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Music Supervisor Brittany Whyte on the Art of Making Music Serve the Story

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Faye Bradley

1d ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary

Music supervisor Brittany Whyte, known for her work on 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,' 'The Handmaid's Tale,' and 'Riverdale,' spoke at the 2026 Golden Melody Festival in Taiwan about the craft of music supervision. In a session moderated by Sync Summit CEO Mark Frieser, Whyte emphasized that music supervision is fundamentally about making music serve the story — far more than simply picking great songs.

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Music supervision is the art of making music serve a story.
Music supervision is far more than picking great songs.
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Brittany Whyte, music supervisor on 'The Hunger Games' and 'The Handmaid's Tale,' on the craft of music supervision at Golden Melody Festival.

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