Category: Trailer

  • Celtic Instruments For Trailer Music

    Celtic Instruments For Trailer Music

    If you’re looking for an authentic Celtic sound for your trailer music, then you should consider using a variety of instruments. These include the Uilleann pipes and the Accordion. Accordions are very popular in Celtic music, but they can be found in many forms. Unlike pianos, accordions do not have piano keys but instead rely…

  • StrongMocha Acquires Trailerheroes.Com Domain

    StrongMocha Acquires Trailerheroes.Com Domain

    StrongMocha has announced the acquisition of the trailerheroes.com domain, a website that provides information on movie trailers and trailer sound design. The company plans to use the integrated website as a resource for its customers and to provide information on film trailers’. With the acquisition of this domain, StrongMocha continues its mission of providing quality…

  • Top 6 Essential Trailer Music Tips

    Top 6 Essential Trailer Music Tips

    6 Essential Trailer Music Tips What would be the best advice for creating good music for a film? The trailer music industry can seem quite small and intimidating to some people. And if you do it well by producing music for the trailers, it can have huge rewards. Also for those who like to get…

  • 17 Essential Trailer Music Tips Composing a Movie Trailer

    17 Essential Trailer Music Tips Composing a Movie Trailer

    17 Essential Trailer Music Tips for Composing a Movie trailer The music industry for movie trailers is definitely a smaller community than most others, but that doesn’t mean it’s any less frightening. You could be creating music for some of the biggest blockbusters and games of all time! The potential to have your work seen…

  • Easy method to writing epic trailer music

    Easy method to writing epic trailer music

    Let’s get into an easy method to writing epic trailer music. Most of the time, new music composers overthink the process, try to make it too complicated, and then try to save the muddy mix with the mastering.

  • The Secret of Writing Great Trailers (with AI)

    The Secret of Writing Great Trailers (with AI)

    Music Ai Writes Tracks to Match Your Trailer How many times have you watched a trailer with the perfect song playing in the background? We all know that music is an important part of any film or video, and it can make or break how well your project does. If you’re looking for someone to…

  • KeepForest Launches Evolution: Devastator Warzone

    KeepForest Launches Evolution: Devastator Warzone

    Evolution: Devastator Warzone Devastator Warzone is the third chapter of the latest extension to the Evolution Devastator Series which has established itself in the world of professional composers and sound designers. The all-new Devastator consolidates everything you need for full-fledged and high-quality hybrid, dark trailer sound designs. Meticulous futuristic design High-quality samples at 48kHz/24bit CPU-friendly for…

  • Submority’s AERA a Free Cinematic Trailer Library

    Submority’s AERA a Free Cinematic Trailer Library

    AERA – The Core of Trailer SFX AERA is a FREE library with 20 hard-hitting and cutting-edge sound effects for trailers as well as for movies, television, video games, and other visuals. AERA a small and complex package that includes a broad spectrum of sounds that are a solid basis for transforming your every project…

  • Trailer Music Course Early Access Phase Ends Soon

    Trailer Music Course Early Access Phase Ends Soon

    Trailer Music Course A heads up that the early access phase of my well-received TRAILER MUSIC COURSE (Affiliate Link) ends on the 31st of May, 2021, at 8 pm CET. After this time, the price will go up to 249 EUR instead of 189 EUR, and the money-back guarantee will be reduced to 7 days.…

  • BRAAMS Vol. 1-2 Bundle Only €39/$39

    BRAAMS Vol. 1-2 Bundle Only €39/$39

    BRAAMS Vol. 1-2 Bundle Only €39/$39 Braams make everything feel bigger, more satisfying and dramatic. SampleTraxx released their BRAAMS Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 as a bundle. This bundle is totally dedicated to that vibration that enhances slow-motion shots, intros and outros in trailer sound design and soundtrack scores. BRAAMS Vol.2 is a new collection of organic, raw…

  • Monochrome – Experimental Electronic meets Cinematic Sound Design

    Monochrome – Experimental Electronic meets Cinematic Sound Design

    SampleTraxx’s recently launched Monochrome is an innovative sound library for composers, sound designers, and experimentalists fusing a rough electronic aesthetic with film and trailer sound design for a unique set of modern sonic tools. Monochrome is a collaboration connecting SampleTraxx and the French sound designer Julien Caraz. Massively processed ambient field recordings, short and long build-ups…

