Brad Hatfiled, songwriter for many TV shows, does a great interview at Berklee College of Music with loads of tips about everything you need to know about writing songs for TV & Film and getting them placed.

  Here are a couple of information sources where you can search for opportunities to pitch your music.  Maybe you have a song already written that you want to find a placement for; or, find the place then write the song.  That’s up to you but here is where to look:   IMDb Pro  An [...]

Here are some tips for getting your music placed in TV shows, films, and other media: The best title for a song is the one that describes the song, not a new-agey title; A song must quickly evoke a mood or feeling; Always have an instrumental version available; Songs written and sung by female song [...]

Super Bowl XLV Was A Great Place To Have Your Music Heard In TV Commercials. There was so much music in commercials, it was amazing. These days, music licensing in TV is one of the bright spots in the music business. I made a list of the songs I heard and was able to identify and write down. There may have been a few more, but I caught most of them.

I heard an interesting story last night on NPR's All Things Considered about how TV and film score composers are finding more and more work writing music for video games. It's true, video games are growing like crazy. I'm getting my kids their first Wii this year. Soon they'll be saying "Hold on to your chair dad!"

Julia Boorstin of CNBC, talks to Ari Emanuel, talent agent at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, (and Rahm Emanuel's brother) about the entertainment business and why creators of content and its owners should be able to control the business going forward given the huge number of distribution channels now available to consumers, what entertainment is today, who "talent" is today, and how silicon valley and Hollywood are beginning to come together. Its 48 mins long but it is worth watching.