This is my podcast all about Trailer Music. I have been writing trailer music for over 10 years and I have had well over 100 placements. I wanted to create a show to share my experience and knowledge and also to talk to other composers in the field.
For this one I thought I would change things up a little. I am actually on my computer (shock horror) I wanted to show you how I mangle single samples to create tracks. Fun! Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 16 of the trailer music composers podcast. Testing, testing,...
For this one I thought I would change things up a little.I am actually on my computer (shock horror)I wanted to show you how I mangle single samples to create tracks.Fun!To listen and read a full transcript, click here.For more trailer music stuff:https://thetrailermusicschool....
In this episode I talk about something pretty, pretty, pretty important. I’d love to write some more stuff here but I fear I would give away my “secret” tool. If you want to find out, you’re gonna have to listen 😀 Transcript Hi guys and welcome to session number...
In this episode I am answering a question from my community: “How do I go about creating a template for organic sound design track?” I love this question as it challenges some of my previous teachings about templates and workflow. Always good to challenge your own knowledge and practices. This...
In this episode. I want to deal with failure…still dealing with the failure of this windy recording. I promise I will get a shield for my mic for future recordings haha :/ Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 13 of the trailer music composer’s podcast. Could I have...
Just a quick story about a little lesson learnt from losing your music. Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 12 of the trailer music composers podcast. Let’s get started. Music. One with one microphone. Those cats are named after characters from film guy. Welcome to the trailer music...
In this episode I answer the question “how do I know if my music is good enough?” This is a huge deal to lots of people as it can often get shrouded by your inner critic, so you may naturally find it hard to distinguish a “good” from “bad” track....
In this video I discuss something that is soooo often overlooked when it comes to becoming a professional composer for media – correctly responding to the brief. It doesn’t really matter how talented you are, if you cannot write on brief, your tracks will not be chosen. Simple. So I...
Ok. Firstly, if you are wanting to be a trailer music composer then your work is already pretty niche. Is that enough though? Can you niche down even further? If so how do you do that successfully and also stay true to what matters to you as a creative person?...