Does royalty free mean that the composer doesn’t receive any royalties for their music?
No, the composer can still make money from public performance royalties if their music is played publicly, such as being broadcast on television, radio or the internet or played in a cinema or theatre. Performance royalties will not cost you anything as a production maker. These royalties are paid by the broadcaster or end user via performing rights organisations. Royalty free means free of mechanical royalties which are royalties you would pay every time you made a copy of a track. Every time a piece of music features in your production you are making another copy of it so you would pay a royalty each time. Learn more by reading our royalty free music explained page.
