October 28, 2008
Postcards from the (Royalty Free) Edge
The makers of this cute Ikea spot could've saved a bundle on the Vince Guaraldi knock-off soundtrack by instead using the sublime, pianistic smoothness of our $59.95 track Slow Drifting (#BF202645) which can found on the CD Nuthin But Upright . We've heard upright bass tracks like this used as music for websites , especially when clients want to seem timeless, but not too stuffy.The agency that commissioned this remake of David Bowie's Major Tom for Lincoln Mercury, however, had the right idea. Commissioning a new recording of a well-known song yields the best of both worlds: A chance to say something fresh without being entirely un-familiar. We've had great success with twisted versions of royalty free classical music as well as pristine new versions of well-known public domain music . Check out this full gospel choir's moving performance of The Lord's Prayer (#SC101336) from Big Ensemble Classics (now available for $99.95).
And as much as we'd like to brag about some obscure composition in our massive 10,000 track library of royalty free audio that could've helped this Overstock TV spot reach its full potentia - no can do. This is one of the most touching music spots we've seen in a long time. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBzdUfv0JIs