If the Composer had died for over seventy years then the copyright would have of expired and there is no need to seek clearance for the composition, but you will need get clearance from the owner of the recording right. Incidental music is music for an advert, TV programme, radio, game video. Incidental music isn't primarily music. It can also be called soundtrack, or film score.
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For my project I was looking for a happy up beat tune which is completely instrumental so that it doesn't disrupt the video footage. The sound was going to played underneath the letter reading scene. I got the sound from www.freesound.org and is licensed under the non-commercial license.
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