Adding music and sound effects
Music in film plays a vital role in creating a cohesive cinematic experience by intensifying moods, defining characters, and guiding emotional responses.
In this section, we’re finally going to make our film come to life with music and sound effects. The genre of our film can be defined as science fiction, adventure, and mystery, but I’ll admit it will be challenging for us to look for royalty-free music that is suitable for our film (unless, of course, we compose a piece, but that is beyond the scope of this book). There are strict copyright laws in place to protect an artist’s original work, so you have to be careful when choosing your music.
To find royalty-free music, I usually use these websites:
- Epidemic Sound (subscription-based): https://www.epidemicsound.com/
- Free Music Archive: https://freemusicarchive.org/
- Incompetech: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html
- FreeSound: https://freesound...
