Music and Muppets

It's been a difficult morning. My internet connection has gone flaky just 24 hours after my singing the praises of Virginmedia. However, I've managed to connect long enough to post this and to see myself get a namecheck over at the Times Online, where Kermit the Frog answered one of my questions. That has to be a personal high for me, greater than anything I've achieved so far. I've now dyed myself green in honour of the frog. However, I face a bit of an uphill struggle today. I've finished my animation and edited it to my satisfaction. Only, I'm now stumped as to what to do about the music. It's a crazy situation that a small not-for-profit animation requires copyright lawyers and a sizable bank balance before it can get a descent soundtrack but that's the case if I want to do this legitimately. Of course, I could rip music from different places (and I've done that in my edit) but now I want to post this to a wider audience, I'd like to do it without ending up deported to Guantanamo. The alternative is to use some free music produced by some unknown bands (all of whom seem to specialise in 'experimental' music, which is just like real music but without all the notes) or use music that's fallen out of copyright, usually some tuba sola by a Russian orchestra recoded in the dark days of Stalin and potato blights. I would normally post a small cartoon here but this internet connection won't allow me to upload graphics. A shame. It would have been a good one too...