Background Music

Minimalist underscores made for editors.

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Background Music

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Use our Music & SFX for professional video work.

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Use our Music & SFX for personal video projects.

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Lens Distortions is by far the best music I’ve encountered.
Paul Allen
Filmmaker, Los Angeles
The one thing about your stuff is that it’s always high end. Some other sites are really frustrating, they have a lot of stuff but it’s not always good, so you waste a lot of time wading through junk.
Stephen Green
Freelance Video Editor
We love utilizing Lens Distortions effects to smoothly guide the viewer throughout our films and to articulate certain moods.”
White in Revery
Cinematic Wedding Filmmakers
I already have Musicbed subscription, but every time I know I need a really special track that will blow away my clients I come to Lens Distortions for really impactful music.
Shotlife Studio
Luxury Wedding FIlms
“Some of the highest quality cinematic sound effects I’ve ever come across.”
YouTuber & Director
Lens Distortions has THE BEST cinematic tracks for documentary projects in my opinion. I’m regularly drawn to your tracks that have an inquisitive or magical quality to them.
Bud Simpson
International Director/DP
Lens Distortions, for me, is a must because they have such unique stuff and they put a lot of effort into it. It’s definitely a quality over quantity kind of thing.
“I really love the uniqueness of your assets, especially the SFX. Highly recommended!”
Marek Dziekonski
Commercial Photographer

MUSIC FAQ

Good background music for a video is instrumental, tasteful, and versatile.

Lens Distortions specializes in premium background music for video, from underscore tracks that work well behind people talking to cinematic scores that build a deep emotional connection, and even Sound Design Tracks™ made entirely from sound effects.

The best background music draws inspiration from the soundtracks of high-end films, shows, and commercials, and is designed 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.

Unlock Premium Music & SFX Today

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Covers clients
Pro Audio

Use our Music & SFX for professional video work.

$19.99
/month
Billed Yearly
Creator Audio

Use our Music & SFX for personal video projects.

$9.99
/month
Billed Yearly
Lens Distortions is by far the best music I’ve encountered.
Paul Allen
Filmmaker, Los Angeles
The one thing about your stuff is that it’s always high end. Some other sites are really frustrating, they have a lot of stuff but it’s not always good, so you waste a lot of time wading through junk.
Stephen Green
Freelance Video Editor
We love utilizing Lens Distortions effects to smoothly guide the viewer throughout our films and to articulate certain moods.”
White in Revery
Cinematic Wedding Filmmakers
I already have Musicbed subscription, but every time I know I need a really special track that will blow away my clients I come to Lens Distortions for really impactful music.
Shotlife Studio
Luxury Wedding FIlms
“Some of the highest quality cinematic sound effects I’ve ever come across.”
YouTuber & Director
Lens Distortions has THE BEST cinematic tracks for documentary projects in my opinion. I’m regularly drawn to your tracks that have an inquisitive or magical quality to them.
Bud Simpson
International Director/DP
Lens Distortions, for me, is a must because they have such unique stuff and they put a lot of effort into it. It’s definitely a quality over quantity kind of thing.
“I really love the uniqueness of your assets, especially the SFX. Highly recommended!”
Marek Dziekonski
Commercial Photographer
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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:

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Covers clients
Pro Audio

Use our Music & SFX for professional video work.

$19.99
/month
Billed Yearly
Creator Audio

Use our Music & SFX for personal video projects.

