Cinemusic.net: Film Music and Soundtracks
Ryan Keaveney. Webmaster
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What’s always bugged me most about piracy of film music is that the genre is so small and profits even smaller, that it’s a shame when a label goes through the expense of putting a score out, knowing full well that they won’t be making a bundle, only to see people openly request and trade that title on the internet. The film music labels need our support, as much as we need them to release the music. There is no one in this world whose rights to film music outweigh the rights of a record label to their compensation for their hard work and expense. I personally don’t care if you don’t have a dime to your name – if you can’t pony up the bucks to buy a score album, then sadly you shouldn’t have that album. Film music isn’t a necessity of life – if you can pay your electricity and water bills, then great. But if you can’t buy the Japanese import of a Harry Gregson-Williams videogame score, then I’m not shedding a tear for you.
Admittedly it’s different for some. I do run a website and I do get CDs for free, but I buy as many CDs now as I have for the past ten to fourteen years. |
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Lukas Kendall. President
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It is definitely a problem for my company because many of our titles are currently being pirated, and we are the above-board label that has paid for their restoration! It is theft, pure and simple. $20 for a CD of a beloved score is a fair price for a collector to pay. We put our money where our mouth is and take risks in producing classic film scores on CD -- we feel justified in asking collectors to avoid pirated albums. |
Filmmuziek! - Recensies van de allerbeste soundtracks
Arvid Fossen. Webmaster
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Same as with all music, let's wait and see. iTunes is getting anyones attention now, so the labels will need to rethink their strategies. |
Filmtracks Modern Soundtrack Reviews
Christian Clemmensen. Webmaster
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I hear labels and rights agencies complain about priracy every day. They insist that every post made at Filmtracks leading to illegal music must be removed immediately. But despite the theoretical threat (and the threat is just that: theoretical. Scores sell so few copies compared to mainstream music that piracy is only damaging in rare cases), the complaints about bootleggers and pirates ignore the true problem. If labels, studios, and agencies want to solve piracy, they need to stop the leaking of source material from engineering studios and recording sessions. Without "insiders" (and sometimes the composers themselves!) leaking the music out to bootleggers, the piracy wouldn't happen. The majority of the film music bootlegs in existence came from a voluntary promotional release (albeit small or private in many cases... 10 to 20 copies at most) that was made because there was not much chance of that music ever receiving a commercial release. |
Movie Wave Film Music Reviews
James Southall. Webmaster
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I think it began as a way of collectors sharing unreleased music - remember that only a few years ago, there were far fewer releases of film scores than there are today - but somehow spread beyond that, which doesn't seem all that reprehensible, into people simply sharing music which is available in the shops, as a means of getting it for free - and that IS reprehensible. The fact of the matter is that a company like Varese Sarabande probably doesn't make very big profits on its album releases, and every time someone copies one of their albums for someone else, it makes it less and less likely that they'll have the will or the means to keep on doing what they do. And can anyone imagine the world of film music without Varese Sarabande there to release all the great scores that nobody else wants to release? |
Music from the Movies
Paul Place. Editor of the printed version
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Piracy has always existed, whether it be home taping or burning CDRs. I don’t think there are high prices in the market, just far too many CDs for anyone person to be able to afford. |
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Andreas Lindahl. Webmaster
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I think it's a huge problem. Specially when it comes to film music and soundtracks. Labels usually sell a couple of thousand units of a score CD, meaning that every purchase is extremely important. Every sold CD counts. But all the piracy is, of course, a result of the high prices, among other things. |
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