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Music Licensing Tips |
With the scene footage in front of you, you can play your piece and see how it moves the scene forward and how it works with the editing. If you don’t have editing software, just play the song in iTunes and then play the video. It won’t exactly match but...
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* What is the typical music budget for a film/TV show? Other media? Typically 2 to 5% of the total budget. So a million dollar indie film might have 20-50K for composer, songs, music mixing and so forth. A music supervisor will try to have their fee (about 10-20...
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Music makes the picture work. Without music, you cannot create powerful drama, comedy, suspense, pathos, or any other emotion in film, TV and ads. The song or music cue tells the audience subliminally or overtly — feel THIS emotion, and feel it NOW. The truth is...
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Actively listen to the music in films and TV shows. Watch the show first for the fun of it. Then listen a second time. Note the music choices for the show overall: what is the “sound” they are going for? Is it indie rock, is hit hip hop, is it jazz?...
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Over the years, as a songwriter myself, I have written tunes on spec for film and TV pitches. Many times, despite my hard work, I did not get the placement. But over the years, those songs written for a specific scene with a particular genre, vibe, lyric etc, have...