[Leica] Re: Background music for slide shows

[jcb at visualimpressions.com (JCB)]

At 06:09 PM 7/8/2004, Tina Manley wrote:
>LUG -
>
>One of the hardest things I have to do is figure out what music fits with 
>the slide shows that I put together for Dimes for Hunger.  We have 
>experimented with spoken sound tracks and just music and have decided that 
>just music is a better background for the photographs.  Every year I try 
>to find one recording that is about 10-12 minutes long that will fit the 
>format of the show.  It should be fairly smooth, without a lot of 
>interruptions. For example, I've used the themes from Platoon and 
>Schindler's List.  Both of those had the audience in tears, which is not a 
>bad thing when you are trying to raise money.  If anybody has any 
>suggestions for similarly moving, long, and emotional musical themes, I 
>would really appreciate it.
>
>All of the photos in the slide show will have been made with Leica lenses 
>;-)



What about music royalties? Using music for public consumption requires 
permission and royalties. How do you deal with this?

:-)

JB