Sounds - Copyright

As a group we have wanted to use music that we believe the audience would associate with urban youth drama.This included fast paced rap that is mostly listened to by teenagers in London.

When choosing the music we had wanted to use,we had listened to the non-diegetic sounds which were used in films similar to ours like Kidulthood and Adulthood.We found that police sirens we a constant background noise so we searched for police sirens on Youtube and picked the one which sounded most realistic and suited our idea most.Fortunately we didn't require copyright permission to use this sound effect
However,for the actual music we had wanted to use,it was vital for us to gain permission.To make sure we had a range of choices to choose from,I had listened to multiple drill/trap music,which is often used in urban youth dramas and then messaged various popular artists via social media apps like Twitter and Snapchat. As the music we had wanted to use were created by artists who were at a similar age and were popular,it was quite easy to get a hold of them for permission.
Here are examples of some of the songs we had considered using before we had chosen a specific one.

Moscow March-GB X LOOSESCREW X TIZZY T

67 Loose screw

Harlem Spartans 

 Loski- Hazards

67 Lets Lurk

To get permission,I had contacted the through social media.

 

 After,we had realized although this may be the music we had wanted to use,we may have not been able to use it as it may have been deemed inappropriate as it may be found to promote violence.We had then chosen to use  instrumental which were fast paced and suited our genre.These were quite easy to use as many instrumentals on both Soundcloud and Youtube didn't not place copyright.

However having a range of music to choose from after getting permission from multiple artist did serve as a back up in case we didn't find the right music we wanted to use.This allowed us to be prepared for any problems that could of occurred.

-Foziya