The Tendo View

How much is a word worth when it describes a sound? I’m searching for stock music on a site called StockMusic.net and having more fun than I thought was possible while performing this mundane task.

Why? Whoever wrote the descriptions for the music clips is a genius. A demented and (quite possibly) chemically altered genius, but a genius nonetheless. I’ve searched a lot of stock music sites and the descriptions usually say things like: “Great for travel, vacation, holiday, etc.” or “Spanish guitars, percussion, clapping, castanets.” Helpful, but not inspiring.

StockMusic.net’s descriptions, on the other hand, say things like: “These clowns sound like they’re pretty confident and they just might take ice cream away from children—but then they would give it back.” Or “If Ozzy’s family and Alice Cooper’s family were having a feud, this is the theme for it.”

I may not be sure what I’ll hear when I download the demos for these clips, but I know that I need to listen to them both. —Christine Zender, VP, creative services