
What are Stems in Music Production?
In this post I explain everything you need to know about Stems in music production.
Welcome to my Trailer Music School where I teach how to write amazing Trailer music.
In this post I explain everything you need to know about Stems in music production.
In this post, I show you how you can sketch out an entire Trailer music cue in a matter of minutes using one-shots. What Are One-shots One-shots are drag-and-drop samples that you can drop into your DAW (digital audio workstation). Put simply, they are audio files of cool sounds that...
The ability to produce high-quality music within a tight deadline is incredibly valuable. The only issue is that without proper preparation and planning it can cause quite a bit of stress and worry. Not good. I want to share with you my secret to producing licensable trailer music quickly and...
I know the problem you face. You’ve written a piece of music that uses orchestral samples, like strings samples for example, and it isn’t sounding anything like the Hollywood score you hoped it would… So, how do you make your orchestra sound real? I have listed 13 ways...
Learn what signature sounds in trailer music are and how you can create your own.
I know the problem you have when it comes to finding good free string VST plugins. You want great-sounding strings without spending any money. But there is a problem. So many of the posts listing “best free string VST plugins” list all of the free VSTs whether they sound good...
In this post, I am going to show you how I wrote The Glass Onion trailer music. This track was written as part of an album of dark, quirky, driving string quartet pieces that were trailerized. The basic brief was aimed at HBO promos, dramas, and thrillers. Basically starting with...
I get it. You’ve found trailer music and you want to start writing your own, but you’re not sure how to start? Don’t worry, I can help Trailer music follows the three-act structure of storytelling and filmmaking. Before we explore this in more detail, I want to...
I wrote a piece of music for a trailerized string quartet last year. It recently got placed and became The Lost King trailer music. 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...