Use of royalty free/pre existing music in fan adventures: yay or nay?

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Monday, August 25th, 2025, 1:22 AM9 days ago

Ive been thinking some concepts for my own fan adventures, and the one thing i always think about is "i cant compose SHIT", i have the art skills, a good narrative, the characters, interesting arcs, its just THE MUSIC.

obviousley some other adventures have used pre existing music once or twice, but like a full adventure with only borrowed music?

just saying in here if its a concern or theres nothing wrong with it

check out my profile for some cool art :/


pyroSpeedster
Monday, August 25th, 2025, 1:22 PM9 days ago

Plenty of games exist that use royalty free music, so long as proper credit is given, and I've seen a fan adventure or two use music that's free to use. opengameart.org is a really nice place with a lot of talented musicians who put their music out for free, just be mindful of their licenses and credits!

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Catnap
Monday, August 25th, 2025, 2:25 PM9 days ago

i feel like its fine if you put the proper credits and stuff!

https://jovial0dyssey.carrd.co/

Tuesday, August 26th, 2025, 2:01 AM8 days ago

@spectralcatnap woah seriously?! that sounds like an amazing website, i often forget some people are geniuenly nice and have no problem sharing art at no expense

check out my profile for some cool art :/


pyroSpeedster
Topic: Use of royalty free/pre existing music in fan adventures: yay or nay?