Posted by Bill on 01/30/07 20:12

All sounds very corporate and institutional to me. If that's what you
feel you need to go to to feel safe, so be it.

However, the idea that you need a studio, a producer, and engineer, and
a team of session musicians is ridiculous. That's what you do if you
have lots of money to spend and want to take a committee approach. It
certainly doesn't guarrantee that the resulting product will by any more
distinguished than downloadable tracks.

I know some local musicians-- and this is not a big town-- who have
their own digital eight-track recording equipment and are highly capable
of creating distinctive original music with a bit of flavour and
personality to it. All of the money you could put into having the
arrangements "written" and hiring an engineer and producer could buy
these men and women more time to develop their work.

If I was doing a lot of productions in this area, I would develop some
relationships with these people.

But I grant you, it might be possible to find some interesting music
available in the libraries if, as you say, you avoid the electronica,
and spend enough time searching and listening.


Steve King wrote:

> How so? The composer would still have to spend time 'customizing' the
> music. The arrangments (unless you're in Nashville) would have to be
> written. A studio and engineer would have to be hired. The musicians would
> have to return to the studio, at least some of them. Now, instead of from
> $20 to $150 per track a producer could be looking at well into four figures
> or more, unless everyone's working for free.
>

>
>
> I find that there is a wonderful variety licensable music available. Much
> of it using real instruments. Admittedly much of it all electronic, too.
> And dreadful. But, if one cares to look among the many, many libraries
> there is quality music to be had. For me, the real cost of a good library
> music track is in my time spent making the choice .
>
>

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