Pricing & Subscriptions
Pricing.
Subscription, per-track, or blanket.
Annual subscription access for working teams, per-track purchases for one-off projects, no-cost trials for evaluation, and blanket terms for production studios. Every request routes to a real specialist — quotes typically land within the same business day.
Four licensing models
Built around how teams actually license music.
GMP supports four standard pricing models — Web Lease subscription for working teams, a free TEMPing trial for evaluation, per-track Buy-Out for single-user / single-company use, and Blanket licensing for production-scale agreements.
Web Lease Subscription
Unlimited use during your annual term.
Subscription-based unlimited access to the GMP catalog during the active term. Music placed in productions during your subscription is licensed in perpetuity for those productions — the work you ship is permanent.
- Complete access to GMP Music + Reserve Music libraries
- Approximately 60,000 tracks, growing weekly
- MP3, AIF, and WAV file format flexibility
- Productions completed during term licensed in perpetuity
- Broadcast, digital, theatrical, streaming covered
- All known media, global distribution
Pricing
Annual fee · custom quoted
Best for
Agency teams, content studios, and in-house production departments licensing music across multiple ongoing projects.
TEMPing Subscription
Temporary access. Zero cost. By request.
No-cost temporary access for evaluating GMP music in unfinished productions before making a purchasing decision. Granted by request and revocable at any time.
Pricing
Free · request only
- Complete catalog access during trial
- Experimental placement testing in unfinished productions
- Required monthly use / non-use communication
- Confirmed placements trigger invoicing
- Net 30 payment terms apply on confirmed use
Best for
Producers and editors evaluating GMP music in their own projects before committing to a license.
Standard Online Purchase (Buy-Out)
Single user. Single company. Unlimited use.
Direct per-track purchase grants unlimited synchronization use for a single user / single company, in perpetuity. The license is not to be shared across departments or divisions. Example: a school system with eight schools and eight separate media production sites would require eight licenses.
Pricing
Per track · in-app purchase
- Single user / single company — not shared across departments
- Unlimited syncs within the licensed scope
- In-perpetuity license term
- Direct purchase in the catalog app
- Broadcast, digital, theatrical, streaming covered
- Cannot be shared, sold, or transferred
Best for
Single-user or single-company productions where one license maps cleanly to one production environment.
Blanket Licensing
Project-wide. Unlimited within scope.
Blanket licensing covers unlimited synchronization within a defined production or episodic agreement — designed for long-form series, multi-episode programs, and brand-platform programs that license at the project level.
Pricing
Custom per agreement
- Unlimited synchronization within agreed scope
- Production or episodic project-wide coverage
- Negotiated per-project with a sales rep
- Designed for series, multi-program, and large-scale work
Best for
Episodic series, multi-program brand work, and large-scale productions licensing music at scale.
How Web Lease quotes work
Pricing scales with how the team actually uses music.
Web Lease quotes are built around four variables. Send these to a sales rep and you'll have a written quote — typically within the same business day.
- Variable01
Music volume
How much music does the team actually license — measured by tracks per month, hours per project, or rough usage volume across the team.
- Variable02
Team size
How many editors, producers, and music supervisors will access the catalog under the lease. Scales the seat side of the quote.
- Variable03
Production volume
How many productions complete during the active lease term. Drives the volume side of the quote.
- Variable04
Audience reach
How many people see the finished productions — distribution scope, channel mix, broadcast and digital reach.
Talk to a sales rep
Quote turnaround is usually the same business day.
Send the four variables above to a sales rep and you'll have a written Web Lease quote — typically within the same business day. For Blanket licensing or per-track Buy-Out questions, the same conversation works.
Pricing FAQ
Common questions before licensing.
How does the Web Lease subscription work?
Web Lease is an annual subscription that gives the team unlimited access to the catalog during the term. Music placed in productions during the active subscription is licensed in perpetuity for those productions — work you ship during the lease is permanently licensed. The lease itself terminates on the expiration date.
What happens when a Web Lease subscription expires?
All productions completed during the active lease remain permanently licensed — the work you shipped is yours forever. Music files must be removed from incomplete projects and from hard drive storage. The license to create new productions using GMP music terminates on the expiration date unless the subscription is renewed.
What is TEMPing? Is it really free?
TEMPing is a no-cost temporary access program for evaluating GMP music in unfinished productions before making a purchasing decision. It's granted only by request and can be denied or rescinded for any reason. The trade-off is the required monthly communication and the agreement to license any music that becomes a confirmed placement. Net 30 invoicing applies on confirmed use.
Can I try music before paying for it?
Yes — that's exactly what TEMPing exists for. Request TEMPing access, place music in unfinished productions, decide which tracks you're keeping, and license those tracks via the appropriate model. Tracks you don't use get removed from your systems.
How much does Web Lease cost?
Web Lease pricing is custom-quoted based on four variables: how much music your team uses, how many editors and producers will access the catalog, how many productions complete during the term, and how many people see the finished work. Send these to a sales rep and you'll typically have a written quote within the same business day.
Can I just buy a single track without a subscription?
Yes. Standard Online Purchase (Buy-Out) covers per-track purchases for single users or single companies. The track is licensed in perpetuity within that scope — unlimited synchronizations, but not shared across departments, divisions, or separate production environments. A school system with eight schools and eight separate media production sites, for example, would require eight licenses.
Who is Blanket Licensing designed for?
Blanket Licensing covers unlimited synchronization within a defined production or episodic agreement — designed for series work, multi-program brand campaigns, and large-scale productions licensing music at the project rather than the per-track level. Negotiated directly with a sales rep.
Is the music royalty-free?
GMP is a licensed production music library. Every track comes with clear documentation and chain of title — the paperwork that broadcast standards, streaming rights teams, and network legal departments accept. One standard license covers nearly every use, so licensing stays clean and simple.
About production music pricing
Production music pricing, explained for working teams.
Production music pricing is one of the most opaque parts of the licensing business. Every library handles it differently, every quote process has different inputs, and the difference between a working subscription and a per-track purchase can be the difference between an annual budget line and a project-by-project line item. GMP Music has been licensing production music since 1986 — long enough that the pricing infrastructure is settled and explainable.
Working teams — agencies, content studios, in-house production departments, podcast networks — typically license music through a Web Lease subscription. Web Lease provides unlimited catalog access for the active term, with the productions completed during the lease licensed in perpetuity. The pricing scales with four variables: how much music the team uses, how many editors and producers access the catalog, how many productions complete during the term, and how many people see the finished work. Quotes typically land within the same business day.
Single-user or single-company productions — a one-off project, a small in-house team, an independent producer — typically license through Standard Online Purchase (Buy-Out) directly in the catalog app. Buy-Out grants unlimited synchronization use within a single user / single company in perpetuity, at a per-track price. The license isn't shared across departments or divisions — for organizations with multiple separate production environments (a school system with eight schools running their own media production, for example), one license is needed per environment.
Production-scale work — series, multi-program brand campaigns, episodic-format programs — typically license through Blanket Licensing, where unlimited synchronization is covered within a defined production or episodic agreement. Blanket licensing is negotiated directly with a sales rep based on the specific scope of the work.
And teams that want to evaluate before they commit license through TEMPing — a no-cost trial program that grants temporary catalog access for placing music in unfinished productions. TEMPing is granted by request and requires monthly use / non-use communication; confirmed placements trigger Net 30 invoicing on the actual licensing model. The point of TEMPing is to give producers and editors the runway to actually evaluate music in context before signing on a license.
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