Do all the admins do this or just the CEO ? ? Serious question <| sep |> Soak it up for me from NM <| sep |> For your first two questions , yes and yes haha . The purpose of music in a scene is almost always emotional , though it also might have to do with affirming the setting or referencing a characteridea when they ' re not present on screen . Film composers are very good at understanding what sort of musical elements have what sort of emotional impacts . The effect of these have a huge dependence on how they ' re used in combination with each other . Tempo , instrumentation , texture , key , form , thematic material , chord progressions , rhythm , and dynamics all have a part in this . Because film and television are linear , and are dependent on sync points and hit points , the first thing a lot of us do is focus on setting a tempo . Tempo mapping helps set the pacing of the music as well as ensuring that important sync points will be in time with the music . Some composers only watch the clip once , then wait a while before working . Some watch it several times over incessantly . There ' s really a huge variety of how people go about establishing their own personal connection with the clip . As for a routine , that would be detrimental . Every composer I know , myself included , takes the time to craft a unique sonic print for every project . There ' s a lot that goes into composing a score for a film or television than emotion too , though that ' s a huge part of it . One has to consider whose perspective they ' re writing from , what feelings to convey , what aspects of the film should be referencedforshadowed , etc . Hope that helped ! Feel free to PM me if you have more specific questions .