Music Editorial Materials

General Notes and Recommendations

  • It is important to archive the work of the music editorial team in the general archive for the title. This is separate from and in addition to the backup the music editors would do to back up their servers.
  • The Music Editorial material is the final output of the music editorial team, cut to picture and delivered to the mix stage. This is the source material for creating the Printmaster Stems and M&E. These will often be updated or augmented as the mix progresses.
  • The Music Editorial sessions generally contain edited music premixes/stems of the score, source music and prerecords (if applicable), as well as individual instruments or music effects.
  • The recorded multitrack score should also be delivered by the Music Editorial team, it is backed up as part of the Production Archive materials.
  • The written score, individual instrument parts and lead sheets should also be delivered in the turnover. These are archived with the Music Editorial
  • Any mixer cue sheets, if output, should be included.

Formatting Recommendations

  • The sessions are generally in the same audio configuration as the score was recorded
  • Within each session, each track must be clearly labeled.
  • The audio files (“media”) used for each session should be in the project folder for that session using “save session copy in”, which will include only the audio files actually used in the session.
  • It is recommended to consolidate the sessions into flat files, but it is not required.
  • The sessions may contain 7.1 or 5.1 session tracks, or may contain individual mono tracks. Each track must be named to reflect its audio configuration and channel assignment.
  • If the sessions are immersive audio, each editorial session should contain multiple bed tracks to match the agreed layout, with associated objects if created.