Some film songs were either longer or shorter than required. Therefore, it was often necessary to cut the lengthy songs or lengthen the short ones, hence the singer and the orchestra had to spend a long time in our studios. I felt an interest in him. So I went to the studio to see for myself how this young man would conduct the music. To rehearse an orchestra comprised of more than a dozen musicians is not an easy job.
Every instrument needs to be perfectly tuned and played according to the notation of the song.
The passages which accompany the singing and the passages that form musical interludes have to be played at different volumes. The music director, who is the conductor, has to get from his troup a perfectly tuned support for the vocalist. I have seen many music directors who behaved like cattle-drivers. Musicians are artists and as such they need to be handled with care, like fragile glass. To get the best results, they must be kept in good cheer all along.