A professional who plans and directs activities of personnel in studio music department and conducts studio orchestra. Responsibilities include:

• Selects vocal, instrumental, and recorded music suitable to type of program or motion picture and to entertainers who are to render selections.
• Engages services of composer , as required, to write score for motion picture or television program.
• Issues assignments and reviews work of staff in such areas as scoring, arranging, and copying music, lyric writing, and vocal coaching.
• Auditions and selects vocal and instrumental talent for musical shows.
• Auditions and hires studio orchestra personnel.
• Conducts orchestra in recording or broadcast of music (conductor, orchestra ).