The Trailer Music Composer's Podcast
142 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsThis show is for the Trailer Music Composer both amateur and professional. I cover a range of topics from mindset to productivity, to creativity and production.From time to time there will be special guests giving their experience of working in the Trailer Music industry and even some aspiring composers sharing their stories from The Trailer Music School.
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How I Wrote the Trailer Music for Pete's Dragon
October 10, 2023 13:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBIn this episode, I show you how I wrote the music for Disney's Pete's Dragon. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with you, at this p...
How I wrote the music in the Destiny 2: Lightfall Trailer
October 03, 2023 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode, I show you how I wrote the music that was used in the Destiny 2 trailer. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with yo...
Inspiring Intro with Only 6 Sounds
September 04, 2023 23:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, I sketch out an inspiring trailer music intro with only 6 sounds. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with you, at t...
8 trailers you HAVE to hear THIS MONTH
August 29, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBIn this episode, I show you 8 trailers with great trailer music that will definitely inspire you to get straight onto your DAW and get writing! You can watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/7budj9AVGQ4 Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as...
A Million Miles Away Trailer Music Breakdown
August 23, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 7.39 MBIn this episode, I break down the amazing music used in the trailer for A Million Miles Away. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest wit...
Corner Office | Trailer Music Breakdown
July 12, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this episode, I break down why I think the music to the Corner Office is so great and what you can learn from it. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as pos...
Landing a Star Wars Placement at 17 with Jiri Nemec
June 28, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBIn this episode of the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jiri Nemec. Jiri reached out to me via email with the subject line "Star Wars placement at 17 thanks to your podcast", and I knew I had to have him on the show to explain this great success at such a young age (obvs). What We Discuss on the Show Learning from YouTube Self-imposed deadlines Beating your inner critic Reaching out to publishers Having a community to share The importance of publis...
Trailer Music Breakdown: The Witcher Season 3
June 19, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBGrab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with you, at this price I'm tempted to buy them mys
Electronic Sound Design & Panning Strings - Ask Rich
June 13, 2023 10:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this episode, I answer a couple of questions from one of your fellow listeners, Rob. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with you,...
Building a Career as a Trailer Music Composer with Chris Davey
June 06, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBIn this episode of The Trailer Music Composer's Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Davey about his journey from working as a part-time labourer to landing regular placements as a trailer music composer. In the Podcast, We Cover: How Chris first learned about trailer music How Chris made contacts within the music industry How long it took Chris to go full time Chris' creative process for creating unique signature sounds Chris' advice for aspiring trailer music composers ...
Building a Career as a Trailer Music Career with Chris Davey
June 06, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBIn this episode of The Trailer Music Composer's Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Davey about his journey from working as a part-time labourer to landing regular placements as a trailer music composer. In the Podcast, We Cover: How Chris first learned about trailer music How Chris made contacts within the music industry How long it took Chris to go full time Chris' creative process for creating unique signature sounds Chris' advice for aspiring trailer music composers ...
Quiet Panic
May 31, 2023 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this episode, I discuss the quiet panic induced by a run of getting no placements and of course, ways to help. ⭐ Download Rich's FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://richardpryn.com/toolkit 🤯 Grab ALL of Rich's Trailer Music Courses for an amazing one-time offer! https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle ❓ Ask rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast: https://podinbox.com/tms 💻 Read the latest articles from the Rich: https://richardpryn.com 🎓 Check...
Orchestral Mixing & Mastering with Joël Dollié
May 16, 2023 12:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBRichard Interviews orchestral mixing and mastering engineer Joël Dollié about life as a freelance mixing engineer, course creator, and plugin developer. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my c...
How I Wrote The Lost Ark Trailer Music
May 10, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBIn this episode, I take you on a walkthrough of my track Gremlin which was used in The Lost Ark Artist Update trailer. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price. You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as p...
End An Action Sound Design Track with This
April 03, 2023 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.31 MBEnd An Action Sound Design Track with This. ⭐ Download Rich's FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://richardpryn.com/toolkit 🤯 Grab ALL of Rich's Trailer Music Courses for an amazing one-time offer! https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle ❓ Ask rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast: https://podinbox.com/tms 💻 Read the latest articles from the Rich: https://richardpryn.com 🎓 Check out Rich's Music courses: https://products.richardpryn.com 🎧 The Tra...
