Saturday Night Live is a special show. As a 50 year-running comedy variety show it isn't without its critics, but I'd hope even they can appreciate the amount of love and care that goes into a show this challenging to pull off (for 50 years!) We might take that for granted nowadays, which is why I was a big fan of the choice to frame the production nightmare leading up to the premiere episode of SNL in Jason Reitman's ode, Saturday Night. Saturday Night is told in realtime, and very much a vibe. From the grainy visual aesthetic to the energetic ensemble cast, once it gets going it doesn't stop until our heroes get to air. One of the key elements of this chaotic vibe was the intricate score and music editing that thread the needle through the breakneck story. Something particularly cool is that Jon Batiste recorded the score live on set during production—a feat that is both insanely impressive and certainly challenging (i.e. vibe). Between this and studio sessions, there was reportedly over seven hours of music to work with in post. How do you manage to integrate and collaborate with so much music? Enter Music Editor Chris Newlin. We were lucky enough to chat with Chris about the art of music editing and some of the extremely interesting challenges that arose working on Saturday Night specifically. Find your llama and check out our interview below. Cast of 'Saturday Night' as the cast of 'Saturday Night Live' Editor's...
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