1,442 tracks by Kevin MacLeod — every one CC BY 4.0, free for commercial videos as long as you credit him. Tagged by mood and by what they suit, playable here, downloadable as MP3, and fetchable by your AI agent through the music MCP server.
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8bit Dungeon Boss
2:52134 bpmElectronicadriving
darkactiongaming
A sort of square swing piece using very simple synths (but highly post-processed). It just makes you want to explore that dungeon, doesn't it!? 8bit Dungeon Level is similar but slower.
8bit Dungeon Level
3:37106 bpmElectronicasteady
tensehorrorgamingretro
A sort of square swing piece using very simple synths (but highly post-processed). It just makes you want to explore that dungeon, doesn't it!? 8bit Dungeon Boss is similar but faster.
A Mission
0:44120 bpmSoundtrackdriving
epictravelactiontrailergaming
Highly orchestrated pulsing piece. High energy. Driven by strings and some low brass.
The Brady in the title is not a reference to the Brady Bunch. It is a reference to Dr. Brady Haran, one of the most influential filmmakers of all time.
Accralate
5:0578 bpmAfricansteady
calm
African-inspired lazy drum ensemble. Feel change in the middle; Tempo change near the end. Lots of polyrhythms. This piece exhibits some phantom notes athat you hear, but don't really exist. Hard to explain. Batu, Conga, Marimba, Agogo, Cowbell, Clave.
Aces High
3:13102 bpmFunkdriving
playfulgamingworkoutfashion
Like a night out on the Vegas strip, Aces High makes your hips swagger with a playful bass line and staccato electric guitar. An organ plays the main theme, but when the song changes to a minor key, a clavichord plucks out the central melody, before returning to the slippery organ refrain.
Achaidh Cheide
2:1490 bpmWorlddriving
darktraveldocumentaryretro
Traditional Irish-sounding. I had a hard time classifying this in my existing feels. It feels like Irish folk music.
Achilles
1:01110 bpmSoundtrackdriving
epictravelactiontrailergaming
Written as theme music for an epic drama. This starts broad and kicks into awesome at 0:27.
Acid Trumpet
3:30110 bpmJazzsteady
calmretro
Cool EP, muted trumpet, and a layed back bass.
Action
3:15Soundtrackdriving
epicactiontrailer
Underscore for a very dramatic scene with lots of cut-outs for dialog. Tubular bells, snare, tymp, etc are all at the fore. Might be difficult to use generically, but it is quite a good cue.
Adding the Sun
2:5690 bpmAfricansteady
happyvlogtravelproduct demokids
Energizing and uplifting!
Adeste Fideles (Shorter)
1:24105 bpmHolidaysteady
calmkidsholidayretro
We start with a repeating music box theme. The cello recontextualizes the simple music boxes providing a surprising and comforting bed for the low trumpet to sing over. [/musicologist ramblings] HELLO, HOLIDAY DANCE RECITALS! There is a shorter version of this available... because holiday dance recitals.
Adeste Fideles Waltz
2:19105 bpmHolidaysteady
calmkidsholidayretro
We start with a repeating music box theme. The cello recontextualizes the simple music boxes providing a surprising and comforting bed for the low trumpet to sing over. [/musicologist ramblings] HELLO, HOLIDAY DANCE RECITALS! There is a shorter version of this available... because holiday dance recitals.
Adventure Meme
1:41114 bpmSoundtrackdriving
epictravelkidsactiongaming
It came from the GameBoy! Classic adventure style video game music in awesome style! Grab your sword! An Adventure Meme awaits!
Adventures in Adventureland
4:21135 bpmSoundtrackdriving
epictravelkidsactiongaming
You have taken charge of your destiny. You have trained for this. You have power and purpose. You have arrived at the Elite Five Challenge!! #symphonic #cartoony #adventure #comfyshorts
Aerosol of my Love
2:22100 bpmPopsteady
playfulvlogtutorialcomedykids
The title of this piece of music is a pun. The word "Aerosol" is a reference to a common hair product delivery method of the 1980s. "Aerosol" can very easily sound like the words "Here is all" or even "There is all". One can effectively hear the title spoken out loud as "Here is all of my Love". But they would be wrong. I don't like the usage of aerosols in applications where there are other delivery methods available. #ClawBangs
Aftermath
3:13Horrorambient
darkhorrorsuspensetrailer
This is a dark, almost inky feel - subtle, and texturally rich.
