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"Borrowed" Theme Song

I wonder... am I the only person who has noticed the tendency of some ABS-CBN shows to use the musical scores of foreign films in local productions?

One oft-used snippet of music that always makes me turn around to check what's on TV is the orchestral score from The American President (which starred Michael Douglas and Annette Bening).

I love that movie and that score is forever emblazoned into my memory. Heck, I think I can even hum it to anyone on demand! LOL. With very little effort, I can even call to mind the imagery of the opening credits as I play the score back in my head.

So I guess it's no wonder that I really find it disconcerting to hear that particular audio clip used as music for a formal function in a teleserye, or as the background music in the closing credits of a local news and public affairs program (as I did earlier this evening).

An idle thought: Does the show have to pay royalties to use it?

Tags: Movies, TV, Music

Posted by CF at 12:05 AM