In today's episode I talk about the life of a creative person. What it can feel like when you are pursuing something intangible like art. This is a gentle reminder that the creative path can feel frustrating and lonely, but you are not alone. We are all in this together [teary high fives all round] ⭐ FREE Blueprint to the Perfect Trailer Cue 🎙️ Ask Rich a question he will answer on the show 🖥️ Visit The Trailer Music School 🏫 Get an exclusive 10% off all Rich's Trailer Music Courses Grab Your...
Oct 17, 2022•15 min•Ep. 105
In this episode I answer another question from one of my amazing listeners, Darin. The question he wants me to answer is, "Should I end the first act of my neoclassical trailer cues on the fifth chord or should I return to the tonic?" ⭐ FREE Blueprint to the Perfect Trailer Cue 🎙️ Ask Rich a question he will answer on the show 🖥️ Visit The Trailer Music School 🏫 Get an exclusive 10% off all Rich's Trailer Music Courses Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Che...
Oct 11, 2022•19 min•Ep. 104
I decided that I wanted to create a guide to our wonderfully overused but still incredibly useful friend, BRAAAMS. In this episode of the show I run through the origins of the Braaam, how we can use them, and how we can get the most of them. ⭐ FREE Blueprint to the Perfect Trailer Cue 📖 Rich's Guide To Braaams 🎙️ Ask Rich a question he will answer on the show 🖥️ Visit The Trailer Music School 🏫 Get an exclusive 10% off all Rich's Trailer Music Courses Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - h...
Oct 04, 2022•23 min•Ep. 103
Hooray, the first episode of 'Ask Rich'. In this episode I answer a question from one of my listeners called Rob. He asks if I can explain how to leave a review of The Trailer Music Composer's Podcast and if I am planning on launching a TMS version of Pianobook - a place where members of our community can upload their own sample libraries to offer for free to the whole community. I decided to launch this with my own free instrument, the Chamber Cello . Don't forget to grab your FREE trailer musi...
Sep 26, 2022•8 min•Ep. 102
I know what you are thinking (well I assume at least), "Is Rich really gonna do an entire episode about DRONES in music!?" Yes, yes I am and for good reason. There are one of those things that often people completely overlook as they are pretty basic. I would suggest otherwise. You need to be making some time to get to know your drones and to give them their own life and identity because if you do =you will reap the rewards later on down the line when your drone stems get cut to trailers! I have...
Sep 19, 2022•34 min•Ep. 101
I am launching a new service for the podcast where you can record your questions as an audio file that I will include in the show and answer it to the best of my ability. I'm really excited about this as I have already had a few questions recorded and it is so much fun having this interaction with the community. If you do want to ask me a question then follow the link to ASK ME A QUESTION ABOUT COMPOSING/PRODUCING/BEING COMPOSER etc. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com...
Sep 13, 2022•18 min•Ep. 100
In this episode I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Christian Henson (@christianhensonmusic). An absolute legend of a man and a super nice dude! Once I got my initial fanboying out of the way Christian and I had a fascinating conversation about his earliest memories as a composer and how he got into the business, the origins of Spitfire audio, dealing with his anxiety and his "secret" to productivity. I was incredibly honoured that Christian was so open and honest about his anxiety and h...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 99
In today's episode, I answer a question I received from one of my awesome TMCP listeners (and TMS customers). The question was simply, "How to I establish genres in trailer music?" As this kind of covers two distinct areas of the job I decided to cover both in the episode. As you know I love helping people with this output so that is exactly why I have started asking for questions to be submitted to me to answer on the show. If you do want to ask me a question that I answer on the show the click...
Aug 08, 2022•20 min
❤️ Grab your FREE blueprint to the perfect trailer cue. I have been a working composer for almost 15 years now. I started in custom; it was exciting, it was fast paced, it was way out of my comfort zone. I LOVED IT. Fast forward all those years and I am only now realising the effect that the custom way of life has effected me, not just as a composer but also as a human bean! This episode is a bit of a self help for myself episode whilst also hoping that at least one of you will resonate with thi...
