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As a music supervisor and consultant, Amine Ramer has influenced the sound and mood of feature films, documentaries and award-winning television series for over 15 years. Amine founded States of Sound in 2005 which handles music supervision for independent films, documentaries, television and more.
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As an award-winning music supervisor and consultant, Aminé Ramer has influenced the sound and mood of feature films, documentaries, & television series. Ramer works between NZ and LA, Ramer’s success can be attributed to the careful selection of artists, ranging from the unknown to the popular.
Auckland and LA-based Aminé Ramer has been speaking at this weekend’s Big Screen symposium. A music supervisor and consultant for more than 15 years, Ramer has worked on television, films and documentaries.
- Joining The Team
- Finding and Selecting The Music
- The Brief and The Process
- A Career Highlight
- Licensing Huge Hits on An Independent Documentary Budget
- A Beautiful One-Time Thing
With experience working on documentaries and a track record of securing music on a tight budget, Aminé was recommended as Crip Camp’s music supervisor by the film’s editor, who she had previously worked with. Aminé shared, “They knew I could connect with people over the purpose of the film because I’ve worked with indie documentary budgets before. ...
A lot of what Aminé placed for Crip Campwas pulled from what Jim was listening to in the various periods represented in the film. Nicole also had great ideas about the scenes in New York. They wanted to tell the story through the perspective of the people living that moment. It was a collaborative process, and they brought Aminé in for her expertis...
Although the team had a list of songs they wanted, Aminé had gaps to fill and wanted more options. So she sent a brief to her network of rights holders. She told us, “My briefs were very open because I had a lot of time before we cut the film down from three hours. It was something like ‘here’s the era and the emotion I want’. It was also a brief f...
A couple of Aminé’s proudest creative moments were securing “Like a Ship…(Without a Sail)” byPastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choirand “I Am Somebody” by Freddy Hendricks for Crip Camp. She was drawn to the lyrics when she first heard “Like a Ship.” “I found the voices and the quiet within the song moving,” she said. “I found myself lis...
In order to place songs by major artists, Aminé and the film crew needed a strategy. They came up with an MFN plan, which stands for ‘most favored nations’ and means that everyone received the same exact license fee. Aminé secured most of the music under the MFN before Netflix or Higher Ground were attached to the project. When they did secure fund...
Having a strategy and strong relationships helped Aminé make the MFN work, but the subject matter closed the deals. It took many conversations, phone calls, and letters explaining why the film is so important. Amine shared, “If it was a different subject matter — a story about the planet, Alzheimer’s, or someone’s grandma, although those are great ...
Mar 31, 2021 · As an award-winning music supervisor and consultant, Amine Ramer has influenced the sound and mood of feature films, documentaries, & television series. Ramer works between NZ and LA, Ramer’s success can be attributed to the careful selection of artists, ranging from the unknown to the popular.
Founded in 2005, States of Sound handles music supervision for independent films, documentaries, television and more. We work on projects from mainstream to smaller passion projects with a focus on finding undiscovered musical gems from around the world. IMDB: Amine Ramer. IMDB: Alexina Matisse. Music is our passion.
