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    Project Details
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    Moods
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    Genres
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    Final Questions

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Filmmaker or production company pays Compozly the full amount upfront. Compozly pays composer 50% of the creative fee after rough mockup of the score is delivered.

COMPOSER IS PAID 2ND HALF OF THEIR CREATIVE FEE

Filmmaker or company pays Compozly full amount upfront. Compozly pays the composer the remaining 50% of the creative fee after final music files and cue sheets of the score are delivered.

What are the main genres of your desired music?

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African

Ambient

Avante-garde

Blues

Chinese

Country

Electronic (EDM)

Folk

Funk

Hip-Hop

Holiday

Jazz

Kids

Latin

Metal

Orchestral

Pop

R&B

Reggae

Rock

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Descriptions of genres

African - Music that comes from Africa that stylistically incorporates lots of rhythm, drums, bongos, voices, & percussion

Ambient - A style of gentle, largely electronic instrumental music with no persistent beat, used to create or enhance a mood or atmosphere

Avante-garde - Music that is experimental in nature, can vary in sub-genres such as ambient, electronic, or piano. Objectively Weird!

Blues - Blues originated in the Deep South of the US around the 1860s by African-Americans. Consistent background patterns with a solo (usually guitar) on top

Chinese - Music that comes from the China It covers a highly diverse range of music from the traditional to the modern

Country - A form of pop music originating in the rural southern US It is traditionally a mixture of guitar ballads & dance tunes

Electronic - Also known as dance music, club music, or simply dance, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres made largely for nightclubs, raves, & festivals

Folk - Folk music includes traditional folk music & the genre that evolved from it during the 20th-century folk revival, with a focus on storytelling & use of acoustic guitars

Funk - Funk music is dance music that mixes rhythm & blues music with soul music. Used a lot in action comedies

Hip Hop - Hip-Hop music is a genre of pop music developed in the US by inner-city African Americans & Latino Americansa. Also includes rap & trap styles

Jazz - Jazz originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the early 20th centuries. Heavy use of piano, saxophone, guitar, upright bass & drums

Kids - Children's music or kids' music is music composed & performed for children

Latin - Music that comes from Spanish & Portuguese-speaking areas of the world Various styles of music from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, & the US

Metal - A loud, aggressive style of rock music Heavy metal songs are loud & powerful-sounding, & have strong rhythms that are repeated

Orchestral - Music that is comprised of a full orchestra, with strings, brass, winds, & percussion

Pop - Music that is considered "popular", with a focus on simple vocals & instrumentation - can be in the style of rock, rap, edm, R&B, folk, or other genres

R&B - Rhythm & blues, often abbreviated as R&B, is a genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s

Reggae - Music that comes from Jamaica that stylistically incorporates musical elements of rhythm & blues Also known as Caribbean

Rock - A broad genre of guitar based music that originated as "rock & roll" in the US in the late 1940s & early 1950s

What are the general moods of your desired music?

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80's Synth

Action

Adventure

Animated

Classical

Comedic

Creepy

Heroic

Inspiring

Medieval

Melancholic

Minimal

Mysterious

Romantic

Scary

Smart

Suspensful

Tension

Tribal

Whimsical

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Popular Films and television shows that use similar moods

80’s Synth - Blade Runner 2049, Tron Legacy, Stranger Things, IT

Action - Mad Max, Mission Impossible, James Bond, Fast & Furious

Adventure - Jurassic World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Transformers

Animated - Pixar, Shrek, Ice Age, Zootopia

Classical - Beethoven, Mozart, Chapin, Stravinsky

Comedic - Groundhog Day, Anchorman, Midnight Run, Ted

Creepy - A Nightmare Before Christmas, The Labyrinth, Beetlejuice

Heroic - The Avengers, Justice League, Indiana Jones

Inspiring - Hoosiers, Remember The Titans, Pursuit of Happyness

Medieval - Game of Thrones, Gladiator, Robin Hood

Melancholic - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Moonlight, Green Mile

Minimal - A Quiet Place, Cast Away, The Social Network

Mysterious - Arrival, Knives Out, Gone Girl, Identity

Romantic - The Notebook, Titanic, Casablanca

Scary - The Conjouring, Hereditary, IT, Get Out

Smart - A Beautiful Mind, The Theory of Everything, The Imitation Game

Suspensful - Alien, The Invisible Man, Jaws

Tension - The Lighthouse, Twister, The Prestige, Sicario, Nightcrawler

Tribal - Planet of the Apes, Apocalypto, The Lost World

Whimsical - Mouse Hunt, Home Alone, Curb Your Enthusiasm

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Do you plan on distributing your project where performance royalties apply?
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Information Regarding Royalties if ‘Yes’ (Buyout or Licensing Deal)

*Filmmaker retains 100% exclusive rights to the music.

*Composer doesn’t “lose” the rights entirely, he or she exclusively licenses the music to the filmmaker for use in ads, trailers, media distribution and is entitled to half of the royalties.

Performance Royalties: The filmmaker or company receives 100% of the publishing share and composer recieves 100% of the writers shares.

Please note that each party must be registered with their Performance Rights Organization (PRO) by the first rough draft deadline. Cue sheets must also be submitted with the final deliverables - otherwise Compozly will act as any party or parties that aren’t registered with a PRO

Information Regarding Royalties if ‘No’ (Work For Hire Deal)

*Composer retains 100% exclusive rights to the music

*Composer is allowed to sell or distribute the music used in the project however they want. This is usually for smaller projects with no or little chance at back-end royalties

*No royalties or back-end income for either composer or filmmaker