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For Indie Directors, Festival Filmmakers & Micro-Budget Productions

Music for filmmakers. Every genre, every mood, every use.

Easy-to-use search tools and affordable blanket licensing. Non-theatrical releases are completely covered under the standard license — and theatrical licensing is quick, easy, and affordable. Sound that rivals big-budget custom scores at a fraction of the cost.

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Studios and networks that license our music.

  • Disney
  • HBO
  • Netflix
  • ABC
  • CBS
  • ESPN
  • Paramount
  • Fox
  • Lionsgate
  • Marvel

How licensing works

Three steps. Clean, clear and simple.

  1. Step —01

    Browse

    Search the catalog by style, mood, use, instrumentation, tempo and duration or use Jessica, our AI music supervisor for assistance. Preview the results in seconds.

  2. Step —02

    License

    Direct purchase and download include nearly all licensing you will need, with the exception being in-theatre film release. Subscription-based licensing is covered by an annual blanket license.

  3. Step —03

    Use

    After payment is received for direct purchase or subscription purchase, you will have the appropriate licensing documentation in hand. You are clear to sync the music with your production.

How the library works for you

Nearly every title, ready for the scene.

Nearly every title in the catalog works the same way, built so the version you need already exists.

  • 01

    The full theme, plus alternates

    Each title includes a theme version with all the instrumentation, and usually alternate versions with less instrumentation for quieter moments in the scene.

  • 02

    Broadcast lengths, included

    Most titles include edits at common broadcast lengths of 60, 30, 15, and stingers, plus versions separated by sections or parts.

  • 03

    One standard license

    The standard license covers nearly every use. The only exception is theatrical release, which requires an additional license. Contact us with a request for quote and we will respond quickly with a license that meets your requirements.

What every license includes

Built for the filmmaker without a music supervisor.

  • 01

    Covered Under the Standard License

    Non-theatrical releases — festivals, streaming, digital — are completely covered under the standard license, with master and publishing cleared at the source and the chain-of-title documentation festival programmers request. Priced for indie budgets.

  • 02

    Theatrical Licensing, Quick and Easy

    Non-theatrical releases are completely covered under the standard license. If your film heads to theaters, theatrical licensing is quick, easy, and affordable — contact us with a request for quote.

  • 03

    Library Cues for Source and Editorial

    Most indie directors need licensed cues for source music, editorial underscore, transitions, and the dozens of small moments a feature actually requires. The library carries the cinematic, acoustic, ambient, folk, and dramatic range indie features lean on — cleared at the source.

  • 04

    We're Here to Help

    We are eager to assist you in your music search — to find just the right track that will represent your vision for your film. Tell us about your project and we'll head you in a good direction.

Proof

GMP by the numbers — for filmmakers

licensing indie & studio film
Since 1989licensing indie & studio film
tracks cleared for indie use
60Ktracks cleared for indie use
to distribution rights upgrades
Festivalto distribution rights upgrades
standard license covers nearly every use
Onestandard license covers nearly every use

Genres for indie film work

Five working genres for the cues indie features actually call for.

Most indie film music lands in one of these lanes. Each cross-links to the full genre catalog — or tell us about your project and we'll help you find the music you need.

FAQ for independent filmmakers

Common questions from indie directors before licensing.

Find a track in the catalog and purchase the standard license in-app — it completely covers non-theatrical releases, including festivals and streaming. If your film heads to theaters, theatrical licensing is quick, easy, and affordable: contact us with a request for quote.

Yes — festival distribution is completely covered under the standard license. Every track in the catalog is master and publishing cleared at the source, with the chain-of-title documentation festival programmers request during rights review.

Streaming and other non-theatrical distribution is already covered by the standard license. If the pickup includes a theatrical release, theatrical licensing is quick, easy, and affordable — contact us with a request for quote and we'll respond quickly.

Licensing covers existing cataloged tracks — source music, editorial cues, the underscore between dialogue scenes. Original scoring is music a composer writes for a specific scene, and that work sits with a composer, not with GMP. GMP music is produced and recorded by accomplished composers in recording studios specifically for GMP Music — sound that rivals big-budget custom scores at a fraction of the cost.

Yes. We are eager to assist you in your music search — tell us about your project and we'll help you find the music you need. There's no extra fee.

Pricing scales by scope: festival-cut indie sits lower than theatrical distribution; short film sits lower than feature; first feature sits lower than second-feature with a distribution deal in hand. Your specialist writes a quote against your actual budget.

GMP is a licensed production music library. Every track comes with clear documentation and chain of title, the paperwork that festival programmers, studio legal teams, and streaming rights teams accept. One standard license covers nearly every use, so licensing stays clean and simple.

About licensing music for independent filmmakers

Licensing music for indie filmmakers, end to end.

Independent filmmaking lives in a structural gap most production music libraries don't address. The director rarely has a music supervisor, almost never has a studio rights desk, and is making rights decisions on a first-feature budget for a film that — if it actually works — will go from a festival submission to a sales agent to a distributor to a streamer over the course of a single year. The music decisions made before the first festival have to survive that entire arc, on a budget that doesn't permit re-licensing after the fact. GMP Music has been working with indie filmmakers since 1989, and the licensing flow is built around how that arc actually plays out.

The catalog carries the cinematic anchor cues, character-driven acoustic selections, ambient and slow-cinema underscore, folk and source music, and dramatic editorial cues that indie feature work actually calls for — across sixty thousand tracks, all master and publishing cleared at the source. Filter by genre, mood, or scene type — or tell us about your project and we'll help you find the music you need. There is no extra charge for the specialist's time on an indie project; it is part of the licensing flow.

Licensing is clean and simple. Non-theatrical releases — festival circuit, streaming, digital — are completely covered under the standard license at indie-friendly pricing. If your film heads to theaters, theatrical licensing is quick, easy, and affordable: contact us with a request for quote and we will respond quickly with a license that meets your requirements.

GMP is a licensed production music library. Every track comes with clear documentation and chain of title — the paperwork platforms, legal teams, and rights reviews accept. One standard license covers nearly every use, so licensing stays clean and simple, and the rights are settled before the work grows.

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