The world of video is changing. Not only is AI quickly reimaging how video is created, but virtual reality, augmented reality, and 360-degree video are changing how video is viewed these days. With Apple’s introduction of the Vision Pro headset and the ability to record Apple Immersive Video on iPhones, VR, AR, and 360-degree video are on the rise.
If you’re a filmmaker, content creator, or brand looking to get in on these budding new formats, we’re here to help. At the end of the day, these new types of video formats and technologies are still just video. Which means music and virtual reality go hand in hand when creating a truly immersive experience.
To help you create the best VR, AR, and 360-degree videos that you possibly can, let’s give you some of our top options for the best royalty free music for VR to use in your projects.
We’ll also explore some tips and tricks for working with royalty free music in your VR, AR, and 360-degree projects and give you plenty of resources to learn more about how (and why) you’ll want to license your music for virtual reality through Soundstripe.
Getting started with VR and 360-Degree Video
If you aren’t familiar with working with VR and 360-degree video, we’re here to help. Let’s go over some basics about these new video formats and how they work. VR, as you might imagine, stands for virtual reality, and it is most often viewed these days with a head-mounted device that uses 3D near-eye displays and positional tracking to give a viewer the experience of virtual reality.
The Apple Vision Pro is perhaps the most well-known VR headset, although the Meta Quest and VIVE Focus Vision models are popular options as well.
AR is a similar term that stands for augmented reality, also known as mixed reality. It often involves a head-mounted display that overlays real-time 3D-rendered graphics onto a portion of the real world.
A 360-degree video is a type of video that captures recordings in every direction simultaneously. 360-degree video can also be called spherical video, surround video, or immersive video.
10 top tracks of royalty free music for virtual reality and 360-degree videos
With those basic explanations out of the way, let’s quickly dive into what you came here for. Here are some of our top royalty free songs for you to consider using in your VR, AR, and 360-degree videos.
These tracks all come from the Soundstripe music library and are curated for all types of films and projects. They are fully licensed for you to use anywhere, with complete protection against copyright strikes, takedowns, or notices. (We’ll explore more about these subjects below.)
For now, let’s check out some great VR and 360-degree royalty free music tracks.
- 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
- 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
4. 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
- 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
8. 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
10. 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
These are just a handful of selections, though. If you’re looking for more royalty free tracks for your VR, AR, and 360-degree videos, check out our complete library in the Soundstripe app.
What is royalty free music?
To help explain some additional confusing terms, let’s go over what royalty free music is and how music licensing for video works. 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 know that all music has basic copyrights. These copyrights extend to both the composer of the music and the musicians who recorded it. 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 nice 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.
Top playlists of royalty free music for VR and 360-degree videos
If you’re still hankering for more music options to consider using in your VR, AR, and 360-degree videos, we have plenty more high-quality, royalty free music recommendations to provide to you.
Check out these hand-curated playlists, featuring royalty free music selections that are great options for the immersive, cinematic style often associated with VR, AR, and 360-degree videos.
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.
Description: Pop music curated for marketing and advertising campaigns
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.
Of course, we have more music to listen to, so if you’d like to keep exploring options for your projects, check out these additional playlists here.
Tips for using royalty free music in VR and 360-degree videos
To wrap things up, let’s go over a couple of quick tips and tricks to keep in mind when working with music in VR, AR, and 360-degree videos.
- Always preview your VR and 360-degree videos on different headsets to see how they look and feel.
- Download preview tracks to use as placeholders in your edits before deciding if a track is right for your project.
- Be sure to check out our library of royalty free sound effects to make your edits even more impactful.
- Try out Soundstripe’s AI Song Editor to instantly edit your audio track to match the length of your edit.
- Consider using ambisonic audio to further augment the immersive experience of your VR videos
For more tips and tricks, stay tuned to the Soundstripe blog for updates and resources on filmmaking and content creation.
