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Hands of Hollywood
When the theme-song writer was on the staff of a musical publishing house, he rarely received more than one hundred dollars a week. Of course he was paid royalties on his songs, but royalties, at their best, are uncertain. The motion picture theme-song writer receives from three to five times as much from the producer as he received from his old firm. Rumor says that one theme-song writer is receiving two thousand dollars per week and a large share of the royalties.
If a picture theme-song is very successful, and some of them have been remarkably so, the producer derives a double benefit — the theme'song sells the picture and the producer sells the themesong.
Unfortunately the tremendous success of certain theme-songs infected some of the producers with theme'Songphobia. They ordered theme-songs written for pictures which were absolutely unsuited to songs of any kind. As a result, some very absurd picture songs were written, but in general the theme-songs have been very popular, and some of the melodies have been very beautiful.
Many famous and distinguished composers and symphony orchestra leaders have been hired by the producers to compose special incidental music and to direct the orchestras playing in the studios.
(The salaries for the new positions created by the Talkers cannot be given because of the changing conditions in this new field.)
The art director has had to change his method of designing sets since the advent of sound in motion pictures. At present the sets for sound pictures are much smaller than the sets used for silent pictures and are less in number, though their cost of construction is higher. There are about one-third of the number of sets used in sound pictures as were used in silent pictures, reducing the number of carpenters, painters and laborers employed in their construction. No more imitation iron gratings or false, heavy doors can be used because of the hollow sounds they produce when moved in a scene. For example, if a player has to shut an iron gate in a picture the sound of iron clanging must be recorded.
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