I teach
Courses for composers
Everything I’ve learnt writing music for 100+ trailers, condensed into step-by-step courses. Buy one, or get every course plus coaching in the Academy.
Best value · £39/month
The Composer Academy
A community, course library and coaching space for composers working towards a career in trailers, libraries and sync. Every course, live sessions with me, and real track feedback.
- Get specific notes on your tracks, not "this is great, keep going"
- Know which cue to write, where to send it and what libraries are looking for
- Keep writing with a monthly challenge and a community that keeps you honest
- Work through the whole course library at your own pace, in whatever order suits you
- Bring real projects and career questions to live calls with me
Bundles
Trailer
My flagship course. Compose, produce, mix and master a complete three-act trailer cue, with a mixing and mastering masterclass from Toby Mason.
Everything you need to start writing trailer music, from what a trailer cue actually is to sketching, finishing and mixing your first track, using only free tools.
The foundations every trailer composer needs. Bring MIDI to life, build tension and dynamics, and turn a simple chord sequence into a full track.
Almost 17 hours on hybrid trailer music. Build your sound palette, write a full cue from scratch, then mix it in a masterclass with Taz Mattar.
Learn what makes slow burn trailer music different, then build a full epic slow burn track from scratch, with a resource pack of PDFs, MIDI and samples.
Learn to write the drum-only tracks used in action, comedy and drama trailers, with walkthroughs of three of my placed tracks and two bonus instruments.
Piano & strings
Learn to write dramatic piano-led trailer music, nostalgic piano for ads and tense piano underscore for TV, and make it sound like a real pianist is playing.
Learn every decision I make writing and producing neoclassical string tracks, from chord progressions to hiring real players, with walkthroughs of tracks used on trailers.
Horror & thriller
My flagship horror course. From drones, clusters and tension devices to DIY sound design, learn to build dark sonic worlds for trailers and TV.
Learn the sound design, writing and production behind my dark thriller tracks, from recording your own signature sounds to a finished, tense trailer cue.
Orchestral & cinematic
Learn to sketch fast at the piano, orchestrate strings, write ostinatos and add big-impact percussion for show-stopping orchestral trailer music.
Learn the orchestration and modal harmony behind mystical, Burton-esque trailer cues, then watch me write one to a real publisher brief.
Learn five rhythmic, pattern-based techniques inspired by the minimalist masters to write atmospheric, intricately layered music for documentaries, tech adverts and trailers.
Sound design
Learn to build explosive action sound design cues from scratch, with pings, risers, braaams and action drums, then see a demo become a published track.
Learn to design evolving drones that build in sync with a trailer, with a walkthrough of my track used on Nobody and Your Honor.
Not ready to buy? The free learning paths walk you through my articles in order.