Jonathan Magee's List: Music Supervisor

• A music supervisor is an individual who combines music and visual media.
• A music supervisor is somebody with a broad and encyclopedic music expertise and a sophisticated knowledge of music licensing and negotiation.
• Music supervisor salaries vary depending upon the project and the hiring process.

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• The music supervisor is primarily concerned with selecting songs to be placed in a film or television show’s soundtrack, and the licensing process necessary to clear the rights.
• Big ears are great—the innate ability to distinguish the “it” factor of a song and skillfully match the tune to the visual medium
• a music supervisor must understand song clearance, how a film is scored, and the ins and outs of editing.
• Music supervisors are the A&R executives of the film business
• they scout for new talent and always keep an eye open for the next right project.

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• A Music Supervisor is someone who finds and manages the licensing of music for a film or television production

• As the film progresses I get an average of 80 to 100 CD’s a day from bands for this film and part of my responsibility is to hear those CD’s during the course of the day.