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Completing your Music Cue Sheet
Your Music Cue Sheet allows you to provide details about the music you have used in
your film/s. If you have produced more than one film as part of a Studio award then you
will need to complete a separate Music Cue Sheet for each film.
First Light Movies has provided a template Music Cue Sheet for you to complete on
page 13 of your Final report, a copy can also be found on your Legal Pack CD.
Production Details
Please ensure you provide the name of the film, the duration and your project reference
number (URN). Your URN is the 7 digit reference number detailed on all First Light
Movies correspondence, e.g. 3183099.
Music Details
In this section you need to provide details about the music you have used in your film/s.
An explanation of what is required in each field is given below. You may find it useful to
have the Music Cue Sheet in front of you when reading the following information.
Music Title
For specially commissioned score music the terms “Opening Music” and “Closing
Music” should be used for the main and end titles. “Incidental Music” should be used
to describe the background score. For non-score pre-existing music the full title should
be given.
Composer / Author / Arranger
Please give the full names(s) in the following format: Surname, First Name, Middle
Name (if applicable). The name should be followed by a bracketed indicator of the
individual’s role using the following codes:
Composer
Author
Composer/Author
Arranger*
(C)
(A)
(CA)
(AR)
*This is only required when the music is an arrangement of a non-copyright work.
Should the work be non-copyright then please document it as such.
Publisher
Please give the full name(s) of the publisher(s). Where the work is not published
indicate with the designation “Unpublished” in the column.
Featured Performer(s) / Record / Video / Film Clip Title
Please provide the full name of each featured performer along with the record, video or
film clip title.
Catalogue and Label Number
This is the record/video company’s in-house number and brand name which will be
usually found on the product cover, often the spine.
If the music featured in your film/s has been composed for the project please mark this
column N/A.
Music Origin Code
In this section you need to insert the appropriate code for the source of your music, the
codes are:
P
C
V
L
X
- Live Performance
- Commercial record/tape/CD
- Music Video
- Library Music record/tape/CD
- Specially commissioned score
Music Use Code
These codes are used to identify featured and background use of music in your film. A
musical work is featured when it is used as opening or closing music or when the
characters in the film are aware of the music, e.g. juke box music in a bar scene. It is
also featured if the performers of the music form the subject or one of the subjects of
the film. A musical work is considered background in all but the preceding cases.
The Music Use Codes are:
B
F
- Background
- Featured
Music Cue Duration
This should be the exact length of the music cue expressed in minutes and seconds.