Ruby Gillman - Trailer Music Break Down
March 27, 2023 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.12 MBIn this episode, I break down the structure of the Ruby Gillman trailer music. ⭐ Download Rich's FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://richardpryn.com/toolkit 🤯 Grab ALL of Rich's Trailer Music Courses for an amazing one-time offer! https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle ❓ Ask rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast: https://podinbox.com/tms 💻 Read the latest articles from the Rich: https://richardpryn.com 🎓 Check out Rich's Music courses: https://...
Trailer Music Trends in March 2023
March 21, 2023 12:00 - 12 minutes - 8.7 MBIn this episode, I talk about the trailer music trends this month. ⭐ Download Rich's FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://richardpryn.com/toolkit 🤯 Grab ALL of Rich's Trailer Music Courses for an amazing one-time offer! https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle ❓ Ask rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast: https://podinbox.com/tms 💻 Read the latest articles from the Rich: https://richardpryn.com 🎓 Check out Rich's Music courses: https://products.ric...
Massive Action Drums Are So Easy
March 07, 2023 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this episode, I show you how to compose massive action drums with ease. ⭐ Download Rich's FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://richardpryn.com/toolkit 🤯 Grab ALL of Rich's Trailer Music Courses for an amazing one-time offer! https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle ❓ Ask rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast: https://podinbox.com/tms 💻 Read the latest articles from the Rich: https://richardpryn.com 🎓 Check out Rich's Music courses: https://prod...
5 Simple Steps to a Better Act 2
February 28, 2023 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.54 MBIn this episode, I walk you through 5 simple steps you can follow to make your second act sound even better! ⭐ Download Rich's FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://richardpryn.com/toolkit 🤯 Grab ALL of Rich's Trailer Music Courses for an amazing one-time offer! https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle ❓ Ask rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast: https://podinbox.com/tms 💻 Read the latest articles from the Rich: https://richardpryn.com 🎓 Check out Ric...
The 7 Rules of an Amazing Act 1
February 21, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 8.12 MB🔥 Grab my FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://richardpryn.com/toolkit ⚡️ The Ultimate Trailer Music Course Bundle - https://products.richardpryn.com/36ce2a36-46e4-472a-b7a2-e14b1eee49db ------------- 🎬 Check out Rich's placements: https://richardpryn.com 🎓 Check out Rich's courses: https://products.richardpryn.com/ 🌟 License Rich's Music: https://clearmusic.infinity.airbit.com/ 🎧 Listen to Rich's relaxing piano music: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eyQEcCidORW7iOQ9AkpMt Grab Your FREE T...
Don't Stop Failing
January 24, 2023 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIn this episode, I talk about what it is to "fail" and how important it really is for our growth. ⭐ Download the FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://therailermusicschool.com/blueprint ❓ Ask rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast: https://podinbox.com/tms 💻 Read the latest from the Trailer Music School: https://richardpryn.com/tag/trailer-music 🎓 Check out our Trailer Music courses: https://products.richardpryn.com 🎧 The Trailer Music Composers’ P...
How To Sketch A Trailer Track In Minutes
January 17, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBIn this episode, I walk you through my process for creating sketches for my Trailer Music cues in a matter of minutes. ⭐ Download the FREE Trailer Music Toolkit: https://therailermusicschool.com/blueprint ❓ Ask rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast: https://podinbox.com/tms 💻 Read the latest from the Trailer Music School: https://richardpryn.com/tag/trailer-music 🎓 Check out our Trailer Music courses: https://products.richardpryn.com 🎧 The Trai...
How I Wrote The Glass Onion Trailer Music
December 27, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this episode I walk you through how I wrote the music that was used on The Glass Onion Official trailer. ⭐ Download the FREE blueprint to craft a perfectly structured trailer cue ❓ Ask Rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast 💻 Read the latest from the Trailer Music School 🎓 Check out my Trailer Music courses 🎧 The Trailer Music Composers’ Podcast Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offe...
When is it the right time to start reaching out to publishers? | Ask Rich
December 20, 2022 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode I answer a question from the audience about when it is the right time to start reaching out to publishers? ⭐ Download the FREE blueprint to craft a perfectly structured trailer cue 💌 Sign up to Rich's Quiet Whisper Newsletter ❓ Ask Rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast 💻 Read the latest from the Trailer Music School 🎓 Check out our Trailer Music courses 🎧 The Trailer Music Composers’ Podcast Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit -...
