Amanda Krieg Thomas

Amanda Krieg Thomas has been working tirelessly in the field of music supervision for over a decade, collaborating with top-level creators on a wide range of projects from unscripted docu-series to critically-acclaimed cable dramas and everything in between. Current projects include new seasons of white-hot dramedy Claws (TNT), break out ballroom drama Pose (FX) and thrilling network drama, 9-1-1 (Fox), as well as Ryan Murphy’s first two projects for Netflix, feminist horror series, Ratched and satirical comedy, The Politician. Most recently Amanda worked on the award-winning espionage drama, The Americans (FX), celebrated limited series, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX), American Horror Story: Apocalypse (FX), family comedy, Life In Pieces (CBS) and legal thriller, Proven Innocent (Fox). Last year she also served as music supervisor on the emotional thriller Reverie (NBC) and Sundance darling Madeline’s Madeline (Oscilloscope). Additional credits include Feud: Bette and Joan (FX), Scream Queens (Fox), indie features Billy Boy and Girl Flu, and The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX). Amanda began her career in the music department at Lionsgate, before moving to Reveille (now Endemol Shine North America). There she music supervised unscripted series Commercial Kings (IFC) and One Born Every Minute (Lifetime) in addition to serving as Music Manager on the long running hits, MasterChef (Fox) and The Biggest Loser (NBC). In early 2012 she joined Format Entertainment as Music Coordinator on projects such as Pitch Perfect 1 and 2 (Gold Circle Films/Universal), The Other Woman (Fox), Beyond The Lights (Relativity) and ABC comedy, Trophy Wife, before transitioning to a Music Supervisor role at the company. Highlights there include performance competition show, Fake Off (truTV), the 2015 American Girl “Girl Of The Year™ film, Grace Stirs Up Success (American Girl/Mattel), and indie film French Dirty (Homegrown Pictures). In 2015 Amanda dove back into the world of scripted television at Neophonic Music & Media, and in early 2019 she launched her own music supervision company, Yay Team Productions, Inc. Amanda regularly shares her knowledge at conferences and events around the world, including South By Southwest, MUSEXPO, BIGSOUND Australia and the Durango Songwriters Expo, in addition to authoring the e-book Thinking In Sync: A Primer on the Mind of a Music Supervisor. She is a proud member of the Television Academy and a Board Member for the Guild of Music Supervisors.