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Author Topic: House Music! Stephen Pike Film Handler Posts: 1 From: UK Registered: Oct 2003 posted 10-30-2003 03:48 AM                       Hello Film-Tech! I am a projectionist in the UK, and I am puzzled as to what music should be played as House Music? Many people have suggested a Moods cd, however I cannot find anything like this on the web! If anyone could suggest some house music that is suitable for all types of audience, I would be very greatful.  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-30-2003 04:12 AM                        no music is suitable for all audiences, so if that's what you want, go with no music. don't just assume that elevator music or soft rock or clean r&b is inoffensive to all. to some, it is quite offensive. carl  |  IP: Logged Jason Thode Film Handler Posts: 20 From: Frisco, TX, USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 10-30-2003 04:32 AM                     I know here in the U.S. our big theatre chains have the house music programed by advertising. Carl's right though no matter what your not going to be able to please everyone. Jason  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 10-30-2003 05:08 AM                     Hello Stephen! Welcome to F-T! (you too Jason) 6 pages covering this topic can be found here . [ 10-30-2003, 12:01 PM: Message edited by: Mike Olpin ]  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-30-2003 09:20 AM                     quote: I am a projectionist in the UK, and I am puzzled as to what music should be played as House Music? I think you may have answered that question there, play some house music Drum and bass, anything you can dance to is good house music, maybe even a guest DJ Sorry, I couldn't resist; we always have Movietunes, but in hearing them every day I have found a distinct pattern. Thrown in a song every generation will like, along with new stuff and some Jazz, can't go wrong  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2003 09:50 AM                     CD's should not be played at all the only appropriate music for the cinema is a mighty wurlitzur or compton riseing up out of thepit to be played by an organist  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2003 10:27 AM                     I have always thought movie soundtrack disks from the film(s) that are playing (or coming soon) in the theater at that particular time would be the definitive thing to play. In fact, the distributors should send them out to the theaters for free. Fail that, as far as I'm concerened, the only kind of music that is pretty much guaranteed not to offend anybody is "light classical". True! They may be bored to death but they won't be offended. The only caveat to that would be to avoid playing lots of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" and other ubiquitous tunes.  |  IP: Logged Jason Burroughs Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 654 From: Allen, TX Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2003 10:51 AM                     If you're not worried about possible licensing issues, from the sue happy record industry, then you can play just about anything you want. By going with the ever evil "Movietunes" at least licensing is taken care of. As stated before, not matter what you play, you can't make everyone happy. Just don't play anything offensive and you should be OK.  |  IP: Logged Tony Ratcliff Expert Film Handler Posts: 216 From: Madison, IN, USA Registered: Mar 2002 posted 10-30-2003 12:29 PM                     For our annual showings of White Christmas I play a CD of theatre organ Christmas music. It's not the real thing, Gordon, but it's as close as I can get.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2003 12:36 PM                     Tony at least you try  |  IP: Logged Chris Trainor Expert Film Handler Posts: 161 From: Greenville, RI, USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2003 01:07 PM                        I used to play music that I thought would be *right* for the crowd. I had an mp3 server and each auditorium could be running different 'house music'. If I was running a kids movie, I'd play some pop and kids music, if Sci-Fi, I'd run sci-fi showtunes, etc. I would setup the playlists each week when I setup the ticketing and scheduling computer. To get around licensing issues I just paid ASCAP and BMI their extortion fees (about $350/year/ea for the 3 screens I had). --Chris  |  IP: Logged Jean-Michel Grin Expert Film Handler Posts: 222 From: Geneva & Lausanne, Switzerland Registered: Jul 2002 posted 10-30-2003 01:24 PM                        Since the manager in one of ours multiplex has allowed the employees to brign their CD on the CD changer of the lobby, the music is an horrible mess off all genre and is not suitable for all audiences: ie.: What do You think when an employee put an Hip-Hop music on the CD player, at loud level, when old people customers whent to theater for a "Old time movie" matinee And Of course theses guys don't respect CD of other peoples, they never replace it in the jewel CD boxes, and the player comme realy full of dirt. For this reason I prefer keep the CD Player locked in a rack, and only the manager is authorised to choose the music, regardless to the Theater's identity. IMO, I think chillout music could be an good choice for a theather lobby (like Hotel Costes, Buddha Bar, Cafe del Mar, and manny others) But not the entire day, or Your staff could be insane ! Why not prepare an selection of various CD of different style for each moment of the journey, and play it at precise moments. Some CD changers allow the option to create Playlist. I like House music, (I wish to go to the ministry Of sound one night) But I'm conscient that could not be apreciated by some customers in a theater. Bye,  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-30-2003 01:26 PM                        Another option is XM Radio. You can buy a business account for $24.95/month and that way you can play whatever music suits your expected audience. Jason - The lawsuits you are referring to are courtesy of the Recording Industry Association of America, a trade organization (it is to the music industry as NATO is to theatre owners. The "record industry" itself is not one entity, but hundreds of companies and thousands of people.) The RIAA does not sue public places playing unlicensed music -- that would be BMI or ASCAP (among others), the music publishing companies.  |  IP: Logged Michael Harlow Expert Film Handler Posts: 170 From: Faversham, Kent, UK Registered: Jul 2002 posted 10-30-2003 04:32 PM                     Steven, welcome. We play middle of the road music, such as lve albums etc, and then the NOW albums on kids mats..... we do have loads of mood cds as well, drop me a line if you want any names etc. peter@royal-cinema.co.uk  |  IP: Logged James Falloon Film Handler Posts: 72 From: Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand Registered: Oct 2003 posted 10-30-2003 05:05 PM                     Hi, I try and play something approate for the movie playing to "set the mood" and similar to the music in the movie. Usually soundtracks are farly good, listen to the cd first and make note of any unsuitable or possibly ofensive tracks. John Williams is usually a pritty good choice. And yes, who needs DTS, dolby digital or for that matter sound, when you have a Wurlitzur!  |  IP: Logged

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