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It's called library music. It's much used in ads, trailers, and corporate productions. Ad agencies sometimes also commission music. Ad use pays incredibly well
by TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
It's called library music. It's much used in ads, trailers, and corporate productions. Ad agencies sometimes also commission music.
Ad use pays incredibly well, because unlike streaming you get a non-trivial fee every time it airs on TV/radio/cinema.
Some musicians make very successful careers doing this.
- soylentcola 6y agoAlways seemed like the modern analogue to the older practice of artists only being able to make a living if they could secure patronage. The days of (semi) direct payment for physical copies of recorded media are starting to seem like an aberration rather than the rule.