tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post4828019144019275169..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: How I Made a Microbudget Feature Film, Part 6: MusicAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-27091956321201251652017-11-15T14:12:01.425-05:002017-11-15T14:12:01.425-05:00So scary. Soooo much red tape. And honestly, M83 m...So scary. Soooo much red tape. And honestly, M83 may be a bad example here, because they are pretty chill with their rights fees. They've given their work to very low budget films, without charging them too much. But, at the time I was making Wait, their song "Wait" was one of their most popular tracks, so it was too expensive for me. And that doesn't even include the lawyer fees to set it all up. Ugh.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78321250723136928002017-11-15T14:10:07.106-05:002017-11-15T14:10:07.106-05:00Oh yes, it certainly was a happy accident. I was s...Oh yes, it certainly was a happy accident. I was so down and out about music at that point (it was Murielle's last day of shooting), and thank god she gave me their names!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-46219454318841708912017-11-15T14:09:06.258-05:002017-11-15T14:09:06.258-05:00Great question! Let's say I want to use M83...Great question! Let's say I want to use M83's "Wait" in my movie, but I can't afford it. I find a band who is willing to cover their version of “Wait” and sell me the rights to use that cover in my movie. That is a workable loophole, but that new band would still have to pay M83 to cover “Wait.” Bands are often more chill about selling the cover rights to their songs than they are about selling their song rights for a movie. Basically, M83 would likely charge considerably less to have a new band cover “Wait” than they would to have me use the original song in my movie. But the new band still has to pay M83 for the rights to the original song, and I’d still have to pay the new band for the rights to their cover.<br /><br />A great example of this is Donnie Darko. Richard Kelly really wanted to use Tears for Fears' "Mad World" during the final montage, but Kelly couldn't afford the rights to the song. So Gary Jules stepped in, paid Tears for Fears for the rights to cover the song, and Gary Jules sold the rights to that cover to Richard Kelly. They really make you work hard for those loopholes.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-5077620437360163992017-11-15T14:00:12.679-05:002017-11-15T14:00:12.679-05:00The Beatles definitely do not fuck around with the...The Beatles definitely do not fuck around with their song rights. Back in the day, they wouldn't even allow their lyrics to be printed in books (which is why their lyrics aren't in Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter). <br /><br />So cool that you like Digital Shades and Apollo as well. Those albums have informed my writing so much. I adore them. <br /><br />And I really hope you get to shoot one of your scripts. That's something I'd love to see.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-43806599048674549132017-11-15T02:54:55.647-05:002017-11-15T02:54:55.647-05:00I was wondering why the song "Wait" didn...I was wondering why the song "Wait" didn't appear in your film. It would've certainly fit better in it than some other films I have seen it used in (I'm looking at you, The Fault in Our Stars). All this rights stuff is scary shit. Nikhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379713171889712078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-8519761808342662062017-11-14T04:20:34.185-05:002017-11-14T04:20:34.185-05:00A great happy accident that Murielle told you abou...A great happy accident that Murielle told you about the two brothers who wanted to do score music! Glad the collaboration worked out so well.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-47955541057229081182017-11-13T21:34:24.168-05:002017-11-13T21:34:24.168-05:00One question, if you have someone sing a cover of ...One question, if you have someone sing a cover of a song, do you still have to pay for the rights? I never knew if there was a loophole around that or if every film that ever had karaoke had to pay for those songs anyways. Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-27837906893381519992017-11-13T17:37:02.598-05:002017-11-13T17:37:02.598-05:00Music is often the most expensive thing I heard wh...Music is often the most expensive thing I heard when it comes to making films. I remember during the making of the <i>The Social Network</i>, the most expensive thing that was used in the film was getting the rights to use the Beatles "Baby, You're a Rich Man" for the film and we all know that having the Beatles used for a film is going to cost a shitload of money.<br /><br />In the last script I wrote, I did have ideas of what songs to used but I had hoped to use it on location rather than create a separate soundtrack. If I was getting the chance to make it, that would probably be impossible as I also had a M83 track from <i>Digital Shades Vol. 1</i> in the script as it's played on a walkman or a digital music player.<br /><br />I was wondering if you were going to discuss music rights as it's something I'm nervous about as I'm getting some damn good pointers on this.<br /><br />I own a CD copy of <i>Apollo: Atmospheres & Soundtracks</i> as it's one of my all-time favorite records. thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com