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Section I: Preamble I, _________________________ (Filmmaker's Name), agree to enter into the following legally binding agreement with - _________________________ (Composer's Name) for the creation of a score for my film, _________________________ (Film's Title). Section II: Terms and Conditions We, the undersigned, agree to the following terms and conditions of the agreement and reserve the right to legal recourse in the case of any breaching of this contract or its terms and conditions: 1) The filmmaker and composer shall have a minimum of one (1) spotting session. 2) The filmmaker shall provide the composer with all relevant information the composer needs to create an appropriate score for the film. 3) The composer shall submit the final score to the filmmaker in accordance with any technical requirements deemed necessary by the filmmaker. 4) The composer shall submit the final score to the filmmaker by no later than _________________________ (Date). 5) The composer and filmmaker shall both retain the right to invite other parties to view any progress made on the film's score. 6) The filmmaker shall pay the composer a minimum of $0.01 upon submission of the final score. 7) The filmmaker shall pay the composer ____% of any monetary gains derived from the film, such as contest and/or festival prizes, sales of the film, etc. 8) The filmmaker shall retain all rights to the film in every form.

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Section I: Preamble

I, _________________________ (Filmmaker's Name), agree to enter into the following legally

binding agreement with _________________________ (Composer's Name) for the creation of a

score for my film, _________________________ (Film's Title).

Section II: Terms and Conditions

We, the undersigned, agree to the following terms and conditions of the agreement and reserve the right to legal recourse in the case of any breaching of this contract or its terms and conditions:

1) The filmmaker and composer shall have a minimum of one (1) spotting session. 2) The filmmaker shall provide the composer with all relevant information the composer needs

to create an appropriate score for the film. 3) The composer shall submit the final score to the filmmaker in accordance with any technical

requirements deemed necessary by the filmmaker. 4) The composer shall submit the final score to the filmmaker by no later than

_________________________ (Date). 5) The composer and filmmaker shall both retain the right to invite other parties to view any

progress made on the film's score. 6) The filmmaker shall pay the composer a minimum of $0.01 upon submission of the final

score. 7) The filmmaker shall pay the composer ____% of any monetary gains derived from the film,

such as contest and/or festival prizes, sales of the film, etc. 8) The filmmaker shall retain all rights to the film in every form. 9) The composer shall retain all rights to the score in every form.10) The filmmaker shall credit the composer for the score in the opening and closing credits.11) The filmmaker shall have the authority to request changes to the score until ___ days before

the date of final submission.12) The filmmaker shall reserve the right to dissolve this contract and render its terms and

conditions null and void without penalty at any time until the date of final submission. In the event of such a dissolution, the composer shall retain all musical rights to any work completed thus far, and the filmmaker shall be barred from using any of the composer's music without a new agreement.

13) This contract shall be null and void only in the case of dissolution or amendment. Any amendment to this contract shall be submitted in writing and agreed upon by the signature of both parties. The amended contract shall take effect immediately upon signing.

14) This contract and its terms and conditions shall take effect immediately upon signing.15) Any legal disputes over this contract and/or its terms and conditions shall fall under the

jurisdiction of the courts of the state of Oklahoma and all applicable statutes of that state.

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Section III: Signatures

These signatures denote an agreement to the above terms and conditions and are non-revocable, except in the cases specifically addressed therein.

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