This original thesis was submitted to the Faculty of the University of Miami as a partial requirement for the fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music. The project in Media Writing and Production was finished in May, 2017, and this written material is a summary of the music production process utilizing contemporary composition and audio-post production techniques. Modern studio hardware and software is discussed in the creation of music for a wide range of applications within the film, television, and radio industries. Four types of projects are discussed: writing and orchestrating an original composition for full orchestra; scoring scenes of a dramatic short film; writing an underscore for a television commercial and the production of a radio commercial, or jingle, with voice-over. Analysis of the planning, writing, programming, and production stages are followed by reflections on the challenges often faced during the different stages of the music production process.