I've read you shouldn't say the name of the song/artist in the script because it's cost-prohibitive to license copyrighted music. Including specific, popular songs in your script makes you look like an amatuer. Is this true? Like in my script I wanted the guy to cover a silly song. Can I say "Party in the USA" by Miley Cyrus? Or should I say something like Top 20 song of 2007?
Like "Little Miss Sunshine" specified 'Cream' by Prince but gave somekinda disclaimer ('I know music can be an issue of rights,' etc...) but that seems clunky. How about something like 'Cream by Prince (ideally) blasts from the speakers...?'
What's the proper way to put a specific song/artist into a screenplay? Or should you avoid it all together?
Like "Little Miss Sunshine" specified 'Cream' by Prince but gave somekinda disclaimer ('I know music can be an issue of rights,' etc...) but that seems clunky. How about something like 'Cream by Prince (ideally) blasts from the speakers...?'
What's the proper way to put a specific song/artist into a screenplay? Or should you avoid it all together?
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