The music we used and what how we would get around the copyright.

Royalty free music would have ideally been our first choice, though we were so deadset on this song because of the noir feel, the lyrics and tone. So, in order to use this piece of music, research, communication and permission is key.Upon research, I've found that we need to obtain two licences; A synchronisation licence and a master use licence. The synchronisation licence must be gained from the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) who holds rights to a large number of songwriter's, artists and producers' work. To obtain this, I would need to mail the legal team working the company and propose to use this particular song, explain our film, and negotiate royalties with them. I would need the master use to reproduce the recording in our noir. We would need to clear this right with both XL Recordings/Kitty-Yo Recordings as they own the recording we're proposing to use. Similarly to the synchronisation license, we would need to contact the business affairs departments of these record labels and, again, negotiate prices and propose.Fees are determined by how long the song is used, how many times the song is used, how it will be used, and where the film is distributed. For us, as students, reduced fees are available. In our proposal, we would need to provide a synopsis of the film and it's budget, explain how we intend to use the song and how our body of work will be distributed. Now knowledgeable of how we could use the song "More" in our piece, we can switftly move on to complete other areas of post-production!

By editor, Ben Halliday