A new website for BBC Production Music: what's changed?
Explore our new and improved website
The right music makes a lasting impact. Now, searching for the perfect soundtrack is easier than ever with BBC Production Music.
We’re excited to tell you about the range of new and improved features we’ve added to our website, including a cleaner and more modern look and feel so you’ll find it easy to navigate and find what you need.
Read on to discover how we make it simple.
What’s changed?
With the new and improved BBC Production Music website, faster search and seamless music discovery are now at your fingertips.
- We’ve introduced a new best-match search feature so the most relevant tracks will always be at the top of your results page, saving you time in finding the perfect track for your project.
- You’ll also notice a new scrollable waveform across our tracks, so it’s easier than ever to find the right cue points and sample different parts of a song.
- With our new responsive interface, you can also search, preview and download tracks via your mobile device for seamless use on the go.
- We've introduced a new Favourites section which includes improved Playlist, Pitches and Downloads section so you can easily access the tracks you’ve saved for your projects anytime.
- Our Playlists, Pitching, and Favourites features also benefit from improved performance and more intuitive workflows making it easier to organise and manage your projects.
Continue reading to find out more about our helpful tools, music stems and intuitive online search features below.
Intuitive Online Search
You can now search for sounds and music by keyword, track title, composer, and lyrics then browse results by tracks, albums and playlists simultaneously. Click on the in-browser player to hear the tracks straight away. If you find one you like, just add it to your playlist or download it.
Fine-tune your search even further by choosing tracks based on their:
- Length: select tracks by their maximum length
- Beats per minute: ranging from 40 BPM to 200+ BPM
- Version type: includes vocal leads, instrumentals, backing vocals only, solos, underscores, and stem mixes
- Edit length: From hits and stings to full-length tracksbyinstrument: keyboard, percussion, strings, orchestra, brass, and more
- Genres: Find music to listen to in a variety of genres. From Country and Funk to Jazz and Reggae
- Mood: Dramatic, confident, emotional, romantic - the choice is yours
- Tempo: From slow to fast and varied time signatures
- Use case: From documentary to drama and TV Era: Choose a decade from the 1500s to the 2020s
- Country: Music from the different continents of the world
- Label: A wide choice of Imprints including BBC Production Music and BBC Campaigns.
With BBC Production Music, you can quickly locate the exact music or sound for your project, whether you want an upbeat track for a commercial or a dramatic score for a film scene.
Related Albums and Playlists
We’ve also added a “Related Albums and Playlists” feature across our Albums and Playlist pages so you can easily find similar content for your production.
Stems
Every project presents unique demands to artists and creators. If you need more control over the music in your production, try using the filter "Only tracks with stems" to refine your music searches and start taking greater creative control over the tracks in your projects.
What can you do with stems?
With music stems, you can adapt different components of a track to perfectly match the requirements of your project, including:
- Adjusting the levels of individual instruments
- Removing elements to better fit your dialogue or sound effects
- Isolating one stem element and turn it into a leitmotif to represent a specific character or time
- Changing the beat to match the energy or pacing of a scene
- Stereo-pan the sound to match a camera pan
With BBC Production Music, you can turn any track into a custom fit for your project with the right stem.
In-house Music Supervision team
Our in-house music supervision team are here to act as your personal music search engine to the BBC Production Music library. They’ll help you find the sound you want from our collection for any production.
If you’re in a hurry, that’s no problem. Whether it’s finding the music for an entire TV series or an advertising campaign, our music experts will work to your deadline without compromising on results.
Similarity Search
If you’ve heard something and thought it would be great for your product, check out our Similarity Search feature, powered by AI technology.
Similarity Search helps you find tracks that match the style and mood of your reference track. Simply type or paste a YouTube link to get started. Similarity Search listens to the track (or the part of the track you specify) to find the closest matches.
It's a quick way to find tracks in the BBC Production Music library that fit the feeling you're looking for.
Cue Sheet Helper
Creating cue sheets is time-consuming and takes you away from other important tasks. Use our Cue Sheet Helper to do the work for you. It automates the entire process so you follow copyright rules and rights holders get paid - every time.
If you’re new to cue sheets, check out the training and support on our site.
Extension for Final Cut Pro
Swapping from one app to another breaks your creative flow.
Our Final Cut Pro extension lets you search, preview, and add tracks without leaving your editing software. You get access to our entire music library inside your editing software so you can quickly find and use the music you want.
Extension for Adobe Premiere Pro
Video editors can easily search our music library, preview tracks, and add them to their projects using our Premier Pro extension.
By staying inside the Premier Pro app, they can find the perfect sounds without disrupting their creative momentum. Cue Sheet Helper is also built into the platform, so video editors can create detailed reports of all the music they’ve used in their projects with ease.
Blanket license
Using a track with BBC Production Music has never been simpler.
One great reason to search for music with BBCPM is that all our tracks are pre-cleared and ready to use under the BBC blanket license.
With BBC Production Music, you can be confident in safely using our music in any BBC production, knowing your rights are secured.
Why choose BBC Production Music?
Our library consists of tracks across all genres and styles. You can use our tracks in TV shows, ad campaigns, documentaries, radio shoes and more.
We’re here to provide you with the soundscape you need to enrich and complement the creative project you’re working on.
Register with BBC Production Music
Access high-quality, professional music with BBC Production Music. We make finding the tracks and stems you need easy.
You can always be certain that the composer or artist receives the royalty they’re due and that you'll have the rights to use your chosen sounds in your production. If you need any support or inspiration, our music supervision team is here to help you out.
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