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January 2005 NEWSLETTER A n E n t e r t a i n m e n t I n d u s t r y O r g a n i z a t i o n

FILM Music Biz Quiz 50th Anniversary Randall Rumage As we enter the new year, it’s good to review some of the amazing musical The President’s contributions made in 2004 to movies, television programs, and . It’s now the season of the Golden Globes, the and the Corner Grammy Awards, all of which help to remind us of the songs, the scores, and the people who make them come to life. See if your film music trivia knowledge is Michael R. Morris to speed with this scientifically uncertified multiple choice quiz! The answers In December, the CCC celebrated are on page 5. the holidays with its annual party, again held at the ever-hospitable 1. According to Billboard, what was the top selling soundtrack of 2004? Cafe Cordiale. While this meant a A. Spider-Man 2 - (Geffen/DreamWorks/Interscope) hiatus from our regular monthly pa- B. Tupac: Resurrection – (Amaru/Interscope) nels, the sold-out evening afforded C. The Passion Of The Christ – (Integrity/Sony Music) CCC members and a splendid D. (Ray Charles) – (WMG /Atlantic/Rhino) opportunity to out 2004, rekin- dle old friendships, and - of course - 2. Connect these top 5 Hot Soundtrack Singles (according to Billboard’s 2004 musically schmooze. Special kudos to year-end edition) to the soundtracks or films in which they were embodied: James Leach for organizing the musi- cal portion of the party, and to Deb- A. “Milks hake ” - 1. “The Punisher” bie Dumas, Marrsha Sill and Ilene B. “Breakaway” - 2. “” C. “Runnin (Dying To Live)” – Tupac 3. “Tupac: Resurrection” Goldberg for their efforts in assemb- Shakur/Notorious B.I.G. 4. “” ling the "goodie bags" (nice work). D. “Accidentally In Love” – Counting 5. “Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement” Tonight, we kick off the new year Crows with our "Film and TV Music 2005" E. “Broken” panel, moderated by Dan Butler, who 3. “Breakaway” was recorded by Kelly Clarkson and featured in “The Princess is both the current CCC Vice Presi- Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.” It was the second highest selling soundtrack dent and V.P. Business & Legal Af- single of 2004. Besides Matthew Gerrard and Bridget Louise Benenate, name fairs - Music for Warner Brothers Pic- another co-writer of this song: tures. The erosion in mechanical roy- alties surprised no one after Napster A. Desmond Child D. Avril Lavigne and its progeny became ubiquitous B. Linda Perry E. Kelly Clarkson on the web. Hopefully the wide- C. Justin Guarini spread appeal of Apple's IPod and si- milar devices will continue to spur le- 4. Which of the following top soundtrack albums of 2004 was NOT released by Walt Disney or Records: gitimate on-line sales and materially reverse this trend. In the meantime, A. The Cheetah Girls (EP) F. 50 First Dates synchronization fees and perfor- B. Th e Lizzie M cGuire Movie G. That’s So Raven mance income from the use of music C. Freaky Friday H. 13 Going On 30 in film and TV has become an increa- D. A Cinderella Story I. Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen singly important source of income to E. The Princess Diaries 2: Ro yal Engagement (continued) 5. Match the following film with the films they rendition with acoustic guitar of what 1976 hit single made scored: famous by David :

A. “Racing Stripes” 1. A. “We May Never Pass This Way Again” B. “Coach Carter” 2. B. “Wildfire” C. “A Very Long Engagement” 3. C. “Let Her In” D. “Home On The Range 4. Trevor Rabin D. “Don’t Give Up On Us” E. “The Village” 5. E. “Never Gonna Fall In Love Again”

