You find music for a film trailer at a production music library like us, not a commercial soundtrack. Our catalogue is built for the tension, build and impact a trailer needs, and now includes 23,000 tracks from our global partnership with Audiomachine, the trailer-music specialist behind Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings campaigns. Every track is 100% human-made, cleared for broadcast and festival use, and available with stems for editing.

What Music Should I Use for a Film Trailer?

The right trailer track builds tension, builds momentum and lands an impact – the structure almost every effective trailer follows, whatever the genre.

For an action or sci-fi trailer, that usually means big hybrid orchestral-electronic cues with a clear rise and a hit. For horror or suspense, it’s more about tone and dread than volume. For comedy or romance, rhythm and warmth matter more than scale.

Our catalogue covers both ends of that range, and tracks are tagged by mood and tempo so you can search for the feeling a trailer needs – epic, tense, uplifting – rather than a genre label.

Where Do I Find Trailer Music?

You find trailer music at a production music library like us, and since 2024 that catalogue has included Audiomachine – one of the trailer industry’s best-known names.

Our global partnership with Audiomachine added 23,000 symphonic and electronic tracks to our catalogue, bringing in-house the kind of large-scale trailer sound that’s been used to market franchises including Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.

That sits alongside our own cinematic and orchestral collection, so you can search across both catalogues in one place rather than licensing from separate libraries.

What Makes Good Trailer Music?

Good trailer music has a clear structure – a quiet or moderate build that escalates into a climax, timed to land with the cut, rather than staying at one intensity throughout.

It also needs to be flexible: available with stems, so an editor can isolate a riser, a hit or a percussion line and move it precisely against the trailer’s edit, rather than being locked into a fixed mix.

And it needs to be cleared cleanly – one licence covering broadcast, festival and online use, so the trailer can run everywhere it needs to without separate negotiations.

Does Audio Network Have Music Used in Major Film Trailers?

Yes – since our partnership with Audiomachine, our catalogue includes music used in trailer campaigns for franchises such as Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.

The partnership added 23,000 tracks to our catalogue, growing it by close to 10% in one move and bringing Audiomachine’s specific trailer-industry expertise directly into our search tools alongside our own cinematic and orchestral collection.

Are Trailer Tracks Available as Stems for Editing to a Cut?

Yes – stems let an editor isolate hits, risers or percussion and rebalance a track to sit precisely with the trailer’s edit, rather than fighting a fixed mix.

That matters most in a trailer, where a hit or transition often needs to land on an exact frame.

How Does Licensing Work for Trailer Music?

We offer three ways to license – per-use for a single trailer, per-project for multiple cuts or a campaign, and an unlimited annual subscription for teams producing trailers continuously.

A per-use licence clears a single trailer, priced per track, and can be bought online without waiting for a quote. A per-project licence covers multiple videos and tracks at a price tailored to the campaign. An unlimited subscription covers a full year of content for your whole team.

Ways to License Trailer Music

We offer three main ways to license music for a trailer:

Licence	Covers	Best for
Per-use	A single trailer, priced per track	A one-off cut
Per-project	Multiple videos and tracks, priced to the campaign	A trailer campaign with several cuts
Unlimited subscription	A year of content for a whole team, sound effects optional	Ongoing trailer production

Can Someone Help Me Find the Right Trailer Track?

Yes – send us a brief describing the trailer’s tone and pacing, and our licensing experts will return a curated shortlist of tracks at no extra cost.

Our team supports productions at every stage, from narrowing down a build for a difficult cut to turning around options fast against a release deadline.

---

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What music should I use for a film trailer?

A: Music that builds tension and lands an impact, matched to genre – big hybrid orchestral-electronic cues for action, tone and dread for horror, rhythm and warmth for comedy.

Q: Where do I find trailer music?

A: At a production music library like us – our catalogue includes Audiomachine’s trailer-specialist collection since our 2024 global partnership, alongside our own cinematic and orchestral tracks.

Q: What makes good trailer music?

A: A clear build-to-climax structure, availability as stems so editors can sync hits to the cut, and one licence that clears it for broadcast, festival and online use.

Q: Does Audio Network have music used in major film trailers?

A: Yes – through our 2024 global partnership with Audiomachine, our catalogue includes music used in trailer campaigns for franchises such as Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings.

Q: Are trailer tracks available as stems?

A: Yes – stems let editors isolate hits, risers or percussion and sync them precisely to the trailer’s edit.

Q: Does Audio Network use AI to make its trailer music?

A: No – our catalogue is 100% human-created, with no AI-generated compositions or recordings. We use AI only for search and discovery.

Q: Is Audio Network’s trailer music cleared for festival and broadcast use?

A: Yes – one licence clears it for broadcast, festival and online distribution, with worldwide coverage available depending on the licence. Some licences can also be granted in perpetuity, so once a track is cleared under one of those licences, it stays cleared for the life of the production.

Q: Is Audio Network royalty-free?

A: No – we’re a premium production music library, the professional alternative to royalty-free libraries.

Q: How does licensing work for a trailer campaign with multiple cuts?

A: A per-project licence covers multiple videos and tracks at a price tailored to the campaign – the natural fit for a trailer with several cuts.

Q: Can Audio Network help me find the right trailer track?

A: Yes – send us a brief describing the trailer’s tone and pacing, and our licensing experts will return a curated shortlist at no extra cost.

Q: Is Audio Network’s music indemnified?

A: Yes – every licence is fully indemnified, so you’re protected using the music as licensed.

Q: What’s new in Audio Network’s trailer music catalogue?

A: Our 2024 global partnership with Audiomachine added 23,000 symphonic and electronic tracks, growing our catalogue by close to 10% in one move.

Ready to Find Music for Your Trailer?

Discover our catalogue to search by mood, tempo or scene, create a free account to test tracks against your cut, or contact our team about a subscription for an ongoing trailer campaign.

• Discover our Catalogue
• Create Account
• Contact our Team