We all know that shooting a film or video is only half the content creation equation. Just because you have some great footage recorded doesn’t mean the journey is over. Editing your content is a huge task that often requires as much, if not significantly more, time and energy.
While the post-production process has many stages, one editing area that is often ignored until the very end is the most important. Finding (and licensing) the right song for your film and video projects can make or break your content’s success.
So, for all of you content creators and video editors looking to use Resolve to cut your project together, let’s help you find the best royalty free music for Davinci Resolve video edits. Here are some hand-selected tracks and playlists, as well as some tips for finding and working with royalty free songs in DaVinci Resolve.
10 top royalty free songs to use in DaVinci Resolve
To give your edits a kickstart, let’s share some hand-picked royalty free songs to use in DaVinci Resolve. These tracks span a myriad of genres and can be used for a wide variety of projects.
The one common factor is that all these songs would be ideal for a project edited in DaVinci Resolve. However, if you’re worried about finding a track that perfectly fits the length of your edit, worry not—we have you covered with our Soundstripe AI Song Editor tool.
This AI Song Editor lets Soundstriper users instantly edit the length of any of our tracks to perfectly fit the needs of your project. So, with that in mind, browse away from our track recommendations below.
- Description: A high-energy, electronic song best described as happy and fun. Synth and percussion are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 170
- Key: F Minor
- Listen and license here.
- Description: A high-energy, electronic song best described as fun and happy. Drums and electronic drums are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 120
- Key: A Minor
- Listen and license here.
- Description: A high-energy, classical song best described as inspiring and reflective. Synths and strings are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 118
- Key: Bb/A# Major
- Listen and license here.
4. Adventurous Spirit Reveille
- Description: A medium-energy, acoustic song best described as hopeful and inspiring. Guitar and acoustic guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 114
- Key: A Major
- Listen and license here.
- Description: A medium-energy rock song best described as fun and happy. The guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments on this track.
- BPM: 152
- Key: A Major
- Listen and license here.
- Description: A medium-energy, score song best described as hopeful and inspiring. Piano and synth are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 100
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here.
7. The Great Beyond by Moments
- Description: A low-energy, score song best described as hopeful and inspiring. Strings and ambient tones are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 160
- Key: A Major
- Listen and license here.
- Description: A low-energy, acoustic song best described as romantic and hopeful. Guitar and acoustic guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 124
- Key: D Major
- Listen and license here.
- Description: A high-energy rock song best described as inspiring and hopeful. The guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments on this track.
- BPM: 117
- Key: G Major
- Listen and license here.
10. The Count by Adrian Walther
- Description: A high-energy pop song best described as happy and inspiring. Acoustic guitar and guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 130
- Key: A Major
- Listen and license here.
Of course, this isn’t all the music we have to share. If you’d like to explore all of our royalty free tracks for your DaVinci Resolve music edits in our Soundstripe library, just check out our Soundstripe app.
What is royalty free music?
As we’ve referenced above, all of the track recommendations we made before are royalty free songs. What is royalty free music, though? And how does music licensing for your videos work in general? If you have questions about music for video, here’s a great primer on what royalty free music means.
To understand how music royalties work, you must understand that all music has basic copyrights. These copyrights extend to both the composer of the music as well as the musicians who recorded the music. And if you want to use any music in any short films or other projects, you’ll need to obtain permission from the copyright owners.
Royalty free music can be a great option for all your edits simply because it’s easy to find and use. Soundstripe’s music is composed and recorded by Grammy-winning artists who know (and truly care) about making great music for all types of films and video content.
Our top playlists for royalty free music to use in DaVinci Resolve
With some basic music licensing concepts and definitions explained above, we can now get back to giving you some great royalty free music for DaVinci Resolve projects.
Again, what makes Resolve great is that it is a versatile video editing platform that can handle video projects of all types. With that in mind, these playlists are meant to give a glimpse into a wide variety of music types for your various projects.
Check out some of our curated royalty free music playlists below.
Description: Whether you want to stay in tune with the freshest stuff in Soundstripe's library or just want a playlist handpicked by people with superb taste, you’re in the right place.
Description: Pop music curated for marketing and advertising campaigns
Description: Vibey, understated Pop songs
Description: Upbeat tunes are trending among our vloggers and social media content creators.
Description: Vlog underscore for your next lifestyle content drop.
We’ll always have more music to listen to, so if you’d like to keep exploring options for your DaVinci Resolve edits, check out these additional playlists here.
Tips for using royalty free music in DaVinci Resolve
The real fun can begin once you have found the right musical inspiration for your DaVinci Resolve edits. Editing with popular video editing software like Resolve can be quite enjoyable and creatively gratifying, and the process is becoming more streamlined thanks to the many DaVinci Resolve AI tools now available.
Plus, as one of the best video editing softwares for their color grading legacy, you’ll have plenty of tools and features to really make your videos pop. Here are some additional tips to remember as you edit royalty free music in your DaVinci Resolve edits.
- If you’re looking to start editing for free, try the standard version of DaVinci Resolve. Once you get used to the NLE and would like some more advanced features, you can upgrade to DaVinci Resolve Studio.
- Download preview tracks to use as placeholders in your DaVinci Resolve edits before deciding if a track is right for your project.
- Use DaVinci Resolve keyboard shortcuts to speed up editing your audio and video in Resolve.
- Be sure to check out our library of royalty free sound effects to make your edits even more impactful in DaVinci Resolve.
- Try out Soundstripe’s AI Song Editor to instantly edit your audio track to match the length of your DaVinci Resolve edit.
For more tips and tricks, stay tuned to the Soundstripe blog for updates and resources on filmmaking and content creation.
