Hollywood Reporter's Editorial Director of Features, Paula Parisi, interviews Robert Kraft, Chief Executive of Fox Music.

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0:12 - Intro - Hollywood Reporter's Editorial Director of Features, Paula Parisi, interviews Robert Kraft, Chief Executive of Fox Music.

1:19 - Robert Kraft describes the necessary components to make Fox Music successful, including the business side, which deals with music licensing, and the musical side that deals with music for films and television shows. He also talks about the level of involvement the creative departments of Fox Music has in individual productions.

3:53 - Kraft talks about the number of people that work at Fox Music and the divisions they work in.

4:27 - Kraft discusses his various duties as the CEO of Fox Music, including meeting with directors and producers and going to film screenings to approve final soundtracks.

6:42 - Kraft describes how involved he is in discovering new musical talent and bringing them to Fox Films. He also lists bands he has helped bring into movies, including Evanescence.

9:21 - Kraft gives his opinion on the best way people can get their music introduced into films.

10:38 - Kraft talks about the places he goes to find new music and the type of music that interests him most.

13:02 - Kraft explains why film music is less profitable today.

14:54 - Kraft talks about the difficulties of catching unsigned bands right before they become successful and the differences between amateur artists versus professional bands.

17:48 - Kraft discusses the importance his musical background plays in his job and level of success.

20:54 - Kraft talks about which composers really impress him and why they impress him.

22:50 - Kraft describes what usually happens if a musical score is not working for a motion picture, how he deals with the composer and the score when that happens and what sort of responses a film studio has if they feel a film score is not working.

26:10 - Kraft tells which of his songs and movies were nominated for Academy Awards.

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