Posted by razordu30 at ool-4352a660.dyn.optonline.net on July 07, 2002 at 18:47:50:
In Reply to: Thanks but... posted by jo4n with a silent 4 on July 07, 2002 at 18:41:08:
the New York City Philharmonic, you have to speak with their representative so you can pay them their dues, per se.
This goes with any symphony, really. Your best bet is to find a kid who's a whiz at piano and have him play some classical music that fits your theme. Pay him 5 bucks and record it well. If the classical piece is old enough, you're set. This really is the best way around it. We had a friend of ours play the Turkish March or some shit for a clip we had to do, and it worked out great. You'd be surprised how many kids at a big high school can dish out some kick ass piano.
If you need some orchestra or something, it's gonna get tricky.
For newer music, go on MP3.com, look for some starving artist, and ask if you can use their song in a short movie. Tell them you will put them in the credits. If its your typical wannabe band that just happens to be good, they'll probably let you use it for free.
Getting music rights is supposedly pretty expensive. I would avoid it for just those reasons.
-Ramon http://razor.ramon.com