Fascinating read from Marty (Off-Topic)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Wednesday, August 06, 2014, 21:54 (3553 days ago) @ narcogen

After re-reading it, what he's envisioning is something literally nobody in the industry gets.

I was wondering if that was the case.

It's not. Maybe he'll come in and correct me again if I'm wrong, but what he seems to be asking for is that game composers get the same benefits and protections as composers in other industries.

Well, it depends what you mean by "the industry".

Perhaps he wants game composers to get something game composers currently don't get, but film composers (some of them) do get.

Somebody has to be first.

On the other hand, if we don't actually know what game composers and film composers do and don't get, it's hard to even comment on it.

I expect the publishers would (and probably have) strong objections to it, but I do wonder if the fastest route to that sort of change is unionization.

I'm going to game sound con with a friend who did audio work for Sega for many years, so I'll be sure to tell you all about Marty's talk.