MUSIC LICENSING
Specially Composed MusicMade To Your Brief |
Commercial MusicMusic Made For Listening |
Production (Library) MusicMusic Made For Picture |
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What is it? |
Commission music for your production by briefing a composer or write and record it yourself. |
This term covers all kinds of commercially available music. |
Composed with film and TV use in mind. It's often in the same styles as commercially available music. MUSIC LIBRARYWith over 80,000 from 600+ composers - you can license our music by track or via blanket licences. |
Fees |
No fixed ratesAgree a fee with the composer in writing. Fee should cover sync and dubbing rights - so no extra licence required. |
No set feesRates are negotiable, but can get very expensive depending on the track. |
Rates varyFor most libraries according to use, platform and territory. MUSIC LIBRARYOne fixed licence covering both the sync and dubbing rights. |
Sync License |
Already coveredThis should be included with commissioning contract. |
requiredYou will need to get one from the publisher. Under current EU law, if the composer died more than 70 years ago, then the music is usually no longer in copyright and you won't need a sync licence. Always check to confirm, though. |
requiredOnce licence covers all ync and dubbing rights. MUSIC LIBRARYOne fixed licence clears all of our music worldwide, multi-platform, forever. |
Dubbing License |
Already coveredThis should be included with commissioning contract. |
RequiredYou will need one from the artist's record company. Under current EU law, sound recording copyright currently lasts for 70 years after first release, so if it is an old original recording you won't need a dubbing licence. |
Already coveredDebería estar incluida en la licencia de sincronización MUSIC LIBRARYAlready covered - our licences cover all sync and dubbing rights. |
