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The song I planned to use in my film is from “Tame Impala.” The specific song is “Eventually.” The writer and producer behind Tame Impala, Kevin Parker, had decided to make his music public domain. In an interview, he speaks about his opinions on making money from music and what it means to him. He believes that getting music for free isn’t necessarily a bad thing. He also doesn’t feel that stopping illegal music downloads is important. He adds that he does feel comfortable making money from larger companies and corporations because “they have money.” This was a huge relief to me, especially after reaching out to multiple artists, hoping to be able to use one of their songs. I reached out to Wallows and Taylor Swift. However, I did not get a reply from either one of them. This worried me because I had no idea what song I was going to use in my film. I began to search through royalty free and public domain music, trying to see if I could find a song that matched my film. I began to worry even more when I realized that I wasn’t finding any songs that I would've wanted to use in my film. During my search is when I discovered that Tame Impala’s music was public domain. I was shocked, I couldn’t believe it. This was truly a blessing. I was able to use a song I genuinely liked and enjoyed listening to in my film. Although Kevin Parker’s music is public domain, I did credit his music in the title sequence in my film. The specific song I chose from him perfectly fits the genre and content of my film. I also love the introduction to the song and actually used it in the introduction of my film. 



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