A music supervisor has ninety minutes to fill a scene and a hundred submissions in the inbox. If your catalog arrives as a folder of loose files and a spreadsheet of split sheets, it sinks to the bottom. When it lands as one link that flips like a songbook, the supervisor pages through your hooks, reads the publishing details, and clears the placement before lunch.
Why a flipbook beats a folder for sync pitches
When you pitch for sync licensing, the person on the other end is not a fan. They are a supervisor or a music editor working against a picture lock. They do not want to download a zip, hunt for a topline, or email you asking who owns the master. A flipbook puts your whole catalog in front of them as pages they thumb through on a phone between edits.
With Flipbooks AI you take the PDF one-sheet you already export from your session notes or your publishing admin, and turn it into a page-flip catalog that opens in any browser. No app, no login for the supervisor. Swap the PDF when a new co-write clears, and the same link stays live.
What goes on each song page
Give every track its own spread so a supervisor can scan fast:
- Hook first: a one-line description of the topline and the feel, so the reader knows in two seconds if it fits the scene.
- Split sheet: writer shares, PRO affiliations, and IPI numbers laid out clean, so clearance is not a guessing game.
- Publishing: who controls the publishing and who controls the master, with one contact for each side.
- Cue sheet ready: duration, tempo, instrumentation, and any stems or instrumental versions available.
- Royalties note: whether the song is one-stop or needs both sides to sign, so the supervisor knows the clearance path.
Keep the master and the writer side clear
Sync deals stall when nobody can tell who signs. A flipbook lets you print the master owner and the publishing owner on the same page, right under the hook. Supervisors clear faster when the split sheet and the contact live together instead of in three separate email threads.
Turning your catalog into a shareable songbook
You do not need a designer. Lay out your one-sheets, export a PDF, and drop it in.
- Build the one-sheets. Gather your catalog as a single PDF, one spread per track with the hook, split sheet, and PRO details.
- Upload the PDF. Drop it into Flipbooks AI and let it build the page-flip songbook.
- Order it for the brief. Put the songs that match the scene up front so a supervisor meets the right hook on page one.
- Send one link. Copy the share link and send it to the music supervisor, the publisher, or the trailer house.
- Keep it current. When a new co-write clears or a split changes, replace the PDF so the same link updates instantly.
A supervisor once told me she keeps two tabs open during a spotting session: the timeline and a songwriter's flipbook. The one she can flip is the one she pitches to the director.
Embed the catalog on your artist site
Drop the flipbook straight into your press page or your publishing site so supervisors browse without leaving:
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src="https://flipbooksai.com/viewer?book=your-flipbook"
width="100%"
height="600"
style="border:0"
title="Song Catalog Flipbook"
allowfullscreen>
</iframe>
| Pitch type | What to lead with | Clearance note |
|---|
| Film and TV sync | Hook and scene feel | One-stop if you control master and publishing |
| Trailer house | Big topline moments | Flag co-write splits early |
| Ad agency brief | Tempo and mood match | List PRO and IPI for a fast cue sheet |
| Library placement | Instrumental and stems | Confirm royalties split before delivery |
If you also release the catalog to fans, a music album flipbook works for liner notes and lyrics, while the ebook flipbook generator suits a full songbook with chords. Browse more use cases to see how other writers set theirs up.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a music supervisor open the flipbook without an app?
Yes. The link opens in any phone or laptop browser. No download, no account. They tap the edge and the songbook flips, so they can page through hooks and split sheets right in a spotting session.
How do I show split sheets and PRO details cleanly?
Put each song on its own spread with the writer shares, PRO affiliations, and IPI numbers under the hook. Because the master and publishing contacts sit on the same page, the supervisor sees the whole clearance path at once.
What happens when a co-write split changes?
Edit your PDF and re-upload it. The link never changes, so every supervisor who bookmarked your catalog sees the updated split sheet and royalties note the next time they flip through with Flipbooks AI.
Should I send my whole catalog or a short pitch list?
Send a short list. Build a second flipbook with the six songs that fit the brief and share that link, then keep the full catalog on its own link for the supervisor who wants to dig past the obvious choices.
How does a supervisor hear the songs if the pages are static?
Keep the audio where it already lives and print the listening address on each song spread beside the hook. The flipbook carries the clearance facts, so they read tempo, duration, and stems while the track plays in another tab.
Can I keep an unreleased catalog private until the record drops?
Yes. Put a password on the flipbook and only the supervisors you give the code to can open it. That lets you pitch unreleased toplines for a placement months before anything is public.
What if an agency only wants instrumental versions?
Flag them on the spread. List which tracks have stems, an instrumental, and a clean edit, so an agency cutting to thirty seconds knows what already exists before they ask you for a fresh bounce.
Can I tell whether a publisher opened my songbook?
Yes. View counts show whether the link was opened and which spreads held the most time, so you learn if a supervisor stopped at track two or read all the way to the library placements at the back.
Does this work for a writing camp or a co-writing session?
It does. Build one book with the day sheet, the room assignments, and a page per artist brief, then drop the link in the group chat. Everyone walks in knowing the tempo, the key, and who is in which room.
Can I put the songbook on my own artist site?
Yes. Paste the embed snippet onto your press page and the catalog renders inside your site. A supervisor who found you through a search reads the hooks and the publishing contacts without emailing you first.
Ready to pitch your catalog as one clean link? create your flipbook and send your songbook to the next supervisor today.
