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Neoclassical music, written to sit under a narrating voice

For the video essayist who narrates long and cares how it sounds. One composer, sold once, forever, with no Content ID claims.

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A composer seated at a grand piano in a bright room, with a cello and a music stand behind him

One trained composer

Every piece, one hand

Neoclassical piano and strings, written to stay quiet enough for a voice to lead.

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What a scored essay looks like

Sample

Picture

Cold open
The siege
The long winter
Aftermath

Your narration

The score

Vesper
Tidewater
Marginalia

Sample only: a history essay with three sample pieces under the voice. The titles are sample titles.

Pieces

Sample titles

  • Vesper
    A conductor mid-gesture, dressed in black, for the string piece Vesper
  • Tidewater
    A cellist in a grey suit, for the cello piece Tidewater
  • Longlight
    A violinist smiling as she plays, for the violin piece Longlight
  • Marginalia
    A pianist reading through loose sheets of music, for the piano piece Marginalia
  • Low Candle
    Close view of a violin and bow, for the violin piece Low Candle
  • Undertow
    A harpist in a green coat and hat, for the strings piece Undertow

Made for essays about

  • A brass hourglass on a green ground
    History
  • A marble bust of a thinker on a pink ground
    Philosophy
  • A brass telescope on a tripod on an orange ground
    Science
  • A film reel with a ribbon of film on a yellow ground
    Film analysis
  • A magnifying glass on a pink ground
    True stories
  • A vintage microphone on an orange ground
    Documentary
Strings
Cello
Violin
Piano
Violin
Harp

A small catalogue, written by one hand

MatthewMusic is the only music licence shop where every piece is neoclassical, written by one trained composer to sit under a narrating voice, and sold once, forever, with no Content ID claims.

At launch there are 10 to 50 finished pieces of neoclassical piano and strings. You buy one track at a time, on a plain, permanent licence: buy the piece once, use it in your videos forever.

How it works

  1. 1

    Pick the piece that sits under your voice

    Choose from the catalogue by what your essay needs, one track at a time.

  2. 2

    Pick the licence

    Creator for your own channels. Commercial for client work and branded videos.

  3. 3

    Use it forever

    Buy the piece once and keep using it in your videos. There is nothing to renew.

Quiet enough for a voice to lead.

A young woman in a green brocade coat holding an antique gilt frame in one hand and old sheet music in the other

Price, plainly

Creator licence$29 per track

For use on one creator’s own channels. Pay once for the piece and use it in your videos forever.

Commercial licence$99 per track

For client work and commercial or branded videos. Pay once for the piece and use it forever.

Is there a subscription?

No. There is no subscription at launch. Each licence covers one track and is bought one time.

Will a piece get a Content ID claim?

No. Every piece is sold with no Content ID claims.

How long does a licence last?

Forever. The licence is plain and permanent: buy the piece once, use it in your videos forever.