Limited To Just Film & TV…? Monday, Dec 7 2009 

Now I don’t want any of you to get the wrong impression that music supervisors are only used in movies and shows. Music supervisors are being used more and more every day for projects like video games and commercials to find that best music that matches the media. There is no better way of promoting your band then to get one of your songs in one of these video games or commercials. Apple iPod commercials are some of the best examples of how powerful a half-minute of ad-time can boost a band’s popularity. Apple lets the music speak for itself. They don’t include any audio other than the featured track. Here are some iPod commercials being used this year…

2009 iPod Nano commercial using: Miss Li – “Bourgeois Shangri-La”

2009 iPod Touch commercial using: Tommy Sparks – “She’s Got Me Dancing”

2009 iPod Shuffle commercial using both: Phoenix – “1901″ and The Virgins – “Rich Girls”

James Hyman Monday, Dec 7 2009 

Check this guy out. He is another great music supervisor with a lot to say about music supervision. Here is an interview of his on myhitonline.com…

James Hyman Interview

Music Supervision At It’s Best Monday, Dec 7 2009 

Guy Ritchie is a director that loves to use popular music in his movies. For Snatch (one of my favorite movies and soundtracks), Ritchie had Ian Neil as his music supervisor, as well as having several music researchers including Karen Elliott and Matt Biffa. Ritchie always makes sure to use current, and classic songs that accentuate his shots. There is no scene that better demonstrates this than the fight scene in Snatch. Ian Neil and Ritchie used the music (along with sound effects and background sound) to energize the audience and get their hearts pounding along with Brad Pitt’s. You can tell the director and music supervisor really had to work together in order to create such an intense scene. Listen to how the music goes in and out at the perfect times to match the visuals…

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