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There are many scales within music, all of which are pivotal to understanding how music works and creating new compositions and melodies. One such example is a chromatic scale. But what exactly is a chromatic scale, and how are they used within music? What Is It? The chromatic scale is...
Impedance is one of the important concepts in audio. Impedance is the difference between the voltage that a conductor experiences and the voltage that it would be expected to experience under the same conditions. Impedance is the measure of how hard it is for a signal to travel through a...
There are many styles of music, more than we can even count with new styles emerging all the time. Let’s discuss one of the commonly overlooked parts of music: the interlude. What is an interlude in music? An interlude is a moment in time where something occurs between two...
Ok. I'll admit it. This type of film terrifies me, but for some reason I write music that fits this genre very well. This is from my album of dark drones. You can listen to the full track here [https://youtu.be/0KR1EC2oAbk] and if you are interested...
Pretty chuffed to have landed this one. I grew up being read the Hobbit and LOTR books and of course the LOTR movies were a pretty big deal. Love hearing my Throat track set within the world of Tolkien. #blessed...
For those of you who don't know, I love dowsing/divining and have done many courses in it. This was a very famous case in the dowsing community as she found King Richard using remote dowsing. I love this trailer and I love how they used one of...
NETFLIX MUSIC - "CAUSALITY" Yes, it's that track again. One of those gifts that keeps on giving. I am very blessed to have had this track used on several trailers to date. This one is awesome. I grew up watching Rowan Atkinson in Black Adder and...
BIG PICTURE MUSIC - "UNTOLD GRACE" This is a wonderful little spot that has used one of my neoclassical tracks. If anything this is a testament to how even the most "insignificant" part of the track can be used well. In this case it was a...
Here you have it, the only guide that you will need explaining the ins and outs of trailer hits and how you can make the most of them as a composer. What are Trailer Hits? Trailer hits are those massive bangs you hear all over movie trailers. You know the...