Comments on: Music and movies - give away the soundtrack

Want to sell movie tickets? How about giving away some music?

[moses27]

I like it. With the music industry in a decline due to all the pirate downloading going on and the fact that anyone can produce a label or album right from the comfort of their home at a low cost, i think it might raise the music industry back up and at the same time appeal to the consumer.

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[lanchas9]

Music industry is so death if they keep doing business like during the past 5 or 6 years since the mp3 came in the picture.
They haven?t realize how simple is to download a song, or even better, to get it for free must of the time.
The record labels have not been able to adapt to technology for the new generations. Right now is better to release music over Youtube or MySpace than to any CD or online music store.
People wants to be entrained and there are a lot of free music out there, so why to pay extra cash. So its better to hear free music from independent artist (must of them are really good and it's free in mp3.com or music.cnet.com)
Music should be free and everyone should be able to download music, and the good deal is to have summer tours and live presentations and get 50 or 60 bucks per person. Live performances are the next big business.

[rampagebegins]

Excellent idea, and bonus for me, as soundtracks are my favorite music medium. In the "old days" I'd go to at least two movies a week, now I go to one every couple of months. Would like to see more, but these days, who has the time? I also used to always seek out the soundtrack to my favorites! No longer do that either, but would definitely get my a@# to the movie theatre if they offered me the soundtrack for free!

[Bonzootoo]

Nice idea. I do believe the movie companies would have to pay on a per CD given away as that is how writer's fee's etc. are counted and the writer's would insist on being paid. Also there could be no guarantees unless the director did not use certain groups since many big groups such as the Rolling Stones allow movies to use their songs (for a fee) but do not allow there music on soundtracks - so the audience would have to know that sometimes the big songs would not be on the CD.