Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a track licence cost?
Our prices vary depending on who composed the piece you choose to license. Prices range from £40 to £90. The composer who demands the highest price is Niklas Aman who, due to the popularity of his work and recent prestigious placings, has recently requested that we raise the licence fee for his tracks to £90. We still think this is very reasonable for unlimited, worldwide usage of such high qualty work.
Some tracks may have short edited versions called stings which are ideal for playing into or out of commercial breaks which are priced at £10.
Is VAT added to the price?
No, at the moment Music2license.com are not VAT registered. This may change in the future.
Between £40 and £90 doesn’t seem much for a worldwide unlimited licence. What kind of quality can I expect?
Music2license.com are committed to raising the quality of royalty free music. Our aim is to provide work of the same standard as commercially-released music or high-end library music. Our talented composers are dedicated to producing innovative music that will complement your productions. You can be confident that all the tracks on this site have been rigorously scrutinised to ensure they meet our high quality standards.
Is it safe to use my credit card on your site?
To offer the best possible online security, all payment transactions are handled by specialist companies PayPal or Google Checkout who use SSL 128bit encryption. They have large teams of online security experts who are dedicated to fraud prevention and every transaction is monitored by state of the art programs which weed out fraudulent activity.
We do not have access to any credit or debit card information.
Can I give the music to a friend or colleague to use?
Only if the friend or colleague is working for you and using it in a production made by you or your company. The licence allows the music to be used in productions made by you or your named business and is non-transferable.
Are there any circumstances where I will be asked to pay more money to use the track?
No, you pay one fee which gives you a worldwide unlimited licence to use the track in productions made by you or your named company until the copyright in the track expires (70 years after the death of the composer).
A lot of royalty free music companies have different rates for different usage of the music such as a lower rate for regional television or under a certain amount of copies of the production containing the music and will ask you to pay more if you need to make more copies or broadcast nationally. With Music2license.com there is one rate which covers all usage.
How much of the licence fee goes to the composer?
We split the licence fee 50/50 with the composer. The composer retains the copyright in their works and can also make money from public performance royalties if their music is played publicly, such as being broadcast on television, radio or the internet or played in a cinema or theatre.
Does royalty free mean that the composer doesn’t receive any royalties for their music?
No, the composer can still make money from public performance royalties if their music is played publicly, such as being broadcast on television, radio or the internet or played in a cinema or theatre.
Performance royalties will not cost you anything as a production maker. These royalties are paid by the broadcaster or end user via performing rights organisations.
Royalty free means free of mechanical royalties which are royalties you would pay every time you made a copy of a track. Every time a piece of music features in your production you are making another copy of it so you would pay a royalty each time. Learn more by reading our royalty free music explained page.
Does the licence I pay for not cover performance royalties?
No, but generally as a production maker you will not pay performance royalties unless you are the broadcaster or end user.
Performance royalties, in the case of television and radio, are paid by the broadcasting company or in film and theatre production, by the cinema or theatre owner. Large companies usually pay these royalties in the form of a yearly blanket licence to the relevant performing rights organisation. The performing rights organisation then distributes royalties owed to composers and copyright owners. The broadcaster or end user notifies the performing rights organisation of the music that has been played, the duration it was played, composer and copyright owner, etc, by passing on cue sheets supplied to them by the production maker.
What is a cue sheet?
A cue sheet is a document that must be completed by the production maker if a production containing music is to be performed publicly. This could either be through a television, radio or internet broadcast, or played in a cinema or theatre. The cue sheet informs the broadcaster or end user of the music title, the duration of its use, the composer’s name and the copyright owner. The broadcaster or end user then passes this information on to the relevant performing rights organisation who will then pay the performance royalties owed to the composer or copyright owner. Click on the following link to see a blank cue sheet example
The copyright in all the musical works on the Music2license.com website remains with the composer, so the composer’s name will be entered in the cue sheet twice, as composer and copyright owner.
Can I get a refund if I decide the music isn't suitable?
As it is impossible to determine whether a digital music file has been used or copied after it has been delivered, we do not offer refunds once a music file has been downloaded or the download has started. Please ensure that a piece of music is suitable for your needs using our website preview function before purchasing and downloading. If you have technical problems that delay or prevent the download of your music file please contact us and we will endeavour to deliver your music file to you as quickly as possible.