BACKGROUND MUSIC FOR VIDEOS

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Access to all Music,
Sound Effects, VFX, and LUTs

$39

/Month

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“Lens Distortions is by far the best music I’ve encountered.”

Paul Allan

Filmmaker, Los Angeles

“When I need a really special track that will blow away my clients, I use Lens Distortions.”

Shotlife Studio

Luxury Weddings

“Your music is also the best stuff online – excellent and keep up the good work.”

David Baillie

Award-Winning DP

Instrumental MUSIC FAQ

Instrumental background music is, in the broadest sense, music without vocals that is designed to be used in video editing, podcasting, etc.

Lens Distortions specializes in premium instrumental background tracks, from underscore music that is designed to subtly sit in the background and work well with voiceovers to cinematic centerpieces you can build your edit around, and even Sound Design Tracks™ made entirely from sound effects.

Our music draws inspiration from the soundtracks of high-end films, shows, and commercials, offering an entirely original catalog of tracks tailor-made to complement your films, commercials, YouTube videos, wedding films, vlogs, etc.

You can use our instrumental background music in virtually any video project or podcast!

All memberships cover:

Personal, professional, and client work
All social media networks
All forms of advertising
YouTube monetization
Podcasts

Assets must be incorporated or “synchronized” into a project with other footage, photographs, etc.

TV programming, VOD (Netflix, etc), and theatrical releases require an Elite Membership.

Examples of things you cannot do include:

Share files or accounts with friends
Edit with assets after your membership lapses
Incorporate our assets into any sort of product or app
Upload music to Spotify, Apple Music, etc
Upload songs by themselves to Youtube, Facebook, etc
Use our music or sound effects as part of your own music or record vocals on our tracks
Claim ownership of any of our assets with Youtube’s Content ID

Please review the full license agreement for more details.

Yes! Paid members can upload to YouTube and monetize with confidence!

We provide members with two easy methods to pre-clear your or your clients’ videos for YouTube:

1) Register a YouTube channel to automatically pre-clear copyright claims on any video containing Lens Distortions tracks. You can register one YouTube channel per account.

2) Generate License Codes for a specific project. Just include the codes in your video’s description when uploading to YouTube. This is a great solution for client projects or if you manage multiple YouTube channels.

Rest assured, videos cleared while your membership is active remain cleared forever.

Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo, etc are already cleared and do not require you to register your account or use License Codes.

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Yes! We offer cutdown versions of some of our most popular tracks here: background music free download, simply register a free account.

You can use these free instrumental music tracks in personal and professional projects. You can even use the free tracks as background music for YouTube videos but you will need to start a paid membership in order to monetize on YouTube.

Your free account also allows you to download watermarked previews of any track in our catalog to test out in your projects before subscribing.

Yes, you can switch plans or cancel at any time. Keep in mind you must have an active membership to use our assets in new edits.

If you ever feel like your current plan isn’t the best fit anymore, it’s easy to switch your plan to something more flexible and enjoy uninterrupted access to the assets you need. Learn more about switching.

If you choose to cancel, your membership will remain active until the end of your current subscription period and will not renew. Membership fees are not refundable.

Your membership will automatically renew unless canceled.

Any projects you publish while your membership is active are covered forever and will not retroactively receive copyright claims.

However, you must have an active membership to continue using any assets you’ve downloaded in new edits and to publish projects.

If your membership lapses, you will no longer have a license to use any assets in new edits and must delete all downloaded files from your computer.

Game On

Above the Noise

0:00 01:16

Positive Rhythmic Building

All On The Line

FREE

Torque

0:00 0:31

Dramatic Dark Textural

Above the Noise

0:00 02:11

Inspiring Rhythmic Building

Go Forth

0:00 02:00

Positive Modern Bright

Raise the Bar

Above the Noise

0:00 01:12

Upbeat Dramatic Building

Dirt and Sand

Modern Explorers II

0:00 01:02

Rhythmic Upbeat Dramatic

The Chase

0:00 0:43

Upbeat Rhythmic Dark

Main Event

Above the Noise

0:00 01:00

Building Upbeat Inspiring

Punch It

Go Forth

0:00 03:14

Modern Dark Deep

Made for This

Above the Noise

0:00 02:46

Soulful Rhythmic Building

Combustion

Drive

0:00 0:53

Upbeat Rhythmic Modern

Impossible

Go Forth

0:00 02:47

Dark Modern Rhythmic

Convoy

The Chase

0:00 0:51

Rhythmic Dark Textural

Bold Entrance

Above the Noise

0:00 01:14

Dramatic Building Dark

The Mental Game

Go Forth

0:00 02:39

Upbeat Rhythmic Modern

Right Here Right Now

Above the Noise

0:00 01:04

Rhythmic Dramatic Deep

Desert Vehicle

Modern Explorers II

0:00 02:31

Rhythmic Upbeat Building

Mind Over Matter

Torque

0:00 0:32

Dark Tense Dramatic

Rivals

0:00 01:37

Dark Building Upbeat

The Competitors

Torque

0:00 0:23

Dramatic Dark Textural

Elevation

Torque

0:00 0:41

Tense Dramatic Dark

Choose Your Plan

You can upgrade, switch plans, or cancel anytime.

