What if the composer is established and doesn need exposure?
Major film directors are under intense pressure from the studios to keep their score adherent to established musical direction. Thus the dreaded “temp score” syndrome in which the composer is asked to replicate tracks from an existing score that’s already laid into the rough cut. Nothing is more insulting or creatively stultifying to a composer, yet this practice is so widespread as to be almost de rigeur. Your indie film allows the composer the freedom to create. The composer rightly believes the product of this freedom is frequently a unique, exceptional score worthy of their name. Beyond mere pride, the composer can show new colors from their creative palette which may expand their career horizons.
