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Working: How Music Supervisors for Film and TV Source the Perfect Songs

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Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.22K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, host Isaac Butler talks to music supervisors Bruce Gilbert and Lauren Mikus, whose most recent projects include the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building and the the multidimensional action movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.  After the interview, Isaac and co-host June Thomas talk about music choices in film and TV and discuss whether it’s better to pick well-known hits or more obscure deep cuts.  In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Bruce and Lauren talk about the taste-making aspect of their job. Then they explain their process for creating a uniquely New York sound for Only Murders in the Building.  Send your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675. Podcast production by Cameron Drews.  If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's up guys, I am Ashley Gavin, and I am your father.

0:03.1

I'm Elena Joy, I am Mommy, and I'm Mackin from your hot teenage brother.

0:08.4

Baby, Mack is baby.

0:09.7

We are your chosen family, because you don't have a gay family, and you need a gay family.

0:14.3

Every week, we bring a topic to the family dinner table from gender dysphoria,

0:17.9

to monogamy, to how to figure out if someone is into you.

0:20.5

Listen to Chosen Family every Wednesday on your favorite podcast app,

0:24.0

or watch full episodes on YouTube to get the full family experience.

0:27.8

Chosen Family is a part of the Forever Dog podcast network.

0:41.3

I used to feel like there was a perfect song for every scene, and I would worry that like,

0:45.2

if I didn't find it, somebody else would.

0:48.6

And so, I had to kind of relax and just know that like, you only know what you know,

0:55.1

if you haven't heard it yet, buddy, it's okay.

1:01.2

Welcome back to Working, I'm your host, June Thomas.

1:04.6

And I'm your other host, Isaac Butler.

1:06.9

Isaac, as always, it's fabulous to share a Zoom room with you.

1:11.9

Tell me, whose voices did we hear at the top of the show?

1:15.1

June is always good to record with you, and I'm sure you really enjoyed watching me

1:19.2

on in our Zoom call, two seconds go, but anyway,

1:22.4

the voices we heard this week are Bruce Gilbert and Lauren Micas.

1:27.6

And what do they do?

1:28.8

They are music supervisors, most recently of two wonderful projects,

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