Jul 25, 2022•25 min•Ep. 98
Grab your FREE blueprint to the perfect trailer cue. You know I love walkthroughs and you do too (I know you do). This one is a different one today. It's another trailerised "solo" violin track. This was one of thirty tracks I composed aimed at (pretty unashamedly) HBO promos, BBC dramas, and other thrillers alike. IF you struggle to complete your trailer tracks or run out of ideas then grab my free blueprint and watch/listen to this episode. I show you step-by-step how I make one single bar rhy...
Jul 18, 2022•22 min•Ep. 97
In today’s episode I talk with composer Jon R. Mohr. Jon reached out to me on Instagram about coming on the show. He was keen to share his story of going from nothing to now writing for trailer publishers all whilst dealing with his speech impediment. Jon is a cinematic composer and producer from Ohio, specializing in cinematic music ranging from film scores to epic trailer music. He is completely self-taught. He's written music for a variety of short films, as well as composed the soundtrack fo...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 96
In today's episode I talk about the origins of my pseudonym, Richard Schrieber, and why I am no longer going to be working under that name. Basically it is not necessary anymore and still very confusing for me and everyone else. Hee hee. Craft the perfect trailer music cue with this FREE trailer music cheatsheet . If you have a question about anything regarding trailer music or being a composer then record your question here and I'll answer it on the show. Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - ...
Jul 04, 2022•15 min•Ep. 96
In this episode I walk you through my experience of recording strings and brass at Abbey Road Studios for an action adventure trailer music album. As you can imagine I was super excited about this so I thought it would make an amazing podcast episode where I talked you through what was going through my head before and after the recording. The great thing is that there were 6 clear lessons that have come out of this experience and I wanted to share them with you guys - my awesome listeners. Craft...
Jun 27, 2022•47 min•Ep. 95
In this episode I talk to the award winning trailer music composer Kati Falk-Flores. Kati shared how she went from studying the French Horn (among other instruments) to learning the ropes of writing trailer music. We talked a lot about the importance of a positive mental attitude and how it can help not only get you out of a funk but also lift those around you. Kati Falk-Flores is a composer known for her start in trailer music. Her work has been recently featured in trailers like Venom 2: Let T...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In today’s episode I walk you through the Trailer Music that was used in A Very British Scandal. This was a bit of a double win for me as this track was a track that I wrote when teaching how to write Emotional Solo String pieces for the Protege Pro students. I’m gonna be totally honest here, I still suffer from bouts of imposter syndrome and fears of it all falling apart (ie not winning any more trailers and everyone finding out that I am a fraud). Not easy to admit but feels pretty good and ho...
Apr 18, 2022•18 min
Hey Guys, In today’s episode I talk to trailer music and video game composer Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen. A few months ago he reached out to me on Instagram to tell me about his journey. I was so inspired by Sigurd’s story that I had to get him on the show. Sigurd is a composer and live musician. Having toured Europe multiple times most recently with Blindstone and Walter Trout. Music composition credits mainly in video games and trailers include; Killing Floor, Marvels Eternals House Of Gucci, Scream a...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 20 min
In this episode I show you how I composed the track ‘Monument’ that was featured in the trailer for the Netflix show, Archive 81. This track was one of the ten tracks written for Elephant Music’s album, Throat 4. The focus of this album was to bring throat singing to the fore and let vocals replace the cello that had become so popular. I sketched out the entire album using only my voice and then slowly replaced those parts with other instruments and we even got a throat singer in to really hamme...
Apr 04, 2022•22 min•Ep. 90
In this episode I talk about feeling like I had lost my passion for writing music and how I re-ignited my spark. Recently, maybe even over the last couple of years, I have been feeling a bit meh about writing music. I didn’t really want to openly admit it, especially on my show/blog, but as you know I think being open about these types of struggles we all face is incredibly important to keep the mental dialogue open. I have felt like I have just been running through the motions. It wasn’t until ...
Mar 28, 2022•17 min•Ep. 89
In today’s episode I take you behind the scenes of a track of mine that was used in the trailer for Netflix’s special, Britney vs Spears. The track was a track I wrote for a two album release from Mammoth. The albums were solely epic drum intros aimed at action comedy trailers. The effect of each track was to give the editors percussive tracks that started small, gave them good cut points, and also supplied enough drive and impact to create enough drama for their trailers. I really enjoyed writi...
Mar 22, 2022•17 min•Ep. 88
In this episode, Richard talks with digital nomad, Richard Graham. Richard Graham is the lead educational consultant with Genki English and is the world’s leading authority on teaching in a fun, exciting and “genki” way. Through his Genki teaching, Richard Graham has sold millions of dollars of CDs and music downloads He has provided training sponsored by Ministries of Education, universities, boards of education and schools throughout the world as well as appearing on TV, TEDx and in numerous p...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 87
In this episode of the podcast I talk about why it’s important to use big trailer hits in your trailer music. This goes back to something I am always saying to students, “Trailer music is about character, build, and impact”. Yes, you guessed it, these hits take you one step closer to getting that impact that you need. Why do you even need impact? We are dealing with stories. These stories are usually set against a larger world. We as composers are representing these stories and struggles in our ...
Mar 08, 2022•15 min•Ep. 86
In this episode of the podcast I talk about “Pigeon-holing” your music. I came across this notion (not for the first time) in some comments on Facebook. Now you all know how I feel about cynical/critical people. BUT, this comment sparked a thought that I should probably give my ‘two cents’ on this. I think so many composers (people in general) are riddled with fear and anxiety about their abilities. The sad thing is that this fear is often masked by being overly critical of others, perhaps even ...
Mar 01, 2022•19 min•Ep. 85
In this episode of the Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast I am joined by not one, but two very special guests. The supervisor/composer duo Emma Middleton (@rubatomusic_uk) and Kiaran Scragg (@fortnowhere). Together the two of them wrote the track featured on the teaser trailer of The Witcher Season 2. On the show they go into so much detail on how they wrote the track together, even down to the samples they recorded and the plugins on the mastering chain. This interview was such an insight into th...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 84
In this episode of the Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast I got to chat with the freelance music supervisor, Emma Middleton (@rubatomusic_uk). In our conversation, Emma was so wonderfully transparent about all the aspects of music supervision and how she came to be in that role. This is gonna be such a helpful interview to listen to togive you a better understanding of how the trailer music world works. Emma is a trailer-specialist Music Supervisor. Off the back of in-house agency experience, she ...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 83
Happy New Year Everyone - 2022 is here and what a way to kick it off (albeit it a little late) than to re-launch the Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast!? You may have noticed that I took a little break from producing episodes for the show/site. I was simply following my own advice and giving myself some space for reflection and to avoid overwhelm whilst Vik and I launched the second year of Protege . So what should you expect from the Trailer Music Composers’ Podcast this year? Firstly I am not go...
Feb 08, 2022•16 min•Ep. 82
In this months group call, we got some great questions. We'll learn a bit about how to set up your templates for easier stemming. A little bit about customs and different approaches as well as how to beef up your third acts! We then listen to some amazing tracks from our super talented students, and Rich gives feedback. Hope you enjoy, Cheers! Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/ You can ...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 81
We are back with another group call with the students. Rich answers some great questions and then gives feedback on some tracks. Each month the students are given a brief similar to what you would get in the industry to practice for the real thing, as well as learning to implement the feedback you get. Cheers! 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...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 80
In this episode Richard talks about imposter syndrome. We've all felt this way at some point, like you aren't good enough, like you don't really know what you are doing and don't deserve the success you get. Like you "lucked out" Rich wants to share some methods to get past these kinds of negative feelings and make you realize they aren't true. It's important to be aware of these thoughts so you can deal with them! If you can relate then check out these episodes as well https://feeds.podetize.co...
Aug 17, 2021•34 min•Ep. 79
In this episode Rich himself is being interviewed by the amazing composer Aurélie Webb. She asks amazing questions regarding both the music itself and the industry and what to expect. 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 ...
Aug 10, 2021•50 min•Ep. 78
In this episode the guys talk about the stresses of doing custom work. You don't always know if you've won it until you see the released trailer and they share some advice on how to deal with rejection. The important thing is to keep going and not take things personally! Trailer mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9WUIv9KH8&ab_channel=FocusFeatures Cheers! Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/tr...
Aug 03, 2021•27 min•Ep. 77
