What is a musical instrument? It is an object that creates sound for the purpose of creating music. The definition of “music” is a topic for another post, but for our purposes here let’s assume that we all know what music is, or at least have our own interpretation of what constitutes music. Regardless, musical […]
Full Sail University and Point Blank School: Real Alternatives to Traditional Post-Secondary Education
Traditionally, post-secondary education in Western culture for years has been hinged on both parents and students desiring education that “rounds out” the student’s mind, ie a “liberal education.” This concept of the liberal education still commands the trajectory of many high-achieving students who graduate high school in the US, and gymnasium in Europe. The goal, […]
A lovely movie with music supplied by Shockwave-Sound
Our customer and movie director Christopher Robin Collins has launched his film “Little Thief”, which is now available to buy or rent through Amazon. Little Thief, Amazon U.S.: www.amazon.com/dp/B00GQAXO2E Little Thief, Amazon U.K.: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071RYZQB1 “Little Thief” is a a touching drama about the complex relationship between two misfits; Hyun, a lonely Korean man and Martina, a young orphaned girl […]
Incredible scenery from Norway set to our music
Talented and hard working videographer Jan Inge Larsen has produced an impressive nature video in 4K resolution, from the Helgeland district in the north of Norway. In this beautiful video you can see amazing northern lights and the beauty of the wide open landscapes and fjords of Norway over 4 seasons. The video is set […]
United Nations project with music donated from Shockwave-Sound
We were contacted by the Manhattan Multicultural Counseling, a United Nations project working with youths and human rights. They asked us to donate a music track free of charge for their video about youths memorizing all 30 United Nations declarations on human rights, and we were happy to work with them. Here is the video, […]
Three brand new, royalty-free Jazz music albums
Hi all, we are very happy to announce the release of three new Jazz albums today: Fresh Jazz, Vol. 5: 12 tracks of upbeat, feelgood jazz. Easy Jazz, Vol. 1: 11 tracks of laid back, breezy, pleasant jazz. Latin Jazz Vol. 1: 11 jazz tracks with a Miami / Cuban / Latin influence. It’s worth […]
10 Music Documentaries to Binge-Watch on a Free Weekend
Many films have been made about music and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle of those who produce it. Here we list, in no particular order, some of the best and most successful music documentaries to hit the screen, both big and small, over the last five decades. So pick a weekend, get some snacks and […]
“Super Condensed” track list now available
Hi all, today we are launching a new feature / improvement to our stock music website www.Shockwave-Sound.com: The Super condensed view. On any track listing (search result, genre browse, mood browse, etc.) you can now choose between the: Standard – shows a Play button for all versions of tracks, with prices, plus description. Condensed – shows only the main […]
A couple of small improvements at Shockwave-Sound.com today
Hi all, today we have launched a couple of small upgrades / improvements to our music browsing process: In the list of music tracks, the “PLAY” button now changes to a “PAUSE” button for the currently playing track, so you can easily see which track is playing, and click the “pause” button to pause/stop the […]
Happy Birthday Song now available royalty-free
The Happy Birthday Song (Happy Birthday To You) is one of the most famous and most used, most sung compositions in contemporary history. Despite this, you haven’t been able to find this song / melody as a royalty-free music download anywhere, until now. Why? Because the melody itself has been in copyright. Or at least, […]
