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Where to find copyright free music for game? Looking for drum and bass/Breakcore songs

A topic by ExtraWildGames created Feb 25, 2025 Views: 17,036 Replies: 23
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I'm trying to find copyight free music for my game, and was checking to see if those "copyight free" songs were ok? 

Was using this website, and there are some copyright free songs I want to use:

https://eproves.com

I'm just wondering the legality of using something like this for my game. I don't really care much about "owning" the song, moreso I want to able to charge money for game without any legal loophole of some company saying I copyrighted their music.

I'd look into the Creative Commons license and find music that uses it.

Kevin Macleod songs are copyright free, you should download them from a website

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It's hard to find stuff in the public domain, but for assets under open licenses, try Open Game Art.

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The issue isn't copyright. You need a royalty-free license.

There are several artists on itch.io who have released free music packs and give you a license to use it royalty-free in games.  Search itch.io assets with "Royalty Free Music".

Try finding them in sites such as Incompetech and Soundimage.org

Hey, I'm a composer starting out and would love to offer some music for free or cheap if you're looking

Hi there. Barely check Itch.io as much as I should, but I don't like people doing stuff for me for free. If you have any already made songs made, I'll check them out, though I am looking  to make a more drum n bass/breakcore soundtrack type of sound.

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i just started a cod clips channel (obviously not monetized yet) would you be interested in doing little custom tracks? most clips are 30 seconds or less but a song that matches the flow of the clip would be awesome!

Hey, not sure what a cod clips channel is but if you send me a link or something I'll see what I can do

there's 2 uploaded, i have some that haven't been uploaded yet that i've been trying to find songs that line up with them. if you're interested i can send you one without music, just leave your email or i can give you mine and we can discuss further 

www.youtube.com/@SofaKingEh

the biggest quantity of creative commons music it´s in 

Bandcamp.

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No  way. Really!? How can you tell!?

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To make my videogame i was algo looking fon cc music. 

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/

https://holiznaroyaltyfree.bandcamp.com/

Maybe ovanisound.com sometimes there are also bundles on humblebundle.com or just look here on itch and support the creative people ;)

Thank you all very much. I have found some good resources and insight you cannot get from the Artificial Intelligences. If anybody has any Dnb/Breakcore songs they already made, I'd love to hear them!

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🎧 Top Places to Find Copyright-Free Music (Drum & Bass / Breakcore)

1. Free Music Archive (FMA)

  • 🔗 https://freemusicarchive.org
  • Genre filters available, including Electronic > Breakcore / DnB
  • Many tracks under Creative Commons licenses (check each track's usage rights!)

2. ccMixter

  • 🔗 https://ccmixter.org
  • Great for experimental and electronic music
  • Filter tracks by license type; many allow commercial use with attribution

3. Pixabay Music

  • 🔗 https://pixabay.com/music/
  • 100% royalty-free, no attribution required
  • Good selection of drum-heavy tracks and electronic genres
  • Search “Drum and Bass” or “Breakcore” for specific vibes

4. YouTube Audio Library

  • 🔗 https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music
  • Free to use in games and commercial projects (check license on each track)
  • Decent DNB / Electronic catalog — not always "breakcore," but energetic stuff is there

5. Incompetech by Kevin MacLeod

  • 🔗 https://incompetech.com/music/
  • Royalty-free music across genres
  • Known for Creative Commons use, just credit the artist
  • Not super breakcore-heavy, but worth checking for experimental tracks

6. SoundCloud (Creative Commons filtered)

7. Bandcamp (Creative Commons / Indie Licenses)

  • 🔗 https://bandcamp.com/
  • Some artists offer free or pay-what-you-want music for commercial use — check licenses or message them directly
  • Search for "breakcore free download" or "drum and bass CC license"

8. OpenGameArt.org

  • 🔗 https://opengameart.org
  • Not just for sprites — there’s a whole music section
  • Some cool electronic / chiptune / DnB loops for indie games

💡 Pro Tip:

If you’re working on a bigger game and want exclusive music, consider hiring indie breakcore artists on:

  • Fiverr
  • Discord music communities
  • Newgrounds Audio portal

You can often get custom loops or tracks for cheap — and it gives your game a unique sound identity.

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What I do is search for parts in freesound and then put them together in veed create to make my own music, all with creative commons 0 sounds, it allows me to make more personalized pieces

I download most of the music and effects for my games in pixabay!

100 % recommended.

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Hi, my name’s YVY echo. 

I’m a composer creating emotional, story-led music for film and visual projects.

I’m currently building experience and would love to collaborate on short films or indie projects.

If you ever need music, I’d love to connect

Here’s a small sample of my work:

[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL34xncmM-e349O6PpOFbTi-IPCPtJq-Z]

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Wow, that's impressive number of possibilities. So I'd like to share another link I use since I am doing games in historical setting.  These are public domain recordings of classical music from https://musopen.org/.  Among other criteria you can search music by instrument and time period there.

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I have a ton of free royalty free music for game developers on my website:

http://www.PhatPhrogStudio.com

Check out the previews here:

https://www.youtube.com/@PhatPhrogStudios

Fifty sounds:

https://www.fiftysounds.com

Jamendo:

https://www.jamendo.com/

Opengameart (somebody mention it before)

'I want to able to charge money for game without any legal loophole' <- You are searching for public domain music. Sometimes is market as Creative Commons 0 or 'CC0'. Also  almost any Creative  Commons that is not NC (Non Commercial) is allowed for commercial use. 

More details about CC licenses.

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/

Luck  :-)

Finding truly safe music usually means sticking to CC0 or clearly stated royalty-free licenses, not just “free to download.” I’ve had decent luck digging through niche SoundCloud creators, itch asset packs, and sites like OpenGameArt, but I always double-check license text. For drum and bass or breakcore, smaller artists often share tracks if you credit them properly.