspirational	4:06
Lunar Landing	Silent Partner	Rock	Dramatic	3:59
Love In LA	DJ Williams	Rock	Bright	3:58
Sky Scraper	Geographer	Electronic	Inspirational	3:57
Ferris Wheel	Quincas Moreira	R&B & Soul	Funky	3:57
Sunflower	Topher Mohr and Alex Elena	Rock	Romantic	3:56
Marigold	Quincas Moreira	Pop	Sad	3:53
Blue Macaw	Quincas Moreira	Electronic	Inspirational	3:51
Love Now	Eveningland	Electronic	Happy	3:50
Sugar	Vibe Tracks	Electronic	Bright	3:50
In Every Way	Freedom Trail Studio	Pop	Happy	3:49
Reverie	Quincas Moreira	Rock	Dramatic	3:49
Invisible	Vibe Tracks	Electronic	Happy	3:48
Cubic Z	Diamond Ortiz	Electronic	Happy	3:44
Clover 3	Vibe Mountain	Pop	Inspirational	3:35
Cloud Wheels, Castle Builder	Puddle of Infinity	Ambient	Calm	3:32
Wistful Harp	Andrew Huang	Classical	Sad	3:32
Baskets in the Sky	William Rosati	Rock	Inspirational	3:29
Faith	Vibe Tracks	Electronic	Inspirational	3:25
Watch Me	Geographer	Electronic	Bright	3:24
Deep Hat	Vibe Tracks	Electronic	Happy	3:24
Jazzeton	Quincas Moreira	Jazz & Blues	Romantic	3:23
Ladybug	Quincas Moreira	Electronic	Dramatic	3:21
Wolf Kisses	Otis McDonald	R&B & Soul	Funky	3:20
Undeniable 2	Vibe Tracks	Pop	Inspirational	3:19
Seven Twenty	Diamond Ortiz	Electronic	Bright	3:18
Breakfast Alone	The Whole Other	Ambient	Sad	3:18
I Love You	Vibe Tracks	Pop	Inspirational	3:18
FeelinIt	Text Me Records / Bobby Renz	Pop	Dark	3:17
True Art Real Affection	Noir Et Blanc Vie	Electronic	Dramatic	3:17
Workout	Freedom Trail Studio	Electronic	Happy	3:16
Until We Meet Again	Joe Bagale	Pop	Inspirational	3:16
Sparse Clouds	Quincas Moreira	Jazz & Blues	Dramatic	3:15
Hollywood High	Silent Partner	Pop	Romantic	3:14
She's Gone	The 126ers	Pop	Calm	3:13
Watercolors	John Deley and the 41 Players	Jazz & Blues	Inspirational	3:13
Hear the Noise	John Deley and the 41 Players	R&B & Soul	Inspirational	3:13
Finding Me	Eveningland	Electronic	Inspirational	3:13
Fairy Meeting	Emily A. Sprague	Ambient	Bright	3:12
Nevada City	Huma-Huma	Ambient	Calm	3:12
Reasons to Smile	Topher Mohr and Alex Elena	Pop	Happy	3:11
Iron Fist	DJ Williams	Rock	Dramatic	3:11
Species	Diamond Ortiz	Hip Hop & Rap	Calm	3:11
Inevitable	Diamond Ortiz	Electronic	Bright	3:11
Retro Shine	Yung Logos	Hip Hop & Rap	Bright	3:11
What Could Appear	Puddle of Infinity	Ambient	Dramatic	3:11
A Free Night in Bushwick	William Rosati	Electronic	Happy	3:10
Mind And Eye Journey	Emily A. Sprague	Ambient	Calm	3:10
Mantis	Quincas Moreira	Electronic	Inspirational	3:09
Water Lillies	Density & Time	Ambient	Calm	3:09
The Shade	Text Me Records / Social Work	Hip Hop & Rap	Happy	3:08
Metal	Mike Relm	Hip Hop & Rap	Bright	3:08
8 Year Anniversary	Diamond Ortiz	Electronic	Bright	3:07
TFB9	Vibe Tracks	Electronic	Inspirational	3:07
Giant Leap	Topher Mohr and Alex Elena	Rock	Calm	3:07
Echoes	Yung Logos	Electronic	Dark	3:07
Mirror Mirror	Diamond Ortiz	R&B & Soul	Happy	3:05
Triangles	Silent Partner	Rock	Inspirational	3:05
Ticker	Silent Partner	Ambient	Calm	3:03
BAP	Text Me Records	Hip Hop & Rap	Dark	3:03
Triumph	Yung Logos	Hip Hop & Rap	Calm	3:01
Don't Change A Thing	Silent Partner	Rock	Dark	3:00
Dream of A Day	Density & Time	Hip Hop & Rap	Inspirational	2:59
Honey and Milk	The 126ers	Pop	Happy	2:59