Are you making time to hear this?
December 13, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBIn this episode I wanted to shamelessly plug my latest venture, my weekly newsletter. You can read the latest issues of 'The Quiet Whisper' or you can go straight ahead and sign up. ⭐ Download the FREE blueprint to craft a perfectly structured trailer cue ❓ Ask Rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Composer's Podcast 💻 Read the latest from the Trailer Music School 🎓 Check out our Trailer Music courses 🎧 The Trailer Music Composers’ Podcast Grab Your FREE Trailer Mus...
Finding Joy in Creating Music, Sharing Your Gifts, and the Origins of Globus with Yoav Goren
December 06, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBI had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Yoav Goren on the Trailer Music Composer’s podcast. For those of you who don’t know Yoav, is the co-founder of Immediate music with Jeff Fayman. Together they played an enormous part in shaping the railer music world and even the epic music world as we know it. Yoav and Jeff also went on to found 1 Revolution music which is a production music company focused on producing music for use on TV. Yoav is also the man behind Globus, the epic music arti...
Ask Rich - Timelines for Releases, Syncs, and Royalties
November 29, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBIn today's episode we get a question from Stephen Tallamy, in fact it is a string of excellent questions about what composers should expect in terms of timelines; of releases, first placements, receiving royalties, and track performance. A ton of great info and of course I get sidetracked along the way talking about purpose, meaning and self care. ⭐ Download the FREE blueprint to craft a perfectly structured trailer cue ❓ Ask Rich a question that he will feature on the Trailer Music Comp...
How I Wrote the Halo Infinite Winter Update trailer Music
November 17, 2022 12:00 - 13 minutes - 9.11 MBAbout five years ago I was asked to write some music for an album aimed at TV spots. Each rack was to be full of character, weird sounds, and all manner of stops. One of those tracks just landed on a Halo trailer (gasp!) I want to share with you exactly how I created the music; what I was thinking at the start and how I developed it into an entire piece of trailer (production) music. 📖 Read the full breakdown of how I wrote the music for The Lost King trailer ⭐ Download the FREE blueprin...
The Lost King Trailer Music...How I Wrote It!
November 08, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBI wrote a piece of music for a trailerized string quartet last year. It recently got used on the trailer for The Lost King. As you know I am a huge fan of sharing, especially sharing my knowledge, experience, and process. I want to share with you exactly how I created the music; what I was thinking at the start and how I developed it into an entire piece of trailer (production) music. 📖 Read the full breakdown of how I wrote the music for The Lost King trailer ⭐ Download the FREE bluepri...
Secret Invasion Trailer Music Breakdown
November 01, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes - 8.1 MBI am a huge fan of Marvel and the MCU. Marvel Studios has just released the trailer for Secret Invasion and I wanted to take a look at it and do a breakdown of the trailer music. It’s what I would do anyway as a matter of professional development and thought it would be cool to do it properly and share with you all. You can read the full article here: https://thetrailermusicschool.com/secret-invasion-trailer-music-breakdown/ ⭐ Download the FREE blueprint to craft a perfectly structured t...
The Ultimate Guide To Trailer Hits & Impacts
October 24, 2022 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this episode I wanted to give you the most detailed breakdown of trailer hits and impacts so that you could better utilise these amazing tools in your music. For a very long time I did not properly educate myself on hits & impacts thinking that they were "gimmicky". Little did I know I was missing one of the key ingredients to a great piece of cinematic music. ⭐ FREE Blueprint to the Perfect Trailer Cue 📖 Rich's Ultimate Guide to Trailer Hits & Impacts 🎙️ Ask Rich a question he will an...
Do You Ever Feel Like This? I know I do!
October 17, 2022 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBIn today's episode I talk about the life of a creative person. What it can feel like when you are pursuing something intangible like art. This is a gentle reminder that the creative path can feel frustrating and lonely, but you are not alone. We are all in this together [teary high fives all round] ⭐ FREE Blueprint to the Perfect Trailer Cue 🎙️ Ask Rich a question he will answer on the show 🖥️ Visit The Trailer Music School 🏫 Get an exclusive 10% off all Rich's Trailer Music Courses Grab ...
