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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's really a bad company. The customer service is awful. Never fix any issues. You make a Playlist for your business and only a handful of songs play. The sonos integration is very limited. No... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We’ve been using soundtrack for a few months now for our hospitality business. Our favourite genre is acoustic hits. The music gives beautiful ambience to our venue, and almost every day a customer... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have been very happy with Soundtrack overall. The playlist selection is excellent, and both the controller and mobile app make the system very easy to manage in a business environment. The exp... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Creating playlist for Holiday was never been easier. Please add more theme for different time; morning, afternoon, evening and night. Different genre will be better; Pop, Rock, jazz, etc. More option... See more

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  1. Software Company
  2. also in
  3. Audio Visual Consultant
  4. Media Company
  5. Music Management and Promotion
  6. Music Store

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Soundtrack is the world's leading music streaming service built specifically for business. Founded by Ola Sars, co-founder of Beats Music, the platform empowers global brands to stream music legally and strategically in commercial spaces. Soundtrack is currently used in 73 countries by global companies such as Uniqlo, Dr. Martens, Four Seasons, Kiehl's, Joe & The Juice and Tag Heuer. With a catalog of more than 125 million tracks, tools for playlist control across multiple locations and built-in licensing compliance, Soundtrack helps brands deliver consistent, emotionally resonant experiences while protecting artist rights.


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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Have only given 3 stars due to the fact…

Have only given 3 stars due to the fact that SYB advertised we could drop and drag our existing Spotify playlists over (which we can) however it only finds perhaps one half of our playlist! SYB then adds what it believes are similar to what we just bought over. Incorrect. Upon creating an 80's soundtrack by dragging an 80's soundtrack from Spotify, SYB found about 56% of the tracks and then ended up adding tracks from all decades.

I have read through some reviews and responses from SYB and SYB mention a new product they are working on. Will this be a software update to existing or will we be coerced into a new product? That would be a shame as the literature of which we purchased the product on lead us to believe that we could create our own soundtracks.

May 7, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely disappointed with the…

Extremely disappointed with the customer service received during a difficult time...

I have been a paying customer on a monthly subscription since 2018. Just last week, due to the Coronavirus outbreak, by business had to close down for the safety of the public and my staff. Therefore, we had to stop using the service immediately. Payment is taken in advance for the period of service; I contacted Soundtrack Your Brand on the day that payment was due to be taken, explaining that unfortunately by business had to close and so I will not be using a single days worth of the paid for service, and wished to cancel immediately. Their response was that they'd already initiated payment and so there was nothing they could do. To add insult to injury, they instead offered 50% off the next 3 months payment so they could keep funds coming in from me!!....despite the fact I'd explained that my business would be closed for the foreseeable future!

I'm a small business in retail that is really going to struggle in this period we are going through and I have been offered zero empathy by Soundtrack your brand. I have had to cut back in all areas and all other suppliers have been really understanding and helpful.

Soundtrack your brand have not looked after me as a customer and chosen to keep my money despite the fact I am not able to use the service.. I would never treat my own customers like this. Surely, there should be a 14 day period regarding subscriptions to cancel & refund should events such as these happen. It is certainly something I'll be looking into should the company not choose to help a long standing customer. It gives me no reason to continue the service once things go back to normal!

March 30, 2020
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Reply from Soundtrack

Hi Jonny,

We’re sorry to hear that you’re dissatisfied with our customer service.

We do our best to support struggling businesses and business owners during the difficult times that we find ourselves in. As a temporary solution, we’ve implemented the possibility to either pause the subscription for 30, 60, 90 or 120 days without any charges, or to continue using the service at a 50% discount during a period of three months. Furthermore, the subscription can be cancelled at any time without additional charges.

We’d be more than happy to have a look at your account to see what solution works best for you. Please send us an email at support@soundtrackyourbrand.com and we’ll continue the conversation.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Andreas
The Soundtrack Your Brand team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

App shortcomings

My client has 3 locations, all bars or cafes. His staff curates the music. The Auto DJ function is horrible for them as they want to queue up shorter playlists that they have spent hours putting together in Spotify. Sometimes they want to go with a single song and cannot due to the shortcomings of your app. They haven't even used your playlist creation as it does not allow individual song choices.

