Give your edit more depth and polish by using royalty-free transition music over your cuts.
Flicker cuts, time ramps, whip pans — there are seemingly infinite effective visual transitions available to videographers grinding away in the editing suite. All of these techniques are pretty slick on their own, but you can easily increase the effectiveness of any transition by incorporating sound.
In addition to layering narrative audio and artfully employing sound effects, using transition music over your cuts and scene changes can quickly boost production value and a professional sheen to your final product.
While it’s perfectly reasonable to simply trim a song down to a little snippet that lines up with the onscreen action, there’s a fast and easy song-hack you can use to transform your transition music into something a bit flashier. Our own Zach Ramelan explains:
If you want to try Zach’s technique yourself, explore the curated transition music playlist below. We combed the PremiumBeat royalty-free library to find tunes with endings that lend themselves to accomplishing this trick. And with full songs priced at $49, each with loops and short clips, experimenting with these transition tracks won’t break your bank!
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- Star Drive Engaged By Emmett Cooke
- Dark and floating, featuring pulsing synth lines, bass, gritty 80's drums and a driving melody that creates a spacey and introspective mood.
- 80s Synth Pop By Young Presidents
- Pulsing and bright, with electro pop and games 8-bit elements featuring retro synthesizer and synth drums to create a sunny and encouraging mood.
- The Leading Edge By Vincent Tone
- Upbeat and optimistic, featuring shimmering guitars, catchy synth plucks, and cheerful piano chords that create a proud, feel-good mood.
- Mount Royal By GG Riggs
- Atmospheric and hopeful, featuring grooving synthesizer, synth bass and programmed drums that create a hip, reflective mood.
- Midnight City By Make Music
- Pulsing and bright, with electro pop elements featuring shimmering synthesizer and vocal samples to create a euphoric and celebratory mood.
- Ocean Swell By Elliot Middleton
- Uplifting and warm, featuring ambient electric guitar, synthesizers, and drums that create an introspective, optimistic mood.
- Lets Go Deeper By Sound Fox Music
- Shimmering and warm, with electro pop elements featuring dreamy synthesizer and male vocals to create a feel-good and blissful mood.
- Midsummer's Glow By The Beautiful Dreamer
- Pulsing and flowing, with dance pop elements featuring heartfelt piano and synthesizer to create a tender and euphoric mood.
- A Perfect Life By Die Hard Productions
- Bouncy and lush, with dance pop elements featuring sparkling synthesizer, piano, and vocal samples to create a blissful and content mood.
- Midterms By Soulish
- Bright and confident, featuring grooving synthesizers, bass, vocal chops, and beats that create a proud, feel-good mood.
- Chasing Horizons By Tonemassif
- Confident and warm, featuring pulsing synthesizers, synth bass and drums that create a proud, feel-good mood.