Inappropriate Soundtracks - Recording Music For Reality TV

In a lot of American reality shows, every single scene transition, camera close up, line of dialogue etc. needs some sort of stupid sound to make it seem more dramatic. Watch one ep of Kitchen Nightmares UK and one ep of Kitchen Nightmares US, and marvel in the absurd amount of sound effects the US version throws in.

This is the kind of thing that doesn't even bother you until you realize "wow, I think I just heard 12 cymbal rolls in a minute, that's sure obnoxious" and then suddenly every single one grates against your soul