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This thread attempts to shed some light on music artists providing their music for free.
They may be suitable for your visual novel, or other work.

The format of each continuation in this thread goes:
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from… [site name]
[Licensing information]


Artist: [artist name on site]
Album: [linked specific album name]
About: [a brief description of the album]
Track example #1: [track name]
Track example #2: [track name]
Track example #3: [track name]

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I should be visiting different sites to find more music artists and their works to share.



Contents:
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Free Music Archive (Part 1)
- icons8 (Part 1)
- [More to come.]
from… Free Music Archive
Please check the tracks’ licensing information before you use them in your project.


Artist:
Livio Amato
Album: So much love to give
About: Usually emotional, ambient piano music. Sometimes uses other instruments, but still ambient.
Track example #1: The fair
Track example #2: The gate of evermore
Track example #3: Riela


Artist:
David Hilowitz
Album: Film Music II: Orchestral Works
About: Atmospheric orchestra.
Track example #1: Whimsical Theme #2
Track example #2: Rima Banya Theme
Track example #3: Speculative Fiction


Artist:
Shaolin Dub
Album: New Normals
About: Hip-hop. A lot of dubstep percussion.
Track example #1: Found
Track example #2: Chuckin It
Track example #3: Bloody West


Artist:
Ketsa
Album: Different Angles
About: Ambient music with a modern twist.
Track example #1: Eastern Midnights
Track example #2: The Return
Track example #3: Enticing Dreams


Artist:
Daniel Birch
Album: Ambient Bells (loopable)
About: Bells with melody and rhythm.
Track example #1: Forgive Me Bells
Track example #2: Rising Bells
Track example #3: Bells on Tour


Artist:
krackatoa
Album: Noahs Stark
About: A mix of genres. Almost all use electric instruments somewhere.
Track example #1: David and the Hyena
Track example #2: Whiteman dancing
Track example #3: Ascending obsolescence


Artist:
Lobo Loco
Album: In a Movie
About: Ambience. Probably piano in every track.
Track example #1: Pyrrhic Victory (ID 963)
Track example #2: Mystery Forest (ID 1143)
Track example #3: Piano Parapentes (ID 1155)


Artist:
Xylo-Ziko
Album: Phase
*The search link is provided instead of one to their album. It seems to have disappeared.
About: Uses instruments with tuned keys.
Track example #1: Phase 4
Track example #2: Phase 2
Track example #3: Phase 5

Artist: XTaKeRuX
Album: Illusion
About: Electric guitar in different moods.
Track example #1: Dark Room
Track example #2: Destructing Own Kingdom
Track example #3: Cursed As Love


Artist: Kai Engel
Album: Evening Colors
About: Sorrow. Emotional stuff.
Track example #1: Our Darkness In The Sky
Track example #2: Melancholy Aftersounds
Track example #3:
For Better Or Worse


This range of albums cooouuld be used in a visual novel as background music. Maybe. Just gotta get the right scenery.

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from… icons8
Most tracks are free to use, on the condition that you link back to icons8.com. For tracks with the tag ‘Content ID’ to be used for commercial projects, you must purchase an icons8 license.

Artist: Svyat Ilin
Album: Journal
About:  Easy-listening, calming piano. Well, mostly piano.
Track example #1: Au Cinema
Track example #2: Elusive
Track example #3: Moment

Artist: Anchors and Seagulls
Album: Lighthouse
About: Ambient, somewhat emotional music.
Track example #1: Fireplaces and Promises
Track example #2: Strangers in the Dark
Track example #3: Summer Lights

Artist: Mosbrass
Album: Lost Vegas
About: Brass instruments, like in those classic espionage films.
Track example #1: Epic Song
Track example #2: Alishan Mountain
Track example #3: Cadillac

Artist: Dream Machine
Album: Decay
About: Slow-going and moody. The storm is coming – or has it just passed?
Track example #1: Colors Fade
Track example #2: Still
Track example #3: Oceanarium

Artist: Samsara
Album: Simple Stories
About: A beat kicks in someway into what was a serene track.
Track example #1: Musicbox
Track example #2: Spring
Track example #3: Forgotten Amusement Park

Artist: Max Sergeev
Album: MS Soundtracks
About: All that swagger. Traps and beats.
Track example #1: At the Screen
Track example #2: Kilometers
Track example #3: Take My Hand

Artist: Uncleboris
Album: Uncle Boris
About: Music with modern instruments. Possible not-so-modern pub music??
Track example #1: Surrender
Track example #2: Feeling Fine
Track example #3: Eva

Artist: Acedis
Album: In Melody Space
About: Retro vibes. Also atmospheric.
Track example #1: Spectrum
Track example #2: Lowers
Track example #3: Octans

Artist: Roman Bulakhov
Album: Thoughts and Sounds
About: Lounge guitar.
Track example #1: Hustle and Bustle Song
Track example #2: Thoughts in the Car
Track example #3: Overcast (Part 2)

Artist: WATERCAT
Album: Output
About: Futuristic stuff with beats.
Track example #1: Runner
Track example #2: Walter Kitty
Track example #3: Catman


Tracks and albums on icons8 don’t have their own page, so you’ll probably have to use the find tool to search for a specific one.

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