Can you believe its MIDEM time already? Yep, the music business' annual jaunt to Cannes kicks off at the end of next week. Among the showcases, seminars and drinking sessions on offer, one to look out for is the Music For Images conference, which is this year sponsored by Luc Besson's film studio EuropaCorp and music company the Recall Group. Taking place on 24 Jan, this is a one day event looking at the increasingly important relations between the music, film, TV, advertising and video game industries.
EuropaCorp and Recall have been working together through a global licensing agreement which will see the latter release soundtracks for the former's movies. The first US release from that partnership will be the soundtrack to 'The Three Burials' (out later this month), the directorial debut of actor Tommy Lee Jones. The two companies have been working on an extensive marketing campaign for the release - and an insight into that work will be among the sessions offered at the MIDEM event.
More info in the conferences section at http://www.midem.com