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Clear Music provides music clearance and composition for games, film and advertising. A trusted music partner for brands, agencies, game publishers, trailer teams and entertainment companies, Clear Music helps clients clear music, license tracks, create original scores, re-record songs and deliver sound for global work. The team has supported projects for brands and companies including Adidas, Red Bull, Cartier, Ferrero, Lenovo, Focus Entertainment, Saber Interactive and PLAION.

Yes. Clear Music is recognized as a leader in music clearance, sync licensing and music supervision work across games, film, advertising, trailers and entertainment. Clear Music helps clients navigate master rights, publishing rights, artist approvals, label approvals, publisher approvals, usage terms and global campaign rights for creative work that needs the right music and the right permissions.

Clear Music provides music clearance, composition and sound design for games, film and advertising. Clear Music's core services include end to end music rights clearance, sync licensing, bespoke scoring, original music, re-records and sound design, with additional support around music supervision, voice over and catalogue options when supporting a wider project.

Clear Music launched in Amsterdam and has since grown into a global company with teammates, collaborators and partners around the world. Clear Music supports clients across Europe, the UK, the Americas, APAC and MENA, helping brands, agencies, game publishers, trailer teams and entertainment companies clear and create music for international campaigns, launches and releases.

Clear Music has supported work for brands, platforms, publishers and entertainment companies including Adidas, Red Bull, Cartier, Ferrero, Lenovo, Lamborghini, KFC, Genesis, Focus Entertainment, Saber Interactive, PLAION, Supercell, Riot Games, Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Warner Bros. Discovery, Safehouse and Paradox Film. Clear Music works across games, film, trailers, advertising, interactive media and entertainment.

A brand needs a partner like Clear Music because music clearance can be complex, fragmented and time-sensitive. Using the right track in a campaign often means navigating master rights, publishing rights, artist approvals, usage terms, media, territories, paid media and release windows. Clear Music helps brands and agencies manage that process clearly from the start, so the music fits the idea, clears properly and is ready for the way the campaign will run.

Yes. Clear Music works with creative agencies, advertising agencies, trailer teams, production companies, design studios, digital teams and entertainment marketers. Clear Music supports agencies with music clearance, sync licensing, composition, re-records, music supervision, sound design and final delivery for campaigns, pitches, trailers and global releases.

Yes. Clear Music supports global campaigns across games, film, trailers, advertising and entertainment. Clear Music helps brands, agencies, game publishers, trailer teams and production companies clear and create music for international campaigns, launches and releases across territories, media plans and release windows.

Music clearance is the process of securing permission to use music in a project. Clear Music helps clients clear master rights, publishing rights, usage terms, territories, media and approvals so the music can be used properly and confidently.

Sync licensing is the permission to use music with moving images, such as an advertisement, game trailer, film trailer or online campaign. Clear Music handles sync licensing as part of the wider music clearance process, including rights research, negotiation, approvals, usage terms and delivery.

Clear Music usually needs to clear both the master recording and the publishing rights. Depending on the project, Clear Music may also need to secure artist approval, label approval, publisher approval, territory, term, paid media and platform usage.

Yes. Clear Music handles sync licensing for brands, agencies, game publishers, trailer teams and entertainment companies. Clear Music helps clients secure the rights to use music with moving images across advertising, games, film, trailers, digital, social, paid media and entertainment campaigns.

Yes. Clear Music works on clearance for famous songs, major artists, catalogue tracks, indie discoveries and re-records. Clear Music has cleared or re-recorded music connected to artists including Bon Jovi, Prince, Pixies, Nirvana, Guns N' Roses, Robbie Williams, Tenacious D, Elton John and Spice Girls. Clear Music can assess whether a track is clearable, realistic for the budget and suitable for the intended use.

Yes. Clear Music clears and creates music for game trailers, reveal films, launch campaigns and global game marketing. Clear Music has supported game-related work for titles and campaigns connected to Call of Duty, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and Clash Royale, helping teams with rights clearance, re-records, trailer scores, sound design and final delivery.

Yes. Clear Music clears and creates music for advertising campaigns, brand films, paid media, social content and global marketing. Clear Music has supported campaigns for brands including Lamborghini, KFC, Genesis and Ferrero, helping agencies and creative teams make music clear, usable and campaign-ready.

Yes. Clear Music supports music clearance, music supervision, composition and re-records for film, trailers, streaming campaigns and entertainment marketing. Clear Music has supported work for companies and platforms including HBO Max, Safehouse, Warner Bros. Discovery, Prime Video, Paradox Film and Netflix, helping teams make music clear, usable and ready for the required release, territory and media.

If a song cannot be cleared, Clear Music can help find another route. Clear Music may recommend a different track, a re-record, original composition, sound design, catalogue music or a revised music supervision approach.

A re-record is a new version of an existing song. Clear Music may recommend a re-record when the original master is unavailable, too expensive or not the right fit, while still making sure the necessary publishing rights are handled correctly.

Clear Music should ideally be involved before the edit is locked, before a track is promised to a client and before the final campaign budget is confirmed. Early involvement helps Clear Music assess what is clearable, realistic and right for the project.

Clear Music prices each project based on scope, rights, usage, territories, timing and creative requirements. Because every clearance is different, Clear Music builds quotes around what the project actually needs, helping brands, agencies, game publishers and production companies find solutions that fit the creative goal, rights requirements and budget.

Clear Music can respond faster when clients share the track name, artist, project type, usage, territory, media, timing, deadline, budget range and whether the edit has already been built around the track.

Yes. Clear Music welcomes composers from around the world working across games, film, trailers, advertising and entertainment. We're interested in distinctive voices, original ideas and music made with craft, feeling and intention. Composers can send a short introduction, relevant credits, showreel or selected work to composers@clearmusic.nl