Television Music Supervisor

Series television asks a music supervisor to do film-level work on a repeating deadline. Every episode needs songs that serve the story, licenses that are cleared before the mix, and paperwork delivered on time, week after week.

Chris has supervised more than 900 episodes of television across network, cable, and streaming, in every genre, from long-running network dramas to streaming series.

On a series, the music supervisor is the point person between the creative team, the music rights holders, and the network or streamer.

• Spotting sessions with showrunners, producers, directors, and music editors
• Song search and creative options for every episode
• Negotiating and clearing sync and master licenses on episodic timelines
• Music budgeting across episodes and seasons
• Coordination with the composer so score and songs work as one sound
• Cue sheets and delivery to network and streamer requirements

Looking for the rights side in detail? See sync licensing and music clearance.