SAGindie Movies & Music
Celebrating the enduring partnership between filmmakers and musicians
About the Program
Before there was spoken word in film, there was music. But now that talkies are all the rage, how does an independent filmmaker find the right music for their movie? How does an up-and-coming composer get attention from the film industry? As so many aspects of indie filmmaking have become more accessible than ever, there is still too often a barrier between the film and music worlds.
SAGindie Movies & Music is a program designed to bridge that divide, making it easier for indie filmmakers and music professionals to connect and – if the feeling is right – make beautiful music together.
Film Music Connect
SAGindie & Helix Collective’s Film Music Connect Shorts Competition matches indie filmmakers with professional composers to create original music for their short film. Submission Deadline: January 6, 2025
Panels
The SAGindie Movies & Music Panels give filmmakers and musicians the opportunity to learn about a swath of issues from industry experts.
Events
Channel Surfers: Today’s Favorite TV Music
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Northridge, CA
Good Reads
How I Saw the TV Glow Made a ‘Teen Angst Classic’ Soundtrack for the Ages
by Reanna Cruz, NPR Music
The A24 horror film’s original music features indie rock’s best and brightest….
Movies & Music Newsletter
Helpful Links
If you’re a musician or music professional working on the film side of things, here are some great resources to take note of! (For more filmmaker-specific helpful links, click here. And if you have a music-related link that you’ve found helpful, send us a tip at blogadmin@sagindie.org.)
- Academy of Scoring Arts
- Alliance for Women Film Composers
- American Composers Forum
- American Federation of Musicians
- American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC)
- ASCAP
- The ASCAP Foundation
- BMI
- BMI Foundation
- Buma Music in Motion
- Cinema Audio Society
- Composer Magazine
- Composers Diversity Collective
- Deadline Sound & Screen
- Female Composer Safety League
- Film Independent | Music Archives
- Film Music Foundation
- The Film Music Society
- Film Musicians Secondary Markets Fund
- Film Score Fest
- Film Score Monthly
- The Gotham Film & Media Institute
- Guild of Music Supervisors
- Helix Collective’s L.A. Live Score Film Festival
- Hollywood Music in Media Awards
- International Documentary Association
- Motion Picture Sound Editors
- musicFIRST Coalition
- Music on Film-Film on Music (MOFFOM) Grant | Denver Film
- Musicians At Play Foundation
- National Association of Record Industry Professionals (NARIP)
- National Music Publishers’ Association
- Pop Disciple
- Production Music Association (PMA)
- PRS for Music
- Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
- SAG-AFTRA Music Videos
- SAG-AFTRA Sound Recordings
- The Society of Composers & Lyricists
- Society of European Stage Authors & Composers (SESAC)
- SoundExchange
- Sound Unseen
- Universal Composers Initiative
- Your Music, Your Future