Posted by tysonjm on 01/30/07 00:09

I'd agree too. So is there a happy medium in there between the
"canned" stuff and the original music approach? i.e., is a service or
website that offers a collection of high quality clips that could be
customized to a dregree help cure the blandness of the generic library
music sound? I know some sites offer alternate variations of their
clips, but what if this went a step further: Say you find a clip
that's close to what you need for a project in style, tempo, texture,
etc., and you download it in it's original form for comp purposes.
Then, working with the very musicians who actually wrote/recorded the
music clip, you "customize" it to your specification. It wouldn't be
commissioned music starting from scratch, so the cost and time
requiements would be less.

Is this a better scenario, or if we back up here, is the real need
just to have a better selection and higher quality (real instruments)
music available online and in CD libararies? Not the prestige of a
Hollywood film, but more professional, nonetheless...

I ask because I've been interested in creating a stock music service/
library online, but don't want to just reinvent the wheel. I want to
know what people desire, who don't have Hollywood budgets. :)


On Jan 29, 6:29 am, Larry in AZ <usen...@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com>
wrote:
> Waiving the right to remain silent, Bill <t...@chromehorse.net> said:
>
> > If what you're doing isn't important, it's probably not an issue. If
> > you want your work to stand out, go hunting for some of the local
> > musicians who are always hungry for work and capable of creating and
> > recording some original music tailored for your production. It would
> > almost certainly cost more. Maybe not as much as you think, since a lot
> > of musicians have their own mini-studios in their homes and can play
> > multiple instruments. Is the additional prestige it adds to your work
> > worth it? Maybe.I agree with you, but it's not just the direct costs, but also the time.
> First, you may need to locate the musicians, then you can spend many hours
> listening and tweaking.
>
> With little budgets, production music is sometimes the only choice...
>
> --
> Larry Jandro
> Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
> Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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