London Symphony Orchestra · Abbey Road Studios
Background Music for Video
Professional background music for video demands one thing above all: it must serve the picture without drawing attention to itself. Artyfile's orchestral underscore and bed music — recorded live by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios — does exactly that, and every track is fully cleared for worldwide, lifetime sync use from €29.90.
What Makes Orchestral Bed Music Work — and Why It Fails with MIDI
Background music for video — called underscore, bed music, or Hintergrundmusik — occupies the space beneath dialogue, narration, and sound design. It must be unaufdringlich (unobtrusive) and dezent (restrained), yet emotionally present enough to carry the scene. Synthetic strings and looped productions expose themselves the moment a room goes quiet: the listener hears the machine, not the music.
Artyfile's background music library is recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, London, delivered as 44.1 kHz WAV files. There are no MIDI mockups, no sample loops. The natural room decay, the breath of live players, and the micro-dynamics of a real string section are precisely what make orchestral bed music disappear into a video the right way — felt rather than noticed.
Rights, Clearance, and Why "Fully Cleared" Matters for Video Producers
The single most common legal problem in video production is placing music that is only half-cleared. A sync licence without the master licence — or vice versa — leaves a production exposed to Content ID blocks, YouTube strikes, and retroactive royalty claims months after publication.
Artyfile manages both the synchronisation right and the master right directly. There are no collection-society intermediaries for these licences, which means no additional GEMA fees, no automated Content ID flags, and no third-party claiming your video's ad revenue after the fact.
Artyfile Basic — €29.90 per track — grants a lifetime, worldwide synchronisation and master-use licence for a single track. No subscription, no annual renewal, no per-platform restrictions. One payment; the video is cleared everywhere, forever.
Ownership Beyond Licensing: The Limited Edition Option
For producers who work with a recurring musical identity — a documentary series, a branded content channel, a film score motif — Artyfile's Limited Edition offers something structurally different. From €96.90, you can own 1–10% of the master recording as a Music NFT, earning a proportional share of streaming and sync royalties generated by that track going forward. The music still works as background music; the asset now also works as an investment in the composition itself.
Curator Paul Lorenz — composer and producer with 30 years of experience and over 500 million streams — selects and produces every track in the Artyfile catalogue. The background music category is built specifically around the practical needs of video: variable tempo, clean loop-points where relevant, and arrangements that breathe around a human voice.
Why Artyfile
Real Orchestras
Recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios — no MIDI, no samples.
Fully Cleared
Sync & master rights managed directly by Artyfile, for life & worldwide. No extra GEMA fees, no Content ID blocks.
Beyond Licensing
With Limited Edition you own a share of the master and earn streaming & sync royalties.
Instant Download
Studio-grade 44.1 kHz WAV, the moment you buy. No subscription.
Selected tracks
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find orchestral background music for video that is cleared for both sync and master use?
Artyfile's Background Music for Video category offers underscore and bed music recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios. Every track includes both synchronisation and master-use rights managed directly by Artyfile, so no additional licences or collection-society fees apply.
What does it cost to license background music for a video, and are there recurring fees?
A single track under Artyfile Basic costs €29.90 as a one-time payment. This grants a lifetime, worldwide synchronisation and master-use licence with no subscription, no annual renewal, and no per-platform restrictions.
Will using Artyfile background music trigger Content ID blocks or YouTube strikes?
No. Because Artyfile manages both the sync and master rights directly — with no additional GEMA fees or collection-society intermediaries — there are no automated Content ID claims on your video and no risk of retroactive royalty demands or strikes on YouTube or other platforms.
Why does it matter that the background music is recorded by a real orchestra rather than produced with MIDI or loops?
Orchestral bed music works in video precisely because live recordings contain natural room acoustics, player breath, and micro-dynamic variation that synthetic productions lack. These qualities allow the music to sit unobtrusive beneath dialogue and narration without sounding mechanical — a quality that MIDI mockups consistently fail to deliver.
Can I own a share of a background music track rather than just licensing it?
Yes. Artyfile's Limited Edition tier, starting from €96.90, lets you own 1–10% of the master recording as a Music NFT. This ownership stake entitles you to a proportional share of streaming and sync royalties generated by the track, in addition to the full usage rights included in the Basic licence.