Where to Find Good Game Music Packs: A Guide for Developers

When you're developing a game, the music you choose can elevate the entire experience. Game soundtracks create atmosphere, enhance emotional engagement, and set the tone for gameplay. However, hiring a composer or creating a custom soundtrack from scratch may not always be feasible, especially for indie developers or those with limited budgets. That's where game music packs come in.

Game music packs are pre-made collections of music tracks that can be licensed for use in your project. These packs save you time, money, and effort, all while providing high-quality music that enhances the gaming experience. But with so many options out there, it’s important to know where to find good music packs that fit your game’s style and tone. In this blog, we'll discuss some great places to find game music packs, including Ninichi's royalty-free music packs.

1. Stock Music Websites

Stock music websites are one of the most common places to find game music packs. These sites offer a wide range of tracks, from cinematic scores to upbeat electronic beats, which can be used in various game genres. Websites like AudioJungle, Pond5, and PremiumBeat provide extensive libraries of royalty-free music tracks, often organized into specific themes or moods.

The benefit of stock music is that the tracks are often ready to be used right away. However, one downside is that these websites sometimes feature music that feels generic or overused, so it can be a challenge to find something that feels truly unique for your game.

2. Dedicated Game Music Libraries

For game developers looking for tracks that are specifically designed for gaming, dedicated game music libraries are a great resource. These sites offer collections of tracks tailored to video game soundtracks, with music created to suit the dynamic and interactive nature of games. Popular game-specific music libraries include GameDev Market, OpenGameArt, and Kenney.nl.

These libraries often feature music that aligns more closely with the unique needs of game developers, such as music that adapts to different gameplay scenarios or themes. You'll often find music packs designed for certain genres, like RPGs, platformers, or puzzle games.

3. Royalty-Free Music Platforms

If you’re looking for high-quality music that doesn’t come with a hefty price tag or licensing headaches, royalty-free music platforms are an excellent choice. On these platforms, you pay a one-time fee or subscribe to access a library of music tracks that you can use in your game without worrying about ongoing royalties.

One notable platform for royalty-free music is Ninichi Music. Ninichi offers a variety of royalty-free game music packs that can be licensed for commercial use, making it an excellent choice for indie game developers. Her music is carefully crafted to fit various game genres and styles, from fantasy and adventure to chiptune and relaxing ambient tracks. You can browse through her selection and find a music pack that suits the mood of your game.

4. Independent Composers and Artists

If you're looking for something more unique and tailored to your game's specific needs, consider exploring music by independent composers and artists. Many independent musicians sell their music directly through platforms like Bandcamp, SoundCloud, or their personal websites. By purchasing music directly from an artist, you may even be able to negotiate exclusive rights or custom music tailored to your game’s specific requirements.

Independent composers often offer music that has a distinct style, which can make your game stand out. Contact Ninichi directly to discuss your specific game music needs.

5. Ninichi’s Royalty-Free Game Music Packs

For game developers looking for high-quality, royalty-free music that fits a variety of game genres, Ninichi’s royalty-free game music packs are an excellent option. Ninichi is an experienced composer who has created a diverse range of music packs designed specifically for game developers. From atmospheric and ambient tracks to energetic and upbeat themes, Ninichi’s music can be the perfect complement to your project.

On her website, you can explore a selection of ready-to-use music packs that are versatile, easy to implement, and affordable. Whether you're working on a fantasy RPG, an action-packed platformer, or a relaxing puzzle game, Ninichi’s music packs provide a wide array of options for every kind of game.

Her royalty-free game music packs allow you to purchase high-quality music without worrying about ongoing licensing fees. Plus, these tracks are crafted with attention to detail, ensuring that they’re the perfect fit for your game’s atmosphere and narrative.

You can find Ninichi’s royalty-free game music packs directly here.

6. Customizable Music Packs

Some platforms, like Bensound and Soundstripe, offer customizable music packs where you can tweak the tracks to fit your game’s specific needs. These packs often come with variations in tempo, instrumentation, and arrangement, allowing you to create a more personalized soundtrack without having to hire a composer. This flexibility can be a great advantage if you're working on a game with multiple levels, stages, or environments that require different moods. Ninichi also often adapts tracks to suit specific needs and also has a vast library of music archived that can be licensed on request. So, if you see something on her Bandcamp, SoundCloud or website that you feel would work well with your game, don’t be afraid to get in touch and ask about it.

7. Free Music Libraries

For developers on a tight budget, there are also a number of free music libraries that offer game music tracks for commercial use. Websites like Free Music Archive (now Epidemic sound), Incompetech, and Purple Planet Music provide a selection of royalty-free music tracks that can be used in your game for free, with some requiring attribution.

While free music libraries can be a great resource, it’s important to carefully check the licensing terms to make sure you’re allowed to use the music in commercial projects. Additionally, because free music is widely available, it may be harder to find truly unique tracks that aren’t already used by other developers.

In Conclusion Finding the right music for your game is essential to creating a memorable and engaging experience for your players. Whether you choose to browse stock music websites, explore dedicated game music libraries, or look for royalty-free music, there are many options available to developers.

