Cool. Composers don't mind commissions though.
Al Matthews - http://fatmilktv.com Atlanta, GA, US +1 337 214 4688 On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 5:51 PM, David Tetzlaff <djte...@gmail.com> wrote: > To Michael and anyone else seeking music for any kind of film: > > I highly recommend Kevin MacLeod's website http://incompetech.com/ on > which Kevin offers a wide variety of his compositions in many genres, > royalty-free. Not only is Kevin gracious enough to make all this stuff > available for nada, he's also been willing to accommodate reasonable > requests if you ask nicely (e.g. deleting a MIDI voice or two from one of > his existing pieces in order to make a more simple background sans > embellishment). > > My experience working with 'composers' to create original scores has not > been at all positive. They tend to do "their own thing" and I tend to gag > at the result. But then you're stuck with hurt feelings, "I did all this > work JUST for you..." One of my friends commissioned his brother (an > accomplished professional classical musician) to write a score for a film. > He paid for it, too. The resulting music didn't work with the piece at all, > so my friend had to ditch it (I heard it, he really HAD to...) This called > a major family brouhaha, with angst that trailed on for years. > > Far better in most cases to see if Kevin has anything that works for your > piece. YOU get to pick, and he's happy to get a credit no matter which of > his works you might choose. Everybody wins. And did I mention that it's > free? > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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