West One Music

What West One Music is

West One Music provides production music, music licensing, custom music, and sonic branding for media and creative projects. Its catalog is presented for film, trailers, television, advertising, podcasts, and other productions. Visitors can search and listen to tracks without an account, while downloading requires a free account; a licence is required to use a track in a production. The listed starting price is From $19. Its Production music licence is priced on request, with the price list starting at £99 and specific pricing depending on use. Licensing is per track, and the company says tracks can be licensed for worldwide use when buyers provide the intended production type to its team.

Downloads are available as MP3, WAV, or AIFF, with stems available on request; sound effects are included. The Adobe Premiere Pro panel can filter music by genre, mood, style, instrument, BPM, and more. An Avid Media Composer panel offers ASK AI, FIND SIMILAR AI, and PLAYLIST AI search tools. A cue sheet generator accepts .EDL, .xls, .fcpxml, and .fcpxmld files and fills in West One track composer and publisher details. West One Music is available on the web, Windows, and macOS. The company says it has been independent since 2002, with offices and production studios in 15 countries.

Who it suits

West One Music suits media makers and creative teams seeking licensed tracks for film, trailers, television, advertising, podcasts, or other productions. It may also fit editors who want music panels for Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer and buyers who need custom music or sonic branding.

Limits

Creating an account is free, but a licence is required to use music in a production. The Avid Media Composer panel requires MC Ultimate or Enterprise edition, version 2024.2 or later.

Getting started

1. Visit the West One Music website.
2. Search and listen to tracks without an account.
3. Create a free account to download tracks.
4. Provide the intended production type to West One Music’s team and obtain the appropriate licence.
5. For Avid Media Composer, use MC Ultimate or Enterprise edition, version 2024.2 or later.

Verdict

Choose West One Music if you need production music with per-track licensing, editor panels, or custom music and sonic branding. Look elsewhere if you need to use tracks without licensing, or if your Avid setup does not meet the panel requirements.