The Trailer Music Course - Learn everything you need to know about writing epic trailer music, including making your own sounds

I have been writing trailer music for over 10 years. In that time I have amassed over 100 placements, multiple awards, and time to spend with my family. In this course I have distilled huge amounts of my knoweldge and experience to show you step-by-step how to write trailer music that gets placed!

Writing trailer music is easy if you follow the right framework, but what is the right framework?

In 2014, I took my side hustle of composing music and turned it into my full time gig.

I then started getting people asking me how I did it.

How I managed to make a living from my music?

The answer was simple...Trailer Music.

I started trying to tell people how I do what I do. I even offered them my contacts if they managed to turned around a decent demo.

The thing that surprised me was how few people knew how to structure a trailer cue. In fact, no one knew how to.

As I continued down this path it became more and more obvious to me that there was a huge gap in music education - no one was teaching people how to write trailer music. And so the Trailer Music Course was born.

Are you struggling to make your music sound like those huge tracks you hear on movie trailers?

Trust me when I say I know how frustrating it is when your music just isn't holding up against the pros.

When I started out in trailer music I was thrown into the deepend. I was pitching for huge hollywood blockbusters against some of the best composers/producers in the industry and I WAS STRUGGLING.

I couldn't get the structures right.

I couldn't get my mixes to sound big enough.

I couldn't make all those cool sound effects.

I began to lose any confidence I had in myself.

But I persisted.

I kept working on my craft getting feedback from as many people as possible. And gradually it began to click and I began to land regular placements.

When I finally figured out what works I couldn't keep it a secret from anyone. I wanted to share all the knowledge I could to help any and all composers that wanted it.

To this day I still want to share as much knowledge as I possibly can with my students because I so want that help myself when I started out.

The Courses That Taught Me All The "Secrets"


I've just been asked to do a 10 track album for a well known production library.

This is literally thanks to your courses helping me make those vital changes to take my music from being nice...to being placeable (within ..what 10 weeks of signing up for the TMS??)

So...thanks for passing on what you've learned.

Dave Graham - Composer

Composer

Contents

Welcome to the Course

Thanks so much for choosing to take my Trailer Music Course. I really do hope that you get a lot out of it!

  • Welcome to the Trailer Music Course- 2 mins - 6.69 MB
  • Before you start

Getting Started

This section is all about getting you set up to create trailer music.

If you are comfortable setting up buses, templates and loading your instruments into your DAW then feel free to jump ahead.

  • The tools of the trade - 12 mins - 93.7 MB
  • Tools of the trade worksheet - 157 KB
  • Why workflow is important - 3 mins - 10.2 MB
  • Creating your template - 7 mins - 71.9 MB
  • Creating Aux channels in Logic X - 2 mins - 21 MB
  • Connecting buses and sends - 2 mins - 19.5 MB
  • Colour coding your mixer - 3 mins - 29 MB
  • Loading Instruments into your template - 10 mins - 325 MB
  • Saving Presets - 5 mins - 44.3 MB

Sonic Dimensions

This section is designed to help you to understand how to "mix" your sounds and where you could place them in the stereo field.

This is one of those sections that you may feel you already know, but let's face it we can all revisit this one all the time. It's a really important lesson to help balance your tracks.

  • The Sonic Dimensions - 4 mins - 26.2 MB
  • Orchestral Instrument Frequencies - 52 KB
  • Panning your instruments - 8 mins - 81.1 MB
  • Compression and Reverb - 25 mins - 260 MB
  • Hi Pass Filtering - 12 mins - 122 MB

MIDI Fun

  • All about MIDI - 2 mins - 6.62 MB
  • Utilising Velocity - 17 mins - 177 MB
  • Utilising Modulation - 20 mins - 205 MB
  • Using different Voicings - 19 mins - 200 MB

