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Music is a more powerful storytelling tool than most people realize. It’s the vital seasoning that makes every movie, TV show, advertisement, and internet video meme work how it should, manipulating your emotions in exactly the right way.

The problem is, using an existing piece of music involves paying exorbitant fees or drawing on classical pieces that everybody has already heard a trillion times.

MovieMusic aims to solve that problem for you by providing a library of compositions that you can dip into for every conceivable dramatic context.

These tracks, which have been written by a company of jobbing professional composers and performed by a live orchestra, tend to be around a minute long. They fall into 70+ albums, with titles like “Attractive”, “Badness”, “Excitement”, “Light”, “Christmas”, and so on.

The tracks themselves have titles too. In the “Love” album, for instance, you’ll find “Bond”, “Bliss”, “Longing”, “Intimacy”, and more. Each album contains 30 tracks, meaning there are over 2000 in all.

There are a couple of chapters of Orchestral Tools as well – subtle accents to create mood rather than full-blown musical compositions.

The first two tracks in each chapter are free, while the remaining 28 cost 99c a pop. The reason MovieMusic is able to sell its music so cheaply is that the files are restricted to a bitrate of 128kbs, and the tracks are licensed for personal, non-commercial use. So if you’re looking for a cheap way to score your next Hollywood project, you’ll have to look elsewhere.

The Good

MovieMusic is simple to use and it works surprisingly well. The Christmas music sounds Christmassy, the Comedy music sounds suitably quirky and upbeat (think Curb Your Enthusiasm), and the Disgusting music, somehow, sounds disgusting.

A bit of imagination is required when it comes to the individual track names, such as “Baking” (“Bright pizzicato helps show off the intricacies of the expert in full flow”), but on the whole MovieMusic provides snippets of music that intuitively belong in their categories and do what they’re supposed to do.

Every single one of the app’s 2000+ tracks is in the same key and tempo, too, so you can in principle blend them into a seamless orchestral score. It’s very clever.

This really helps when navigating the 2000+ tracks, as does the simple preview – or “audition” – facility that lets you listen to each track in full before deciding whether to spend money on it.

It’s also worth mentioning that each track in MovieMusic has three versions: Cinematic (the default), Intimate, and Modern. While the quality levels of the different versions naturally vary according to the track, in general we find that Cinematic is the one to go for.

MovieMusic has a seamlessly simple interface. You just choose a chapter, pick a song, and tap the play icon to listen. Once you buy and download a song you’re given the option of sharing it via iMessage, WhatsApp, Mail, or even opening it in iMovie or another video-editing program. It couldn’t be easier.

The Bad

While MovieMusic’s interface is intuitive and easy to use, its presentation is functional rather than enjoyable.

You could argue that the same applies to the music itself. This isn’t a criticism of the compositions, all of which sound polished and professional. But the wall-to-wall orchestral arrangements don’t reflect the breadth and variety of music right now.

There’s a bit of digital percussion overlaid on the tracks in Modern mode, but few other nods to contemporary musical styles. If you’re looking for a traditional sound, it’s perfect. Otherwise, you may struggle to find what you’re looking for – even in the Technology chapter.

Overall

MovieMusic is a slightly odd proposition. While asset libraries are usually for commercial use, this one is just for fun.

But it’s a fun tool that will add a pleasing sheen to your personal and non-commercial YouTube videos. It’s incredibly easy to use, too, and it contains a generous supply of musical morsels.

8.4

OVERALL

User Interface 9

Lasting appeal 8.4

iPhone Integration 8.5

Is engaging 8.1

Does it well 8

FREE

MovieMusic | Music For Videos

Gothic Projects

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Whether you’re into politics or just enjoying the show from the sidelines, you may need to take a break from it all.

Front Runners is a casual endless running game that is a great way to relax, have some fun, and take a much needed break from the current political hoopla.

Developed by UX Fit, Inc., it features numerous hysterical cartoon images of famous political candidates and the opportunity to compete with other players around the world.

Concept and Gameplay:

With 2020 being a major election year in the United States, it’s without surprise that politics are a big talking point right now with many folks on either side getting angry and uptight.

Front Runners is your chance to relax and chill as you experience its entertaining and comedic twist on the political process, which is actually pretty refreshing.

You can play as a variety of political candidates, most of which you have to unlock one way or another. This endless running game requires you to swipe up, down, left, or right to dodge obstacles such as the media or even the Coronavirus.

While running and avoiding obstacles you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the west coast.

As you’re running, you’ll collect votes that can be counted towards your position on the leaderboard or used to purchase additional items like candidates and uniforms.

However, you’re going to need to run for quite a bit of time seeing as the price for purchases is a bit steep. The better you get at the game, though, the more votes you’ll earn with each run.

Features:

The first thing you’ll notice when you start this game is the well-done fun colorful cartoon graphics. They perfectly match the spirit and tone of the game.

But perhaps the best part about Front Runners is the actual gameplay itself. It’s pretty straightforward and simple – don’t hit anything and you’ll get a high score.

The main reason why I really enjoy games like this is that you’re allowed to zone out and focus on just the game.

This is a great “pick up and play” game that you don’t have to labor over and think much about. You may even get so good that you surprise yourself with new high scores!

Along with additional candidates, you can also unlock a new map in Front Runners by spending gold coins.

These coins are purchased with real money and can also be used to resume where you left off if you end up hitting something. If you don’t want to spend money, you can choose to watch an ad instead.

Value:

Front Runners is available to download from the App Store for free and is supported by ads.

Though you can purchase coin bundles, it doesn’t look like there’s an option to turn the ads off with payment.

Overall, Front Runners is a very fun endless running game regardless of your political leaning and even if you’re not into the political scene at all.

The gameplay and graphics are great and it’s actually pretty challenging to get a decent high score. I certainly recommend giving it a try.

Front Runners requires iOS 10.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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