Sound of music in indie film, TV

November 17, 2006 A group of directors and music supervisors addressed the benefits and challenges of working in an independent environment, the state of the soundtrack album and the role that music plays in indie films during a panel discussion on "The Power of Indies" at The Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference. P.J. Bloom, music supervisor at Neophonic, pointed out that soundtracks are becoming more of a marketing tool, likening them to "the toy in the Happy Meal." Now, they're basically just a marketing component -- an opportunity for the film studio or network to get more people to watch or pay attention, to get sponsors to buy commercial time or to get your butts in a movie theater seat, he said.

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