Cleared...

As well as the unique and perfect music that Sarah wrote and produced for the top and the body of the film, we couldn’t resist a choice bit of Belle and Sebastian over the end credits. Clearing music is notoriously awkward - especially for short films where money is tight (see one of the first entries in this blog where I made a speculative call to Wixen Music in California who ‘handle’ the Doors). Failing to clear music is one of the major pitfalls pointed out by all the short film-makers’ guides. You make a lovely film and then someone says ‘you know that Nirvana track you are using…’ and corporate legal departments come down on you like a Terry Gilliam fist. Today the contracts came through from Beggars, who license Belle and Sebastian. Isobel Palos there and Lindsay Nieman at Sony ATV (who publish the music) have been incredibly patient with us first-time purchasers and I think fair too. Thanks folks.

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