Scoring & placement
Soundscape — non-exclusive representation for film, TV and advertising
with Soundscape Media Inc.
Closes
Rolling
Rolling — no deadline pressure
It pays
No cash up front — 50% of all Net Receipts Soundscape actually collects on your music, plus 100% of the writer’s share of performance royalties paid to you direct by your PRO
A non-exclusive license, limited to licensing your compositions and masters to media productions worldwide, for a three-year term that renews yearly unless either side gives 60 days’ notice; it reverts once the term ends — Section 2(1).
A heads-up: Section 7(2)(b) uses perpetual/irrevocable licensing language over the song, regardless of any separate ownership disclaimer — scope, duration and revocability decide, not the disclaimer.
A publicity-rights note: Section 2(4) grants Soundscape Media Inc. the right to use your name, likeness and photographs in connection with the rights it licenses — a publicity-rights grant, and a separate question from what happens to the song.
Scoring & placement
Tribe of Noise — non-exclusive licensing at 42.5%
with Tribe of Noise BV
Closes
Rolling
Rolling — no deadline pressure
It pays
No cash up front — 42.5% of every licence fee Tribe of Noise collects on your music, with 42.5% to the platform and 15% held back against transaction costs
The license has no stated end date — Section 9.1.
A heads-up: Section 9.1 takes a licence over what you send and never states how long it lasts. Scope, duration and revocability are what a licence means — an ownership disclaimer standing next to it settles none of them, so this is the question to put to Tribe of Noise BV in writing before you enter.
Scoring & placement
Audiosocket — non-exclusive representation at 25% of the fee
with Audiosocket
Closes
Rolling
Rolling — no deadline pressure
It pays
No cash up front — on the non-exclusive roster, 25% of the upfront licensing fee plus 100% of the writer’s share of royalties; the other 75% of the fee and the publishing royalties are commissioned by the platform
The license has no stated end date — the artist-registration page (captured August 14, 2026).
A heads-up: the artist-registration page (captured August 14, 2026) takes a licence over what you send and never states how long it lasts. Scope, duration and revocability are what a licence means — an ownership disclaimer standing next to it settles none of them, so this is the question to put to Audiosocket in writing before you enter.
Scoring & placement
The American Songwriter Song Contest — Sync Ready category
with American Songwriter
Closes
December 7
months away
It pays
$1,000 cash to the Sync Ready first place and $500 to second, with $10,000 cash to the Grand Prize across all categories
The license has no stated end date — Section 5 (Content).
A heads-up: Section 5 (Content) takes a licence over what you send and never states how long it lasts. Scope, duration and revocability are what a licence means — an ownership disclaimer standing next to it settles none of them, so this is the question to put to American Songwriter in writing before you enter.
Scoring & placement
Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards — Film/Media Scoring
with Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards
Closes
March 31
months away
Entry
$50 (US) youth division, $75 (US) emerging division
It pays
$1,000 US cash to the emerging division winner and $750 US to the youth division winner, plus possible publication by founding partner Concord
The license has no stated end date — the Film/Media Scoring rules page (captured August 13, 2026).
A heads-up: the Film/Media Scoring rules page (captured August 13, 2026) takes a licence over what you send and never states how long it lasts. Scope, duration and revocability are what a licence means — an ownership disclaimer standing next to it settles none of them, so this is the question to put to Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards in writing before you enter.
A publicity-rights note: the Film/Media Scoring rules (promotion) gives Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards the right to promote anyone who enters to print, broadcast or internet media — a publicity-rights grant over the person entering, and a separate question from what happens to the work.