Aggressor
3:59150 bpmSoundtrackdriving
darktravelactiontrailergaming
The whole Orchestral Speed Metal genre has been done to death. But you can't consider yourself a real composer if you haven't checked "Orchestral Speed Metal" off your list. Other essential genres include: Electro Emo-Pop, Motet, Disco Noise, Adult Contemporary, Tone Poem, Haircore, and Zydeco Revival.
Agnus Dei X
1:3160 bpmClassicalgentle
epichorrorsuspensetrailerdocumentary
Just a quick piece from a traditional Latin mass. Lyrics are "Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis._. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem". For Sopranos and Bass.
AhDah
2:52135 bpmUnclassifiablesteady
calmvloggamingfashionfood
A tight slightly funky EP and drum machine driven piece featuring female voice.
Air Prelude
5:41Soundtrackgentle
mysterioushorrorsuspensetrailerdocumentary
Slow; lots of flutes; some digital synth for texture.
Airport Lounge
5:08129 bpmJazzsteady
calmvlogtraveltutorialproduct demo
Light and airy, this piece is guaranteed not to steal focus.
Airship Serenity
4:0074 bpmElectronicagentle
calmvlogtraveltutorialproduct demo
This is the first slow 8-bit piece I ever tried. There was some skepticism going in, but holy man! This turned out great! You can use it for your game credits, or more chill parts of your game. Maybe at the Healing Shack, or the Abe Vigoda Memorial Pagoda and Koi Pond. The uncompressed download has a bonus percussion track.
Aitech
2:30105 bpmRockdriving
happytravelworkout
Hard rock beat with electronic elements grooving in.
Alchemists Tower
0:58104 bpmSoundtrackdriving
epictravelactiontrailergaming
A crazy ride, starting calm and erupting into a frenzy. Calm again at the end. Very Elfman-like.
Alien Restaurant
6:12Unclassifiablegentle
mysterious
Non-real instrumentation written as background music for a restaurant on another planet. Tribal, primitive, evolved. 4-tone scale.
All This
3:49137 bpmSoundtrackdriving
epictravelactiontrailer
Slow-building piece in 7-4 time.
Allada
3:43100 bpmWorldsteady
playfultravelkidsworkoutfood
Loose feeling West African rhythm with continuously phasing marimbas, and a short djembe solo in the middle.
Almost Bliss
5:1790 bpmContemporarygentle
calmnature
I love sipping lemonade by the lake when a storm approaches. I love walking through apple orchards in the fall. I love the squeak of minivan tires being dragged onto the flatbed truck of the repo man. Memories of simpler times... so wonderful.
Almost in F
32:42Unclassifiableambient
calmnaturemeditation
Very long, very slow, trance-inducing piece... 36 cents sharp of the key of F. Yes, there is a good reason for that. No, I'm not going to explain it.
Almost New
3:2380 bpmSoundtrackgentle
mysterioustravelkidsnaturemeditation
Remember when you went on summer holiday to your Auntie's house outside Nether Wallop in Hampshire while your parents went to Cyprus to broker a secret deal with the Ottoman Empire? Remember the times in the Magic Garden? This piece of music is more "Magic Garden" than "Inter-Empire Diplomacy".
Amazing Grace 2011
3:0979 bpmClassicalgentle
calmnaturemeditationdocumentaryretro
Tasteful version of the classic religious piece.
Amazing Plan
2:07129 bpmSilent Film Scoredriving
darkcomedydocumentaryretro
With elements of a quick Russian polka playing in the immigrant section of industrial-era New York City, this piece is mainly in a minor key, but at the halfway point changes to a major key, reversing the feel and tone for a few seconds, before reverting to the darkness of the minor key.
