Imro wants ‘music for screen’ area regulated better

Call to establish guild follows report showing that most Irish composers earn under €20k per annum

The Irish Music Rights Organisation (Imro) is calling for the establishment of a Screen Composers Guild and the development of a sectoral policy approach to the “music for screen” sector.

This comes after a report commissioned by Imro showed that most Irish composers earn under €20,000 per annum from their music compositions. There are up to 100 Irish screen composers operating within or outside Ireland, according to the report, which examines the contribution ...