I suggest the following:
1. An option to turn off the Auto DJ function
2. Allowing search and play for individual songs
3. Playlist creation via individual songs

I realize that you originally designed the app for retail locations, but different businesses have different requirements.

March 18, 2020
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Reply from Soundtrack

Hi Scott,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts about our service. We appreciate your feedback!

The idea behind automatically adding songs to playlists is to minimize the amount of work it takes for business owners to access and consistently play non-repetitive music targeted towards their specific brand. By creating a playlist with a few songs, you get a full Soundtrack with multiple hours of unique music that matches the songs you've selected. This feature is highly popular among our customers due to the time-saving and simplicity aspects of it.

With that being said, we are aware of the need to be able to create your own Soundtracks from scratch and search and add individual songs directly on our platform. As a result, we're currently working on our new product that will offer a more on-demand user experience. More information will be available in the near future, so stay tuned!

Thanks again and have a great day ahead.

Andreas
The Soundtrack Your Brand team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

not a free trial!

I loved the service until 6 days before my 30 day trial ended, they charged my card $291. Wasn’t expecting that and it overdrafted my account! Very frustrating. Will not be continuing service because of the unreliability.

March 7, 2020
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Reply from Soundtrack

Hi Breanna,

We apologize if we've caused you any amount of frustration, that's certainly not our intent. We'd be happy to explain what occurred here.

When using credit card as payment method, upcoming monthly or yearly fees are reserved a few days earlier than the actual payment date to ensure that there are sufficient funds on the account. This method is common within subscription based services like ours in order to avoid service downtime due to failed payments for different reasons (bank issues, not enough funds etc.).

However, a reserved amount is not the same as a completed payment. If you cancel your service before the payment date, the reservation will automatically be cancelled and the money will be released back on your account.

If you want us to have a closer look at your account and see what the current status of your payment is, please contact us at support@soundtrackyourbrand.com.

Andreas
The Soundtrack Your Brand team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and reliable

Soundtrack has proven to be an easy to implement service which is reliable and has nice features for our venues (management via web and app plus playlist scheduling).

March 3, 2020
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great for my business

I love that I can schedule specific music to change the atmosphere of my restaurant from high energy music during peak hours to easy listening romantic during off peak hours.

March 2, 2020
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great system

Great system, easy to use and has helped us manage our in-store music so well!

February 24, 2020
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Important information hidden. UK music Licencing not included.

Absolutely 100% agree with the recent review made by Jacob. This company purposely hides important information regarding additional licencing requirements. All their slogans (eg. "now you can play music throughout your business with peace of mind") suggest that the licence is included. £26.99 is not cheap and the cost suggests an inclusive monthly fee. I would not recommend a company that works in this way.

February 19, 2020
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Reply from Soundtrack

Hi Paul,

As we’ve discussed separately, we’re sorry that you feel mislead about the licensing part of our service. We’re certainly not trying to hide any information but we take all feedback seriously and act on it. As a result of the feedback you’ve provided, we’re carefully reviewing how we communicate the licensing structure around our service to our customers. If any improvements can be made in that area to avoid misunderstandings going forward, we can ensure you that they will be.

Thanks for leaving a review and we appreciate you taking the time to share your experience about our service.

Andreas
The Soundtrack Your Brand team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Misleading information! And poor business methods

I have tryed soundtrack your brand, I think their business methods are very bad and pehaps even misleading for the customers. I was told that first month was free for the first location. When i logged into the system, one nice thing on their webpage is blinking to you - "you have one zone that you need to attend to" - so i did. I got 2 mails both of them says that i have 1 location with the excat same name, but one has the location and one has the location and the zone. But i gotten a mail from the sales manager that it was the same as 2 locations, not if you read the info in the mails comming from the same company. I can not get a decent answer why i have to pay for 2 locations, when i made the zone within the first location(that i was trying for free for one month). Soundtrack your business withdraws money instantly on your account eventhough its a trail month. I have now after a week gotten money back from 1 location(i was trying for free) and waiting to get an proper answer why i have to pay for a zone within that location!