Ask Rich: Ending Your First Act On The Fifth Chord?
October 11, 2022 08:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBIn this episode I answer another question from one of my amazing listeners, Darin. The question he wants me to answer is, "Should I end the first act of my neoclassical trailer cues on the fifth chord or should I return to the tonic?" ⭐ FREE Blueprint to the Perfect Trailer Cue 🎙️ Ask Rich a question he will answer on the show 🖥️ Visit The Trailer Music School 🏫 Get an exclusive 10% off all Rich's Trailer Music Courses Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolk...
Braaams: How To Use The Sound That Everybody Knows
October 04, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBI decided that I wanted to create a guide to our wonderfully overused but still incredibly useful friend, BRAAAMS. In this episode of the show I run through the origins of the Braaam, how we can use them, and how we can get the most of them. ⭐ FREE Blueprint to the Perfect Trailer Cue 📖 Rich's Guide To Braaams 🎙️ Ask Rich a question he will answer on the show 🖥️ Visit The Trailer Music School 🏫 Get an exclusive 10% off all Rich's Trailer Music Courses Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolki...
Ask Rich - Rating the show & Free Instruments
September 26, 2022 23:00 - 8 minutes - 5.72 MBHooray, the first episode of 'Ask Rich'. In this episode I answer a question from one of my listeners called Rob. He asks if I can explain how to leave a review of The Trailer Music Composer's Podcast and if I am planning on launching a TMS version of Pianobook - a place where members of our community can upload their own sample libraries to offer for free to the whole community. I decided to launch this with my own free instrument, the Chamber Cello. Don't forget to grab your FREE trail...
Easily set the tone of your track and give it a unique character with drones!
September 19, 2022 23:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBI know what you are thinking (well I assume at least), "Is Rich really gonna do an entire episode about DRONES in music!?" Yes, yes I am and for good reason. There are one of those things that often people completely overlook as they are pretty basic. I would suggest otherwise. You need to be making some time to get to know your drones and to give them their own life and identity because if you do =you will reap the rewards later on down the line when your drone stems get cut to trailer...
Did You Know You Could Do This?
September 13, 2022 09:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBI am launching a new service for the podcast where you can record your questions as an audio file that I will include in the show and answer it to the best of my ability. I'm really excited about this as I have already had a few questions recorded and it is so much fun having this interaction with the community. If you do want to ask me a question then follow the link to ASK ME A QUESTION ABOUT COMPOSING/PRODUCING/BEING COMPOSER etc. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richard...
Christian Henson - The origins of Spitfire, dealing with anxiety & the secret to his productivity
August 08, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBIn this episode I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Christian Henson (@christianhensonmusic). An absolute legend of a man and a super nice dude! Once I got my initial fanboying out of the way Christian and I had a fascinating conversation about his earliest memories as a composer and how he got into the business, the origins of Spitfire audio, dealing with his anxiety and his "secret" to productivity. I was incredibly honoured that Christian was so open and honest about his anxiet...
Establishing genres in trailer music
August 08, 2022 23:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBIn today's episode, I answer a question I received from one of my awesome TMCP listeners (and TMS customers). The question was simply, "How to I establish genres in trailer music?" As this kind of covers two distinct areas of the job I decided to cover both in the episode. As you know I love helping people with this output so that is exactly why I have started asking for questions to be submitted to me to answer on the show. If you do want to ask me a question that I answer on the show t...
Christian Henson - The origins of Spitfire, dealing with anxiety & the secret to his productivity
August 08, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBIn this episode I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Christian Henson (@christianhensonmusic). An absolute legend of a man and a super nice dude! Once I got my initial fanboying out of the way Christian and I had a fascinating conversation about his earliest memories as a composer and how he got into the business, the origins of Spitfire audio, dealing with his anxiety and his "secret" to productivity. I was incredibly honoured that Christian was so open and honest about his anxiet...
Are you struggling with this too?
July 25, 2022 23:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB❤️ Grab your FREE blueprint to the perfect trailer cue. I have been a working composer for almost 15 years now. I started in custom; it was exciting, it was fast paced, it was way out of my comfort zone. I LOVED IT. Fast forward all those years and I am only now realising the effect that the custom way of life has effected me, not just as a composer but also as a human bean! This episode is a bit of a self help for myself episode whilst also hoping that at least one of you will resonate w...
