Catalog · By Mood

Every mood.

One library.

Every scene, every clip, every image has a feeling before it has a genre. You can search by that mood or feeling even before you choose a genre or use. Your search for the perfect track for your story starts when you click the button below.

Cleared tracks
60,000
Mood lanes
10
Curated genres
21
Library in continuous operation
1986

Browse by mood

Ten mood lanes, each its own landing.

Click any tile to see how the mood works in licensed production — use cases, the genres that carry it, and a path into the cleared catalog.

From the curators

Mood is the fastest way into a catalog this size. Most searches start with a feeling, and the genre is whatever serves it. These lanes are the shortcut from that feeling to the right track.

Why mood matters in production music

The search usually starts with a feeling.

Ask a producer, videographer, or podcaster what they need and the answer rarely starts with a genre. It starts with a feeling: we need this to lift, we need this to feel tense, we need it to sit quiet under the voice. Genre, tempo, and instrumentation come later, as ways to deliver that feeling. Searching a catalog by mood matches how the search actually starts, which is why every track in the GMP library is tagged for the emotion it carries before it is filed by genre.

Each of the mood lanes on this page maps to a landing that describes how the mood tends to be used in licensed work, which genres carry it best, and where it shows up in finished spots, episodes, and films. The pages are written for working professionals deciding fast under a deadline — the goal is to get you from a feeling to the right track without a detour.

One standard license, whatever the mood.

Every mood in this catalog ships with the same rights treatment: one standard license covers master and publishing, in perpetuity, with broadcast performance routed through BMI and ASCAP. The only exception is theatrical release, which requires an additional license. The legal posture does not change with the mood — an uplifting brand-launch cue and a dark, tense trailer bed are treated identically at the license layer, which is why the catalog runs across national commercials, documentaries, scripted television, and creator content alike.

Curated by working composers.

The catalog is built by staff composers and trusted collaborators. Every track is mixed, mastered, and metadata-checked before it is filed, so when you reach for "suspenseful" or "calm" on our platform, the first results are a working shortlist, not the start of a longer hunt.

Ready to license?

Search the catalog online or talk to a specialist — we'll help you find the music you need.