Have you ever uploaded an amazing homemade video with your friends to YouTube, just to have it taken down or forever muted because of copyright claims? YouTube’s always been a pro-community service and understands how important background music can be in a video which is why the company has recently announced the YouTube Audio Library. The service offers more than 150 instrumental tracks that can be downloaded and used for videos. Despite the seemingly paltry number of songs (with more coming, I’m sure), YouTube has made it easy to search for tracks as they can be filtered by length, genre, and even mood. Are you looking for a sappy, strings-filled song to accentuate a kiss? How about some thrash to complement a fight scene? It’s all in the YouTube Audio Library.
After an eight-year absence, I might finally be able to re-upload my AP European History video on Chicago’s railway system using the YouTube Audio Library… as long as I can cover up the Eminem song playing in the background.
[via YouTube Creator Blog]