


Your Expert Music Partner
WE HELP BRING YOUR STORIES TO LIFE
We pride ourselves in creating original music of the highest quality and our award-winning catalogue spans every genre imaginable. We help some of the biggest brands in travel and tourism bring their stories to life and we can help tell yours.
However you choose to connect with your audience, we’re on hand to help you find the perfect track to elevate your content across any media. From branded-content to advertising campaigns, from social media to TV, we have the music and sound-effects to create engaging stories.
We pride ourselves in creating original music of the highest quality and our award-winning catalogue spans every genre imaginable. We help some of the biggest brands in travel and tourism bring their stories to life and we can help tell yours.
However you choose to connect with your audience, we’re on hand to help you find the perfect track to elevate your content across any media. From branded-content to advertising campaigns, from social media to TV, we have the music and sound-effects to create engaging stories.
We're back with another collection of genre playlists, News & Current Affairs. As always, these are created to assist your search for the perfect soundtrack, highlighting artists, albums and collections that you might not have found before.
These tracks have been selected by our UK TV Team, with News & Current Affairs in mind. Here you'll find music ideas for titles, subtle music beds and cut downs, from neutral moods, to more emotive.
You can also explore the stems for most of these tracks, giving you even more music options than before!
Please do get in touch if we can help with any additional music suggestions, or if you'd like a selection of playlists for an upcoming edit.
Explore Our Curated Playlists
FOR WORLD TRAVEL
FOR WORLD TRAVEL
Africa
From tropical marimba to Afro funk, Malian vocals & African percussion
Middle East
From traditional Persian folk to mournful Middle Eastern strings, Arabic percussion, ney flute and oud
Latin America
From Dominican bachata to tango featuring bandoneon, Latin pop to traditional Cuban dance
America
From swinging 1950s rockabilly to cinematic Americana, classic Hollywood big band foxtrot to blues slide guitar
Asia
From modern Chinese pop to sitar melodies, Japanese heavy rock to Indian raga featuring sitars and tabla
Europe
From Russian folk to a jaunty Bavarian waltz, swinging Parisian jazz to traditional English folk
Australia
From Didgeridoo, folk & indie to grand cinematic orchestras
Travel The World
Your passport to a world of adventures
Explore Our Curated Playlists
FOR WORLD TRAVEL
AFRICA
From tropical marimba to Afro funk, Malian vocals & African percussion
MIDDLE EAST
From traditional Persian folk to mournful Middle Eastern strings, Arabic percussion, ney flute and oud
LATIN AMERICA
From Dominican bachata to tango featuring bandoneon, Latin pop to traditional Cuban dance
AMERICA
From swinging 1950s rockabilly to cinematic Americana, classic Hollywood big band foxtrot to blues slide guitar
ASIA
From modern Chinese pop to sitar melodies, Japanese heavy rock to Indian raga featuring sitars and tabla
EUROPE
From Russian folk to a jaunty Bavarian waltz, swinging Parisian jazz to traditional English folk
AUSTRALIA
From Didgeridoo, folk & indie to grand cinematic orchestras
TRAVEL THE WORLD
Your passport to a world of adventures
FINDING THE RIGHT MUSIC IS EASY
TAILORED SUPPORT AND SERVICES
MUSIC CONSULTANCY
Our music experts can help make finding music that matches your vision, easy. Whether responding to briefs, guiding you through the catalogue, or providing technical support, the team can make sure music selection is seamless and stress-free.
LISTENING SESSIONS
As part of our promise to deliver a personalised service, we offer tailored in-person listening sessions. Whether you want to discuss your music strategy as a team, or you want to audition tracks, our comfortable listening room is the perfect place for ideation and getting the story behind our tracks.
MUSIC BRIEFS
We help the world’s leading brands and broadcasters find the perfect soundtrack. Simply tell our expert team what you’re looking for and we’ll curate a selection of tracks, tailored to your project, all within 1 business day.
WEBSITE DEMOS
Let us guide you through the catalogue, we’ll share tips on how to use our new search tools, how to find our newest releases and playlists, how to collaborate as a team and how to read our track information and much more.
TOLLS TO EXPAND YOUR WORKFLOW
APROVECHA EL PODER DE ASISTENCIA DE LA IA CON NUEVAS FUNCIONES DE BÚSQUEDA
Hemos aprovechado el poder de la IA para ayudarte a encontrar las pistas perfectas más rápido que nunca. Nuestra nueva "Búsqueda rápida" comprende tus necesidades, incluso si no sabes por dónde empezar. Simplemente describe el ambiente o la ambientación con términos sencillos y descriptivos, y nuestra búsqueda te mostrará al instante la música que mejor se adapta a tus necesidades. Esto significa que dedicas menos tiempo a buscar y más a editar.
Por ejemplo, si buscas música para un documental, prueba a combinar indicaciones como ambiente, estilo, atmósfera, tempo y temas clave. Incluso puedes escribirla como una descripción de una serie o escena, como...
‘Un documental sobre la belleza del océano’.
OUR CLIENTS
TRUSTED WORLDWIDE
Global brands and businesses choose us for original, high-quality music, and expert support






