Moby has provided music for films ranging from Richard Kelly's Southland Tales to the shoot-em-up Bourne movies. Changing tempo a bit, he's now looking to work with grassroots filmmakers—film students in particular. Moby has a Moby Gratis, a new service that will provide music for free to independent filmmakers. If you go to his website, you can log on to create a user account and browse a selection of downloadable tracks. If your project is a labor of love with no revenue-generating potential whatsoever, Moby will let you score the film with his music free of charge. If you are producing a film or short with commercial distribution in mind, you can license the music for a nominal fee. Moby will donate those funds to charity. The new initiative seems to be close to Moby's heart. He spoke about it at the recent IFP Market in New York City, and organizers of SXSW recently announced that he would be a featured speaker at the conference next March, and that part of his presentation would focus on Moby Gratis.
