EP. 30: INTERVIEW WITH MUSIC SUPERVISOR ANN KLINE

This week on SyncRiffs, Charles sits down with Ann Kline, an experienced music supervisor and attorney with film and television credits including some of the most successful and prestigious television series (ER, The West Wing, Shameless, The Good Doctor, etc.).

Ann’s experience is unique in that it combines high level creative skills for placing music with the ability to understand the increasingly complex content rights landscape and negotiate deals addressing complex rights issues among myriad interconnected parties including artists, managers, attorneys, agents, composers, producers, writers, directors, labels, publishers, networks and studios. Ann is also a frequent speaker at industry events including SXSW, TIFF, etc. Ann has taught Music Supervision at UCLA extension and mentored several women who have gone on to become successful music industry executives and music supervisors.

Follow Ann Kline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theannkline/

0:00 Introduction
1:44 Ann’s initial work in the music industry
3:24 Working with John Wells Production
5:25 Ann’s musical palette & influences
7:35 Streaming content vs. traditional cable format
10:00 Working with showrunners & music budgets
11:02 Tying in sync to marketing music from the majors
12:14 Working catalog music (period shows)
12:58 Working on the show Aquarius
14:35 Evergreen artists and sync
17:10 Art vs. Commerce
18:20 The pacing of legacy Shows vs. streaming content
20:18 When a music supervisor is brought onto a show
21:55 The benefits of working onsite vs. remote
23:02 The nuances of syncing a song to picture
26:16 Benefits of working with a sync agent
27:00 What sync agents do
29:00 Working with trustworthy agents & partners
30:00 Benefits of meditation
36:29 Sensory deprivation + floating
38:00 What’s on repeat on Ann’s playlist

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Music: "Flying Tigers" from Magic Tiger

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