The Trailer MUSIC Composer's Podcast

In this session of The Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast, Rich speaks with an incredibly accomplished and experienced editor, Ric Thomas. Ric breaks down what he looks for in the trailer music he edits to trailers. Rich and Ric talk about: Ric’s background How Ric reviews tracks and what he listens for A walk through of […]

What does “success” look like, for you?  What do you want, and what would make you happy?Are you already on a path there?In this episode of The Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast, Rich discusses some tools to use that will help you attain life and work satisfaction. Transcript: Hey guys, welcome to another session of the […]

The first act in trailer music cues sets the mood for the whole piece.  Rich is known for his ability to create memorable first acts that get placed. In this session of The Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast, Rich speaks from his studio, with his DAW open and playing!  He moves through his process step by […]

No matter what careers we choose or paths we are on, we will all face obstacles, setbacks and disappointments. But these events don’t have to define us! In this session of The Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast, Rich shares an amazing tool that can help overcome the adversity that will inevitably happen on our paths to […]

In this session of The Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast, Richard welcomes one of his students, Simon Haglund.  Simon’s music has an extremely distinct sound and feel and Rich is keen to learn Simon’s process and techniques. Simon shares all that, and more!   Simon and Rich talk also about mindset: having fun when writing, the […]

In this episode of the Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast, Rich speaks with composer and sound designer Andrew Skipper. Rich and Andrew discuss: Andrew’s path to becoming successful composer His work creating sound design libraries and instruments with Fallout Music Group The “trailer tipping point”  Andrew’s writing process Working on that you enjoy… With people you […]

In this session of the Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast, Rich welcomes his friend and business partner, the founder of Elephant Music & Mammoth Audio and co-founder of Split Music and Protege: Vikram Gudi. Vik & Rich talk about: Vik’s background and his path to success  Vik’s businesses and how each is different Why Mammoth Audio […]

Before you buy another sample library, listen to this podcast. Why? In this episode, Rich explains why having too many choices can get in the way of our creative process and how to take advantage of the tools we have. Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 26 of the trailer music composers podcast. Let’s […]

You in store for a VERY excited Rich in this episode!! Rich talks about the two biggest problems that face composers, especially as they are just starting out. And not only that – he has a solution. Here are the links that Rich mentions in the podcast: protege.schoolandprotegefreeweek.com Transcript: Hello guys, welcome to another episode […]

What’s the way to finding a signature sound – your musical fingerprint?So many of us use the same tools – the same DAWs, same sample libraries, same plugins. Yet – there are certain composers who, when you hear their music, you can immediately tell who wrote it. If you want to develop your own musical […]

Here’s some simple (and often overlooked) advice that can help you make better music, and more music – without working 12 hours a day! Transcript Hey guys welcome to session number 23 of the trailer music composers podcast.  Oh kaboom. One man with one microphone, who is still incredibly proud of his daring feat of […]

This episode of The Trailer Music Composers Podcast features an in depth conversation with a master of epic trailer music, Ciaran Birch.   Rich and Ciaran talk about how Ciaran started out, how he landed one of the greatest placements in movie history: Avengers End Game, Ciaran’s approach to writing tracks and his mindset in […]