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Music
- Beatpix (For student non-commercial use only. For students, choose 'non-commercial, non-profit organisations and students')
- Bensound Dubstep creative commons music (Some music also available for purchase so check licence terms)
- Bump Foot (Bump Foot is a non-profit netlabel in Japan. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike)
- ccMixter (Creative Commons Music, check licence terms)
- Digital History (Purely for educational, non-commercial use)
- Free Music Archive (All tracks free to listen to, reuse depends on licence terms, check individual song)
- Free PD (All tracks Creative Commons zero, no attribution required)
- Free Sound Project (Collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds)
- Incompetech by Kevin McCloud (All tracks appear to be creative commons, follow licence terms)
- Jamendo (Free music downloads and streaming. Check the Creative Commons License that accompanies each track)
- Josh Woodward (Free music released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.)
- Mixkit (Free music licensed under the Mixkit Music licence which allows for commercial use)
- Mobygratis (Selected tracks made available by the artist for student and non-commercial film makers to use)
- Musopen (Public domain music. Can upload sound files and print public domain sheet music)
- Netlabels collection at the Internet archive (Non-commercial use only)
- Opsound - Free Music Archive (Check licence terms, Creative commons share-alike.)
- Partners in Rhyme (Some tracks for sale, so check licence terms. Must include a link on your website or blog, a credit in your Youtube video, or an email saying "Thanks!".)
- PublicDomain 4U (A collection of public domain music sourced from around the internet)
- Ragtime piano rolls (Sheet music and sound files from early 1900s including Scott Joplin)
- Royalty Free Music Soundtracks (Some tracks for sale, only use tracks labeled 'free'. You must credit the Composer OR Producer of the track and the website)
- Silverman Sound Studios (Must credit the composer. Music licensed under Creative Commons 4.0)
- Wikimedia Commons (Some audio files, check individual licence terms)
- Wikipedia:Sound/List (Distribution page for musical works available on Wikipedia or Wikimedia Commons, check licence terms)
- Digital Content Guide - Music (For a list of legitimate online music sources some of which allow free previews and samples)
- National Jukebox (US Library of Congress streamed historical recordings, made available for listening only)
- YouTube Audio Library (Can select tracks to use in YouTube videos) Youtube Audiolibrary alternative link
Sound Effects
- 55 Great Websites To Download Free Sound Effects (Kay Tan, "55 Great Websites To Download Free Sound
Effects", Honghiat, accessed Feburary 6th, 2017. Some variation in usage rights. Check licence terms.)
- BBC Sound Effects (Available under the RemArc licence. For non-commercial, personal or research purposes or for formal education purposes while you are a student or member of staff at a school, college or university)
- Freesound (Aims to create a huge collaborative database of audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps, ... released under Creative Commons licenses that allow their reuse. For more information on licensing and attribution see the help page.)
- PacDVD (Royalty free sound effects and some music tracks for use in video, film, audio and multimedia productions only.
Must link back to the website or mention "Music by www.pacdv.com/sounds/" in your credits.)
- Partners in Rhyme (Royalty free music loops in Wav format. Suitable for use in YouTube videos and student projects. Requires giving Partners In Rhyme a link on your website or blog, a credit in your Youtube video or an email saying "Thanks!".)