  • Epic Trailer Percussion | Two Steps from Hell Chaos Theory

    Epic Trailer Percussion | Two Steps from Hell Chaos Theory

    Epic Trailer Percussion Let’s take a look at Epic Trailer Percussion and dive into my track Manhunter from the album Chaos Theory that I have written for Two Steps from Hell. Let’s focus on the used sample libraries and the processing of the percussion section. Writing trailer music – my upcoming online video course

  • “MONOCHROME” Premium Experimental Sonic Tools

    “MONOCHROME” Premium Experimental Sonic Tools

    Experimental Electronic meets Cinematic Sound Design Monochrome is a premium sound libraries for composers, sound designer and experimentalists fusing a rough electronic aesthetic with film and trailer sound design for a unique set of sonic tools. Heavily processed ambient field recordings, short and long build-ups and transition effects, hits, slams, abstract foley fx, a vast…

  • PMSFX Releases Dark Future a Collection of Dark, Futuristic Sound Effects

    PMSFX Releases Dark Future a Collection of Dark, Futuristic Sound Effects

    Dark Future – Dark, Futuristic Sound Effects Dark Future is a collection of dark, futuristic sound effects, perfect for cutting trailers, sound design, cutscenes, and more. Over 900 source sounds have been used to create a rich sonic feel. The library consists of over 300 Impacts – anything from distorted synth booms, mechanical and robotic…

  • Writing Trailer Music | Two Steps from Hell – Chaos Theory

    Writing Trailer Music | Two Steps from Hell – Chaos Theory

    Writing Trailer Music Two Steps from Hell gave me permission to talk about the production and process for my album Chaos Theory. In this video, I want to talk about the form and structure of Trailer Music with my first track of the album: The Beginning. Writing trailer music – an my upcoming online video…

  • Elysion 1.1 – New Instruments & Themes, and Over 1.6 GB of New Sample Content

    Elysion 1.1 – New Instruments & Themes, and Over 1.6 GB of New Sample Content

    Elysion 1.1 Available Elysion is produced to expand the range of Sonuscore & Best Service library The Orchestra with hybrid sounds and the well-known Orchestra engine. “Elysion” was developed for Best Service by Sonuscore / Dynamedion, the makers of The Orchestra, Trinity Drums, and NI Action Strings, Action Strikes, and Emotive Strings. Elysion 1.1 update includes improvements and user-requested features as well as brand…

  • UJAM Releases Virtual Drummer DEEP

    UJAM Releases Virtual Drummer DEEP

    UJAM Virtual Drummer DEEP UJAM launch DEEP, the fourth addition to their Virtual Drummer line. This virtual Neo Soul drummer is the perfect companion to Virtual Bassist DANDY, UJAM’s gentleman bassist. UJAM line-up of virtual instruments that strongly enables the producer to form new tracks and songs and composers to get the next trailer score,…

  • SampleTraxx Launches New TRUMPET FX Library & Modern Horror “RITUALS” Buy One Get One Free Soundpack

    SampleTraxx Launches New TRUMPET FX Library & Modern Horror “RITUALS” Buy One Get One Free Soundpack

    New TRUMPET FX Library by SampleTraxx Trumpet FX SampleTraxx presents Trumpet FX a collaboration with trumpet player Rory Simmons and sound designer trailer composer Si Begg. Trumpet FX is organized in 8 categories and 200+ stunning one shot samples recorded in exquisite detail featuring Single Notes, Powerful Clusters, Short Articulations, Phrases, Sweeps, Atmospheres, Air and…

  • 95% off “Aquiver” by Rigid Audio – Normally €83 Now Only €4

    95% off “Aquiver” by Rigid Audio – Normally €83 Now Only €4

    Aquiver – Cinematic Underscore, Trailer Music and Futuristic Sound Design “Aquiver” delivers 1300 powerful, deep and soaring granular sounds. It is powered by a custom granular engine that can play hundreds of small grains of audio with no huge CPU impact. Aquiver requires the FULL version of Kontakt 5.8.1 Aquiver – Granular Sample Library for Creating Huge, Gritty & Evolving Sounds “Aquiver”…