$9.99
/month
Billed Yearly
Lens Distortions is by far the best music I’ve encountered.
Paul Allen
Filmmaker, Los Angeles
The one thing about your stuff is that it’s always high end. Some other sites are really frustrating, they have a lot of stuff but it’s not always good, so you waste a lot of time wading through junk.
Stephen Green
Freelance Video Editor
We love utilizing Lens Distortions effects to smoothly guide the viewer throughout our films and to articulate certain moods.”
White in Revery
Cinematic Wedding Filmmakers
I already have Musicbed subscription, but every time I know I need a really special track that will blow away my clients I come to Lens Distortions for really impactful music.
Shotlife Studio
Luxury Wedding FIlms
“Some of the highest quality cinematic sound effects I’ve ever come across.”
YouTuber & Director
Lens Distortions has THE BEST cinematic tracks for documentary projects in my opinion. I’m regularly drawn to your tracks that have an inquisitive or magical quality to them.
Bud Simpson
International Director/DP
Lens Distortions, for me, is a must because they have such unique stuff and they put a lot of effort into it. It’s definitely a quality over quantity kind of thing.
“I really love the uniqueness of your assets, especially the SFX. Highly recommended!”
Marek Dziekonski
Commercial Photographer

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.

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Presence

The power of here and now

Album Artwork

Torque

Energetic and Punchy Sound Design Tracks

Album Artwork

Objects of Desire

Modern and Clean Sound Design Tracks

Album Artwork

Terminus

Dark and Mythic Sound Design Tracks

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Covers clients
Pro Audio

Use our Music & SFX for professional video work.

$19.99
/month
Billed Yearly
Creator Audio

Use our Music & SFX for personal video projects.

$9.99
/month
Billed Yearly
Lens Distortions is by far the best music I’ve encountered.
Paul Allen
Filmmaker, Los Angeles
The one thing about your stuff is that it’s always high end. Some other sites are really frustrating, they have a lot of stuff but it’s not always good, so you waste a lot of time wading through junk.
Stephen Green
Freelance Video Editor
We love utilizing Lens Distortions effects to smoothly guide the viewer throughout our films and to articulate certain moods.”
White in Revery
Cinematic Wedding Filmmakers
I already have Musicbed subscription, but every time I know I need a really special track that will blow away my clients I come to Lens Distortions for really impactful music.
Shotlife Studio
Luxury Wedding FIlms
“Some of the highest quality cinematic sound effects I’ve ever come across.”
YouTuber & Director
Lens Distortions has THE BEST cinematic tracks for documentary projects in my opinion. I’m regularly drawn to your tracks that have an inquisitive or magical quality to them.
Bud Simpson
International Director/DP
Lens Distortions, for me, is a must because they have such unique stuff and they put a lot of effort into it. It’s definitely a quality over quantity kind of thing.
“I really love the uniqueness of your assets, especially the SFX. Highly recommended!”
Marek Dziekonski
Commercial Photographer

Unlock Premium Music & SFX Today

Switch plans or cancel anytime

Covers clients
Pro Audio

Use our Music & SFX for professional video work.

$19.99
/month
Billed Yearly
Creator Audio

Use our Music & SFX for personal video projects.

$9.99
/month
Billed Yearly
Lens Distortions is by far the best music I’ve encountered.
Paul Allen
Filmmaker, Los Angeles
The one thing about your stuff is that it’s always high end. Some other sites are really frustrating, they have a lot of stuff but it’s not always good, so you waste a lot of time wading through junk.
Stephen Green
Freelance Video Editor
We love utilizing Lens Distortions effects to smoothly guide the viewer throughout our films and to articulate certain moods.”
White in Revery
Cinematic Wedding Filmmakers
I already have Musicbed subscription, but every time I know I need a really special track that will blow away my clients I come to Lens Distortions for really impactful music.
Shotlife Studio
Luxury Wedding FIlms
“Some of the highest quality cinematic sound effects I’ve ever come across.”
YouTuber & Director
Lens Distortions has THE BEST cinematic tracks for documentary projects in my opinion. I’m regularly drawn to your tracks that have an inquisitive or magical quality to them.
Bud Simpson
International Director/DP
Lens Distortions, for me, is a must because they have such unique stuff and they put a lot of effort into it. It’s definitely a quality over quantity kind of thing.
“I really love the uniqueness of your assets, especially the SFX. Highly recommended!”
Marek Dziekonski
Commercial Photographer