February 17, 2020
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Reply from Soundtrack

Hi Jacob,

We’re sorry to hear that you’re unhappy with our service and that you’re experiencing some issues with your Soundtrack account. Thank you for informing us about it!

In order for businesses to try out our service for free, we offer a 30-day trial for the first location you sign up with. Any additional locations or zones that are created will be charged for with a monthly or yearly fee, depending on what price plan you select when signing up.

If you’ve been wrongfully charged whilst still in your trial period or if there’s been a misunderstanding regarding the subscription structure of our service, we’d be more than happy to sort it out for you. In this case, it sounds like you accidentally signed up for a second location and we’re glad to hear that you got refunded for that. However, regardless if that’s the case or not; it would be great if we could have a closer look at your account and investigate in detail what occurred.

Please get in touch with us at support@soundtrackyourbrand.com with your account details and we’ll see to it that you get the proper assistance.

Andreas
The Soundtrack Your Brand team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Music Service for Those Who Don't Care About Music

Extremely clunky. The library available for licensed public play is vastly different than the Spotify list.

Worst of all, it auto DJs daylong playlists based on dreadful AI suggestions.

If you care at all about your brand, you aren't going to let them choose the music, because they do a lousy job of it.

It's like going to a restaurant in the mood for pasta, but a stranger gets to order for you, and you're getting everything but pasta.

Renders it useless.

February 11, 2020
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Reply from Soundtrack

Hello, thanks for the review. We appreciate your feedback!

We’re sorry to hear that you’re dissatisfied with our music selection. The licensing structure for commercial use of music is vastly different than licensing for personal use, which makes it difficult to offer the same content as a personal streaming service like Spotify can. However, we do offer the largest music catalogue in the world for businesses and it’s growing rapidly each day.

It would be great if you could expand on what mismatched songs you’re hearing and if you’re trying to target a specific business type (i.e. restaurant, spa, hotel), or if you have any other goals with the music that you’re looking for. We'd be happy to assist you in finding songs that fits you and your customers needs.

You're more than welcome to contact us at support@soundtrackyourbrand.com and we’ll help you out!

Andreas
The Soundtrack Your Brand team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Very limited!

Very limited!
Difficult to navigate.
1. Pairing of device shouldn't be this complicated, should be like any other app, where you use sign in.
2. Making your own playlist should be easier, you should be able to do more on the app.
3. Playing a song without them "creating a soundtrack" should be an option
4. Why cant it be just like spotify? Many smaller bands are not available to play. Having a radio setting, not having to commit to a certain playlist very time. Difficult to navigate the que of songs and cancel playlists
5. Windows app is VERY limited. Pointless to have it.

Very disappointed in this service. Unfortunately, It is the only legal available real option for music in a business.

February 5, 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Soundtrack

Hi Leni,

Thank you for your detailed feedback and we’re sorry to hear that you're disappointed. We really appreciate that you took the time to share your experience with us! Constructive feedback like yours is valuable and helps us make our product even better.

At Soundtrack, we want to make it as easy and fast as possible for businesses to access a more substantial music selection that fits their brand and supports their business goals - without having to spend a lot of time searching and preparing playlists. That's why we mainly offer ready-to-use Soundtracks made specifically for different business types next to other handy features targeted towards the needs of businesses, like the scheduling tool!

With that being said, it's important to understand that Soundtrack and Spotify cater to two different markets. We are a music streaming service for commercial use while Spotify is a music streaming service solely for personal use. Commercial licensing is a lot more complicated than the personal equivalent which makes it harder than one might think to offer the same level of customization and control as a personal streaming service like Spotify currently does.

However, this will soon change for the better! We’re launching a new product this year and users will have much more hands-on control over the music that’s being played. Based on the points you brought up, this should definitely be beneficial to you and solve most of your issues. So stay tuned!

We'll make sure to forward your feedback internally and thanks again for sharing your thoughts about our product. If there's anything else we can help you with, you can always reach us at support@soundtrackyourbrand.com.

Andreas
The Soundtrack Your Brand team

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