Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod

Oct 17, 2020

1h 31m

★ 10.0

A documentary on one composer, thousands of songs, millions of videos, billions of views

Overview

A documentary on how composer Kevin MacLeod unwittingly became one of the most heard composers in the world by releasing thousands of songs for free.

Genres

Documentary

Music

Production Companies

West of Worldly Productions

Crazy Basta Productions

Royalty Free: The Music of Kevin MacLeod Trailers

Cast

Self

Kevin MacLeod

Self

Hank Green

Self

Derek Muller

Self

Jack Vale

Self

Benjamin Cook

Self

Dan O'Connor

Self

Sean Beeson

Self

Steven Williams

Self

M.T. Anderson

Self

Kenyon Rosewall

Self

Paul Bogush

Self

Craig Knitt

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