You are missing out on one of the easiest ways to make money in trailer music...You guessed it ...Drones in music
Don't get me wrong, theses aren't just any old drones. These drones are crafted to mimic the natural build and rising tension of a trailer cue. I have written many albums of these drones and even after years of the albums being released I am still landing placements that are using my drones.
Don't think simple means easy or rubbish!
Don't underestimate the power of the dark side, I mean drones!
I used to be stuck with an affliction that affects a huge percentage of the musical population. It was terrible.
I found it very hard to watch another musician or hear other people's music without silently judging them.
You guessed it. I had an awful case of snobbery.
One of the main symptoms of this snobbery was the false belief that simple music was both "too easy" and "rubbish". Music had to reflect either my inner emotional turmoil or my vast intellect. If it didn't do one or both of these things then I would look down my nose at it.
As you can imagine, my musical world was quite small.
As I grew up and matured as a person and a musician I came to embrace many types of music and even began to openly embrace simplicity.
This came in the form of drone music. I came to appreciate the subtle nuances and delicacies to be found in a constantly moving breathing drone. Little did I realise that I would embark on a series of albums of drones music tailored towards trailers that would land me several amazing placements and well over 6 figures from licensing fees.
Drones not only rock, they can also pay the bills too.
What's there to teach about one long sustained note anyway!?
To be fair that is a valid point.
Drones are long sustained notes but that is not what I am teaching you.
In this course I am teaching you how to create cinematic drones that build and grow with the full power of a dark thriller whilst simultaneously telling the story of the main protagonist. All in that long sustained note.
I want to show you how you can take you single note and turn it into a complete piece of music that you can then pitch to be used on trailers.
You can even then take your drone piece and use it as a starting point for another piece of music.
#winwin
What you will learn in this course
Welcome to the Course
- Welcome to building drones - 5 mins - 61.4 MB
References
- Your Honor | Teaser trailer - 1 min - 5.55 MB
- The Mule | Trailer - 3 mins - 24.8 MB
- Lucy in the Sky |Teaser traile - 3 mins - 19 MB
How to make your own drones
- Creating a drone using PaulXStretch - 9 mins - 12.3 MB
- Generate a Drone - 6 mins - 12 MB
- Recording A Drone Live - 12 mins - 23.2 MB
- Using Effects to Bring Your Drone to Life - 12 mins - 23.1 MB
- Use Automation to Level Up Your Drone - 9 mins - 19 MB
- Recording Found sounds to create Drones - 8 mins - 17 MB
- Using Clusters to make drones - 10 mins - 21.2 MB
- Using Tonics and Octaves to Make Drones - 8 mins - 16.9 MB
Track Walkthroughs
- Sati Walkthrough - 14 mins - 34.9 MB
Creating a building drone track from scratch
- Build your template for the project - 4 mins - 8.48 MB
- Sketch out the track - 5 mins - 9.44 MB
- Layer & Automate - 32 mins - 101 MB
Hi, I'm Richard Pryn
I write music for a living. Mostly for trailer music, which is where I get 99% of my placements from.
I am also the co-founder of the music production school, Protege. I write piano music all the time, draw little comics, and have written some books on creativity.
You can learn more about how I got into this wonderful career in the first episode of The Trailer Music Composer's Podcast.
$97
Building Drones | Trailer Music Course
Course - 16 Lessons
In this course I show you how to create drones that build in intensity to enhance the tension of a trailer cue. This type of track can be used in many genres of trailers but mostly thrillers, horrors, dramas, and gritty action.
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
If you're unhappy with the course, or you simply change your mind within 30 days of registration, you may request a full refund, provided you haven't accessed more than 30% of the course (not counting any publicly available portions or anything included in the Welcome module).
Frequently asked questions
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers
Yes. You have to have access to some kind of Digital Audio Workstation to be able to work along side this course.
No music theory knowledge is required for this course. Aside from perhaps you being able to understand what and octave is.
No. Whether you get a placement or not depends on way too many variables. The one thing I can say is that you will be able to craft amazing drone tracks ready for licensing.
No time limit whatsoever. You can mosey along at your own pace fitting the lessons in around your life as you please.
As long as this school is around you will have access to this course.
Well that would suck if you thought that. In that case there is a 30 day money back guarantee as long as you haven't consumed more than 30% of the course.
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$97
Building Drones | Trailer Music Course
Course - 16 Lessons
In this course I show you how to create drones that build in intensity to enhance the tension of a trailer cue. This type of track can be used in many genres of trailers but mostly thrillers, horrors, dramas, and gritty action.
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