  • UJAM Releases Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS

    UJAM Releases Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS

    STRIIIINGS Evokes Emotions UJAM releases Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS – Modern String Ensemble Textures with a Sound Design Twist. A must buy for Film, Trailer and Ad Composer I did have the opportunity for some days to practice with Symphonic Elements STRIIIINGS and it is a charming library packed with absolutely perfectly recorded phrases, textures, and…

  • TONSTURM Releases Sentient Frequencies

    TONSTURM Releases Sentient Frequencies

    ESOTERIC METAL From dissonant drones to massive swells, “Sentient Frequencies” lets you experience the richness of performed instruments with sound fx in mind.  Roaring didgeridoos, whaling timpani’s – TONSTURM performed in stunning spaces using extended techniques on a huge variety of selected instruments: Space Cello, Grand Piano, Concert Harp, Huge Pipe Organ, Concert Timpani’s and Base-drums, Overtone Flute and a Double Bass.  Like with its predecessor “Esoteric Metal”, the spaces TONSTURM captures…

  • “Wildebeat” Trailer Score Breakdown

    “Wildebeat” Trailer Score Breakdown

    “Wildebeat” by Man Makes Noise – Trailer Score Breakdown A short breakdown of how the “Into The Wilde” for Man Makes Noise’s Wildebeat trailer score. Man Makes Noise releases “Wildebeat” Natural Raw and Designed Found Sound Drums and Percussion Wildebeat is a modern toolkit of natural raw and designed found sound drums and percussion. It…

  • Evenant Black Friday Sale

    Evenant Black Friday Sale

    Evenant Black Friday Sale THE Evenant BLACK FRIDAY SALE (Affiliate Link) IS HERE!!! Enjoy 30% off selected courses and it’s the last chance to get an Evenant All-Access Annual Pass (Affiliate Link) for only $39.99 per month! Use the code EVENANTBF2020 (Affiliate Link) at the checkout. November 23rd-30th, 2020. Your once-per-year opportunity to get steep discounts (Affiliate…

  • How to get into Trailer Music

    How to get into Trailer Music

    In this video, I want to share music business advice and all the information you need to get into trailer music and what to be aware of when it comes to this branch of the audio business. Let me give you all the info that I was able to gather during my 10+ years of…

  • My Top 5 Epic Percussion Sample Libraries | Sample Library Review

    My Top 5 Epic Percussion Sample Libraries | Sample Library Review

    Top 5 Epic Percussion Sample Libraries Here are my top 5 epic percussion sample libraries in no particular order. I consider them among the best sample libraries for trailer and video games music. What are your best sample libraries in 2020? Spitfire Audio Hans Zimmer Percussion Heavyocity Damage 2 Orchestral Tools DAGU Audio Imperia Cerberus…

  • SampleTraxx Horror Bundle – 83% OFF

    SampleTraxx Horror Bundle – 83% OFF

    SampleTraxx Horror Bundle The latest SampleTraxx Bundle on sale is all ready for Halloween and horror sounds needs. The SampleTraxx Horror Bundle features Sampletraxx Horror Bundle containing 3 of their finest sample libraries: Clockworks, Rituals, and Antisystem. This bundle is perfect for horror, sci-fi, and any other tension-filled cinematic music composition. For just $49.99 (instead…

  • Dystopian Guitars an Enormous Hybrid Guitar Workshop for Film Scoring

    Dystopian Guitars an Enormous Hybrid Guitar Workshop for Film Scoring

    Dystopian Guitars PulseSetter-Sounds sets the tone to stun with cool KONTAKT-hosted huge hybrid guitar factory for film scoring DYSTOPIAN GUITARS issued a unique kind of Kontakt library totaling 21.32 GB of highly-creative content designed to cover all modern hybrid guitar grounds for film scoring. DYSTOPIAN GUITARS achieves an extensive variety of sounds, from clear and…

  • How to Write Film Music in Ableton Live

    How to Write Film Music in Ableton Live

    How to Write Film Music I normally write film music in either Logic or REAPER, but the feature I just finished scoring was written completely in Ableton Live. In this video, I go over everything you need to know about how to write film cues in Ableton Live: how to import video, how to sync…

  • Orchestral Tools’ Modus: Walkthrough Video

    Orchestral Tools’ Modus: Walkthrough Video

    Walkthrough Video Hear the various instruments and sections and discover the tensions, transitions, continuums, and colors within Modus. Modus offers a toolset that will inspire new ideas, and help you implement them quickly.

