[Fmpro] Composing vs. sound design

[Geoff Koch]

On 10/6/06 1:44 PM, "Merritt Music Productions" <chris at merrittmusic.com>
wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I just want to make sure you don't get confused here.  If you have a 2
> minute piece of music in a show, you will be paid the current (crappy) rate
> for 2 minutes.  If you add one million little hits, swishes, bangs and
> whooshes on top of that music, you will STILL be paid for 2 minutes.

Exactly, Chris.  We're not talking about "musical sound design" in the
clear, but creating MSD along with the score.

> 
> You are better off having a synth pad sustaining through an entire show,
> than having zillions of little hits and such, unless each one sustains
> exactly to the next.
> 
> In other words, you are paid by the PRO if you have SOMETHING filling the
> space, no matter how complicated.  Out to a total of seconds contained in
> that particular show.
> 
> So charge your client more for more complicated "music."  Find a sound
> designer person that you consider to be at the same level or so in his
> career and see what he charges to add sfx to a show.  Then add that rate to
> your music comp rate.
> 
> This, of course, differs for song.
> 
> Hope this helps someone out there,
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
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