Know where the music fits in during the movie production process |
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? Music is left until the last possible moment when the film is locked and the amount of money spent on music pales in comparison to the other production costs |
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Know the three types of music primary to most films |
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? Original Underscore ? Original Song ? Licensed Preexisting Song |
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What are the deals involved in Motion Picture Music? |
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? The Performer (singer/instrumental) ? The Record company to whom the performer is signed ? The Record Producer ? The Songwriter ? The Publisher to whom the songwriter is signed ? The owner of a Master Recording that’s sampled ? The Publisher who owns a song that’s being sampled ? The Record Company putting out the soundtrack |
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What are the rights involved in Film Music? |
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? Acquisition of rights for the picture ? Performing artists ? Songwriters, composers and publishers ? Record producers ? Record companies (both for use of existing masters or samples in the film, and for clearing rights to put new recordings of their artists in the film) ? License of rights from the picture company to others ? A deal with a record company to release a soundtrack album ? Licensing film clips for music videos ? Possibly a publishing administration deal |
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What are the two types of Film Music Performer Deals? |
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? One to perform in the picture ? The other to use the performance on a soundtrack album or single |
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How artists are usually paid to perform in a film? |
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What are some standard fees for this? |
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? $200,000-$400,000 for a superstar ? $15,000-$25,000 for midlevel artist ? $5,000-$10,000 for a minor artist ? $10,000-$20,000 for featured instrumentalists ? $100,000 for big names |
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Explain All-in Deals for Film Music |
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? For a set fee they (artist) will record and deliver a completed track ? If the director doesn’t like what you recorded it’s on your dime |
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What are the important aspects of the soundtrack record album? |
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• What’s the royalty to the artist? ? Who is the royalty paid to? ? For the distributor what can be recouped against your royalty? ? What can you record company recoup? ? What rights does the film company have? ? Roles in the release of music videos |
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What are the royalty amounts for soundtrack albums? |
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? 12-14% all-in, prorated ? 16-18% for major artists |
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What is recoupable in soundtrack albums? |
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? Recording Costs ? Artist’s Performance Fees ? Conversion Costs ? Re-use Fees |
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Understand the rights to artist film recordings |
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? Can use it on the Artist’s Own Record ? Restriction on Re-Recording (usually five years) ? Right to Release Singles ? Music Videos |
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Understand about licensing of the master for motion pictures |
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? We are talking about song licensing and not the score or underscore ? The deal for these licenses is between the Record Company and the Film Company ? The right to use the master is only the right to use the physical recording, not the publishing rights ? Artists may or may not have approval rights from the record company, however they can block the deal if they own the publishing on the song |
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What are the two main elements of the record company/film company master license? |
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? How much is the synch fee? ? If the master going to be used on a soundtrack album, what is the royalty? |
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What determines the fee the record company will charge? |
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? The popularity of the artist ? How the music will be used in the film |
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What are the royalty ranges for this? |
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? 11-14% prorated with an Most Favored Nations (MFN) clause |
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How is the money split between the record company and the artist? |
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What are the two types of soundtrack albums? |
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? Score Albums ? Song Albums |
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What are the advances and royalty rates for both score albums and song albums? |
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? Score – Usually just the re-use fee as these albums don’t sell that well. Royalties 17%-18%. ? Song – $100,000-$300,000, with some up to $500,000. Royalties of 18-20% with escalations up to 22% based at sales over 1 million copies. |
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Who pays a majority of the costs to release soundtrack albums? |
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