I would generally be of the opinion that the use of music in film/tv is like incorporating someone's art to serve another piece of art. As long as it's done well it's definitely a good thing. Of course that would be the key thing for most people wouldn't it? perception of quality...
That being that it's not good to licence your song for an episode of eastenders, but it is a great idea to licence your song so that ryan adams can cover it.
The bottom line though is that fans are critical of musicians and artists for "selling out", unfortunately that's what most of us are... fans. People who are unassociated with the artist. I'm often inclined to tell most people to shove their opinions and pet theories up their arse.
People feel comfortable attacking and tearing down the kind of work that they couldn't create in a lifetime... Observers, one and all.
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