Once you understand the types of music libraries that operate, you'll quickly understand that a lot of the ways of describing production music fall into these categories. Below, we list the same categories from the Types Of Production Music Libraries Page, and list the terms commonly used to describe them underneath. You can click on each term for a more precise definition. You'll see that sometimes the terms are repeated for different categories, which explains why it's useful to know a thing or two about the company you're purchasing music from so that you know you're getting what you want.
1. Traditional Production Music Library
Common terms to describe the music:
Common terms to describe the music:
- Production Music
- Library Music
- Media Music
- Stock Music
- Pre-cleared Music
- Copyright Free Music
- Rights Free Music
Common terms to describe the music:
- Production Music
- Library Music
- Media Music
- Stock Music
- Pre-cleared Music
- Copyright Free Music
- Rights Free Music
- Royalty Free Music (although it is a misnomer)
- Production Music
- Library Music
- Media Music
- Stock Music
- Pre-cleared Music
- Copyright Free Music
- Rights Free Music
- Royalty Free Music
- Buyout Music
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