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Why Hollywood loves this creepy bird call
If you’ve seen any remotely creepy movie, you’ve heard a loon wail: that mournful, nearly human ooo-ooo-oooo. It pops up whenever a movie needs to convey melancholy or trepidation, often accompanied by a full moon or some fog. But for the most part, loons have no business being in the background of those scenes. With the help of some internet birders, we took a deep dive (pun intended) into the world of loons to explain how Hollywood misuses this bird call — and why the wail is so haunting in the first place.
Music Sync Licensing
25+ tips for songwriters and composers who want to have their music licensed
We had an amazing conversation about Music Sync Licensing with Martina Comuzzi - Music Licensing Manager at West One Music Group (Netflix, LEGO, Disney), Alberto Albis - Head of A&R with Triple Scoop Music (Adobe, Google. Sony) & Willow Stephens - LA-based artist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist with music featured on Nickelodeon, OWN network.
Work For Free?
Source: Anne-Kathrin Dern’s Youtube channel
Should composers work for free? A - hopefully - nuanced discussion about a rather controversial topic.
Some of the topics covered by Anne-Kathrin Dern in this video: Charity & Education, Exchange of Services, Relationships, Credits, Passion projects, Unpaid Internships, and more!
Teamwork
Source: Anne-Kathrin Dern’s Youtube channel
In this video Anne-Kathrin Dern go over the different team members of the music department and where in the process they come in with their own responsibilities. Topics covered in this video: Agents & Managers, Orchestrator, Recording Crew, Dub mixer, and more!