MUSIC & SFX

Access to all
Music and Sound Effects

$29

/month

Most Popular

All-Access

Access to all Music,
Sound Effects, VFX, and LUTs

$39

/Month

Personal Projects
Commercial Projects
Client Projects
YouTube Monetization
All Social Platforms

Presence

Introducing Presence, our most versatile Sound Design Tracks yet.

These tracks really blur the line between music and sound effects and are perfect for any project that needs subtle, clean audio to add texture and substance.

What are Sound Design Tracks? Watch the trailer below to learn more:

Human Senses

Presence

0:00 0:49

Beautiful Iconic Positive

Palisades

Presence

0:00 0:31

Iconic Positive Beautiful

Intuition

FREE

Presence

0:00 0:39

Beautiful Bright Positive

Deeper Meaning

Presence

0:00 0:32

Positive Beautiful Bright

Becoming

Presence

0:00 0:25

Positive Bright Beautiful

The Search

Presence

0:00 0:27

Ethereal

Glimpses

Presence

0:00 0:34

Deep Positive Ethereal

Looking Back

Presence

0:00 0:38

Ethereal Positive Beautiful

Waves

Presence

0:00 0:19

Ethereal Positive Iconic

Moonlight

Presence

0:00 0:18

Dramatic

Surroundings

Presence

0:00 0:43

Ethereal Bright Delicate

Teal

Presence

0:00 0:19

Dramatic Iconic Ethereal

Cadence

Presence

0:00 0:17

Dramatic Iconic Ethereal

Artifacts

Presence

0:00 0:23

Bright Modern Iconic

Origin

Presence

0:00 0:50

Iconic Ethereal Bright

Choose Your Plan

You can upgrade, switch plans, or cancel anytime.

MUSIC & SFX

Access to all
Music and Sound Effects

$29

/month

Most Popular

All-Access

Access to all Music,
Sound Effects, VFX, and LUTs

$39

/Month

Personal Projects
Commercial Projects
Client Projects
YouTube Monetization
All Social Platforms

Sound Design Tracks™

For years, Lens Distortions has been the definitive source of cinematic sound effects for modern creators. Our original SFX products provide world-class ingredients you can use to build powerful audio sequences in your films.

But as all filmmakers know, building impactful audio sequences from scratch is often tedious and you don’t always have the time to do it well.

With Sound Design Tracks, the hard work is done for you. Get pre-built, professional sound design in the simplicity of a single audio file.

