In a film, the fee would be
$10,000 in perpetuity. A more popular song is worth more, perhaps
$3,000 for TV and
$25,000 for film. A song used as the theme song for a film might get
$50,000 to
$75,000. Commercials fetch even more money: "a song can command anywhere from
$25,000 to
$500,000 plus per year.
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