Where to Find Music for Recipe Videos
Wondering where to find music that you can use in recipe videos? I’m going to walk you through lots of options at different price points. Watch the video below or keep reading to learn more.
Whether you’re creating overhead Tasty style videos, a hosted cooking show, or really any other kind of video, the right music can really make it more professional and help take it to the next level.
I want to be clear that you don’t necessarily need music in your recipe videos. A lot of users are watching them with the sound turned off. This is something to keep in mind as you decide how much money you want to spend and what kind of quality you want.
There are a lot of different price points out there as well as quality levels, so definitely think about your end user before spending money and purchasing anything.
I’m sharing this information to the best of my knowledge, but each of these platforms reserves the right to change their pricing, policy, or terms at any point, so be sure to read the fine print before downloading or using anything.
If you do find in your own research that anything doesn’t match the information in this post, contact me and I will do my best to keep it up to date.
Where to find music for recipe videos
Mirror Mirror Music
This site offers tracks for $25 for a single use license. That means you can only use it on one video, one time. If you want to use it again, you would need to purchase another license.
Soundstripe
Soundstripe offers a subscription of $11.25 per month when billed yearly. With this you get unlimited licenses.
If you cancel your subscription all of your projects created during your subscription remain cleared, you just can’t use the music on future projects.
Foxi Music
This is another option at $24 per track for a single online use on a single platform. They also have an option for $39 per track for unlimited use and multiple platforms as well as discounts for track packs.
This is a free option, which is great if you’re just starting out with recipe videos. They have lots of track options to choose from, but keep in mind that a lot of other bloggers and other video creators might be using these tracks as well, so it won’t be as unique to you and your brand.
Shiny Heads Productions
This is a great quality option that I have used several times in the past. It is $32 per track and you get unlimited use. It’s great to be able to use it over and over again and get a lot of value out of a single track.
Musicbed
I wouldn’t really mess around with Musicbed’s individual plan, which is $20 per month. It would be ok for smaller bloggers, but they have a 50,000 follower limit per channel that you’re sharing your video on, and that could get difficult to keep track of as you grow.
The business plan is $100 per month, which is a high price for most bloggers, so keep that in mind.
YouTube Music Library
If you’re not familiar with the YouTube music library, it is free, but the quality is fairly low, a lot of other bloggers use it, and you can’t use it in other places besides YouTube.
Audio Jungle
Audio Jungle is a very reliable source for stock music. They have a variety of price points (it’s different for most tracks), but you only get it for one use per purchase.
This is not something I have personally experimented with, but they have options for credit packs as well as monthly and yearly plans. What’s nice about this is that their packs and plans also include things like photos, videos, and templates that you can use, so if you’re looking for a wide variety of things this might be a good option for you.
Premium Beat
Premium Beat is a great option, although it’s a little more expensive than some of the other options I’m sharing.
It’s $49 per track and you get unlimited use, so if you find one track that you like and are ok using it over and over, this could be a good option for you.
They also have a yearly plan where you get 5 tracks per month for $64.95 per month.
Commissioned Pieces
Another option to consider is hiring a musician to create a unique piece of music for you.
This could have a wide variety of price points depending on who you hire and what they charge, but you will get a piece that no one else will have and you can use over and over again depending on the terms you come to with that musician.
I did this and mostly used the music for sponsored videos so I would know for certain that it wouldn’t get flagged by any copyright claims.
Epidemic Sound
This is my personal favorite on this list. It’s what I use for all the music on my Wild Flour Media YouTube channel as well as for client videos and most of the videos I create for my blog, The Live-In Kitchen.
They offer a free 30 day trial, after that it is $12 per month when billed yearly for the personal tier, which I don’t think would cover what most bloggers need. The business plan is $25 per month when billed yearly, and it covers multiple platforms including videos uploaded to your blog through an ad network, and offers easy clearance for client videos.
Like I said this is the platform that I use, it offers a lot of high quality options, and since I paid for the year up front I don’t feel like I’m overpaying.
Copyright claims
One thing to keep in mind with all of these options is that you will occasionally get a copyright claim against your videos, I’ve found especially when uploading your videos to YouTube or Facebook.
These are usually pretty easy to clear up. I don’t know why they do this even though you have the right to it, it’s possible that they’re hoping to catch some people using them without a license so they can make money off their video.
I have found Epidemic Sound makes it especially easy to clear this up. They have you list all your channels to clear them up front, and have a special section for clearing client videos.
I know that was a lot to cover, but I wanted you to be aware of your options. If there are any that I missed that you love definitely let me know
If you have any questions about where to find music for recipe videos, head over to the Facebook group to start a conversation there. You can also share your videos in the sharing thread. I’d love to see what you’re making!
