Rumblefish’s Friendly Music relaunches with 750k licensed songs http://t.co/Eh05ehpr $1.99 per track for YouTube videos. All licensed, apparently only for YouTube, though.
One tool Friendly Music has added is a MoodMap, which lets users search for a soundtrack based on the feeling of the video they’ve created. By clicking within a rainbow-like circle, they can find songs that match a certain mood, which refines things a bit. There’s also a “What’s the Occasion†tab for finding soundtracks relevant to certain holidays and occasions. And finally, Friendly Music has an editorially curated Editor’s Picks, with songs focusing specifically on current events, pop culture or upcoming holidays.
Would be nice to get this level of simplicity (and cost) in licensing music for other applications. Until then, there’s Smartsound!
Update: On Twitter Chad Haberstroh @haberchad pointed out that jewelbeat.com has 35,000 tracks licensed for commercial use for 99c each.