Dancing with the Stars...The Music

I dislike the intro music, which feels too 80's for me. But the worst choice of music is what they do at the end, when the losing couple are asked to do a final dance. What in the world are you supposed to dance to a 35-36bpm 4/4 tune like those wretched choices these past two weeks?! I doubt the music director has any dance background.
 
Last week's final music was clearly a hustle.

Part of the reason they don't use the original artists is that the original songs they've selected and "ballroomized" aren't danceable--at least not to the same dance.
 
I think they choose the Muzak for the show because they want it to appeal to the non-dancing public. What do you guys think:

Can people who don't dance appreciate dance music or can they relate more to the popular music?

I personally think it's a misconception that the proper dance music would turn people off. I think it would expose them to something new and maybe inspire them to dance. Who would want to learn to dance if they think that we dance to bad remakes of Britney Spears 'Toxic' ?

The whole reason we dance is because we like the music right? I could hardly hear the samba beat or the waltz rhythm in last nights show. ugh.
 
I think I can answer the question: why not the original artist?

I work in the TV field.

TV shows normally contract with production companies for music - the buget for music can be a fixed rate, that way. This usually precludes using 'hits' - the artists look down on the piddly amounts offered by some tv shows.

Movie budgets for music run into the millions (as do games) and so you are more likely to hear original music in a movie.

Additionally, there is a payment schedule called 'residuals' that are payments for additional showings of a tv show, on a sliding scale, but substantial, nonetheless.

As to the QUALITY of the music produced for this show, unfortunately, they picked the wrong music producers!! LOL.

Many of the folks in the business are not that 'hip'. The few producers that are are usually not always available for these shows.

However, I can assure you that many times when you watch a tv show, you are fooled by the realism of a piece of music placed in the show.


The rule in tv production is: quality, price, and speed of delivery - pick 2.
 
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