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In Conversation with Editor Dan Goldthorp

18 July 2025

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Dan Goldthorp is a British editor known for his work on British TV and documentary series, including Top Gear, Jamie: Keep Cooking Family Favourites and SAS: Who Dares Wins.

We sat down with Dan to discuss the power of music selection in the editing process, why he uses our Similarity Search feature to find the perfect match and what makes Universal Production Music stand out from other production music libraries.

Food & Cooking

Positive and fun tracks for food and cooking shows and features.

Positive Sensitive

Perfect for cute and sentimental scenes that have a positive twist. These tracks work for everything from romance to real life documentaries.

Daytime TV

Positive and bright tracks for daytime TV chat and entertainment shows.

Reality TV

The drama queens, budding music stars, dancers, and competitive chefs need dramatic music for reality TV shows. Here are some ideal exciting and dramatic tracks...Read more

Minimalism Documentary

Simple, light, minimal, and modern tracks.

Light Drama

A film and TV playlist for all light drama scenes.

Documentary Underscores

Underscores and beds for factual documentaries.

Documentary

The real and raw moments of a documentary needs music that enhances the video without getting in the way. This playlist has a variety of tracks for that.

Universal Production Music 18 July 2025

In Conversation with Editor Dan Goldthorp

Discover music for TV and documentary