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poser deal, working to get a new song recorded
by a specific artist, or putting together
a sound track deal. In the evening, he often
attends film screenings.
"When I'm working on a movie," explains
Houlihan, "I might get up and go to the
casting session in the morning. Then, around
noon, I might have a pitch meeting at
Roswell. I'll spend an hour to an hour and a
half there and then go straight from
there to the editor's suite and lay songs in
with the music editor. Then I'll return to
my office and give my assistant a list of songs
we want to get clearances for. I'll cram
in listening to songs, because I have
a
Malcolm in the Middle pitch meeting the
next
morning." Once a week she sits with
the
Roswell music editor and makes sure
that
the correct music has been cut in, and that it
matches her clearance paperwork. If a
song doesn't work, they may make a decision on
the spot to change it. She listens to
music whenever she can, in the car, while in
the office; she even carries a DiscMan
while taking a walk.
POINTERS FOR THE JOB SEARCH
"Do your homework. That means you have to know
your music. It really helps
when you're listening to the radio and you hear
a song you like, if you stop and
remember how it makes you feel. Did it make you
feel sad or happy? What kind of
scene could you see it in? Remember the
feeling, the song title, and the album. Start
compiling CDs and make a separate place for
songs you love."--BG
"I would advise people who want to music
supervise to get some type of assistant
job. You're learning a craft, a trade, and it
has its own specific language. You need to
learn publishing and licensing, and who manages
whom. My advice would be to get a
"The most valuable asset that you can have in
this business is trust."--
BG
"Be straight with people and expect and demand
the same from them,
and you'll save a lot of
time."--BG
"There are a lot of talented music supervisors,
that are not musicians
and don't know their way around the recording
studio, that still do a
good job. But, I think I have a little bit of
an edge on them, being a musi-
cian, because I can talk to composers a little
more specifically about
things."--JH
Listen to all genres and time periods of music
and take notes to remind
yourself of songs you want to file away for
future use.
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