Racing and Car Video Music

About 55 percent of the tracks are instrumental, and many of those are labelled instrumental edits of songs, which is useful when a review or dealer spot has a presenter talking over the engine. Drink the Kool-Aid (Instrumental) and And So It Began (Instrumental) by The Clouds Below, Time Shifter (Instrumental) by Love in October, Bullets (inst) by Color Palette and Lightwaves Remix (Instrumental) by Levitate are examples; Hammers by Ghost In The Machine and The Waltz by Defunk are vocal tracks.

It is heavier and more cinematic than a typical upbeat collection: indie rock, alternative rock and industrial are the leading sub-genres, trailer music and cinematic cues sit alongside them, and exciting, swagger and dramatic are the top three moods in near-equal measure. Percussion, electric guitars and electronics lead most tracks, with strings and brass on a share of tracks, and the editorial sound references include M83, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and cinematic dubstep.

Expensive cars is the second most common theme after automobiles, and the collection includes calm, sexy and inspiring tracks alongside the aggressive ones. Wander by DOOXS and Take Me To The Mountain by Jetty Rae are the vocal tracks to audition for a luxury reveal, and Transfiguration by Apalog and What Lies Ahead by Johnny Fiasco are instrumental options for a scenic drive. Reserve the industrial and dubstep-leaning cuts for track days and motorsport highlights.

Tracks average about three minutes, long enough to score a review segment or a highlight reel on one track, and the dramatic, exciting tagging means most have a clear build you can align to a launch or a corner. For a 30-second dealer or motorcycle ad, cut into the section after the build rather than the intro, since the trailer-style and post rock pieces open quietly before the guitars and drums arrive.

A Content ID claim on a track licensed through Audiosocket is disputed by stating that the music was licensed through Audiosocket; the license already covers monetized YouTube video, so the claim is a matching notice rather than a rights issue. Keep your license details ready when you file the dispute. The same license covers the video on social channels, in a dealer's ads and in client work, and it is perpetual for that finished video.