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Seasonal · Beach & Vacation

Beach and vacation production music. Tropical, breezy, and built for the getaway.

Instrumental beach and vacation music for resort marketing, cruise and airline campaigns, tourism board video, and travel content. From steel drum warmth to breezy tropical house, the sound of the getaway is already in the library.

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Beach & Vacation at a glance

Peak season
June through August
Second window
January through March, for winter getaway and spring break
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Early spring for summer, early winter for getaway season
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Networks and brands 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.

The beach and vacation production calendar

Two travel seasons, one library that covers both.

Beach and vacation campaigns run on two separate clocks: the summer vacation push and the winter getaway and spring break window. Here is how each one usually moves.

  1. January to March

    Winter getaway books early

    Resorts, cruise lines, and tropical destinations run getaway and spring break campaigns while much of the country is still cold, so the music search often starts as soon as travel bookings open.

  2. April to May

    Search ahead of peak season

    Summer vacation campaigns for hotels, airlines, and tourism boards go into production well before the season starts. Search the catalog by style, mood, use, instrumentation, tempo and duration, or ask Jessica, our AI music supervisor, for assistance.

  3. June to August

    License and produce for summer

    Most titles include edits at 60, 30, 15, and stingers, so one track can cover a resort's main spot along with every shorter cutdown running through peak season.

  4. Year-round

    Travel content never really pauses

    Real estate video for beach properties and travel creator content post on their own schedule, not just during the two peak windows, so the catalog stays open for search any time of year.

The sound of beach and vacation music

From the resort lobby to the open water.

Beach and vacation projects range from polished resort marketing to sunbaked travel video. Six places to start your search.

Where beach and vacation music shows up

Resort marketing, cruise decks, and everywhere in between.

Beach and vacation music works across hospitality, travel, and lifestyle content built for two very different booking seasons.

  • Resort & Hotel Marketing

    Property walkthroughs, amenity spots, and seasonal promotions for beach resorts and hotel brands.

  • Cruise Line & Airline Campaigns

    Booking spots, onboard experience video, and destination marketing for cruise lines and airlines.

  • Tourism Board & Destination Video

    Coastal and island destination marketing that needs to sell a feeling in the first few seconds.

  • Sunscreen, Swimwear & Real Estate Campaigns

    Seasonal product spots and beach property listings, plus the travel creator content shot alongside them.

FAQ for beach and vacation music

Common questions

It depends on the tone of the destination. Steel drum and island rhythms suit tourism video that wants to feel like a real place, breezy tropical house fits modern resort promos and swimwear campaigns, and smooth bossa or lounge jazz work well for hospitality and cruise onboard content. The GMP catalog covers that entire range.

Yes. Resorts, cruise lines, and tropical destinations run getaway and spring break campaigns from January through March, well ahead of the summer vacation season, and the same tropical, island, and sunset chill styles work for both windows.

Winter getaway and spring break campaigns are often in production by early winter, and summer vacation campaigns start well before Memorial Day. The catalog is online, so you can search and preview whenever your project is ready.

Yes. The standard license covers almost everything, including broadcast, streaming, social, and event video. 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.

Nearly all of our titles have a few things in common: a theme version with full instrumentation, alternate versions with less instrumentation, edits at common broadcast lengths of 60, 30, 15, and stingers, and versions separated by sections or parts.

About beach and vacation production music

The sound of the getaway, ready for your production.

Beach and vacation music has to do one thing immediately: make the viewer want to be there. Steel drum and island rhythms bring warmth and place to destination marketing, while a breezy tropical house pulse gives resort and swimwear campaigns a modern lift. GMP Music licenses beach and vacation production music across that full range, produced and recorded by accomplished composers in recording studios specifically for GMP Music.

Producers use it as tropical background music for resort and hotel marketing, vacation background music for cruise line and airline spots, island music for tourism board video, and laid-back acoustic and lounge jazz for travel creator content and real estate video on beach properties. Nearly all of our titles include a theme version with full instrumentation, alternate versions with less instrumentation, edits at common broadcast lengths of 60, 30, 15, and stingers, and versions separated by sections or parts.

Licensing is clean and simple. The standard license covers almost everything, so the same track can run across broadcast, streaming, social, and event video for both the summer vacation season and the winter getaway and spring break window. The only exception is theatrical release, which requires an additional license. Every license includes master and publishing rights for the GMP-owned catalog, with clear documentation for your production.

Whether your project calls for island percussion, a bossa-lounge groove, or a carefree pop lift, we are eager to assist you in your music search, to find just the right track that will represent your brand and vision for your media project.

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