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
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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 soundtrack albums. It’s now the season of the Golden Globes, the Academy Awards 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 up 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 album 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 friends a splendid D. Ray (Ray Charles) – (WMG Soundtracks/Atlantic/Rhino) opportunity to usher 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 ” - Kelis 1. “The Punisher” bie Dumas, Marrsha Sill and Ilene B. “Breakaway” - Kelly Clarkson 2. “Shrek 2” C. “Runnin (Dying To Live)” – Tupac 3. “Tupac: Resurrection” Goldberg for their efforts in assemb- Shakur/Notorious B.I.G. 4. “Mean Girls” 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 Hollywood 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 composers with the films they rendition with acoustic guitar of what 1976 hit single made scored: famous by David Soul: A. “Racing Stripes” 1. Alan Menken A. “We May Never Pass This Way Again” B. “Coach Carter” 2. James Newton Howard B. “Wildfire” C. “A Very Long Engagement” 3. Mark Isham C. “Let Her In” D. “Home On The Range 4. Trevor Rabin D. “Don’t Give Up On Us” E. “The Village” 5. Angelo Badalamenti 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 Company” 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 Opera” E. “Old Habits Die Hard” 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 Lord of the Rings: The also performs 2 songs on its soundtrack album: Return of the King" - Music and Lyric by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, and Annie Lennox A. John Travolta 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 T Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello 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 Sting 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 composer won the Oscar for Best Original Score A. Columbia/Sony in 2004? B. BMG/Arista C. Walt Disney/Hollywood A. "Big Fish" (Sony Pictures Releasing) - Danny Elfman D. UMG/Def Jam B. "Cold Mountain" (Miramax) - Gabriel Yared C. "Finding Nemo" (Buena Vista) - Thomas Newman 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 James Horner 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. Hans Zimmer – “Spanglish” Castle” B. Michael Giacchino – “The Incredibles” C. Jan A.P. Kaczmarek - “Finding Neverland” 11. Although David Soul made a non-musical cameo D. Rolfe Kent - “Sideways” appearance in “Starsky & Hutch” starring Ben Stiller and E. Howard Shore – “The Aviator” 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 time! 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.