Creating Your Own Sounds

  • Creating your own samples - 4 mins - 34.2 MB
  • Creating Epic Hits - part 1 - 45 mins - 466 MB
  • Creating Epic Hits - part 2 - 15 mins - 155 MB
  • Stopdowns with Sub Falls - 14 mins - 142 MB
  • Up the ante with Risers, Rips, Whooshes - 32 mins - 311 MB
  • Creating Braaams - 23 mins - 240 MB
  • Review of what you have learned so far - 3 mins - 9.93 MB

Introducing Act 1

  • Art of Writing Trailer Music - 12 mins - 106 MB
  • Act One Worksheet - 61.8 KB
  • Using pads to create a mood - 25 mins - 251 MB
  • Using pads to create movement - 14 mins - 138 MB
  • Using low frequencies to create depth - 21 mins - 214 MB
  • Introducing simple thematic material - 23 mins - 232 MB

Composing Act 1

  • Composing Act One - 28 mins - 297 MB
  • Act One Worksheet - 52 KB

Introducing Act 2

  • Introducing Act 2 - 1 min - 1.88 MB
  • Using Chord Sequences - 22 mins - 277 MB
  • Using low frequencies to create depth - 21 mins - 214 MB
  • Introducing simple thematic material - 23 mins - 232 MB
  • Chord Sequence Development Examples - 57.2 KB
  • String Patterns - 35 mins - 375 MB
  • String Pattern Worksheet - 146 KB
  • Writing Driving Percussion - 37 mins - 393 MB
  • Pulsing Bass for Pace - 12 mins - 126 MB

Composing Act 2

  • Composing Act 2 - (1h 33m 47s) - 979 MB

Introducing Act 3

  • Introducing Act 3 - 2 mins - 3.28 MB
  • Act Three Worksheet - 54.3 KB

Composing Act 3

  • Sketching out Act 3 - 5 mins - 46.5 MB
  • Fleshing out the chords of Act 3 - 12 mins - 126 MB
  • Act 3 Drums - 28 mins - 287 MB
  • Act 3 Pads - 60 mins - 630 MB
  • Finishing touches to Act 3 - 46 mins - 474 MB
  • Mixing and exporting your trailer cue - 33 mins - 336 MB

Toby Mason's Mixing Masterclass

  • Mixing Masterclass - Part 1 - (1h 00m 13s) - 628 MB
  • Mixing Masterclass - Part 2 - 60 mins - 621 MB
  • Mixing Masterclass - Part 3 - (1h 08m 12s) - 713 MB

Next Steps

  • Congrats! Here's what's next
  • More Resources For You
  • Before you go...

I just landed a Star Wars trailer!!!


"As a direct result of Rich's courses and endlessly sharing his knowledge I just landed my first Star Wars trailer!!!"

Espen Haagensli

Composer

$299 - 3 payments of $100

The Trailer Music Course

Course - 57 Lessons

The most comprehensive Trailer Music course I have created to date. I literally show you every step of the process of making trailer music from setting up templates all the way to mixing and mastering your music - this course is a no brainer!

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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).

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.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to be able to use a DAW?

Yes you do need to be able to use a DAW so you can follow along with the videos.

Do I have to use Logic?

Nope, you can use whichever DAW you please as long as you know how to use it.

How much music theory do I need to know?

The wonderful thing about this, and all of my courses is that I try to steer clear of getting too deep into theory. You will be at an advantage if you know how to harmonise the major/minor scales but aside from that you won't need any theory.

Do I have to know how to mix and master too?

I am so blessed to have had the amazing mixing and mastering engineer Toby Mason produce an hour long masterclass in Trailer Music mixing and mastering. He shows you how to mix and master your music to a hollywood standard within the course.

Can you guarantee I will get a placement?

Of course not! What I can say is that of all the composers and producers who have taken this course, the ones that are getting work as trailer music composers are the ones who put the hours into their work. They also happen to be super nice people (industry secret there)

How long do I have access to the course?

Forever. You bought the course and you own it for life. Access it anytime you want. You’ll also get all the course updates and new lessons for FREE forever. This is NOT a membership or subscription course.

What format is the course delivered in?

It’s a video course hosted by Podia that requires you to log in and stream the videos. The course also includes downloadable PDFs.

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