Day 10.1: Planning - Permission for Soundtrack

For the soundtrack I have chosen to try and get the permission for Battery by Metallica for this I will need to contact Metallica or their label, Elektra. I can do this through their official website;  "www.metallica.com". I am hoping I will be able to gain permission to use this soundtrack as it appeals largely to my target audience and to the results of the questionnaire that I had produced. I have contacted them through their official website and email requesting permission to use the soundtrack here is the following email I sent.

" Dear Metallica / Record Label,
I am a student currently studying A2 Media Studies, I am looking for permission to use the soundtrack for Battery in my movie trailer that I will be creating for College coursework. I will be earning no profits from the creation of this trailer and I will source and note the appropriate tags for the use of the soundtrack as appropriate. I have also included a link to my blog as proof of my usage of the soundtrack as all information about the movie trailer will be posted within here <url removed>.
    Thanks for your time ~ James Johnson "

Edit: I have received emails from Elektra refusing permission for the usage of this audio track in this project.

I have also chosen to contact another band/ record label to try and get permission for the soundtrack for my trailer, this band and song would be; Mastodon - Curl of the Burl, for this I will need to contact Mastodon or their Record Label, I can do this through their official website www.mastodonrocks.com/
or their label for the album " The Hunter ", Reprise / Roadrunner.  I am hoping I will be able to gain permission for the use of this soundtrack as it appeals largely to my target audience and to the results of the questionnaire that I had produced. I have contacted them directly through their official website and through the labels website to request permission for the use of the soundtrack.

"Dear Mastodon / Record Label,
I am a student currently studying A2 Media Studies, I am looking for permission to use the soundtrack for "Curl of the Burl" in my movie trailer that I will be creating for College coursework. I will be earning no profits from the creation of this trailer and I will source and note the appropriate tags for the use of the soundtrack as appropriate. I have also included a link to my blog as proof of my usage of the soundtrack as all information about the movie trailer will be posted within here <url removed>.
   Thanks for your time ~ James Johnson "

Edit: I have received an email from Reprise/Roadrunner which contains more information on how to contact them for permission, I will continue the pursuit in trying to gain this soundtrack for my trailer.



Failing to receive permission from these labels / bands I have gained permission from my friend Mathew Quinn who also has created music along this genre and will be appropriate for my movie trailer, I have also used Mathew's music within other projects I have created for college so I can confirm and source the quality and genre of music is appropriate and high quality. I will source and credit Mathew appropriately if I use his music.