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Quite.

Yeah, I mean this is fine and that's why I don't want it to sound like I'm convincing people not to apply for this. I'm personally not interested in this kind of deal but as long as people understand what OP is offering, can't stop anyone from really pumping something sick out. I mean hell, this could turn out to be a really cool project in the end result, but I don't want people agreeing to a particular deal and then taking it out on the client when straight up they said what the deal is right away like they did here in the OP (unfortunately, this happens to a lot too). I don't think there will be any problem in this project getting a track but my suggestions are basically an attempt to haggle and make this competition a little more interesting in the process. But I also see what coneal is saying in where the focus of their budget is actually going to: this isn't a video game and people might even play and enjoy the game without playing the music at all. It's just interesting to talk about for me too I guess because this is a rare instance where the offer isn't a video game or commercial advertisement, but basically an add-on to an already existing concept.

Exactly.

I'm afraid I have to get serious for a minute and voice some concerns, mostly inspired by horrible freelance experience I've had and witnessed in the past in this internet music age. I'm not here to convince anyone into doing or not doing it, but $100 flat rate for a All Rights Reserved 10-minute piece of audio is a horribly pathetic deal for a musician of any talent level, even if you were to compose a <30sec loop and repeat it for ten minutes. Obviously it's your decision but in my opinion this isn't worth it for any single musician on here.

OP: In your defense, the game looks interesting and the cards look beautiful in design and artwork, but in my opinion I think this is a straight low-ball deal for what it entails. For something like this it would make more sense like Nick Maynard suggested to actively seek out pre-recorded pieces and contact the artist rather than advertise this offer as a competition or as minusbaby's link expresses, "working on spec." Multiple artists would put in their time and effort to create a brand new song (or maybe, whip out an unreleased song from their backcatalogue) to possibly just be denied their efforts in public.

For the person that their track is chosen: Realize that this kind of deal can essentially be a flat rate where though you get a quick $100, this game can continue selling to any medium and your piece of the pie is essentially done. They can even upload the track to something like YouTube and click the (recently added, yet very applicable) feature of monetization to the video, essentially turning the youtube plays into royalty payments, and you'll still get nothing. Also consider how the audio is going to be distributed: since it's a card game, how will the song be played? Will the track be an accompanying mp3 for playing off of a device or some other means (serious question to OP and overall, maybe card games do this stuff lately-I have no idea). Is this soundtrack going to be for sale? Where does the money go? Consider all of this with an All Rights Reserved deal, that $100 may be the only thing you may ever see. Recognition and exposure are shiny, attractive concepts to any independent artist but always be aware of estimating the potential outreach you might even gain from something like this by either your own research or asking the client directly and then determining the pros and cons.

Back to OP: I don't intend to derail into chunter's topic material or sound harsh to you, personally I don't think you guys are swindlers at all but if I were to make any kind of hypothesis it would be that you guys aren't very familiar with the climate of freelance music gigs. Or maybe you guys really are and you know that some desperate musician will eventually bite at it. But for the sake of your own project and the community here, I genuinely and in the least hostile manner ever suggest that either the licensing agreement changes or the price is seriously raised.

for the 10 girls that regularly listen to it worldwide

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hahahaha wtf just happened to this thread

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