Kevin Hartnell: CC BY-SA 4.0

(Instrumental Collection / Creative Commons)

Released on August 6, 2016, “CC BY-SA 4.0” is a collection of 21 instrumental tracks released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.

Over the years, I amassed a number of tracks that didn’t seem to fit specific projects once they were completed. Rather than leave them parked on a hard drive, I decided to turn them loose on the Free Music Archive (FMA). The response has been overwhelming: the album currently boasts over 135,600 plays and 22,400 downloads.

Why Creative Commons?

For those unfamiliar, this license allows creators (podcasters, filmmakers, game devs) to use the music for free, provided they give appropriate credit.

A Note on Licensing: While these tracks are officially tagged as CC BY-SA 4.0, I understand that the ‘ShareAlike’ requirement can be a barrier for some projects (like game development).

I explicitly waive the ShareAlike clause for this collection. If you wish to use this music but cannot release your own project under a Creative Commons license, you have my permission to treat this release as CC BY (Attribution Only). My priority is simply that the music is available to those who need it.

Notably, the track “Podcast Theme” lived up to its title, having been adopted by numerous podcasts around the world as their intro music.

Tracklist

1. Rogue Planet
2. Razor Strap
3. Tree of Tears
4. Reflections
5. A Journey
6. Across the Sky
7. Cells
8. Disruptor
9. Podcast Theme
10. Rolling Seasong
11. Earth and Stone
12. Circles of Black and Red
13. Dark Wave
14. Silver and Cold
15. The 13th Nocturne
16. Climbing Pulse
17. The Crypt
18. Interlude #13
19. The Dream Sequence
20. Transitional 1
21. Transitional 2

All songs written and recorded by Kevin D. Hartnell.

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