[Fmpro] OSCARS

[Fernando Rivas]

Sorry - didn't catch the cynicism. But it is well taken. Maybe now Morricone
will make some money on the composition (now a 'tune').


On 2/26/07 12:33 PM, "Les Hurdle" <leshurdle101 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I was being just a little cynical !
> 
> Given songwriters have made every effort, it would
> appear, to insure 'score' only receives 20c per min
> compared to songs' $1....  it was ironic to have a
> major composer 'embraced' by using one of his pieces
> [of 30 years ago, I'm told] which would have been
> earning 20c turned into a song........
> So if the 'score' is good enough now to be a song,
> does this mean it was always 'quality' ??
> 
> Will the instrumental version now earn $1 given it is
> now 'a song'?
> 
> The 'play' last night was very interesting politics.
> 
> Les
> 
> 
> 
> --- Fernando Rivas <rivas2750 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> I believe it is paid 100% as featured - then split
>> into whatever contractual
>> shares were decided before hand by the parties
>> involved. At least, that's
>> been my experience.
>> 
>> FR
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/26/07 9:33 AM, "Les Hurdle"
>> <leshurdle101 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Interesting to see 'Ennio' use a song for his
>>> highlight of the evening.
>>> 
>>> Serious question.
>>> 
>>> When the listing is music by X and lyrics by
>>> Y............ is the music paid at 100% as
>> feature
>>> performance or only the lyrics?
>>> 
>>> Les
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
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