Filmklang Studio – FAQ

OVERVIEW License Terms

One Price	One Price for One Project includes: Composing Fee Production Fee Licensing Royalities for Germany You Can Choose the Ad-On Licence Region: Europe World Wide     You can choose from different service Ad-Ons from the Price List in the License Shop
Unlimited Term	The term of the license is unlimited for the licensed production.
All Media	Usage in all media for the sync rights that arise together with the film project. This means the film project together with the music can be distributed or streamed in all media. Exception: The copyrights remain with the authors and the publisher. A right of use is granted. Furthermore, if the music is distributed solely, the performance and reproduction rights are exercised worldwide by GEMA and the secondary exploitation rights by GVL.
All Rights	The right to synchronize and use the recordings in TV, film, advertising and documentaries is included in the license. * Exceptions apply to broadcasters that have a framework agreement with GEMA or another collecting society.  The same applies here: The copyrights remain with the authors and the publisher. A right of use is granted. Furthermore, if the music is distributed solely, the performance and reproduction rights are exercised worldwide by GEMA and the secondary exploitation rights by GVL.

* Please note. We (composers and music publisher) are a member of the German copyright collecting society GEMA. The performance right and the production right are managed by the GEMA. Therefore, the authors and the publisher must always be named in all credits. Any possible fees to the collecting society must be paid by the person who carries out or reproduces a performance. These are not included in these syn rights.

We compose and arrange orchestral epic sound worlds for film and TV productions. We offer a high-performance digital studio in which we can create and perform virtual orchestral arrangements in real time.  

We operate a high-performance computer network in our studio. This allows us to virtually recreate digital sound and studio recording spaces and create complete orchestral arrangements in real time.

Our fees consist of composition fees and license fees. The basic price includes the composition fee for a certain amount of music and the license for Germany. Further services and license areas can be individually configured

Yes. All of our compositions and recordings are subject to German and international copyright law. This is not royalty free music. We are a member of a collecting society. The use of our music and recordings is not permitted without the consent of us or the respective collecting societies. In connection with a film, we grant the synchronization right for use in a film. When using our compositions in performances or radio broadcasts, the authors and publishers must be named. If used in films, TV and advertising, a license must be purchased from us.

Out Authors and we as a Studio and Music publisher are members of GEMA. GEMA represents our rights as authors and music publishers when publishing and reproducing. Our rights to so-called synchronization rights such as TV, film and advertising are largely not taken into account. The publisher itself grants these syn rights to users. The publisher represents the authors and can license the sync rights. The ancillary copyrights also apply to the use of the recordings that make the compositions audible. Public broadcasters and production companies that produce films for these channels have contracts with GEMA and GVL. Our works can be used within the framework of the framework agreements with GEMA. Co-productions or use on other distribution and usage channels require licensing.

All authors and the publisher are members of the German collecting society GEMA. GEMA represents our rights as authors and music publishers when it comes to publication and reproduction. It does not take into account our rights in so-called synergies, such as TV, film and advertising. Here the music publishers and authors grant the licenses for the use of the works themselves. Likewise for the use of the recordings that make the compositions audible, the ancillary copyrights. Public broadcasters and production companies that produce films for these broadcasters have contracts with GEMA and GVL. Here our works can be used within the scope of the framework agreements with GEMA. Co-productions or use on other distribution and usage channels require licensing. So if you create works that use our music and these are not broadcast exclusively on German public TV and radio stations, then you need a license from us. We calculate fees for composition and music production ourselves. The synchronization right is granted by us. Here you can find the amount of the licenses in the license shop. We will create an invoice for your order. This invoice will be paid in 4 installments. The details can be found in the Special and General Terms and Conditions. Please note - We do not provide any unpaid advance services.

We must ensure that only business customers use our platform. Private consumers are not allowed to access our platform for legal reasons. We therefore ask you to register as a member of our platform free of charge.

Filmklang Workspace is our online project management environment. Here all project data is exchanged online and we can send you files and coordinate schedules. The workspace will be set up after booking our service.