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News
New remake singles
I just released two new remake singles on Spotify: ‘Legendary’ from 2017’s album ‘The Sound of Courage’ and ‘One Against the World’ from 2016’s album ‘Synthesia’. Guitars were performed by Francesco Mattei and violin by Natalia Dmukhovskaia.
Omniscore project revealed and new album released!
New album ‘Crimson Saga’ is out now! This album is the first of release by Omniscore, a collaborative project of mine. The album has Ian Fontova as the featured collaborator and it contains 23 tracks of authentic viking folk mixed with epic orchestrations.
Stream and buy ‘Crimson Saga’ here!
Follow Omniscore:
https://www.facebook.com/omniscore
https://www.youtube.com/@Omniscore
Listen
Enjoy some of my songs for a minute...or for days. I've composed and published over 36 hours of music since I composed my first album in 2013. You can find me and listen to my music on Youtube, Soundcloud, Spotify, iTunes, Facebook ...and every other place in the internet.
Music usage
To purchase a license from the 'Land of the Brave' album, please contact Colossal Trailer Music.
You can get more details by contacting me. Remember to provide the following information:
- Title(s) of the song(s) you want to get a license for
- Production or project name
- Production type (video game, film, TV, trailer, performance etc.)
- Production budget and/or music budget
- Do you need the song remixed for your project?
For commercial projects you can buy a license from me directly. The license price depends very much on the size of your project. The more expensive licenses also include a possibility to edit or even remake the licensed songs to fit into your project better. For example, I can cut, remix and loop the licensed song to fit in your video game. I will only provide non-exclusive licenses for existing songs.
For YOUTUBE users: You can use my music without asking for permission, however a ContentID system will claim and monetize your video. This is not a copyright strike or warning, it's a claim that uses advertisements in your video to get ad revenue for me. If you want to declaim your video and control the monetization yourself, you'll need to pay a license fee which depends on your channel size. If you're an US citizen you can also use Creator Music to purchase a license for a song directly.
For TWITCH users: You can use my music without permission but I can't control copyright issues on the platform.
NON-COMMERCIAL and NON-PROFIT usage: You can use my music freely for non-commercial and non-profit personal projects, such as school projects and video game mods without asking for permission. If you get funding from any organization or government, the project is not regarded as non-profit and you'll need to buy a license.
Commissions
Need a customized soundtrack to make your project even more unique? For music composing and production, I'm charging per minute basis and the price depends on the project budget, the amount of music needed and complexity of the required compositions.
The minimum starting fee per project is 2000 euros. The composition and production quote includes only virtual instruments and real instrumental recordings are provided with additional cost. You can get more details by contacting me.
The following info is required for me to calculate the time and cost for your project:
- Amount of music: Number of songs and approximation in minutes
- Usage: Video game, TV, film, trailer, performance, online, corporate etc.
- Musical complexity (from less expensive to more expensive):
- 1) Simple orchestra (not more than ten instruments)
- 2) folk instrumentation
- 3) full orchestra, choir and percussion
- 4) symphonic, synth or folk metal
- 5) full orchestra with complex hybrid and synth layers and effects
- Rights: Do you need an exclusive or non-exclusive license? Do you need selling rights for the music?
- Production budget and/or music budget
- Project name
- Deadlines
Projects
ORIGINAL ALBUMS
GAMES
Video game projects I've worked on, with commissioned or licensed music by me.
Software
Here's a list of some of my most used software.
FAQ
A: Your videos will get claimed if you use my music. If you have a license or a permission to use my music on a monetized or commercial video, send me a message with the link to the video and I'll remove the claim. You can also purchase a license or just keep the claim. The claim doesn't affect your Youtube channel in any way, it's just for monetization purposes.
A: No.
A: See the licensing section
A: There are limited edition CD campaigns available for selected albums on Bandcamp.
A: I don't speak foreign. Please don't send me messages in French or Spanish or Swedish. Only in English or Finnish.
A: It would require a lot of work and time and I preferably use the time to make more music. So no, not at the moment.
A lot of people have also asked me to teach them "how to make music". It has taken me 20 years of trying out, experimenting and failing by myself until I've reached this level. I don't have resources or time to be your teacher. No one can teach you to become productive or creative. Don't think that it's an easy road to become a composer. It will take years or tens of years, so forget about the money and fame, pick up an (virtual) instrument and start practicing.
A: You'll need a lot of money to buy yourself a good set of libraries to work with. The libraries I own cost anywhere from $5 to $1000 a piece. Free instruments are usually useless. You can't substitute bad instruments for composing or mixing skills (and vice versa). I only have experience with FL studio DAW so I don't know about Pro Tools or Ableton or Cubase. But I have understood that FL studio is a very good software for composing and for people like me who don't use midi keyboards nor record any audio. For beginners, a good and cheap all-round library is probably EastWest Symphonic Orchestra Gold, and for more deep-sampled and quality instruments, Hollywood Orchestra.
A: My supporters at Patreon get monthly scores, including sheet music, tablatures and midi files. Also, Carmina Gloria Deluxe edition has Musescore project files for each song on the album.
A: No, I have learned everything by myself, and so can you!
A: I used to try and play the guitar when I was younger but nowadays I'm doing everything on the computer.
A: No. It would be incredibly costly to hire a full orchestra and solo instrumentalists to play my music. I'd need name recognition on par with Hans Zimmer to make it profitable. Much of my music isn't actually playable with real folk instruments anyway, only with virtual instruments.
Contact
You can contact me by filling the following form. If your matter concerns licensing or commissioning, please check out the respective sections on this page for more information. You can also contact me directly to contact[at]anttimartikainen.com
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Synthesia by Antti Martikainen
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Valor - 2024 Remake - Epic Battle Music
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Antti Martikainen Music on TikTok
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Woods of Anam - Ian Fontova [Epic Celtic Fantasy Music]
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