The Best Royalty Free Football Music: 10 Tracks to Elevate Your Big Game Ads to Championship Level
Jourdan Aldredge
Jan 9, 2025
Looking to create some content for the Big Game? You know, the super big game. It’s super and a bowl, and it’s the biggest American football game of the year. Well, you came to the right place. Creating content for the Super Bowl (or any other big game, for that matter) can be a great way to put your brand in front of huge audiences across the globe – or local audiences hungry for game-day bites, beverages, gear, or gadgets.
Not only do a hundred million people watch the Big Game on television, but millions more are online and looking for content surrounding this and other major sporting events. So, if you’re looking to strike while the iron is hot—so to speak—you’re going to want to put your content in the best position to succeed.
To do that, you’re going to want to give your Big Game content a high-energy soundtrack that matches the excitement of a national championship. And on top of that, you’re also going to want to make sure that your content is protected against copyright strikes or takedowns by using royalty-free football music that has been curated, licensed, and cleared for use.
What is the Big Game?
As mentioned above, when we talk about the “Big Game,” we’re first and foremost talking about the Super Bowl. The annual league championship game of the National Football League (aka the NFL) is truly one of the biggest games in the world.
The Super Bowl is one of the most-watched events of the year and is also regarded as one of the biggest yearly commercial advertising events. Commercials that air during the Super Bowl are routinely the most expensive ads each year, both in terms of slot cost and production budgets.
As such, brands big and small often aim to get in on the action, using the Big Game as an ideal time to feature new products, unveil new mascots, or launch new campaigns for these hyper-tuned-in audiences.
Our top 10 royalty free football music tracks for your Super Bowl videos
While we’d love for you to consider using a Soundstripe track in your multi-million-dollar Super Bowl television commercials, we recognize that the majority of big game content is distributed on a smaller scale.
But even if your ad isn’t going to play for tens of millions of viewers during a commercial break, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t pay close attention to finding the best music for commercials and give your content a winning soundtrack.
Let’s share some of our top picks for the best songs for football videos to amp up your Big Game ads.
1. Catch of the Hour by Sam Barsh
- Description: A medium-energy, corporate song that is best described as inspiring and fun. Horns and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 70
- Key: A Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A high-energy, electronic song best described as suspenseful and inspiring. Percussion and bells are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 107
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A high-energy, hip-hop song that is best described as hopeful and inspiring. Drums and big drums are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 85
- Key: D Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A medium-energy, hip-hop song that is best described as angry and scary. Samples and synths are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 154
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here
5. Get In The Game by Cody Martin
- Description: A high-energy, electronic song that is best described as angry and inspiring. The guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments on this track.
- BPM: 132
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A low-energy, electronic song that is best described as reflective and quirky. The guitar and ukulele are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 93
- Key: A Major
- Listen and license here
- Description: A medium-energy, electronic song that is best described as fun and happy. Synth and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 137
- Key: F Major
- Listen and license here
8. Path To Victory by Wicked Cinema
- Description: A medium-energy, classical song that is best described as hopeful and inspiring. Horns and strings are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 108
- Key: F Minor
- Listen and license here
9. Superposition by Aaron Sprinkle
- Description: A low-energy rock song that is best described as reflective and angry. The guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments on this track.
- BPM: 120
- Key: E Minor
- Listen and license here
10. Your Lucky Day by Dresden, The Flamingo
- Description: A medium-energy, classical song that is best described as fun and happy. Horns and percussion are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 158
- Key: D Major
- Listen and license here
The tracks selected above range across a variety of genres and styles, yet they would all be great picks for your Big Game content. Still, if you want to explore further options, check out our full catalog on the Soundstripe app.
What is royalty free music?
Just as a quick aside, if you aren’t familiar with the term “royalty free music,” which we’ve mentioned a few times, let’s quickly go over some confusing terms and phrases. The biggest term here is “royalty free,” a music licensing term that can sound a bit weird, but it’s quite simple. Here’s a great read on what royalty free music means.
To understand how music rights and royalties work, you must understand that all music has basic copyrights. These copyrights extend to both the composer of the music as well as the musicians who recorded the music. And if you want to use any music in any videos, you’ll need to obtain permission from the copyright owners.
Royalty free music can be a great option for all your Big Game videos simply because it’s easy to find and use. Soundstripe’s music is composed and recorded by Grammy-winning artists who know (and truly care) about making great music for all types of films and video content.
Our top playlists for royalty free music for Super Bowl videos
Here are some curated playlists to check out to give you even more royalty free football music tracks to use in your Super Bowl videos and other sporty content.
Description: Hip-Hop, Rap, and Trap bops with creative flow. Some tracks contain explicit lyrics.
Description: Caution: These tunes may cause involuntary head bobbing. Jams to brighten the mood.
Description: Energetic Rock and Hip Hop for sports highlight projects.
Description: Classic rock tracks for the masses. These will rock you!
Description: Quirky tracks trending among our corporate clients and advertisers.
Again, there’s always going to be more music to check out, so if you’d like to explore more options, review these additional playlists here.
Tips for using royalty free music in Super Bowl videos
To finish up, let’s explore some helpful tips and tricks to keep in mind as you work with royalty free music in your Super Bowl videos and big game projects.
- Look for high-energy and high-octane music to match the frenzy and excitement of the Super Bowl itself.
- Consider downloading preview tracks to use as placeholders in your edits before deciding if a track is right for your project.
- Check out our library of royalty free sound effects to give your videos extra energy and action.
- Try out Soundstripe’s AI Song Editor to instantly edit your audio track to match the length of your videos.
The goal of any Big Game content isn’t necessarily to recreate the spectacle of the Super Bowl but rather to lock into the general excitement and comradery that surrounds major sporting events. So, have fun with it and try to find a way to let your audience know that you’re rooting for them.