How I Wrote The Trailer Music For 'Come Away'
In this video I show you exactly how I created the music for the trailer for 'Come Away'. This was a really fun one to write because it was out of the normal bounds of "organic…
In this video I show you exactly how I created the music for the trailer for ‘Come Away’.
This was a really fun one to write because it was out of the normal bounds of “organic sound design” or “epic orchestral”.
This one was modern family adventure music; this is an exciting area that is often inspired by commercial artists so feels a lot more contemporary.
I hope you guys get some really useful nuggets of info from this!
Happy composing!Rich
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