Music Cue Sheet Generator
Create broadcast-ready music cue sheets for TV, film and sync licensing submissions. By Music Manager Resource.
Music Cue Sheet is part of the Sound for Film section of Music Manager Resource.
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What is a music cue sheet?
A cue sheet is a list of every piece of music used in a film, TV programme, advert or online series. For each piece it records the title, the writers and publishers, who performed it, how it was used and how long it plays. Collecting societies such as PRS for Music use cue sheets to work out who should be paid when a programme is broadcast or streamed.
If you write music for picture, the cue sheet is the document that turns a placement into royalties. Without one, your music can be broadcast and nobody knows to pay you.
What goes on a cue sheet
A good cue sheet starts with the production details: programme or film title, episode, production company, broadcaster or platform, territory, air date and total runtime. Then comes one line for every cue, with the cue number, track title, composer or composers, publisher, performer, usage type (for example background or featured), the timecode where it starts and its duration. If the work has an ISWC, add it, as it helps the right song get matched.
Accuracy matters more than anything. A wrong title or a missing writer share can delay a payment by months, or send it to the wrong person.
Who sends it, and when
Usually the production company or the broadcaster files the cue sheet, but composers and music supervisors often prepare it. Do not assume it has been done. Ask the production company whether a cue sheet has been sent, and keep your own copy. PRS members can also check which productions are still missing cue sheets through the PRS website, so it is worth looking if you think you are owed money from a broadcast. Check the current PRS instructions before you submit, as the process can change.
How to use this generator
Fill in the production details, add each cue in the table, then preview and export a landscape PDF that you can send to the production company, your publisher or your collecting society. The tool is made for composers, music supervisors, editors and independent artists who have music placed on screen.
This tool helps you organise information. It is not legal advice and it does not submit anything to PRS for you.