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The episodes of The Trailer Music Composer's Podcast I'd start with. The basics of trailer music, the people who pick the music for trailers, composers who landed big placements, and how to keep going when it's hard.

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How I went full time, then the rules and mistakes I wish someone had told me about.

  1. 1 How I became a full time trailer music composer: TMCP 001 Episode
  2. 2 TMCP 003: The Five Rules of Trailer Music Episode
  3. 3 TMCP 004: Five Common Mistakes of Aspiring Trailer Music Composers Episode
  4. 4 TMCP 010: How To Write To Briefs Episode
Stage 2

The people who pick the music

Trailer editors, music supervisors and library owners on what they're actually listening for.

  1. 5 TMCP 036: What A Trailer Editor Wants From Music With Ric Thomas Episode
  2. 6 TMCP:046 Ruben Nava And the birth of the trailer music supervisor Part One Episode
  3. 7 The Role of A Freelance Music Supervisor with Emma Middleton Episode
  4. 8 TMCP 040: A Conversation With Immediate Music's Jeff Fayman Episode
  5. 9 TMCP 056: John Hanson of Confidential Music Part One Episode
  6. 10 TMCP 054: Exclusive VS Non Exclusive Contracts Episode
Stage 3

Composers who made it

  1. 11 Landing a Star Wars Placement at 17 with Jiri Nemec Episode
  2. 12 Getting Your First Big Placement With Dave Carr Episode
  3. 13 Writing the music for The Witcher: Season 2 teaser trailer, with Emma Middleton and Kieran Scragg Episode
  4. 14 Christian Henson on the origins of Spitfire Audio, dealing with anxiety & the secret to his productivityThe origins of Spitfire Audio, and dealing with anxiety Episode
Stage 4

Keep going

The episodes I go back to myself when it's not working.

  1. 15 TMCP 005: Why "Done" Is Better Than "Perfect" Episode
  2. 16 TMCP 007: How To Deal With the Inner Critic Episode
  3. 17 TMCP 013: Dealing With Failure Episode
  4. 18 TMCP 062 How to prevent overwhelm and burnout Episode

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