Presence

The power of here and now

Human Senses

Presence

0:00 0:49

Beautiful Iconic Positive

Palisades

Presence

0:00 0:31

Iconic Positive Beautiful

Intuition

FREE

Presence

0:00 0:39

Beautiful Bright Positive

Deeper Meaning

Presence

0:00 0:32

Positive Beautiful Bright

Becoming

Presence

0:00 0:25

Positive Bright Beautiful

The Search

Presence

0:00 0:27

Ethereal

Glimpses

Presence

0:00 0:34

Deep Positive Ethereal

Looking Back

Presence

0:00 0:38

Ethereal Positive Beautiful

Waves

Presence

0:00 0:19

Ethereal Positive Iconic

Moonlight

Presence

0:00 0:18

Dramatic

Surroundings

Presence

0:00 0:43

Ethereal Bright Delicate

Teal

Presence

0:00 0:19

Dramatic Iconic Ethereal

Cadence

Presence

0:00 0:17

Dramatic Iconic Ethereal

Artifacts

Presence

0:00 0:23

Bright Modern Iconic

Origin

Presence

0:00 0:50

Iconic Ethereal Bright

Torque

Energetic and Punchy Sound Design Tracks

Shift

Torque

0:00 0:23

Dramatic Dark Textural

All On The Line

FREE

Torque

0:00 0:31

Dramatic Dark Textural

The Competitors

Torque

0:00 0:23

Dramatic Dark Textural

Mind Over Matter

Torque

0:00 0:32

Dark Tense Dramatic

Blur

Torque

0:00 0:18

Dramatic Textural Dark

Elevation

Torque

0:00 0:41

Tense Dramatic Dark

Risk Calculation

Torque

0:00 0:11

Dramatic Dark

Inertia

Torque

0:00 0:11

Dramatic Dark

Legends

Torque

0:00 0:41

Deep Dark Dramatic

Fumes

Torque

0:00 0:34

Ethereal Dark Dramatic

Shellshock

Torque

0:00 0:24

Deep Textural Dramatic

Overpass

Torque

0:00 0:13

Dramatic Dark

Rugged Design

Torque

0:00 0:14

Dramatic Dark

Airflow

Torque

0:00 0:12

Dark Deep Tense

The Industry

Torque

0:00 0:33

Deep Dark Tense

It All Ends Here

Torque

0:00 0:30

Dark Tense Dramatic

Objects of Desire

Modern and Clean Sound Design Tracks

Born for Speed

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:15

Bright Dramatic Iconic

Culmination

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:18

Dark Dramatic

Time Piece

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:18

Iconic Bright

Lightwaves

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:26

Bright Ethereal Positive

Designer

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:34

Iconic Ethereal Dramatic

Ocean Physics

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:23

Dark Dramatic Deep

Shadow Velocity

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:20

Dark Dramatic Deep

Final Say

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:13

Dark Dramatic Deep

Air Currents

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:15

Dramatic Dark

Full Narrative

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:25

Iconic Bright Dramatic

Oxygen

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:22

Iconic Dramatic Bright

Terminus

Dark and Mythic Sound Design Tracks

Recursive Memories

Terminus

0:00 0:12

Tense Dark Dramatic

Thunder Being

Terminus

0:00 0:21

Tense Dark Dramatic

Known Risks

Terminus

0:00 0:18

Tense Dark Dramatic

The Endpoint

Terminus

0:00 0:15

Dark Dramatic

Back for More

Terminus

0:00 0:15

Tense Dark Dramatic

Mythic Vehicle

Terminus

0:00 0:13

Tense Dark Dramatic

Meridian

Terminus

0:00 0:14

Tense Dark Dramatic

Dark Matter

Terminus

0:00 0:15

Tense Dark Dramatic

Verdict

Terminus

0:00 0:12

Tense Dark Dramatic

Tunnel

Terminus

0:00 0:15

Tense Dark Dramatic

Evidence

Terminus

0:00 0:20

Tense Dark Dramatic

Flashes of Metal

Terminus

0:00 0:14

Tense Dark Dramatic

Choose Your Plan

You can upgrade, switch plans, or cancel anytime.

MUSIC & SFX

Access to all
Music and Sound Effects

$29

/month

Most Popular

All-Access

Access to all Music,
Sound Effects, VFX, and LUTs

$39

/Month

Personal Projects
Commercial Projects
Client Projects
YouTube Monetization
All Social Platforms

Made for Humans

Mastercraft

0:00 02:00

Iconic Bright Delicate

Daylight

In The Clouds

0:00 01:04

Subtle Warm Slow

Subtext

Prototype

0:00 02:38

Modern Bright Rhythmic

The Build

Architect

0:00 01:01

Upbeat Rhythmic Inspiring

Thought Process

Architect

0:00 02:57

Slow Warm Soulful

Coalition

Mission

0:00 02:37

Inspiring Soulful Rhythmic

Momentum

Architect

0:00 01:18

Upbeat Positive Warm

Future of Flight

Architect

0:00 03:09

Positive Building Warm

Intentional

Mastercraft

0:00 01:53

Positive Bright Building

Heirloom

City of Light

0:00 01:09

Beautiful Dark Iconic

A Better Design

Mission

0:00 02:20

Textural Positive Rhythmic

Glide

In The Clouds

0:00 01:01

Ethereal Subtle Slow

Falling into Place

Modern Minimalist

0:00 01:03

Subtle Textural Ethereal

Meet the Designer

Architect

0:00 02:04

Slow Warm Beautiful

Creative Space

Architect

0:00 01:27

Slow Warm Subtle

Remember

Solace

0:00 01:35

Soulful Textural Modern

Glyph

Abstract

0:00 01:07

Delicate Textural Subtle

Muse

Abstract

0:00 01:35

Positive Rhythmic Delicate

The Jump (Underscore)

Modern Explorers II

0:00 04:00

Iconic Slow Warm

By Design

Mirage

0:00 0:34

Rhythmic Textural Modern

Designer

Objects of Desire

0:00 0:34

Iconic Ethereal Dramatic

Warm Hues

Abstract

0:00 02:52

Warm Slow Textural

Points

Abstract

0:00 01:00

Rhythmic Slow Textural

Rugged Design

Torque

0:00 0:14

Dramatic Dark

Sway

Abstract

0:00 02:26

Slow Textural Warm

Choose Your Plan

You can upgrade, switch plans, or cancel anytime.

MUSIC & SFX

Access to all
Music and Sound Effects

$29

/month

Most Popular

All-Access

Access to all Music,
Sound Effects, VFX, and LUTs

$39

/Month