The Role of a Music Supervisor with John Houlihan (BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY)
About this Video
John Houlihan has been the music supervisor on an impressive range of studio film and TV projects. A music supervisor is responsible for keeping a topline view of all things music in a film project. This includes curating song options, interpreting the director's music tastes, making recommendations on score, and ultimately securing song rights. Watch here for the inside look.
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John Houlihan
Musical Supervisor
John Houlihan is Senior Vice President of Music for 20th Century Fox film studio, now part of Disney, and his credits include BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, DEADPOOL 2 for which John was Nominated for a Grammy, and the 2018 Best Picture Academy Award winner, THE SHAPE OF WATER.
Previously John was an independent Music Supervisor who worked in film, television, advertising and politics. He has helped shape the music of more than 100 feature films including MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS, the three AUSTIN POWERS films, CHARLIE'S ANGELS 1 & 2, TRAINING DAY, SUPERMENSCH, DEADPOOL, JOHN WICK 1 & 2, ATOMIC BLONDE and the 2017 Academy Award winning documentary OJ: MADE IN AMERICA.
In 2010, John was a founding member of the Guild Of Music Supervisors and later served as President for 3 years.
His most current projects include writer-director Taika Waititi’s highly anticipated JOJO RABBIT and director James Mangold’s FORD V. FERRARI starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon.