Go behind the scenes to learn from Sundance Advisors in our Conversations from the Sundance Labs series. This collection of videos will deepen your understanding of all the creative disciplines that are supported through our Labs.

Composing for film and TV involves much more work than finding inspiration for the music. In this discussion, composer Blake Neely shows excerpts from ALL AMERICAN, GREYHOUND and THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT and discusses how to maintain the intent of a score through the editing process, writing a score to balance the use of pop music, the differences between scoring for film and TV, how to construct and reuse a musical theme and managing the pressure to write under the tight deadlines of a weekly TV show.