How to write ENGAGING piano INTROS | Motherless Brooklyn Trailer Music Walkthrough
Let me show you how I write piano intros interesting enough to be used on Hollywood trailers.
In this video, I use my track ‘Theory of Rain’ to showcase how to write engaging piano intros.
This track has been featured in quite a few trailers now and it is almost always the same part, the intro.
I knew when I wrote this cue that it was going to do well as it was engaging and more importantly it got me excited.
Happy composing!Rich
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