How I wrote the trailer music for the Benedetta trailer
July 18, 2022 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBGrab your FREE blueprint to the perfect trailer cue. You know I love walkthroughs and you do too (I know you do). This one is a different one today. It's another trailerised "solo" violin track. This was one of thirty tracks I composed aimed at (pretty unashamedly) HBO promos, BBC dramas, and other thrillers alike. IF you struggle to complete your trailer tracks or run out of ideas then grab my free blueprint and watch/listen to this episode. I show you step-by-step how I make one single b...
From nothing to published with Jon R. Mohr
July 11, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBIn today’s episode I talk with composer Jon R. Mohr. Jon reached out to me on Instagram about coming on the show. He was keen to share his story of going from nothing to now writing for trailer publishers all whilst dealing with his speech impediment. Jon is a cinematic composer and producer from Ohio, specializing in cinematic music ranging from film scores to epic trailer music. He is completely self-taught. He's written music for a variety of short films, as well as composed the soundtra...
Oh Schrieber, My Schrieber
July 04, 2022 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBIn today's episode I talk about the origins of my pseudonym, Richard Schrieber, and why I am no longer going to be working under that name. Basically it is not necessary anymore and still very confusing for me and everyone else. Hee hee. Craft the perfect trailer music cue with this FREE trailer music cheatsheet. If you have a question about anything regarding trailer music or being a composer then record your question here and I'll answer it on the show. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music To...
Recording an Orchestra at Abbey Road - Lessons learnt
June 27, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode I walk you through my experience of recording strings and brass at Abbey Road Studios for an action adventure trailer music album. As you can imagine I was super excited about this so I thought it would make an amazing podcast episode where I talked you through what was going through my head before and after the recording. The great thing is that there were 6 clear lessons that have come out of this experience and I wanted to share them with you guys - my awesome listeners....
The importance of a Positive Mental Attitude with Kati Falk-Flores
April 25, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBIn this episode I talk to the award winning trailer music composer Kati Falk-Flores. Kati shared how she went from studying the French Horn (among other instruments) to learning the ropes of writing trailer music. We talked a lot about the importance of a positive mental attitude and how it can help not only get you out of a funk but also lift those around you. Kati Falk-Flores is a composer known for her start in trailer music. Her work has been recently featured in trailers like Venom 2:...
A Very British Scandal Trailer Music Walkthrough | Sanctuary by Richard Schrieber
April 18, 2022 23:00 - 17 minutes - 12.4 MBIn today’s episode I walk you through the Trailer Music that was used in A Very British Scandal. This was a bit of a double win for me as this track was a track that I wrote when teaching how to write Emotional Solo String pieces for the Protege Pro students. I’m gonna be totally honest here, I still suffer from bouts of imposter syndrome and fears of it all falling apart (ie not winning any more trailers and everyone finding out that I am a fraud). Not easy to admit but feels pretty good...
How to start your trailer music career, avoiding burnout, and landing placements with Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen
April 11, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBHey Guys, In today’s episode I talk to trailer music and video game composer Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen. A few months ago he reached out to me on Instagram to tell me about his journey. I was so inspired by Sigurd’s story that I had to get him on the show. Sigurd is a composer and live musician. Having toured Europe multiple times most recently with Blindstone and Walter Trout. Music composition credits mainly in video games and trailers include; Killing Floor, Marvels Eternals House Of Gucci,...
Archive 81 Trailer Music Walkthrough
April 04, 2022 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this episode I show you how I composed the track ‘Monument’ that was featured in the trailer for the Netflix show, Archive 81. This track was one of the ten tracks written for Elephant Music’s album, Throat 4. The focus of this album was to bring throat singing to the fore and let vocals replace the cello that had become so popular. I sketched out the entire album using only my voice and then slowly replaced those parts with other instruments and we even got a throat singer in to reall...
How To Re-Ignite Your Spark
March 28, 2022 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this episode I talk about feeling like I had lost my passion for writing music and how I re-ignited my spark. Recently, maybe even over the last couple of years, I have been feeling a bit meh about writing music. I didn’t really want to openly admit it, especially on my show/blog, but as you know I think being open about these types of struggles we all face is incredibly important to keep the mental dialogue open. I have felt like I have just been running through the motions. It wasn’...