The #1 Mistake Songwriters Make When Writing Songs for Film & TV Placements

Published: Thu, 08/07/25

Updated: Sun, 08/10/25

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The #1 Mistake Songwriters Make When Writing Songs
for Film & TV Placements

Dear Songwriters, Composers, Producers, and Artists,

If you want to license your songs for Films, TV Shows, and Commercials, you might be making this common mistake. What is it?

I should probably ask, “What are they?”

**The simple truth is, there are a bunch of mistakes! And they all fall under the heading of…**

Songs that you’ve written to pitch to artists on labels, and songs that you’ve written for yourself as an artist often times don’t work for licensing because of this “mistake.”

The #1 mistake is: Your lyrics have too much “story and visual detail” in them!

That means your song’s story will almost certainly be different from what’s in the scene a music supervisor is working on. No matter how great your song is, it just won’t work!

If your song has specific details like times, places, or names, those will be deal-killers as well! “Rebecca’s blue eyes closed when we kissed at the water’s edge on that moonlit night.”

Okay, I’m not a songwriter, but I think you get the idea: If the scene doesn’t have a character named Rebecca with blue eyes, and the kiss takes place in the daytime anywhere but at the water’s edge, those lyrics won’t work.

No matter how GREAT your songs are, they’re probably not a good fit for TV shows, feature films, and TV commercials.

**Learn to write songs that avoid those problems!**

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10 techniques for creating energy, mood, and atmosphere in your songs
21 strategies for making broadcast quality recordings on a budget
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What readers think about the book!

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Sort of like fishing…

When you go fishing, you need the right kind of bait, and you drop your line in the water where the fish congregate. When you want to get your songs out there where millions of people can hear them, the right kind of songs are the “bait,” and film, TV, and commercials are where millions of people will hear them.

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Enjoy the book,
Michael

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