What is Music Supervision?
Our friends at the Guild of Music Supervisors describe the craft of Music Supervision as the following; A professional music supervisor is employed to oversee various aspects of music related elements of a project or production, such as film, television, gaming, advertising, trailers, interactive media or theatre.
Their responsibilities include but are not limited to; coming up with and developing creative ideas to enhance the visual media; collaborating with directors / producers / editors / music editors / executive producers / writers etc; negotiating and securing all legal rights of the music, prior to it being used; managing all financial aspects and budgets of the music line; delivering to deadlines; managing and coordinating music related talent including composers and on-camera performances; assisting in the composer selection process, negotiating composer agreements on behalf of production, communicating with, and keeping the composer updated on source related matters and assisting in the process through to scoring and mixing; finalising of all paperwork for delivery including cue sheets, musician / singer agreements and fully executed music licences.
