A Very British Scandal Trailer Music Walkthrough | Sanctuary by Richard Schrieber (me)
In this post I walk you through the Trailer Music I produced 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…
In this post I walk you through the Trailer Music I produced 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 creating a course on how to write Neoclassical Solo String pieces for my music school.
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 hopefully helps you realise that that stuff doesn’t just go away.
So, winning this trailer with this track was the proof in the pudding that I needed to remind me that the stuff I am teaching is relevant and useful still.
This after all is one of the purposes for Protege’s existence; to teach people how to write in many different styles and to make each track ready for sync (sale).
I hope you get a lot out of this walkthrough, I always really enjoy doing them.
Happy composing!Rich
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