Music, Sound Effects, and Stock Footage

While we generally consider these to be reputable companies and outlets to work with, this list should not be considered as an official endorsement and these service providers are to be used at your own discretion.

• Artist.io – Music, SFX, and stock footage created by top industry artists.
• BBC Sound Effects – 16,000 BBC sound effects made available by the BBC for educational and research use.
• Beatopia – Curated beats. Unlimited Rights. One Subscription.
• Dareful – Your source for completely free 4K stock video clips that can be downloaded and used any way you want, forever! You never pay a dime.
• Filmstro – Adapt professional soundtracks to your video
  with the world’s first dynamic, royalty-free music library.
• Free Music Archive – A great resource for free music and royalty-free music.
• FreeSound.org – This site aims to create a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, and bleeps all of which are released under Creative Commons licenses that allow their reuse.
• Marmoset – Music licensing & music production. All in one place.
• Mobygratis – Musician Moby provides free music for use on non-profit film/video projects.
• MusicBed – Discover a highly curated roster of label-quality musicians and composers. Built for filmmakers.
• Pexel – Free stock photos and videos shared by talented creators.
• Pond5 – Royalty-free stock footage, music and sound effects.
• PremiumBeat.com – Provides high quality Royalty Free Music & Sound Effects for all new and traditional media, including websites, online videos, slide shows, DVDs and CD-ROMs, television, radio, films, etc.
• SoundSnap – All your Sound FX and music needs with one simple subscription.
• SmartSound – Customizable royalty-free and stock music.
• Videezy – A growing collection of high-quality footage makes filmmaking easy and affordable. Most files are free to download and free to use.
• Videvo – A community-based video site that offers plenty of choice. Thousands of free stock videos, motion graphics, music tracks and sound effects, all in one place.