6. Match the music supervisors listed below with the films 12. Match the film with the song, each of which was on which they worked: nominated for the 2005 Golden Globe award for this year’s Best Original Song from a Motion Picture: A. “In Good ” 1. Lia Vollack B. “Spider-Man 2” 2. Michael Dilbeck A. “Accidentally In Love” 1. “The Polar Express” C. “50 First Dates” 3. Kathy Nelson B. “Believe” 2. “Shrek 2” D. “Shrek 2” 4. Curt Sobel C. “Learn To Be Lonely” 3. “Hotel Rwanda” E. “Ray” 5. Chris Douridas D. “Million Voices” 4. “Phantom Of The ” E. “Old Habits ” 5. “Alfie” 7. Which song won the 2004 Oscar for Best Original Song: 13. Which star of the film “A Love Song For Bobby Long” A. "Into the West" from ": The also performs 2 songs on its : Return of the King" - Music and Lyric by , , and A. B. "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" from "A Mighty B. Kevin Kline Wind" - Music and Lyric by Michael McKean and C. Kevin Spacey Annette O'Toole D. Harry Connick, Jr. C. "Scarlet Tide" from "Cold Mountain" - Music and Lyric by and 14. According to Billboard, the top 5 soundtrack D. "The Triplets of Belleville" from "The Triplets of distributors had an aggregate of 109 charted titles in 2004. Belleville" - Music by Benoit Charest, Lyric by Sylvain Which label(s) had the most: Chomet E. "You Will Be My Ain True Love" from "Cold Mountain" - A. Universal Music and Lyric by B. WEA C. Sony 8. According to SoundScan’s 2004 Year-To-Date D. BMG Soundtrack chart for the week ending January 2, 2005, how E. Independents (combined) many soundtrack albums sold a million or more units in the F. EMM (EMI Music Marketing) U.S. in 2004? 15. Which former child star had the #2 and the #17 Top A. 0 D. 10 Soundtrack Album of 2004, according to Billboard: B. 1 E. 11 C. 5 F. 17 A. Jessica Simpson D. Raven Symone B. Christina Aguilera E. Lindsey Lohan 9. Billboard reports that two sister labels were the Top 2 C. Britney Spears Soundtrack Imprints for 2004. Name those 2 labels: 16. Which won the Oscar for Best Original Score A. Columbia/Sony in 2004? B. BMG/Arista C. Walt Disney/Hollywood A. "Big Fish" ( Releasing) - D. UMG/Def Jam B. "Cold Mountain" () - C. "Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista) - 10. The song “Why Can’t I?” recorded by Liz Phair on D. "House of Sand and Fog" (DreamWorks/Cobalt) - Capitol Records was Billboard’s #9 Hot Soundtrack Single of 2004, and was featured in 2 separate film soundtracks. E. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (New Name those 2: Line) - Howard Shore

A. “Meet The Fokkers” and “Team America – World 17. Which of the following composers/films was NOT Police” nominated for this year’s Golden Globe award for Best B. “Garden State” and “I Heart Huckabees” Original Score for a Motion Picture: C. “13 Going On 30” and “Win A Date With Tad Hamilton” D. “Starsky & Hutch” and “Harold & Kumar Go to White A. – “Spanglish” Castle” B. – “The Incredibles” C. Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - “Finding Neverland” 11. Although David Soul made a non-musical cameo D. - “” appearance in “Starsky & Hutch” starring Ben Stiller and E. Howard Shore – “” Owen Wilson, Owen Wilson performed an onscreen vocal F. Clint Eastwood – “Million Dollar Baby” form of an injunction inhibiting or pre- Quiz Answers venting the exhibition or distribution of If you got 5 or more correct, not the project. This clause is crucial be- bad – see a movie every month or 1. B. “Tupac: Resurrection” (Ama- two, and you’ll improve your score cause it would disastrous to the pro- ru/Interscope) was # 1. “Spiderman ducer for a composer paid next ! If you got 10 or more 2” was #4, “The Passion of the correct, you’re well on your way to $200,000.00 to be able to enjoin the Christ” was #13, and “Ray” was #21. release of a $50,000,000.00 movie. beating Ken Jennings when he 2. A – 4; B – 5; C – 3; D – 2; E. 1 The Certificate of Authorship re- reappears on “Jeopardy.” If you got 3. D. iterates the "work made for hire" lan- 15 or more correct, you should be 4. F. “50 First Dates” was released on guage and also waives all moral sitting in the executive suite of the Maverick/Warner Bros. and was #9 rights, or "droit moral". It also rein- music department of a major motion on Billboard’s 2004 Top Soundtrack forces the warranty of originality con- picture studio; and if you got less than Albums. tained in the primary agreement. 