Buy out meaning you sold it and don't earn anything for its future use? I always disliked those deals, then again without it you wouldn't have this lovely piece. Sad they can't just pay you the small fee when they use it. What if it ended up in the actual series for a scene? Other than being cool, it would be a shame for you to not get even a credit for it. I know that "work for hire" if that is what this was, is done all the time and can be lucrative, but I have also heard stories of people getting paid a few hundred bucks (or less) for a piece of music that, for example, becomes the audible theme song for product or company or a large ad campaign and the writers get no credit or residuals. Barry Manilow did a lot of that work early on and wrote a wide range of very famous jingles but was paid as work for hire. On the other hand, he got paid a LOT of money for a 3 note jingle for Mennon deodorant (By Men-Non). It all worked out for him.

Congrats again, very proud of you and I look forward to you getting more opportunities such as this. Is your material in a lot of libraries? Have you tried TAXI out? They have calls for inst. pieces I believe.

Brian

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