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EPISODE · Jan 22, 2026 · 36 MIN

Music Editor Chad Birmingham on Temp Tracks, AI, and Working with Composers

from Two Composers, Two Continents · host Jeff Meegan & David Tobin

In this episode we welcome our first guest, Chad Birmingham, a two-time Golden Reel award-winning Music Editor! (Song Sung Blue, Materialists, The Penguin, Past Lives, Emily in Paris)Chad joins us to break down what a music editor actually does, his journey into the music industry, and what composers need to know when working with music editors. We dig into the love-hate relationships with temp tracks, and where AI might (or might not!) fit into the future of film scoring.If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to leave us a review!Follow us on Instagram @2composers2continents for sneak peeks of future episodes...#podcast #musicpodcast #composerpodcast #musiceditor #filmcomposer #productionmusic #librarymusic #filmmusicpodcast #musicindustrypodcast #filmmusic #musicindustry

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In this episode we welcome our first guest, Chad Birmingham, a two-time Golden Reel award-winning Music Editor! (Song Sung Blue, Materialists, The Penguin, Past Lives, Emily in Paris) Chad joins us to break down what a music editor actually does, his journey into the music industry, and what composers need to know when working with music editors. We dig into the love-hate relationships with temp tracks, and where AI might (or might not!) fit into the future of film scoring. If you enjoyed t...

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