The Secret Behind Music On TV & Film: Sync Breakdown

A production special session, Emmy winning producer, Mike Meiers, breaks down a song picked for a placement on the NBC show FOUND which was used in a thrilling two-minute spot.

This session explores the intricacies of the placed track by sharing his process, as well as the clip, showing how was the song was used, as well what it was like working with a great topliner.

Despite an initial lack of context about the show, Mike was able to develop a track that hit the mark and then some. Follow along and pick up tips so you can create a song that has potential for sync!

👩‍🎤 Artist/Singer/Co-writer - Kendra Dantes

💻 Mix/Master Engineer - Josh Seawell

Thanks for watching!

⏰ CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS

0:00 intro

2:11 Found Clip

4:24 Piano Swell

5:20 Music Editor

6:08 Producing for Topliners

6:58 Session Breakdown

7:46 Piano

10:37 Verse Guitar

12:34 Drums (Trigger)

15:13 Guitar

18:08 Cinematic Rises and Drops

18:41 Vocals/Topline

26:35 Intro Vocals

27:51 What makes good vocals?

33:12 Collaboration

 35:46 How do I make the right Pitch?

39:53 How do I state my "informed intention?"

41:14 How do I present myself to topliners/producers?

43:37 How do I find collaborators?

46:02 Outro