Music in the Documentary Form Summer 2008
We celebrate music in this issue -- the music documentary, the music documentarian, the composer and the nuts and bolts of music licensing and clearence.
Features
Roman à Clef: 'Wanted and Desired' Investigates the Polanski Dichotomy
Three decades after filmmaker Roman Polanski fled...
St. Patti’s Day: Steven Sebring’s Portrait of the Punk Poetess
'Patti Smith: Dream of Life' airs on PBS' 'POV'...
Music Proves a Lifeline in 'Escape from Luanda'
Following a breakout hit like In Search of Mozart...
South African Idols: The Singing Orphans of ‘We Are Together’
All first-time director Paul Taylor wanted to do...
Mugge Shots: Capturing American Roots Music on Film
A profile of music documentarian Robert Mugge.
Roll Over, Beethoven: Larry Weinstein is the Maestro of the Off-Beat Music Documentary
So you think you know music documentaries?...
Composers Confab: Creating The Best Score For Your Film
One overlooked, but quite crucial element in a...-
To Lease or to Buy: Music Licensing Rights Strategies for the Documentary Filmmaker
A short primer on music licensing, clearances and... 
Whose Story Is It, Anyway? Obtaining a Subject's Life-Story Rights
It read like a Hollywood script. One day, an...
A Funder Down Under: Documentary Australia Foundation Opens Its Doors
A new opportunity for Australian documentary...
Film Archivists Face a Digital Dilemma
AMPAS report outlines challenges in preservation...
Festival Focus: Sundance Film Festival 2008
'The Black List,' 'Traces of the Trade,' 'The...