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Here It Goes Again (UK Surf Version) OK Go Capitol/ EMI		The song plays as Meredith and Derek bicker in bed after not getting much sleep. Izzie and George discuss Izzie's check.
Fidelity Regina Spektor Sire Records		The song plays as Addison and Callie talk about Addison's choice to not have Mark's baby.
The Way That I Am Ingrid Michaelson Cabin 24 Records		The song plays as Cristina complains about sleeping alone, and Meredith confesses she feels jealous of George's relationship with his dad. Cristina brings Burke his dinner.
Love Will Tear Us Apart Susanna & The Magical Orchestra Rune Grammofone		The song plays as the O'Malley family makes a decision about George's dad.
Falling Awake Gary Jules Down Up Down		The song plays as Burke, Cristina and Derek talk about Mr. o'Malley. His family is gathered around him in the hospital. George's friends wait in support of him.
Life in Disguise The Slip Bar None		The song plays as Cristina consoles George, Alex and Addison spend time together., and Derek goes to sleep beside Meredith.

I can't tell you how many emails I get from aspiring music supervisors& Awesome, enthusiastic letters from music fans all over the world (Yep-- UK, Australia, South Africa, Denmark, Greece and Iceland) hoping for general "how did you get started and how do I get started" advice. So if music supervision seems like the career path for you, please read the following&

I got started, really, as a high school student; I went to a zillion shows, listened avidly to the radio, bought records (that's right, records, this was the 80s). When I got to college, U of Illinois- Champaign, I got involved with the organization that booked bands on campus... I started as an usher, did a year as the marketing person and finally booked acts. My senior year, I booked a small club - played a lot of pinball, drank lots of Jagermeister and brought lots of alternative rock (as it was called back then) to campus. I moved to California in 1990, did a brief stint in the mailroom of Triad Artists, worked at BMI in the Film-TV department and finally landed a music coordinator gig at Concorde Films, Roger Corman's company in 1994. I learned from a very generous Music Supervisor, Paul di Franco and worked on loads of low budget projects. In 1998 I started Chop Shop in my little mid-century Los Feliz apartment, did some indie features and luckily got into TV. Roswell, Boston Public & Fastlane were some of my first TV credits.

Enough about me! Aspiring Supervisors should get involved in the music biz any way possible, it will help in the long run... Start a music blog, review albums, get involved in student activities boards, local clubs, and of course college, internet or pirate radio. If you are thinking about schools - there are now music business programs that teach music licensing and publishing. There are music supervision extension classes at USC and UCLA that I am aware of with guest speakers from the industry. And finally, the most obvious... INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO FILMMAKERS! Film students need music supervisors for their projects. Practical experience is essential as the licensing process is as important as the creative process. Finally, there are different kinds of supervision gigs - working for a music library, film studio, television studio, trailer house, ad agency as well as being an independent music supervisor. Hope this helps!