Max Field Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Have been Googling all over the place and keep getting results for artists getting their songs into movies and not the other way around. Has anyone produced a film before and gone through the process of officially licensing a contemporary copyrighted piece of music into the final cut? It's so hard to track which label owns what artist's catalog nowadays, as well as getting a response from them in general feels like a struggle. If we have songs from multiple different labels, is there some kind of licensing agent who can communicate with the labels on a filmmakers behalf to acquire licensing rights to music easier? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Polzfusz Posted July 23, 2023 Share Posted July 23, 2023 Hi! Maybe this text helps? https://www.renderforest.com/blog/get-permission-to-use-song Jörg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Field Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 9 hours ago, Joerg Polzfusz said: Hi! Maybe this text helps? https://www.renderforest.com/blog/get-permission-to-use-song Sorry but #6 does not answer "what if they don't reply" which in all likelihood is what happens when you email a major record label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Polzfusz Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Did you try contacting ASCAP, BMI or SESAC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Field Posted July 25, 2023 Author Share Posted July 25, 2023 18 hours ago, Joerg Polzfusz said: Did you try contacting ASCAP, BMI or SESAC? I looked through their catalogs and it's a two-fold problem where either they don't have the songs we want or they are only for the playing of at live events and not to be used within recorded media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vital Butinar Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I don't know if this is still relevant, but some time ago working on a project a producer told me about these guys and they do exactly what you're asking. They license music for films, don't know how much it costs though. https://www.harryfox.com/ There's also an alternative that I learned of recently, that might be a better alternative if it's a lower budget project. https://app.lickd.co/ Hope it helps. Regards Vital Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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