Non-theatrical or dramatico-musical
Small rights and grand rights: who does what?
If there is one matter that regularly triggers heated debate, it is the distinction between small rights and grand rights. …
#Original composition
Specific forms of arrangement
Sampling and Remixes
The articles about arrangements in the “Good to know” series have so far focused on “conventional” arrangements of musical works. …
Arranging works protected by copyright
Musical works in the public domain can be arranged at will. But works which are still protected by copyright, i.e. …
Arrangement of works in the public domain
Before you start arranging musical works that are not protected by copyright, it is worth being aware of the legal …
“Intuition and emotional effect are more important to me than inflexible concepts”
FONDATION SUISA awarded Balz Bachmann the Film Music Prize 2017 for his original compositions for Wilfried Meightry’s film documentary “Bis …
“If I had made a movie with African music, I would have been freer.”
The Swiss composer Niki Reiser received the CHF 25,000 Film Music Prize of the FONDATION SUISA in the course of …
Kandidaturen für den Filmmusikpreis 2016 der FONDATION SUISA
Filmmusik wird häufig unterschätzt. Mit dem Filmmusikpreis der FONDATION SUISA wird die Wichtigkeit der musikalischen Arbeiten im Film hervorgehoben. Kandidaturen …
“The most difficult question is which sound suits the film best”
At the occasion of the Locarno Film Festival in August, Swiss composer Peter Scherer was awarded with the Film Music …
Filmmusikpreis 2015 wird in der Kategorie Dokumentarfilm vergeben
Der mit 15 000 Schweizer Franken dotierte Filmmusikpreis der FONDATION SUISA wird 2015 erstmals in der Kategorie Dokumentarfilm vergeben. Der …