  • Modus – Jeff Russo – Tensions, Transitions, and Colors

    Modus – Jeff Russo – Tensions, Transitions, and Colors

    Orchestral Tools: Modus—Jeff Russo  Having the right tools makes the difference between getting a job done, and getting it exactly right. Modus—Jeff Russo offers a toolset that will inspire new ideas, and help you implement them quickly. Designed specifically for TV scoring and underscoring, Modus was commissioned by Emmy-award winning composer Jeff Russo for his…

  • Continuo 2 – Cinematic Texture Designer

    Continuo 2 – Cinematic Texture Designer

    Continuo 2 – Next chapter in a hybrid scoring Build massive modulations, ethereal soundscapes, hybrid keyboard themes from super quiet scores to enormous trailer sounds: this is Continuo 2.  Continuo 2 follows the concept of creating complex-sounding cinematic textures with a fresh new look and super-intuitive interface. Based on exceptional quality piano recordings, analog synths, and…

  • Alex Pfeffer Launches Kontakt Library Braams, … Jackhammer Braams

    Alex Pfeffer Launches Kontakt Library Braams, … Jackhammer Braams

    Braams, … Jackhammer Braams Jackhammer Braams! Hand on the heart. What was the first time you stumbled upon a Kontakt driven sample library featuring hard-hitting Jackhammers that have been recorded in a big courtyard? Like … never? 😉 Then it is about time to introduce you to Jackhammer Braams! Besides these uniquely recorded samples, we’ve spared no efforts…

  • PulseSetter’s Cello Ibrida

    PulseSetter’s Cello Ibrida

    Cello Ibrida – Sound Design Collection Cello Ibrida is a sound design cello sample library. This Kontakt instrument combines textural samples using the normal cello section with hybrid samples from those samples like pads, sfx, multisamples, and finally loops as pulses, sfx, mostly in the low/lower mids keys | left side of the keyboard. Plus…

  • 8Dio Hybrid Tools Terminus

    8Dio Hybrid Tools Terminus

    8Dio Hybrid Tools Terminus 8Dio Terminus is the latest in their Hybrid Tools series and has quickly made it into a wealth of blockbuster movies, games, and TV-shows.  Terminus contains 1,200 custom cinematic instruments and FX. The sound is undeniably big, modern and studio clean with everything polished to perfection. Pro-Grade Cinematic Instruments Kontakt VST…

  • Sample Logic & SampleTraxx Introducing Trailer Xpressions 3 – Cinematic Sound Design Redefined

    Sample Logic & SampleTraxx Introducing Trailer Xpressions 3 – Cinematic Sound Design Redefined

    Trailer Xpressions 3 by Sample Logic & SampleTraxx – CINEMATIC SOUND DESIGN REDEFINED Welcome to TRAILER XPRESSIONS 3, pushing scoring and sound design to powerful new places. TRAILER XPRESSIONS 3 (Affiliate Link) brings speed and ease-of-use to your workflow like never before, making it seamlessly simple to craft the right cue for any cinematic production.…

  • 65% off “AizerX – Modern Designer Toolkit” by Keepforest

    65% off “AizerX – Modern Designer Toolkit” by Keepforest

    4GB Of Custom Sound Design Tools For Modern Music Genre Productions There are less than 6 days left to add AizerX to your trailer composing toolbox at a low price point. “AizerX Modern Designer Toolkit” delivers a collection of stylish, ultra-modern custom sound effects for the latest trending modern music genres at the moment based on a thorough…

  • Lets explore Keepforest FERRUM | Epic Metal Trailer Percussion

    Lets explore Keepforest FERRUM | Epic Metal Trailer Percussion

    Keepforest FERRUM In this recorded stream, we are exploring Keepforest’s Ferrum – Modern Trailer Percussion. Keepforest’s FERRUM, produced by Vladislav Martirosov and Arseni Khodzin, is a modern trailer percussion powerhouse with a huge variety of cinematic percussion from the epic and massive cinematic hits, punches, anvils and doors impacts to cymbals, bells, tiny metals, and metallic…

