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Error Code:

Extraneous Music 

Description:

"Extraneous Music" is an additional song or ambient music that does not need to be present based on the context of the scene.

Impact:

Extraneous Music impacts the Content Quality of the asset. The member experience is adversely affected if extraneous music obscures dialogue or if the music interferes with the creatively intended emotional tone of a scene. 

Severity Structure:

FYI

Music is present under characters speaking but is consistent with the emotional tone of the scene/ program.

Issue

Music from program plays over production logos, Netflix Ident or over shots of characters talking and does not appear to be creatively intended based on the context of the scene.

How to Prevent:                          

Keep temp tracks completely separate from final tracks, and lock audio tracks that are not being worked on in order to avoid cross contaminating tracks. Review audio against picture to check for out of place or duplicated elements.

Solution:

Extraneous music must be removed and replaced with the intended audio.

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