Music Licensing for Storytellers

Original music for film, games & podcasts.
Licensed in one click.

Browse independent artists. Pay once, walk away with a license PDF and the track. Use it forever.

Explore the catalogue

Every planet is a genre. The strands are songs that live in two at once. Tap one to hear it.

  • Rock

    144 tracks · 16 artists

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  • Hip-Hop/Rap

    123 tracks · 13 artists

    All Hip-Hop/Rap tracks →
  • Electronic

    114 tracks · 13 artists

    Includes Dance/Electronic

    All Electronic tracks →
  • Blues

    104 tracks · 5 artists

    All Blues tracks →
  • Pop

    69 tracks · 16 artists

    All Pop tracks →
  • Folk

    68 tracks · 12 artists

    Includes Singer-Songwriter/Folk

    All Folk tracks →
  • Alternative/Indie

    63 tracks · 14 artists

    All Alternative/Indie tracks →
  • Soul

    57 tracks · 14 artists

    Includes R&B/Soul

    All Soul tracks →
  • Jazz

    56 tracks · 7 artists

    All Jazz tracks →
  • Cinematic

    55 tracks · 16 artists

    All Cinematic tracks →
  • Easy Listening

    41 tracks · 9 artists

    All Easy Listening tracks →
  • Funk

    34 tracks · 7 artists

    All Funk tracks →
  • Vocal

    22 tracks · 6 artists

    All Vocal tracks →
  • Psychedelic

    22 tracks · 2 artists

    All Psychedelic tracks →
  • Experimental

    22 tracks · 5 artists

    All Experimental tracks →
  • Production Music

    22 tracks · 4 artists

    All Production Music tracks →

507 of 537 tracks carry a genre; planets show genres with 20 or more. Browse everything →

Sync.Land music has been licensed by creators at

71independent artists
537songs to license
141albums & EPs
10licenses issued on-chain

How licensing works

Three steps. Most users finish in under 5 minutes.

1

Browse the catalog

Filter by mood, genre, BPM, and instrumental vs vocal. Hit play before you commit — every song streams full-length.

2

Pick a license

Free Sync License (attribution + view caps) for creators and community work. Commercial Sync ($49+) for monetized projects — covers YouTube, podcasts, ads, games.

3

Use it forever

Stripe checkout. Instant PDF license and MP3 download. Add an NFT receipt on Cardano if you want a timestamped record you hold yourself.

Licensing tiers

Two options. An on-chain receipt is an optional add-on to either.

Free Sync License (SLFS-v1)

Free

  • Attribution to the artist + link to sync.land
  • Personal, education, UGC, podcast, game-jam
  • Caps: 100k views · 12 months · small-scale only
  • Instant PDF license
Browse Free Sync catalog
Most used

Commercial Sync

From $49

  • No attribution required
  • Cleared for YouTube monetization, ads and games; large campaigns and titles by arrangement
  • Per-project license, valid forever
  • PDF license and MP3, optional NFT receipt
Browse commercial catalog

Common questions

Can I use this music on monetized YouTube videos?

Yes. The Free Sync License covers monetized creator content on YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch and similar platforms up to 100,000 cumulative views and 12 months, with a credit to the artist and a link to sync.land in your description. Past the cap you have 30 days to buy a Commercial Sync License, which has no view cap, no time limit and no credit requirement.

What does a licence cost?

The Free Sync License costs nothing. A Commercial Sync License is a one-time fee that the artist sets for each track; the default is $49. Sync.Land keeps 30% of the fee and the artist receives 70%. An on-chain record of the licence is optional and adds $5.00.

Do I need an account or a crypto wallet to license a song?

You need a free account, because the licence is issued in your name. There is no guest checkout. Payment is by card through Stripe, and the PDF licence certificate and the MP3 are in your account as soon as checkout finishes. Free Sync licences go through the same flow with no charge. You do not need a wallet: a Cardano address is asked for only if you add the optional on-chain record.

Do you accept AI-made music?

We license recordings people made. AI can help you write, arrange, mix or master. Any audio in a track that a generator rendered, whether a vocal, an instrument or a bed, cannot be licensed here, even when it copies your own voice: nobody owns that audio, and nobody can say what the generator was trained on. That is a risk a buyer cannot be asked to take.

Every artist answers one question at upload: made by people, AI-assisted (AI used for writing, arranging, mixing or mastering, every audio layer still made by people), or contains generated audio. The first two are licensed and the second is labelled. A track containing generated audio can sit on a profile but is not offered for licensing until the generated layer is replaced with a performed one.

What do I need to upload?

An artist profile, then a WAV or MP3 for each track, cover art, a title and a release date. One track is enough; a release takes up to twenty. Each track needs an ISRC, or a tick to say you do not have one yet, and your answer to how the audio was created. Every file is checked when it is uploaded: a file that cannot be read or has no sound is held back from licensing until you replace it, and you are told why.

All questions, with search

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