Trailer Music Tutorial: 'Syndrome' Walkthrough
In this tutorial, I give you a detailed breakdown of my track ‘Syndrome’ that was released through Elephant Music on the album ‘Throat 2’. This track has been used in trailers for…
In this tutorial, I give you a detailed breakdown of my track ‘Syndrome’ that was released through Elephant Music on the album ‘Throat 2’.
This track has been used in trailers for Mother!, Angel, and Shadow. It’s spot on the Mother! trailer won a Music and Sound Award.
I show you how I constructed the track, revealing my thought processes and also how I built the track up from its starting point.
Keep reading
- Mother! Silent Trailer: the silent trailer for mother! from Paramount Pictures and Ant Farm, featuring Syndrome.
- Trailer Music Tutorial: ‘Rakasha’: a breakdown of my Elephant Music track used on the Bird Box and Glass trailers, which grew from a simple riser.
- How to structure your trailer music for the win: the three-act trailer format plus a fourth act, what each act does, and a simple template with timings.
Happy composing!Rich
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