{"id":283,"date":"2026-04-29T06:22:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/?page_id=283"},"modified":"2026-05-31T04:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T04:59:49","slug":"for-developers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/index.php\/for-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Music for Your Game"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HeatleyBros makes royalty-free GamePop music for indie devs. Loopable. Game-ready. Used by over 100,000 channels across millions of videos with billions of views, and shipping in indie games since 2012. Free to use with credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.heatleybros.com\" style=\"background-color:#ffd700\">Browse The Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Why HeatleyBros<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Built for games, not stock libraries.<\/strong> Every track is loopable, mixed for in-game volume, and tagged by mood, scene, and tempo. No filler. No royalty traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OGG-first.<\/strong> Drop straight into Godot, Unity, GameMaker, or your engine of choice. MP3, WAV, and FLAC also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No AI training, ever.<\/strong> HeatleyBros music is never licensed to AI systems and may not be used to train them. Your game uses real music made by a real composer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trusted by devs since 2012.<\/strong> HeatleyBros tracks ship in Retro Bowl, NFL Retro Bowl, Retro Bowl College, Retro Slam Tennis, Froggy&#8217;s Battle, Appel, Level EATEN!, and tens of thousands of indie titles, jam games, and prototypes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>License in Plain English<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Use HeatleyBros music in any online video or interactive game, free of charge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monetize the project the music appears in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loop, fade, or layer the music in your scene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You must:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Credit HeatleyBros properly (see below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You cannot:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Use the music to train, fine-tune, or feed any AI or machine learning system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resell or relicense the music as music<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claim the music as your own composition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a plain-English summary. The <a href=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/index.php\/heatleybros-attribution-license\/\">full license is here<\/a> and is what actually governs use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>How to Credit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For videos:<\/strong> Include a direct link to the specific HeatleyBros YouTube video for each song you use, in your description. If you use more than three songs, you may instead link to the HeatleyBros channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Single song example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>[Song Title] by HeatleyBros<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p>[link to that song&#8217;s HeatleyBros YouTube video]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For three or more songs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Music by HeatleyBros <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HeatleyBros\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HeatleyBros<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For games:<\/strong> Credit HeatleyBros in your in-game credits, end credits, or menu. Song-specific links are preferred when possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>Music by HeatleyBros heatleybros.com<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3>Games Using HeatleyBros Music<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-2 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"645\" height=\"358\" data-id=\"294\"  src=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Bowl-Switch.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Bowl-Switch.png 645w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Bowl-Switch-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"353\" data-id=\"285\"  src=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/appel-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/appel-1.webp 480w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/appel-1-300x221.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" data-id=\"286\"  src=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/froggys-battle-1024x572.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/froggys-battle-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/froggys-battle-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/froggys-battle-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/froggys-battle.webp 1456w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"525\" height=\"528\" data-id=\"292\"  src=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level-eaten-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level-eaten-2.png 525w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level-eaten-2-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/level-eaten-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"296\"  src=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Bowl-College-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Bowl-College-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Bowl-College-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Bowl-College-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Bowl-College.png 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"759\" height=\"383\" data-id=\"295\"  src=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Slam-Tennis.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Slam-Tennis.png 759w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Retro-Slam-Tennis-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"566\" height=\"567\" data-id=\"297\"  src=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-at-11.07.41\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-at-11.07.41\u202fPM.png 566w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-at-11.07.41\u202fPM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-28-at-11.07.41\u202fPM-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Working on a Game?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/folders\/1BFdU4ap0eQCwlT0JR27P3dusH1GW6DIL\" style=\"background-color:#ffd700\">Browse the Catalog<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/index.php\/register\/\" style=\"color:#ffd700\">Register Your Game<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Need a custom track or have a question about commercial use beyond the standard license? Email <strong><a href=\"mailto:heatleybros@gmail.com\">heatleybros@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Music licensed by Kyzen Music, d\/b\/a HeatleyBros. Read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/heatleybros.com\/index.php\/heatleybros-attribution-license\/\">Attribution License<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HeatleyBros makes royalty-free GamePop music for indie devs. Loopable. Game-ready. Used by over 100,000 channels across millions of videos with billions of views, and shipping in indie games since 2012. Free to use with credit. Why HeatleyBros Built for games, not stock libraries. 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