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64 M PS E . O R G other. We have a channel for everything, we even have one called #allthefoodthings where we discuss lunch. Amber: Lunch is the most important thing we discuss. Sharyn: We talk about everything from AI (artificial intelligence) to what's happening in the industry, and the latest news from Local 700. Amber: We also have a weekly "Monday Morning Roundup" meeting where we discuss what each of us has on our plate for the week. At the end of those meetings, we go around and share "Rose & Thorns," a positive story and a negative story. Sharyn: I love "Rose & Thorns." If we forget to do them, someone always calls us out. It reminds me of the Swedish proverb: A shared sorrow is halved, a shared joy is doubled. Perry: Let's talk about Dave: Met Gala. There's some pretty Amber and Sharyn attending the premiere of Daisy Jones & the Six at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. dramatic scoring in this— especially the selfie scene. Did you temp it first? If so, what kind of direction did you have to work with? Amber: "Dave" doesn't work in a typical show fashion. The temp music throughout the various stages of editing is never kept. We don't even keep the same placement of cues a lot of the time. The showrunner/star Dave likes to work closely with me to find the right music. He wants to see every possibility, and when I say, "every possibility," I mean anywhere from 25 to 100 ideas per sequence. Depending on what music I craft, it is either licensed or sent to the composers as a guide to follow. Perry: Would love to hear how the process worked and, ultimately, came together… Amber: The music supervisor, Justin Feldman, found so many great cues in a multitude of different music libraries to try out. Usually, I would send Dave QuickTimes of each piece but there were so many options this season that ultimately, we had Evercast sessions where I presented each piece to Dave. He would quickly say yes, no, or maybe to each option. I would take the yes and maybe's and really shape them to the scene. Sometimes I was able to get stems, which helped a lot with the fine-tuning editing pass. I would do a second round of review with Dave and he would tell me which options to have available for the mix stage, and in order of preference. He always waited until the mix to make his final decisions. Perry: Any particular challenges on this show or episode? Fun stories about the process of working with the showrunners/ director? Amber: The first time I met Dave was at a spotting session and he was wearing pajamas, a robe, and