  • THE ORCHESTRA COMPLETE 2 – THE ORCHESTRA HAS EVOLVED

    THE ORCHESTRA COMPLETE 2 – THE ORCHESTRA HAS EVOLVED

    THE ORCHESTRA COMPLETE 2 THE ORCHESTRA COMPLETE 2 is the flagship of Sonuscore’s “The Orchestra” (see our The Orchestra by Best Service / Sonuscore Review) product family combining the force of the original 80-piece orchestra with new articulations and powerful new features. It includes Sonuscore new instrument HORNS OF HELL as well as STRINGS OF…

  • SampleTraxx’s CLOCKWORKS Vol.2

    SampleTraxx’s CLOCKWORKS Vol.2

    CLOCKWORKS Vol.2 by SampleTraxx Clockworks Vol.2 is here. A fresh cinematic trailer loops collection of never-ending tick-tock, custom metal ticking, antique tick-tock, metronomes, and grandfather clocks not recorded from traditional clock sources.  The sounds included in Clockworks Vol.2 have been produced out of field recording and various organic sources, processed to provide you an artistic…

  • How To Write An Epic Fantasy Track With The Free Orchestra By ProjectSam

    How To Write An Epic Fantasy Track With The Free Orchestra By ProjectSam

    How To Write An Epic Fantasy Track With The Free Orchestra By ProjectSam In this video I will show you how to write an epic adventure track with The Free Orchestra by ProjectSAM. This Kontakt sample library is yes … free! The Free Orchestra – One solid gigabyte of free, cinematic sounds taken directly from…

  • Cinetools Blockbuster Cinematic SFX Bundle

    Cinetools Blockbuster Cinematic SFX Bundle

    Blockbuster Cinematic SFX Bundle Cinetools launched a must-have “Blockbuster Cinematic SFX Bundle” (Affiliate Link) – a must-have collection of cutting-edge sound effects for filmmakers, sound designers, and producers. Featuring over 47GB of sounds including 5921 files whether you’re scoring movies, trailers, or just looking to add Hollywood style touch to your music productions, This bundle will…

  • How to write Epic Hybrid Trailer Music Percussion

    How to write Epic Hybrid Trailer Music Percussion

    How to write Epic Hybrid Trailer Music Percussion In this edited live stream, we are going to take a look at how to write epic hybrid trailer music percussion. In case you are struggling with writing epic hybrid percussive lines, loops and phrases, tend to see it as a string arrangement. Use the low hits…

  • SCRAPE SWHELL – Free Horror Swell Generator for Kontakt by SoundFxWizard.

    SCRAPE SWHELL – Free Horror Swell Generator for Kontakt by SoundFxWizard.

    SCRAPE SWHELL – a Horror Swell Generator SoundFxWizard launched SCRAPE SWHELL is a horror swell sfx generator for Ni Kontakt, all samples are recordings of 4 different categories: Metal Dry Ice Resonances, Bowed Cymbals, Bowed Guitar, Bowed Mandolin. If you need to add a sinister scrapes sound and horror mood to your project you can…

  • Composer Alex Pfeffer Reacts To Black Widow Trailer Music

    Composer Alex Pfeffer Reacts To Black Widow Trailer Music

    Composer Alex Pfeffer Reacts To Black Widow Trailer Music In this video, as being a trailer music composer, I wanted to not just react but also analyze the Black Widow trailer music. The track has been released by Audiomachine, written by Harry Lightfoot and is called “We Are Gods” Audio Artist Essentials still available for…

  • SampleTraxx Releases RAW CELLO FX – Organic Cello Sound Effects

    SampleTraxx Releases RAW CELLO FX – Organic Cello Sound Effects

    RAW CELLO FX – Organic Cello Sound Effects RAW CELLO FX features manipulated and mangled cello sound effects designed to provide the full character of the instrument and harmonic richness in order to create a completely unique set of organic samples between music and noise, intimate and vivid bold sounds expanding new possibilities out of this…

  • ‘LOST’ – Filmscore Sound & Effects Samples – By Cinetools

    ‘LOST’ – Filmscore Sound & Effects Samples – By Cinetools

    ‘LOST’ – Filmscore Sound & Effects Samples – By Cinetools Cinetools released Lost – starring contemporary and compelling trailer sounds with a taste of isolation and anxiety. Lost packed with 1000 top-notch sound effects showcases overall emotion and fear of the darker side of humanity.  Raw, painful, rigid, and twisty! All the fans of dark drama…