[Fmpro] FMPRO Digest, Vol 33, Issue 40

[DGRussell@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/29/08 7:43:25 PM, fmpro-request at nxport.com writes:


> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:05:00 -0500
> From: "Chris Alpiar" <chris at alpiar.com>
> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] composer as executive producer
> To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
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> 10% of the total budget is what you should expect. so if the total budget is
> 300k then 30k is what you should get
> 
> 

Chris,

I only WISH that were the number.   Here's a quote from "Getting the Best 
Score for You Film" by David Bell (a respected composer who has been around quite 
a while) published in 94..." a good general rule of thumb is that the music 
budget should be 1.5% to 2.5% of the total film budget.   This has fallen from 
music budgets being 3% to 5% of the total production budgets for films made 
forty to fifty years ago."

You can see, according to Bell, music budgets have never been near 10%.

If you can get 10%, more power to you that's great.   In L.A. these days 1-2% 
is often what is offered.   I try to base it more on how much music is 
invloved, the schedule, how many musicians (if any) etc.   The rule of three is 
good... good, fast, cheap.... pick two.

David Glen Russell


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