Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Music supervision, licensing & clearance · Working

Needle drop

Also called: song placement

ELI5

The use of a pre-existing recorded song or track at a selected moment.

Used in conversation

“The treatment should explain how the needle drop supports the story.”

Pitch context

You may hear this during a commercial brief, treatment, bid, award or pre-production process.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

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