Amazing Plan - Distressed
1:27129 bpmSilent Film Scoredriving
darkcomedydocumentaryretro
With elements of a quick Russian polka playing in the immigrant section of industrial-era New York City, this piece is mainly in a minor key, but at the halfway point changes to a major key, reversing the feel and tone for a few seconds, before reverting to the darkness of the minor key.
Ambiment
22:53Unclassifiableambient
dreamytutorialtechnaturemeditation
Slow sonorous texture punctuated with soft piano in mostly consonant tones. There is enough dissonance to keep the mind engaged over its length.
Ambler
0:4683 bpmElectronicasteady
playfulvlogtravelcomedykids
Mid-90s styled happy happy video game music.
Ambush
0:42Soundtrackdriving
darkhorrorsuspenseactiontrailer
Dark curling undercurrent in winds and strings that breaks into cymbals at climax.
Americana
3:22104 bpmSoundtrackdriving
epictraveltrailerdocumentary
Starts out simply on the plains with cellos and winds, becomes disrupted bit a bit and piles on the grandiose with a lot of brass!
An Upsetting Theme
1:03Soundtracksteady
darkhorrorsuspensetrailer
Double Basses and glockenspiel - with some cellos thrown in. Dark, dark, dark! This bit got removed from a soundtrack I recorded. I still like it!
Anachronist
0:41Unclassifiabledriving
darkhorrorsuspenseactiontrailer
Heavy rock sound... with a harpsichord as well. Unlike most of my music - this one it perfectly titled.
Anamalie
3:2859 bpmContemporarygentle
mysterioushorrorsuspensedocumentary
Is this a Western? No idea. Super laid-back piece with a crazy subtle modulation at 1:06. Yeah. That happened. Slow, beautiful. The download comes with a slightly faster bonus version.
Ancient Mystery Waltz (Allegro)
5:19113 bpmWorldsteady
mysterioustravelsuspensedocumentary
Whilst out walking and practicing the waltz down my block, this was the song that was going through my head. It isn't super-waltzy sounding, but it is super easy to waltz to. Comes in 3 varieties, Chill, Spritely, and HANG ON, THIS IS VIENNESE!!!
Ancient Mystery Waltz (Presto)
4:27182 bpmWorlddriving
mysterioustravel
Whilst out walking and practicing the waltz down my block, this was the song that was going through my head. It isn't super-waltzy sounding, but it is super easy to waltz to. Comes in 3 varieties, Chill, Spritely, and HANG ON, THIS IS VIENNESE!!!
Ancient Mystery Waltz (Vivace)
4:27135 bpmWorlddriving
mysterioustravel
Whilst out walking and practicing the waltz down my block, this was the song that was going through my head. It isn't super-waltzy sounding, but it is super easy to waltz to. Comes in 3 varieties, Chill, Spritely, and HANG ON, THIS IS VIENNESE!!!
Ancient Rite
1:5370 bpmSoundtrackgentle
mysterioushorrorsuspensetrailerdocumentary
A solumn affair. Deep and religious.
Ancient Winds
58:54Soundtrackambient
calmvlogtutorialkidsfood
So, you want to relax, huh buddy? Do ya? You want to RELAX? Me too. Here's some beautiful sounds to listen to.
And Awaken
0:29Soundtrackgentle
romantickidsromancedocumentaryretro
Sweet sounding French horns opposite clarinet with harps.
Using a track in your video
Every track is Kevin MacLeod’s, licensed CC BY 4.0: use it in anything, commercial included, and put the credit where someone who wants to know where the music came from can find it — a video description is the usual place. “Copy credit” on each card gives you the exact text. If a platform flags a video anyway, incompetech explains how to clear the claim on its Content ID page.
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Let your agent pick the music
The same library as seven MCP tools for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any MCP client — “find calm piano under a minute and save it to ./music”. Downloads write the credit lines into a CREDITS.txt beside the files. Search needs no account; recommendations use your Hookova sign-in.
unzip ~/Downloads/hookova-music-mcp.zip -d ~/hookova-music-mcp
cd ~/hookova-music-mcp && bun install
claude mcp add hookova-music -- bun "$PWD/index.ts"