For those looking for high-quality, royalty-free music specifically crafted for games, Ninichi’s music packs provide a great selection of ready-to-use tracks designed for various game genres. Be sure to check out her royalty-free music packs here and find the perfect soundtrack for your next project!

How to Write a Great Music Brief for a Composer

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Are you thinking of working with a composer for your game, film or commercial? If so, it will be really helpful for both you and them to create a clear brief to work together from. This will help to ensure that you are thinking along the same lines, are both working from the same set of information and it may also help to clarify your thoughts.

Here are a few things to make sure you include in your composer brief:

Information about your project

Include details and background about you and your project.

• What is it called?

• What is it about?

• Who is it for?

• What are you trying to do with it?

• What are your plans for it?

• What does it look like?

Make sure that you include everything that is important to you about the project, where it comes from, your vision for it and anything else that comes to mind.

Where you are at with your project

How far along are you in your project and what is left to do? It can be really helpful for a composer to have an idea of what sort of a timeline you are working with and where you are in your overall project.

Music requirements

Give an indication of what you're hoping for musically.

• How many tracks?

• How long should they be?

• What music style do you have in mind?

• Include examples and reference tracks

• Where does the music fit into the project exactly?

• How you plan to use it?

Deadlines and budget

It is often helpful to give an indication on what your budget is or any budgeting constraints you have to work with, and also what sort of timeframes and deadlines might be coming up for you or that you have to work within.

This will help the composer to manage their time, their work and to establish upfront whether or not they can work with you and within these constraints or not.

About the author

Ninichi is a game music and film music composer. She works with talented indie game developers and film makers to create unique soundtracks for their games and films.

Explore this website to learn more about Ninichi & how she can help you with the music for your project.

Follow her @ninichimusic

8 Top Resource Lists for Indie Game Developers

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Welcome to my blog! If you’ve not been here before, I’m Ninichi, a freelance video game music composer based in the UK. I work with independent game developers all over the world creating original music for their wonderful creations! I also maintain this blog where I try to share some of my experiences with you as well as trying to draw in knowledge and resources that I come across within the game development industry to share with you. The aim here is to try and build a resource that you can turn to when in need and that can support and help you through your game development journey.

This blog has been going for a few years now and so I thought that it could be useful to highlight and summarise some of the most popular resource lists and to pull them together in this blog so it’s easy for everyone to get to. So, here goes…

1. 11 Awesome Places for Game Developers to Learn Unity & Programming

Unity is an incredibly popular game building engine that many independent game developers choose to use. That’s why I created this blog to help list a wide range of training resources, tutorials and online schools where you can access great learning tools to help you get a grasp of Unity’s game development programming language and platform.

2. 17 Great Place to Find Free Game Art

Art and graphics plays a really important role in all games. If you have the means to create custom art yourself or to work with a game artist to do this, it is definitely something worth exploring and investing in. However, there are also a wide range of resources with ready-made art that can be useful to be aware of and explore. Check out the sites I found which offer free art for video games.

3. 12 Great Places to Find Sound Effects for Your Game

Another area where people often struggle and also where some people ask me for help and ideas is sound effects. Since I create the music for games, I know how important it is to get the sound and mood right for each area of a game. Finding the right sound effects is often key to creating the effect and experience that you want. Explore these resources to see if you can find the sound effects you need to make your game great! I would also recommend hiring a sound designer too if you want custom sound effects or are looking for something a bit more specific for your game.

4. 10 Awesome Source of Funding and Grants for Your Indie Game

As an indie game developer, finding a way to fund your game is often a real challenge. This is a common theme but there are resources out there to help which is why I decided to research a few options and pull them together in this article. Check out what funding opportunities and grants might be available to help you develop your game.

5. 10 Crowdfunding Platforms to Consider for Your Indie Project

I’ve seen many indie games become successful through launching a crowdfunding project and have been involved in a few myself as well - for example helping to create the music for trailers and prototype games as they prepare for their Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaigns. There are however, many different platforms which handle crowdfunding and so explore this list to see what might be the best option for you.

6. 10 Places to Find Beta Testers for Your Indie Game

Before releasing your game it is often a really good idea to make sure you get it tested and that you get some initial feedback from potential players. This will help to iron out any potential bugs and issues with your game and give you the opportunity to fine tune it before sharing your game with the general public. Here are some places where you can find willing and eager beta testers for indie games.

7. 16 Indie-Friendly Indie Game Publishers

This is one of my most read resource lists! Once your game has been developed and is ready for the big wild world to see, you may want to get help in publishing it. However, as a small indie game studio or indie game developer, it may not be obvious where to start. Here, I’ve tried to collate a range of game publishers that I could find that seem to be focused on supporting indie games and indie game developers.

8. 11 Places to Publish and Release Your Indie Game

Knowing what to do with and where to release your game once it’s ready can challenging, especially if this is your very first game! It’s a super exciting time though and many congratulations to getting to this stage. There are many ways to get your game out there without a publisher. Check out your options in this article and good luck!

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About the author: Ninichi is a freelance UK-based indie game music composer. She works with indie game developers and indie filmmakers to create soundtracks for video games, film & media. She can compose in a wide range of styles & loves getting involved in new projects. Find out more about her game music or royalty free music and contact her to discuss your project and music needs.

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