Good issue. It's marketing, market the film, market artists, it suits both the film and record label. Urban music soundtracks especially are used to introduce new artists, build up their profiles, etc. If an R&B/hip-hop artist hasn't released a track for a while (this scene has a very short memory), they contribute a song to a soundtrack.
And they sell! Half the time the music isn't even employed in the film, as you well know. Occasionally you get a good soundtrack - eg Romeo Must Die had some great Timbaland productions. Aaliyah's Try Again is huge here in Australia and it's a great song. Destiny's Child have been on about a million urban music soundtracks and they are huge now. Peace Cyclone >since we're on the topic of hollywood & music... i've got a question. > >does anyone know what movie soundtrack did so good that it's spawned this >"cookie cutter" approach to music scoring now? because for a long while >record companies didn't bother much with a soundtrack, now it seems like the >soundtrack can save the film if it goes "belly up" at the box office. > >i some how think it was the Hackers soundtrack that got record exec's >attention. > >anyone? > > >sand. > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
