Sound

Composer playbook.

Writes the original music — the score that tells the audience how to feel before the story does.

What this role owns

Director · Re-Recording Mixer

Not your call

Whether a scene needs music at all is usually the director's call, not the composer's.

First move

Watch the locked cut all the way through before writing a single note.

Titles are usually given to whoever's already doing the work — if that's you, say so.

Also in Sound

Owns audio on set — responsible for dialogue that's actually usable in the edit.

Holds the mic where it needs to be — close enough to catch dialogue, out of every frame.

Builds the sound that wasn't recorded on the day — atmosphere and effects that make a scene feel real.

Balances everything audio in the final mix — dialogue, music, and effects — so every line is intelligible.