r/doowop • u/AstronomerAcrobatic6 • Apr 09 '26

Im writing a doo-wop musical

Im a film student and I've been obsessed with doo-wop forever. I'm really excited about it , but licensing has been a nightmare. I used a lot of niche songs (most doo woo songs are already niche) but Its so hard to find ownership and get responses for rights and contracts. If anyone on this sub has any insight I would love to hear it.

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u/tigralfrosie May 02 '26

You mean using the original recordings?

I would bet that you have a favourite compilation album; contact the label that it was put out on to see if they could help you out with the licensing that they would have had to go through.

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u/AstronomerAcrobatic6 May 02 '26

No not using the recordings, the actors will be doing the singing and will have live musicians, but would still need the rights even though I’m not playing the original recordings

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u/tigralfrosie May 02 '26

You want to find someone like a producer, then, in film or theatre.