If you’ve ever scrunched up your face, felt your hands go sweaty, or otherwise been puzzled when it came time to fill out a Music Cue Sheet, oh boy, have I got some good news for you! In this post, we'll walk you through each section on the sheet that could be cause for a mild panic-y sensation and demystify the entire process so that even a handsome stock photo model (such as the one above) could walk away feeling confident in their music-cue-sheet-filling-out abilities!
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First, let’s take a closer look at the Tongal Music Cue Sheet:
Music Cue Sheet Legend
YOUR LOGO HERE: If your group or production company has a logo, put it here. Either way, for the love of everything good on this earth, remember to delete the YOUR LOGO HERE language before finalizing your Music Cue Sheet.
Type: Specify the type of production here, e.g. :30 commercial; short film; documentary
Runtime: The total duration of your production (in minutes and seconds, e.g. 2:30 or :15)
Cue No.: It’s as easy as 1,2,3! Fill in the Cue numbers in chronological order, i.e. in the order in which each music track you used - each is called a “Cue” - appears in your production.
Cue Title: The title of the Cue goes here!
Use: This describes how the specified Cue is being utilized in your production. Simply refer to the “Use Legend” at the bottom of the Cue Sheet and choose the proper abbreviations to fill in here.
In: The timecode at which the Cue starts in your video.
Example:
If your Cue 1 “Badass Dynamic Track 4” starts playing at 0:00:04 in your video, you need to write “0:00:04” under the “In” column for Cue 1.
Out: The timecode at which the Cue ends in your video.
Example:
If your Cue 1 “Badass Dynamic Track 4” stops playing at 0:00:15 in your video, you need to write “0:00:15” under the “Out” column for Cue 1.
Important Note:
If you use the same music tracks for multiple Cues, please list each use as a separate Cue to maintain the chronological order and completeness.
Duration: Duration means the total duration (number of seconds or minutes) each Cue plays in total in your video.
Music Provider: Whether this Cue was sourced from one of our free music partners (Universal Production Music, Epidemic Sound, Jingle Punks), is an Original Composition, or licensed music track from Score A Score or an entirely different provider, please list the provider name here.
Track ID #: The good news is, we only need a track ID # for the version of the song you are downloading from Universal Production Music. If your Cue is from any other music provider, you may leave this space blank.
Here is an example:
For the track above, if you used the third version on the list – Instrumental (30 sec) – you will input the track ID # as “SLAM097-145”.
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And there you have it! It’s not so scary after all! Once you've completed your Music Cue Sheet, export it as a PDF to lock down the format and you're ready to roll. If you find you have any other questions or concerns about this sheet, leave a comment down below.
Hi there, you can list the composer's name under "Music Provider".
Hi Sourabh, for Epidemic Sound, you can provide us with the Track Title, Artist, and Length of each song and we should be able to look up the songs with those criteria. Thanks!
