How to find the right music for your content with Epidemic Sound
Learn how to find the perfect soundtrack for your video content.
Here’s how Epidemic Sound helps you find the right track:
- Tip #1: Search and filtering
- Tip #2: Find similar tracks
- Tip #3: Search by reference track
- Tip #4: Use curated playlists for specific moods
- Tip #5: Featured music is a great starting point
- Tip #6: Staff picks are “staff picks” for a reason
- Tip #7: Take advantage of stems
- Tip #8: Get inspired with personal recommendations
- Tip #9: Collaborate on playlists
- Tip #10: Use Epidemic Sound’s Assistant
Tip #1: Search and filtering
Music is built on feeling. Use Epidemic Sound’s search bar to describe music and sound effects in your own words — our semantic search gives you more accurate, relevant results.
There are more than 55,000 tracks across nearly 400 genres, all cleared for use in your content. Filter tracks based on genre, mood, length, tempo, and vocal/instrumental options to narrow down your search.
Tip #2: Find similar tracks
Heard an irresistible hook, beat, or riff, and want more options that sound like it? Use Epidemic Sound’s find similar feature.
Just drag your slider across a track’s waveform to explore similar-sounding tracks from the catalog.
Tip #3: Search by reference track
If you have a popular song in mind and want something with the same energy, let’s find it. Type in any track or artist name, or paste a Spotify link, to get instant matches from our catalog. You can also search by Shazam directly in the Epidemic Sound app.
Tip #4: Use curated playlists for specific moods
Find the perfect track with our curated playlists, which we call Themes. Everything is handpicked by our expert music curators, and will help nudge you toward tracks that capture the mood you’re looking for.
From Holiday Essentials to Badass Ads and even Bardcore — if you can vibe to it, we’ve got it.
Tip #5: Featured music is a great starting point
Our Player’s main page is filled with fresh, exciting featured music. You’ll find personal recommendations, hot and trending tracks, popular genres and moods, featured sound effects, and the latest releases.
Tip #6: Staff picks are “staff picks” for a reason
Our music curators know a thing or two about, well, curating music. That’s why we update our Staff Picks playlist weekly, giving you a tailor-made sonic feast chosen by the best in the business.
Tip #7: Take advantage of stems
Love a track but want to remove a certain element, or just make it more unique to your content? Our tracks come in four stems: melody, instruments, bass, and drums. To download a full mix or each stem separately, click the download arrow to the right of the track.
Tip #8: Get inspired with personal recommendations
Based on your previous downloads from the Epidemic Sound catalog, we’ll recommend music to match the genres and tracks you’ve liked enough to use. Five tracks will appear under “More of what you like” on the Player’s main page.
To get the ball rolling, you need to download at least one track. The more you download, the more accurately we can recommend music.
Want more recommendations? Refresh, and you’ll get a new set of tracks.
Tip #9: Collaborate on playlists
You can invite anyone, including non-subscribers, to collaborate on playlists. They can then add and remove tracks, share the playlist with others, and change its name. This is a pretty smooth solution for those of you working in large teams.
Tip #10: Use Epidemic Sound’s Assistant
Assistant is your AI-powered soundtracking sidekick. Built to search Epidemic Sound’s catalog of world-class artists, it’s a chatbot that helps you explore new creative directions. Find next-level tracks and sound effects for your project, directly in the chat.
Assistant can handle broad or specific requests to find music and sound effects for nearly any situation. It understands the nuances of music and mood, and speaks all the languages supported by Google Gemini.
That means there’s no more struggling to find the right filter, musical term, or exact keyword combination. Assistant is your essential soundtracking partner — it’s like having a personal music supervisor on hand.
Now that we’ve covered those tips…
Try Epidemic Sound.
Our catalog is high-quality, affordable, and safe. An Epidemic Sound subscription goes beyond royalty-free music, removing the headache of licensing and freeing you up to do what you do best.
You can enjoy the safety of our license hand-in-hand with our massive catalog of 55,000 tracks, covering just about every genre you can think of. You’ll also gain unlimited access to our advanced search features and AI tools — finding the right sound’s never been easier.
It’s better than royalty-free. It’s worry-free. Get started with Epidemic Sound today.
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