Q&A: How much in royalties do Movie music composers make?

Question by naniel_3287: How much in royalties do Movie music composers make?
I have a friend who is really really good at composing and mixing music together and I was wondering, if she were to try and get a job creating a soundtrack for a movie, and the movie were to be fairly successful…about how much, percentage-wise, in royalties would she get back?

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Answer by Equally Uneven
Depends on the contract agreement….

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