LS	Eveningland	Electronic	Inspirational	2:59
Mirage	Chris Haugen	Cinematic	Dramatic	2:58
Beyond the Lows	The Whole Other	Ambient	Dark	2:56
Daisy Dukes	Silent Partner	Country & Folk	Dark	2:56
Renegade Jubilee	The Whole Other	Electronic	Happy	2:56
Bright Future	Silent Partner	Pop	Inspirational	2:54
Memory Rain	Yung Logos	Hip Hop & Rap	Calm	2:53
Bumper Tag	John Deley	Jazz & Blues	Happy	2:52
Grasshopper	Quincas Moreira	Electronic	Inspirational	2:50
Traz	Text Me Records / Grandbankss	Hip Hop & Rap	Dark	2:49
Robot Boogie	Quincas Moreira	Children's	Happy	2:49
Spirit of the Dead	Aakash Gandhi	Ambient	Dark	2:49
Man	Rondo Brothers	Hip Hop & Rap	Calm	2:49
Ether	Text Me Records / Bobby Renz	Electronic	Calm	2:48
So Long	Norma Rockwell	Pop	Happy	2:48
Tupelo Train	Chris Haugen	Country & Folk	Calm	2:47
Please	Wayne Jones	Cinematic	Inspirational	2:47
Express	Eveningland	Electronic	Inspirational	2:46
The Big Conference	DJ Williams	Rock	Funky	2:46
Back In The City	The 126ers	Pop	Calm	2:45
Side Steppin'	Otis McDonald	Electronic	Happy	2:45
Sunrise Drive	South London HiFi	Hip Hop & Rap	Funky	2:45
Northern Lights	Chris Haugen	Cinematic	Dark	2:45
Campfire Song	Chris Haugen	Country & Folk	Happy	2:44
Palmtrees	The Brothers Records	Electronic	Bright	2:43
Blue Skies	Silent Partner	Pop	Happy	2:43
Big Sky	Silent Partner	Rock	Dramatic	2:43
This is a Jazz Space	Midnight North	Jazz & Blues	Calm	2:42
Bit Coin	Otis McDonald	Hip Hop & Rap	Dark	2:41
Anton	Dan Bodan	Classical	Romantic	2:40
Ether Oar	The Whole Other	Ambient	Dramatic	2:39
Relaxer	The Grand Affair	Hip Hop & Rap	Calm	2:39
Luna's Soul	The 126ers	Pop	Dark	2:39
How R U?	Freedom Trail Studio	Electronic	Happy	2:38
Shoulder Closures	Gunnar Olsen	Hip Hop & Rap	Dramatic	2:38
Puffs	Text Me Records / Social Work	Pop	Calm	2:35
Lovely Afternoon Breeze	The 126ers	Pop	Inspirational	2:34
The Night Before	Text Me Records / Bobby Renz	Hip Hop & Rap	Dark	2:34
Waterfall	Aakash Gandhi	Ambient	Calm	2:34
Escape	Eveningland	Electronic	Calm	2:32
Total Totality	The 126ers	Pop	Dark	2:32
Happy Feet	Coyote Hearing	Electronic	Happy	2:32
Undeniable	Text Me Records / Bobby Renz	Pop	Inspirational	2:32
Meditation	Silent Partner	Electronic	Inspirational	2:32
Missing My Girl	The 126ers	Pop	Calm	2:31
Arms of Heaven	Aakash Gandhi	Ambient	Romantic	2:31
Licorice Song	Endless Love	Pop	Happy	2:31
New Land	ALBIS	Ambient	Bright	2:30
Scouting	Eveningland	Electronic	Happy	2:28
Firefly	Quincas Moreira	Electronic	Funky	2:28
Touching Moment	Wayne Jones	Cinematic	Romantic	2:28
Vision	Silent Partner	Pop	Inspirational	2:28
Sleeplessness	The Brothers Records	Hip Hop & Rap	Calm	2:27
OB1	RalphReal	R&B & Soul	Sad	2:26
Digital Memories	Unicorn Heads	Cinematic	Inspirational	2:26
Wiser	Riot	Rock	Dramatic	2:26
Head Candy	William Rosati	R&B & Soul	Funky	2:26
Spookster	Wayne Jones	Hip Hop & Rap	Dark	2:25
Clean Break	Density & Time	Electronic	Sad	2:25
Bed and Breakfast	The 126ers	Pop	Calm	2:25
Birds in Flight	Dan Lebowitz	Country & Folk	Calm	2:25
Earle's Bar Room Rocker	Midnight North	Rock	Bright	2:24
Reversed Eclipse	The 126ers	Pop	Happy	2:24
Pulse	Geographer	Electronic	Inspirational	2:24
Magic Marker	Silent Partner	Electronic	Inspirational	2:24
