Recently I recorded some simple game experience and upload to YouTube. However, I always feel that the video is a bit boring just for small talk, and I really hope to add some background music (BGM), but when I look around, I always feel that most of the freely licensed background music on the Internet is not suitable.
Of course, it’s just that I didn’t find it.
Due to fate, I unexpectedly found a game company I really like, Falcom, whose music is actually free to use! Oh my!
Of course, this is not unlimited, and I will record rules below.
However, I do not understand Japanese, so most of the instructions on the Falcom website are translated using Google Translate. If there is something wrong, please feel free to tell me.
Falcom Music Instructions
First, we can go to the official website of Falcom for music instructions: https://www.falcom.co.jp/music-use
July 2021 looks like the following:
Falcom Music Free Statement
This statement is intended to allow you to freely use all songs of Falcom Japan (hereinafter referred to as “the company”).
For more than 39 years, we have produced and sold a large number of game music. Due to the diversity and perfection of the sound, we have received the support of many cross-generation users. We sold 5,108 songs, and the number of songs is constantly inscreasing.
We are implementing “Falcom Music Free Declaration“, which is the first attempt in the world to deliver these songs not only to game music fans, but also to more people than ever before.
Example
You can use music at such times:
I want to play Falcom’s music at a piano concert
I want to play live in the band
I want to use it for wedding BGM
I want to use it in the school festival game
I want to use it as a BGM for radio programs
I want to use it as a TV commercial song
I want to use it as a BGM for events and presentations
Instructions
When using music, please indicate the copyright of pictures, videos, printed matter, brochures, announcements, etc.
“Song name / Album name / Copyright © Nihon Falcom Corporation”
Examples are as follows (my YouTube):
Examples that can be used for free
- Use music for introduction videos of companies, organizations, circles, etc., videos of school graduation albums, or personal video works
- Use music for home videos and personal video productions
- BGM for news, documentaries, variety shows, variety shows, information, mail order and other programs
- BGM that uses music as advertising
- Use music as a broadcast BGM
- Jingle sound for free cable TV, BGM and mini FM radio * Not including paid music itself (cable radio, ringtones, online karaoke, etc.)
- Used as BGM for websites, blogs, etc. * However, third parties cannot download and obtain music for free.
- Playing music at live shows and concerts (professional and amateur)
- Play music in public facilities (schools, parks, city halls, public auditoriums, etc.)
- Play music in commercial facilities (amusement parks, swimming pools, cinemas, arcades, etc.)
- Used as background music in restaurants, convenience stores, department stores, etc.
- Used as BGM for theaters, stages and various activities (professional and amateur)
- Use the song as the theme song for competitions, concerts, etc., free songs
- Used as BGM for group activities, election activities, etc.
- Works that use part of the music for free distribution or release (CD, DVD, software, Internet content, etc.)
Examples that cannot be used for free
A separate license agreement is required. Whether you are a professional, an amateur, an individual, a company or a small circle.
- For games (no paid or free)
- Cable broadcasting for paid delivery of music
- Chaku-Uta, Chaku-Mero, etc. provide music itself for a fee
- Karaoke where the music itself is provided for a fee
- Sales and paid distribution of video and audio content for playing or singing
- Copy the music itself (music CD, distribution data, etc.) and transfer it to a third party
- Used for things that violate public order and morals