Making significant $ with film/TV music

[Paulie]

Is this the oldest active thread in the Forum?

[funsongs]

Is this the oldest active thread in the Forum?

If not - maybe it's headed for the record books.

[KCFYX]

Haven't posted a lot here I believe, but making $ with film/TV depends on so many things.

I've had 10 seconds placements played 100 times per mon th giving me more backend money than some exclusive upfront fees for a track...
If you get snippets on CNN, FOX of 10 secs, they might end up giving you 4 numbers every quarter.

[jaydunhambe]

Haven't posted a lot here I believe, but making $ with film/TV depends on so many things.

I've had 10 seconds placements played 100 times per mon th giving me more backend money than some exclusive upfront fees for a track...
If you get snippets on CNN, FOX of 10 secs, they might end up giving you 4 numbers every quarter.

This is good to know and reassuring haha

[funsongs]

Haven't posted a lot here I believe, but making $ with film/TV depends on so many things.

I've had 10 seconds placements played 100 times per mon th giving me more backend money than some exclusive upfront fees for a track...
If you get snippets on CNN, FOX of 10 secs, they might end up giving you 4 numbers every quarter.

This is good to know and reassuring haha

Oughta be a song...
"One penny, two pennies, three pennies, four...
Git yer stuff on TV news and earn so much more!!"

[Casey H]

Is this the oldest active thread in the Forum?

If not - maybe it's headed for the record books.

Hasn't been active lately but here is one of the oldest and maybe the longest thread in the history of this forum:
why-was-sgt-peppers-such-a-huge-album-t6802.html

[cosmicdolphin]

Is this the oldest active thread in the Forum?

If not - maybe it's headed for the record books.

Hasn't been active lately but here is one of the oldest and maybe the longest thread in the history of this forum:
why-was-sgt-peppers-such-a-huge-album-t6802.html

My Dad just sold all his original 60s Beatles Vinyl LPs ...Revolver fetched the most at £85

[glogleemusic]

Once again... thanks so much for this contribution Casey!

[AmandaJane]

and it's still going strong...

[Ruinarte]

Thank you for your helpful summary. Hi, I'm Jen
I hope this is the right spot to post this (I am new to the forums so still learning how it all works).
I have been with taxi 3 years now and debating whether to renew my membership (3 years was my - we'll see how this goes time).
I have done the maths and have sent music to 158 briefs (whilst working full time and looking after a 3 and 5 year old - obvs would have loved to do more if i could have). Bearing in mind, I was a total newbie at the start with no clue what i was doing (so less forwards at the start!) I have now had 26 forwards in total (thats a forward rate of 16%). As an aside, this has cost me 1390 dollars taking into account membership and submission fees.
I have had no placements or heard anything back from anyone anywhere which feels frustrating (the usual shouting into a void that music seems to provide). Despite this, I absolutely love doing this and want to do it every day forever. Reducing or stopping my day job would be the ultimate dream. I mostly write synth-pop & alt-pop (with vocals), cinematic and neoclassical stuff.
Can I ask, is this story relatively standard? Are things likely to pick up? will I get a placement? Am I not churning out enough music perhaps? I am interested to hear that instrumentals do far better and perhaps should focus on that more.
I would love to know everyone's thoughts, personal experience and advise. Thanks