Distant Lands	Hanu Dixit	Cinematic	Calm	2:23
Plenty Step	Freedom Trail Studio	Pop	Dramatic	2:22
Easy Saturday	Bad Snacks	R&B & Soul	Funky	2:22
Black Moons	The 126ers	Pop	Dark	2:20
Last Call	Silent Partner	Pop	Happy	2:20
Chubs	Quincas Moreira	Pop	Calm	2:20
Valerie Plain	Rondo Brothers	Hip Hop & Rap	Happy	2:18
Coffee Stains	Riot	Pop	Happy	2:18
Winter Embrace	Silent Partner	Rock	Funky	2:18
Los Angeles	Quincas Moreira	Pop	Calm	2:18
St. Francis	Josh Lippi & The Overtimers	Rock	Sad	2:18
Ready-Set-Go!	Magic In The Other	Rock	Dramatic	2:16
Chicago	Joe Bagale	Hip Hop & Rap	Bright	2:16
Country Gentleman	Endless Love	Rock	Calm	2:15
Ocean Beach	Dan Lebowitz	Country & Folk	Dark	2:12
Atmospheria	Francis Preve	Electronic	Bright	2:11
Hit My Soul	Silent Partner	Country & Folk	Happy	2:11
Detour	Gunnar Olsen	Electronic	Dramatic	2:11
Wild Pogo	Francis Preve	Electronic	Happy	2:10
Please Tell Me	Silent Partner	Rock	Dark	2:09
Redwood	Quincas Moreira	Rock	Inspirational	2:08
Beneath the Moonlight	Aaron Kenny	Classical	Romantic	2:08
Castello Oak	Bird Creek	R&B & Soul	Sad	2:07
Bubblegum Ballgame	JR Tundra	Pop	Happy	2:06
Family Montage	Biz Baz Studio	Rock	Inspirational	2:05
Capital	Silent Partner	Hip Hop & Rap	Dark	2:05
Tidal Wave	Silent Partner	Alternative	Happy	2:05
Lost Time	Eveningland	Electronic	Inspirational	2:05
It's All Happening	Huma-Huma	Alternative	Bright	2:04
Highway Danger	Silent Partner	Alternative	Bright	2:03
Old Vienna	Endless Love	Ambient	Inspirational	2:02
First Time Experience	Nate Blaze	Cinematic	Inspirational	2:02
Poison Apple	Quincas Moreira	Cinematic	Dramatic	2:00
Bike Sharing to Paradise	Dan Bodan	Classical	Bright	2:00
Starry Eyed Romance	Biz Baz Studio	Pop	Romantic	2:00
Search and Rescue	Dan Lebowitz	Rock	Dramatic	2:00
Yummu	Text Me Records / Leviathe	Pop	Inspirational	1:59
Spring In My Step	Silent Partner	Pop	Happy	1:58
Light Years Away	Doug Maxwell	Ambient	Dramatic	1:56
A Quiet Thought	Wayne Jones	Cinematic	Calm	1:56
Hangin' with the Worms	Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions	Cinematic	Dramatic	1:56
Classic Rose 2	Vibe Mountain	Pop	Calm	1:55
Ruination 2	Vibe Mountain	Pop	Inspirational	1:55
Friction Looks	Silent Partner	Rock	Bright	1:52
Windows Rolled Down	The 126ers	Rock	Calm	1:51
The Only Girl	Silent Partner	Pop	Happy	1:50
Fringe Trimmed Boots	Bird Creek	Rock	Happy	1:48
Window Demons	roljui	Ambient	Dark	1:46
Cologne 1983	Josh Kirsch/Media Right Productions	Electronic	Bright	1:46
Corporate Mellow Groove	Doug Maxwell	Rock	Calm	1:45
Everyday	Jason Farnham	Pop	Inspirational	1:45
Far Away	MK2	Electronic	Happy	1:45
Pull Riddim	Konrad OldMoney	Electronic	Happy	1:45
Magnolia	Silent Partner	Rock	Funky	1:44
Etherial Choir Ascends	Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions	Cinematic	Dramatic	1:43
Cue	Silent Partner	Alternative	Sad	1:42
Highway Wildflowers	Bird Creek	Rock	Romantic	1:41
Snoopin	Text Me Records / Social Work	R&B & Soul	Inspirational	1:41
Walkout	The Brothers Records	Hip Hop & Rap	Dark	1:38
Action Time	Biz Baz Studio	Cinematic	Dramatic	1:34
The Nexus Riddim	Konrad OldMoney	Electronic	Romantic	1:34
Bravado	Rondo Brothers	Ambient	Inspirational	1:33
Boardroom Theme	Unicorn Heads	Classical	Bright	1:32