Watch Rough Night in Jericho starring Dean Martin in this Western on DIRECTV. It's available to watch on TV. The only business in the Wild West town of Jericho that corrupt sheriff Alex Flood (Dean Martin) doesn't control behind the scenes is the stagecoach owned by tough-willed widow Molly Lang (Jean Simmons) and her right-hand man, Hickman (John McIntire).
Most producers, however, work on a salary basis and are either employed by their recording studios or by a record label. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salaried music producer earns about $55,000 per year. Since music production is a field that attracts a small crowd of very high earners, itâs often tough to put an âaverageâ figure on a music producerâs salary.
Medium-Budget Fees. As you might expect, medium-budget films command higher deals for music scores. A medium-budget indie, for example, can bring a package of $25,000 to $75,000 for the project. Studio indies pay $75,000 to $150,000, whereas feature films can pay $250,000 to $350,000.alary Overview. As of 2011, composers earned an average of almost $54,000 a year, reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But high salaries are known to skew the average; so median wage is often a better indication of a composerâs earnings. Half of all composers and music directors made less than $47,410 a year.