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Heaven 17 composer calls out Rockstar over alleged lowball GTA 6 music offerMartyn Ware not pleased with proposed no-royalties deal
Martyn Ware not pleased with proposed no-royalties deal
Image credit:Rockstar Games
Image credit:Rockstar Games
Any ambitions you may have had to relivethat scenefrom Trainspotting in the nightclubs ofopen worldgameGTA 6have been cruelly dashed. Martyn Ware - of 80’s synthpop band Heaven 17 -took to Xitterover the weekend to share his experience of Rockstar games attempting to licence his song Temptation. The offer, which Ware describes as for “a buyout of any future royalties from the game”, was allegedly for $7500.
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“Naturally excited about the immense wealth that was about to head my way, I scrolled to the bottom of the email re the offer…IT WAS $7500 - for a buyout of any future royalties from the game - forever. To put this in context, Grand Theft Auto 6 [sic] grossed, wait for it…$8.6 BILLION. Ah, but think of the exposure…Go fuck yourself”
For a bit more context,here’s a thorough pieceon music licensing from Matt Ombler at GI.biz.
Back in April, GTA 6 publishers Take-Twolaid off five per cent of their staff, equating to hundreds of job losses. GTA 6 itself isapparently out next fall. Don’t read the replies to Ware’s tweet if you want to have a good Monday.