"In our brand new show "Back When" from the National Trust Podcasts we tell stories of the people, places and moments that made us. Audio Network and their vast collection of epic orchestral tracks help us to shape and elevate our historical adventures. In fact, the show's theme tune "Hidden past" from AudioMachine is one of many great examples!"
THE NATIONAL TRUST
GET IN TOUCH
Our Music Consultants are on hand to offer expertise and support.

TIM DAVIES
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
LISA ÖJEKLINT
HEAD OF TV - UK
LISA ÖJEKLINT
HEAD OF TV - UK

RORY CAIRNDUFF
ACCOUNT MANAGER
CHARLOTTE WATERS
CREATIVE LICENSING MANAGER
CHARLOTTE WATERS
CREATIVE LICENSING MANAGER

LORITA ABAZI
MUSIC CONSULTANT
GUY SYLVESTER
SENIOR MUSIC CONSULTANT
GUY SYLVESTER
SENIOR MUSIC CONSULTANT

ANNA SHANKS
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER
SOPHIE WILLIAMS
SENIOR MUSIC CONSULTANT
SOPHIE WILLIAMS
SENIOR MUSIC CONSULTANT
TILLY GILDER
CREATIVE LICENSING EXECUTIVE

ALEX SEARLE
CREATIVE LICENSING MANAGER
DANIELLE MURPHY
MUSIC CONSULTANT
DANIELLE MURPHY
MUSIC CONSULTANT

KAITLYN PEARCE
HEAD OF BRANDED CONTENT
DANIELLE MURPHY
MUSIC CONSULTANT
DANIELLE MURPHY
MUSIC CONSULTANT
GET IN TOUCH
Our Music Consultants are on hand to offer expertise and support.

TIM DAVIES
LISA ÖJEKLINT
HEAD OF TV - UK
LISA ÖJEKLINT
HEAD OF TV - UK
LISA ÖJEKLINT
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER

RORY CAIRNDUFF
LISA ÖJEKLINT
HEAD OF TV - UK
LISA ÖJEKLINT
HEAD OF TV - UK
LISA ÖJEKLINT
ACCOUNT MANAGER

LORITA ABAZI
LISA ÖJEKLINT
HEAD OF TV - UK
LISA ÖJEKLINT
HEAD OF TV - UK
LISA ÖJEKLINT
MUSIC CONSULTANT

ANNA SHANKS
CHARLOTTE WATERS
CREATIVE LICENSING MANAGER
CHARLOTTE WATERS
CREATIVE LICENSING MANAGER
CHARLOTTE WATERS
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER

ALEX SEARLE
GUY SYLVESTER
SENIOR MUSIC CONSULTANT
GUY SYLVESTER
SENIOR MUSIC CONSULTANT
GUY SYLVESTER
CREATIVE LICENSING MANAGER

KAITLYN PEARCE
DANIELLE MURPHY
MUSIC CONSULTANT
DANIELLE MURPHY
MUSIC CONSULTANT
DANIELLE MURPHY
MUSIC CONSULTANT
DANIELLE MURPHY
HEAD OF BRANDED CONTENT








