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.com 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...
Apr 27, 2020•27 min
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 :DTo listen and read a full transcript, click here. For more Trailer related stuff:https://thetrailermusicschool.com 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 m...
Apr 20, 2020•35 min
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 one just goes into ANOTHER way of working that I use for my very successful 'Throat' series for Elephant music.To listen and read a full transcript, click here. For more Trailer Music related stuff:https://the...
Apr 13, 2020•13 min
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 :/To listen and read a full transcript, click here. https://thetrailermusicschool.com 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 askin...
Apr 06, 2020•22 min
Just a quick story about a little lesson learnt from losing your music.To listen and read a full transcript, click here. https://thetrailermusicschool.com 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...
Mar 24, 2020•11 min
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.I like to think I answered this in this episode. I reckon my answer was good enough ;)To listen and read a full transcript, click here. https://thetrailermusicschool.com Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this...
Mar 17, 2020•29 min
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 give you a little bit of advice as to how to write on brief and make sure you get your tracks picked for production.To listen and read a full transcript, click here. Check out my courses here:hhtps://thetrailermusicsch...
Mar 10, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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?These are actually really important questions that focus on a core matter for any creative person; finding the sweet spot where your enjoyment and (huge) income are one.To listen and read a full transcript, click here. Grab Your FREE Trailer...
Mar 03, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 9
When I started out I actually lost jobs because my samples didn't sound "good" enough. Which sucked. Obviously.This, however, led me to falsely believe that getting more and better samples would make my work better.This is a challenging episode for me as I, like most of you, feel mildly obsessed with collecting sample libraries. And I ask the question,"Do I actually need all these sounds at my disposal or are they making me less creative in my musical choices?"To listen and read a full transcrip...
Feb 25, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 8
You don't become a professional trailer music composer without picking up a few tricks along the way.One of the most valuable ones is obviously knowing how to ignore/defeat/control the inner critic.We all have those little voices in our heads, usually saying mean things. The trouble always starts when you start to listen and believe.In this episode I give you my tips and tricks on how to overcome those voices so that you can just focus on what matters, writing music that you love!To listen and r...
Feb 18, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode I give you simple and effective tips to use to create time to make your music, even if you don't have any.I started out as music being my 'side hustle'. I would work to pay the bills during the day and come home and write my music in any free moment I could.I created time to write.And I did it as often as I possibly could. Little and often being the mantra of the moment.To listen and read a full transcript, click here. For courses on trailer music:https://thetrailermusicschool.co...
Feb 11, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this episode I cover a question I got from one of my students, which was; "Why is "Done" better than "Perfect"?"The reason they asked me this is because I say this quite a lot in my course videos. As a way to alleviate stress and worry about my cue not being good enough I would just tell myself to get the cue finished and to not worry about it being "perfect".Perfection is an ever-changing ideal. Over the years of working as a creative professional I have found that one day I could think that...
Feb 04, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 5
I have been working with aspiring trailer composers for over two years now. As a result, I have come to learn what it is that most of them do 'wrong' in their trailer cues.These mistakes, annoyingly for them, are incredibly easy to make (I still make one of the regularly). But, they are also very easy to resolve.If you are an aspiring trailer composer or even a pro who is now just curious then give the show a listen.I'd love to hear what you think and whether you agree or not. Also, let me know ...
Jan 28, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Well, it's more like the five "guidelines" but "rules" sounds so much more definitive and generally more awesome doesn't it. If I were to say "the five guidelines of trailer music" it would sound more like a HR manual then a gripping podcast episode.That aside. These five rules appear this early on in my show because you will find that I talk about them quite a lot. Or at least they are incredibly relevant to the way I work and the way I encourage other people to work.If you don't agree with the...
Jan 21, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This episode is actually a more general chat about what inspiration is and how you can better harness it to improve your ability to write on demand.I find a good analogy for inspiration is that it is a flow of energy; it's just a case of keeping your flow open (sounds gross when I put it like that).Immature jokes aside, if you can have a better understanding of your 'spark' or 'flow' or 'element' then the better chance you have of being in it/with it/in control of it etc.If you have ever suffere...
Jan 14, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 2
I get asked this all the time:"How did you get into Trailer Music and how do you do it?"I love this question. Mostly because I LOVE my job and I love talking about it. Hence me starting this podcast I guess. So I thought I would kick the podcast off with my story of how I got into writing trailer music.It's one of those 'I didn't choose to get into it' type of stories. BUT, once I was in, I loved it.Writing trailer music is amazing. You can be incredibly creative. You can earn a very good living...
Jan 07, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Hey guys - my name is Richard Schrieber and I am a trailer music composer.I decided to create a podcast for trailer music composers; both amateur and professional. This was to serve the amazing community of talent out there that are looking for more info on being a composer for movie trailers.The premise of the podcast is to deliver mindset, productivity, creativity, and production related discussions as well as bringing guests on who are in the trenches of the industry. Going in depth into tips...
Dec 04, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 1
