How I Wrote The Pale Blue Eye Trailer Music

[@TJ_ax]

Thank you for the insight what an awesome track, you've definitely got me thinking about picking up a cello even tho I have ZERO experience haha

[@richardpryn]

Do it! My cello playing is awful but it gives your track character which is hugely important!

[@JonasDenolf]

Awesome walkthrough Richard! Great idea's :)

[@richardpryn]

Thanks dude

[@freebets-UK]

Great work

[@M4T]

I've checked most of your tutos today and of course your tracks. You are very creative while sticking to most of the rules of a trailer track. Keep up the good work.

[@richardpryn]

Thank you very much :D

[@dafingaz]

Incredible as always!

[@seventearsofhope]

Nice Track. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@richardpryn]

Thanks for watching

[@earthquakemusic3923]

And once again i knew it as soon as i saw the trailer😄

[@richardpryn]

Hahah thanks dude

[@davidmcpoland5286]

Hey Rich! I bookmarked this trailer as a reference last week, I had no idea it was one of yours ha! Hope you're well :)

[@richardpryn]

Hee hee how flattering, I'm good thanks dude, hope you are all good too

[@davidmcpoland5286]

@@richardpryn You've inspired me to get my own cello to abuse! Any gotchas I should be looking out for? I noticed a lot of the cheaper options are labelled as 'student cellos', whatever that means.

[@richardpryn]

@@davidmcpoland5286 I bought the cheapest on I could find XD - it was a brand new one from Gear4Music haha probably could have got a cheaper second hand one. Make sure it is full size though!

[@jedstephensmusic0001]

Excellent stuff as always, I think it would be interesting to hear the final full mix of some of these tracks when you do the breakdown, having watched the video on the course about mixing, it would be good to hear more before and after mixes

[@richardpryn]

Hey Jed - You can hear the final mix here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6OroINjr72DpKc The reason I often show my workings before the mix and master, as well as the fact that Toby Mason does them, I want to show that it can be messy, untidy and be peaking like hell and none of that detracts from the fact it is "good" writing :)

[@DanielBastionMusic]

Such a great, inspiring track! Really loving how simple but effect string writing can be to sell a mood and vibe. What kind of cello do you play? I know there's some affordable ones you can get online, which brand is yours?

[@richardpryn]

Thanks, Daniel - it was the cheapest one I could find on Gear4Music 🤣

[@patpardy]

Ah! It was you that beat me to the pitch!! 😃

[@richardpryn]

Sorry Pat

[@patpardy]

@@richardpryn Don't be silly / sorry. It's becoming a bit of a recurring theme tho. 😂

[@dafingaz]

Hey Richard, do you have any videos showing what you do for mastering trailer tracks? I notice the Logic master track going into the red. Is that a problem when you submit these tracks (I would guess not. LOL).

[@richardpryn]

Hey dude - my tracks are mastered by Toby Mason (legend). He produced a masterclass on how he does it for my Trailer Music Course. When I write, I tend to ignore levels until I start balancing the mix. Generally it is a no-no to send clipped tracks 🤣that being said I have had a demo that was clipping land a placement!

[@dafingaz]

@@richardpryn Very helpful. I'm sure I'll end up with a course or 2 of yours soon. :) Thanks!

[@dominicmatthews5504]

Hi Rich. I great insightful video as ever thank you. Can I ask how long this took you from sketch to finished product please? I’m curious as sometimes I’m spending hours on projects and not really getting far. Many thanks. Dom

[@richardpryn]

Thanks Dom- I can’t remember exactly as I had a few rounds of feedback from the publisher, these tracks are usually about an hour for the sketch and then a few more hours to refine

[@dominicmatthews5504]

@@richardpryn that’s great thanks Rich. Happy Easter 👍

[@richardpryn]

@@dominicmatthews5504 you’re welcome, and a happy Easter to you too 🤩

[@omerfaran8514]

Great cello line! Just a question please, Toby Mason is your colleague who mixed the trailer and then you sent it mixed to the trailer company? Or did they mix it after receiving the multi track? Thanks!

[@richardpryn]

Thank you very much 🥰 once the track was approved by the publisher (Elephant music) we sent the files to Toby to mix and master. Elephant music then pitched the track for trailers 👍🏻

[@asgothtbg]

Where can I purchase your music? The marketplace link in the description is down

[@music-drive]

You said in a previous video that you're just using cheap mics to record. What about your instruments? Are they also cheap? Been thinking of getting into this kind of sound design and was thinking picking up one of those £250 Celli from gear4music. Just wondering what kind of level of quality are the instruments you're recording with?

[@richardpryn]

Superb question, and yes they are almost all cheap, the cheapest I can find typically (except my guitars) and that was the cello I still have to this day -gear4music4thewin!

[@janus8159]

Why is it clipping as hell ?

[@RickyMackie]

At the creative stage I wouldn't worry about clipping, unless it sounds awful. Worrying about small mix related things like clipping will just distract you from the creative process. 🙂

[@richardpryn]

Haha - I do not worry too much about headroom when writing tracks. Save that for the mix 😂

[@richardpryn]

@@RickyMackie Couldn't agree more dude

[@DreadPitt]

@@richardpryn did you mix it or was it mixed by the trailer company?

[@richardpryn]

@@DreadPitt it was mixed by the legend Toby Mason ☺