Music Budget Planner Pro

Music budgets often begin as a single allowance—but songs, score, composer costs, musicians, unions, clearances, recording, delivery and contingency can quickly compete for the same resources.

Music Budget Planner Pro™ helps producers build a working music budget early and track how it changes throughout production.

The workbook is designed to help you:

• Organize song-licensing and master-use estimates
• Track composer, score and recording costs
• Account for musicians, vocalists, studios and engineers
• Identify potential union, reuse and residual expenses
• Include music supervision, clearance and administrative costs
• Plan for editing, mixing, mastering and delivery
• Compare estimates, approved amounts, commitments and actual costs
• Track payment and licensing status
• Identify overages and remaining funds
• Maintain contingency for creative or distribution changes
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Rather than treating music as a single line item, the planner provides a clearer picture of where the budget is going and which decisions may affect later costs.

Created by veteran music supervisor and rights strategist Barry Cole from more than three decades of experience managing music across film, television and documentary production.