1. My Song Choice
For my musicvideoIhave decidedtouse ‘Disco2000’ by ‘Pulp’. Ioriginallyhada numberof songs
that I wantedtouse including‘Nosedive’by‘Wolf Alice,’‘HeavenlyCreatures’alsoby‘Wolf Alice’
and ‘Diane Young’by‘Vampire Weekend.’However,Iwantedtoproduce a musicvideothatwould
fitintothe narrative genre andI feltas though‘Disco2000’ hada solidnarrative thatwouldapply
well tothisidea. The genre that‘Disco2000’ fallsunder(Britpop) alsohassome distinctivefashion
stylesandpolitical meaning associatedwithitwhichIfeel likeIwouldlike toincorporate intomy
musicvideoandthat wouldaidmynarrative.
I discoveredthatthe productioncompanyforthissongwas‘IslandRecords’andI foundtheirphone
numberonline whichIcalledinordertoask forpermissiontouse the song.I lefta voicemail andthe
licensingcoordinatorforthe companyemailedme back on17th
October:
I emailedbackon19th
October:
2. I didn’tgeta response sosentanotheremail on27th
October:
Once again,I got no response soIemailedagainon10th
November:
The fact that I receivedthe email on17th
OctoberacknowledgingthatIwas requestinglicensing
permissionsuggeststhatthe companyare aware of my intentionsandthatthe licensingcoordinator
(Oliviabrown) isalsoaware.Therefore,despite receivingnoresponse,Ifeel asthoughIhave
contactedthemenoughtimesforthemtobe aware of my intentionsandIwill,therefore,goahead
withusingthissong.
