Pahadi music for mountain videos, no copyright
Pahadi music you can use in a mountain vlog without a copyright claim: original Himachali folk and cinematic tracks, one of them free to download with a free account. Pahadi music is the sound of the hills — folk melodies from Himachal’s villages, the Nati that pulls everyone into a circle at a mela, dhol echoing across a valley. For a video shot on mountain roads, in deodar forests or at a village temple, it is the one soundtrack that belongs to the place. The albums here are rooted in Himachal Pradesh and produced for video: folk textures you can put under a vlog, with a cinematic lift when the view opens up.
Two albums, two sides of Himachal
PAHAD is the cinematic side: traditional Himachali folk textures with emotional film-score production, made for misty valleys, winding mountain roads, remote villages, temple bells and roadside chai. Its five tracks move from Ghar Se Door — the feeling of being far from home — through Dhauladhar and Kinnaur to Dev Bhoomi, the land of the gods, and end on Pahadon Mein.
SHIMLA is the folk side: Pahari folk instruments, earthy percussion and Himalayan melodies, from deodar forests and moonlit paths to the rhythm of Nati. Pahari Dhol and Nati are the ones for celebration and festival footage; Pine Mist and Pahari Raat are the quiet ones.
Scoring a mountain vlog
Mountain videos have a rhythm of their own: long drives, slow arrivals, big reveals. Use a quiet folk track for the road — the switchbacks, the chai stop, the fog rolling in — and keep the cinematic build for the moment the valley opens up below you. If the day ends at a village fair or a temple, switch to percussion: nothing tells a viewer where they are like a Pahari dhol.
Going higher? LADAKH — Volume I is not Pahadi folk. It is Himalayan ambient, wide and spacious, for high passes, monasteries and night skies, and it pairs well with PAHAD when a trip crosses from Himachal into Ladakh on the Manali–Leh road.
Picking the track for the shot
Each track has one job it does best. On PAHAD, Dhauladhar is the inspiring one — hold it for the reveal of the range. Kinnaur is the most energetic, for a road montage or a time-lapse of the drive. Dev Bhoomi’s spiritual mood suits temples, prayer flags and early-morning rituals, and Ghar Se Door is the nostalgic one for the last evening before the trip ends.
On SHIMLA, Devdar is the powerful one, for a slow push through the forest, and Pine Mist is the most peaceful, for fog, rain and mornings when nobody is talking. Keep Nati for when people start dancing.
Himachali, not Garhwali or Kumaoni
Pahadi covers the music of several hill regions — Himachal, but also Garhwal and Kumaon in Uttarakhand, and the hills of Jammu. Everything here is Himachali at the root. If you are filming in Uttarakhand, the tracks will still suit the mountains, but a local viewer may hear that the folk colour comes from next door.
The albums
PAHAD
Indian Folk · 5 tracks · Creator Pro — Commercial · $19.99
Traditional Himachali folk textures with emotional cinematic production — valleys, mountain roads, temple bells.
- Ghar Se Door2:37Free download
- Dhauladhar2:56
- Kinnaur2:10
- Dev Bhoomi3:32
- Pahadon Mein3:18
SHIMLA — Where the Mountains Remember
Indian Folk · 5 tracks · Creator Pro — Commercial · $19.99
Pahari folk instruments, earthy percussion and Himalayan melodies — Shimla’s forests, paths and Nati rhythm.
- Nati3:02
- Pahari Dhol3:04
- Devdar3:09
- Pine Mist3:27
- Pahari Raat2:48
LADAKH — Volume I: The Road Less Travelled
Ambient · 6 tracks · Lite — Personal Use · $9.99
Not folk — Himalayan ambient for high passes, monasteries and night skies, for when the trip crosses into Ladakh.
- Endless Himalayan Highway2:59
- Monastery Above The Clouds3:30
What the licence lets you do
An album’s licence tier is fixed and shown against it above. These are the terms printed on the certificate you receive, for the tiers the albums on this page are sold with.
Lite — Personal Use
- Allowed: Personal, non-commercial projects on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok.
- Allowed: Unlimited personal projects with every track on the album.
- Allowed: Credit "Music by iReelz" in the video description (required).
- Not allowed: Monetized content, client work, broadcast, and remix.
Creator Pro — Commercial
- Allowed: Commercial and monetized content on all platforms.
- Allowed: Client work, freelance projects, podcasts, and online courses.
- Allowed: Unlimited projects; no credit or attribution required.
- Allowed: Trimming and editing the track.
- Not allowed: Full remix of the track.
- Not allowed: Broadcast, TV, and film use under this tier.
Never allowed, under any tier
- Redistribution or resale of the raw audio files.
- Claiming ownership or authorship of the composition.
- Use of tracks in AI or machine-learning training datasets.
- Registering tracks with Content ID or uploading to music distribution platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.).
Common questions
What is Nati?+
Nati is the folk dance of Himachal Pradesh, danced in a circle at fairs and festivals, and the rhythm that goes with it. SHIMLA’s Nati is built on that rhythm — use it for mela footage, weddings in the hills or any celebration shot in Himachal.
Is this Garhwali or Kumaoni music?+
No. Both folk albums here are Himachali. They sit comfortably under Uttarakhand footage, but they are not Garhwali or Kumaoni folk, and we would rather say so than let the page imply it.
Is any of this music free to download?+
Yes — Ghar Se Door is free with a free iReelz account: the full track without the preview watermark, and a licence certificate in your name. The free licence covers one personal, non-monetized project per download on YouTube, Instagram or TikTok, with “Music by iReelz” in the description. For monetized videos, client work or using a track again and again, buy the album — its licence covers every track on it in unlimited projects.
Will I get a YouTube copyright claim for using these tracks?+
iReelz does not register its music with YouTube’s Content ID, and every licence forbids the buyer from registering it too — so the automatic matching that claims borrowed film songs has nothing of ours on file to match. If a claim appears anyway, dispute it in YouTube Studio and quote the certificate number on the licence PDF that comes with the album; anyone can check a certificate at ireelz.com/verify. A claim is also not a strike: strikes come from legal takedown requests, and iReelz is the rights holder that licensed you.
Can I use these tracks in monetized videos?+
Some of them. PAHAD and SHIMLA are sold with Creator Pro, which covers monetized content and client work. LADAKH is sold with Lite: personal, non-commercial use on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok with a “Music by iReelz” credit — not monetized videos, client work, broadcast or remix. If your channel is in the YouTube Partner Program and ads run on the video, count it as monetized.
Do I have to credit iReelz?+
Only for LADAKH, which is sold with Lite: put “Music by iReelz” in the video description. PAHAD and SHIMLA need no credit.
Can I use them on TV, in cinema or in ads?+
Not under the licences these albums are sold with. Broadcast, TV, film and ads need a Studio licence, and none of the albums on this page is sold at Studio — contact us if a project needs broadcast rights.
Is it a subscription? What does an album cost?+
No subscription. Each album is a one-time purchase with a perpetual licence, so videos you publish with it stay covered for good. Albums are priced by licence tier — Lite $9.99, Creator Pro $19.99 and Studio $34.99 — and buyers in India pay in rupees: ₹499, ₹999 and ₹1,999. Each album below shows its own price.