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Rule Sixteen
Special Rules for The Music Awards
A. CATEGORIES
| I. Original Score: |
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An original score is a substantial
body of music in the form of dramatic underscoring written specifically
for the film by the submitting composer. |
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| II. Original Song: |
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An original song consists of words
and music, both of which are original and written specifically
for the film. There must be a clearly audible, intelligible,
substantive rendition (not necessarily visually presented) of
both lyric and melody, used in the body of the film or as the
first music cue in the end credits. |
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| III. Original Musical: |
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An original musical consists of not
fewer than five original songs (as defined in A.II above) by
the same writer or team of writers either used as voice-overs
or visually performed. Each of these songs must be substantively
rendered, clearly audible, intelligible, and must further the
storyline. What is simply an arbitrary group of songs unessential
to the storyline of the film will not be considered eligible.
The adapter (if any) or the composer of the instrumental score
may be considered eligible – in this category only
– if his or her contribution is deemed relevant and substantial. |
B. ELIGIBILITY
1. The work must be specifically created for the eligible feature-length
motion picture.
2. The work must be the result of a creative interaction between
the film maker(s) and the composer(s) or songwriter(s) who have
been engaged to work directly on the film.
3. The measure of the work's qualification shall be its effectiveness,
craftsmanship, creative substance and relevance to the dramatic
whole.
4. The work must be recorded for use in the film prior to
any other usage including public performance or exploitation through
any of the media whatsoever.
5. Only the principal composer(s) or song writer(s) responsible
for the conception and execution of the work as a whole shall
be eligible for an award. This expressly excludes from eligibility
all of the following:
(a) supervisors
(b) partial contributors (e.g., any writer not responsible for the
over-all design of the work)
(c) contributors working on speculation
(d) scores diluted by the use of tracked or pre-existing music
(e) scores diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs
(f) scores assembled from the music of more than one composer.
6. The Executive Committee shall resolve all rules interpretations
and all questions of eligibility.
7. It is within the sole and confidential discretion of the Board
of Governors to determine what awards, if any, shall be given.
C. SUBMISSION
1. For an achievement to be eligible for nomination in any
of the three music categories, an OFFICIAL SUBMISSION FORM, obtainable
from the Academy, must be requested personally by the principal
writer(s) who alone may make the submission.
2. The submission form must be accompanied by a complete
Music Cue Sheet (listing all music cues), Vocal Lead Sheets (in
the Original Song and Original Musical categories), and the signatures
of all submitting writers.
3. Submissions may be made prior to the qualifying Los Angeles
release opening, but must be made no later than sixty days after
such opening, or Tuesday, December 1, 2004, whichever
comes first.
4. The Executive Committee has the right, but not the obligation,
to initiate submissions in all three categories, but must do so
no later than noon of December 31, 2004.
D. VOTING
1. A reminder list of works submitted in each category shall
be sent with a nominations ballot to all members of the Academy
Music Branch who shall vote in the order of their preference for
not more than five achievements in each category.
2. The five achievements in each category receiving the highest
number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for
the Music Awards.
3. If there are 25 or fewer qualified works submitted in any category,
the Executive Committee may recommend to the Board of Governors
that nominations be limited to three. If there are four or fewer
qualifying works submitted in any category, the Executive Committee
may recommend to the Board of Governors that no award be given in
that category this year.
4. The entire active and life Academy membership shall vote for
final selections in each category: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG
and ORIGINAL MUSICAL.
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