Is it legal to use licensed proprietary music in open source projects?

Question

open source

I want to make an absolutely free game with free sources, where the musical accompaniment will be an integral part of it. After all, I can’t just take and use the musical compositions of the authors who sell this music. But how can I get around this law?
I came up with one ordinary idea, you can change the composition: add noise, tweak the tone in the equalizer and change the speed of the composition. You can also apply a couple of filters to mute vocals and others. It will no longer look like the original, but the motive will be recognizable for those who have already heard this song.
I want to ask about whether it is legal to use such music. escort?

Answer 1

Illegal. To make a derivative work, you must obtain a license for the original.