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The "composition", as it pertains to sync, means the, lyrics and melody structure of a song.
A person who writes the music, melodies and harmonies, rhythms and dynamics, and song structure.
If you’re writing “work on spec” you’re composing a piece of music without a
guarantee that it will be used. If the person who commissions the music likes what
you’ve written then you get paid, if not then you don’t.
“Work for hire” is when a composer is paid an up-front fee for writing music and in
return, the composition(s) becomes the property of the employer.
Temp music is music that a director may have temporarily cut into a film or TV show
before the actual music is composed and / or selected. This is often a problem for
music supervisors as directors may become so hooked on these tracks (which are
likely to be difficult or far too costly to license) t...
A stinger is a short piece of music used for many purposes such as logos,
highlights, transitions between scenes, etc.
These are a sub or partial mix of one or some instruments in a track.
A recording of a musical work that is usually owned by the organisation that paid for
and facilitated the recording (the record label).
Score music is original music that is composed specifically to accompany a film or
other audio-visual project.
If you take a section of someone else’s song and use it in your own track then you
are “sampling” their music and need a license to do so. Before submitting your
tracks to anyone you should ensure that samples are cleared.
Production music is typically music that has been written specifically for licensing
through a music library, and can be used for many media outputs.
In this case the music can be used out of context as well as in context – for example
it can be used in a specific scene (in context), as well as in a film trailer or advert
(out of context) whether or not that trailer / advert features the scene that the music
was originally licensed for.
Term used in cue sheet preparation to denote the film / TV show’s opening title
theme.
Metadata is vital information that you add to enrich the tracks in your library or catalogue. Whilst automated metadata tagging is available, there is no substitute for
manual data entry. Metadata makes your catalogue searchable and also provides music supervisors and other users of your music with ...
Instrumental versions of tracks are often favoured when it comes to licensing, so if
you have instrumental versions always send them along with the originals. Remixes
are also always welcome.
The context of use is essentially what’s going on in the film / scene / advert that the
music is being synchronized with. This is one of the key drivers in determining sync
fees.
When a track is written is it automatically protected by copyright law, even if the
author is not represented by a publisher or MCPS. In this case the Musical Work is
said to be in Copyright Control.
Term used in cue sheet preparation to describe the end title theme.
A short piece of music that is used to transition between two scenes or segments in
radio or TV, e.g. the music you hear before or after commercials.