4 correct, you need to bring a pad and 5. A – 3; B – 4; C – 5; D – 1; E – 2 Lastly, there should be a sched- pencil to the movie theater and 6. A – 3; B -1; C – 2; D – 5; E - 4 ule of royalties to be paid to the com- remain seated until all the credits 7. A. "Into the West" from "The Lord of poser in the event that the music is have scrolled by….then Elvis and you the Rings” exploited by licensing its use to a third can simultaneously leave the building! 8. 0 – No soundtrack album sold 1 party. These royalty provisions are si- million units in 2004, according to milar in nature to those between a Randall Rumage is V.P. of Business SoundScan’s 2004 Year-To-Date and a music publisher and Affairs for Rondor Music International, Soundtrack chart for the week define the various types of exploitation Inc., a wholly-owned division of Uni- ending January 2, 2005. The highest and the composer's share of each versal Music Group. charted soundtrack album of 2004, source of income. Since the produ- according to SoundScan, is “Shrek cer/publisher collects all license fees 2,” which sold 939,394 units in the and royalties (except the composer's U.S., unlike “8 Mile” which has sold share of public performance royalties, approximately 4 ½ million units in which are paid directly to the compo- the U.S. to date, “O Brother, Where ser by their performing rights society), President’s Corner Art Thou?” which has sold almost 7 there is also an accounting provision (continued) million units in the U.S. to date, and that states how these royalties are to “” (featuring “My Heart Will Go be paid and an audit provision on the composers and publishers. On”) which has sold 9 million copies composer's behalf. Tonight's panel will review re- in the U.S. to date. Composer agreements can range cent changes in the business mo- 9. C. Walt Disney had 18 charted titles from 4 to 20 pages but, for the protec- dels for these uses as well as new and Hollywood had 10 charted titles, tion of both parties, all of them should opportunities that have arisen for for a total of 28. contain the basic terms listed above. placement of music in film and TV, 10. C. As these are legally binding agree- music clearance issues and related 11. D. ments, composers are encouraged to "hot" topics. This discussion 12. A–2: Music and Lyrics by Adam engage competent legal counsel should prove inval uable to those Duritz, Dan Vickery, David before entering into this type of agree- already involved in this important Immergluck, Matthew Malley and ment. segment of the music business as ; B–1: Music and Lyrics well as those seeking to break in by Glen Ballard and ; C- Steven Winogradsky is the President to the world of film and TV music. 4: Music By , of The Winogradsky Company in North Finally, the recent tragic tsunami Lyrics By Charles Hart; D–3: Music Hollywood, , providing music By , Jerry “Wonder” in the Indian Ocean as well as the business affairs and legal support for Duplessis, Andrea Guerra, Lyrics By deadly mudslides so close to home composers, , music publi- Wyclef Jean; E-5: Music & Lyrics By: should make everyone reflect upon shers, recording artists and television, & David A. Stewart our own good fortune. Congress film, video and multi-media producers. 13. A. just passed a special law making He is also a former president of the 14. The labels are listed in the correct charitable donations given on or CCC and the AIMP. order. Universal had 46 charted before January 31, 2005 for tsuna- titles, WEA had 24, Sony had 18, mi relief eligible for 2004 tax de- BMG had 8, the combined duction treatment. If you haven't UPCOMING MEETINGS independents had 10, and EMM had already reached into your pocket 3. in response to this unprecedented disaster, I urge you to do so. February 15 15. D. Raven was featured on the #2 album “The Cheetah Girls” and on I wish everyone a happy and An Evening with BMI the #17 album “That’s So Raven.” healthy new year. 16. E. "The Lord of the Rings: The March 22 Return of the King" (New Line) - An Evening with SESAC Howard Shore 17. B. Michael Giacchino – “The Incredibles”