Podcast #5 with Gabe Shadid

Gabe Shadid, trailer music composer, talks about what promo music is and the role it plays in catching the attention of viewers, the different types of promos available, and how his experiences as a TV mixer lead him to composing trailer music.

SHOW NOTES:

0:17 – Introduction.

1:42 - Edwina Travis-Chin, Music Director at APM Music, talks about how trailers are musically structured, the musical styles that are most commonly used in trailers, tailoring music to unique trailer campaigns, how APM is meeting the needs of the motion picture trailer market, and how technology has impacted the music library business.

12:48 – Gabe Shadid, trailer music composer, talks about what promo music is and the role it plays in catching the attention of viewers, the different types of promos available, and how his experiences as a TV mixer lead him to composing trailer music.

16:54 - Shadid on the projects he worked on in a recording studio in Washington D.C., how his experiences in D.C. prepared him to work in motion picture and television, how bloggers are influencing movie promos, the sounds of the Epic Score library collection, the importance of incorporating percussion in trailers, and why he decided to work with APM.

26:03 - Music Medley. 1) OMG Run 2) Panic Attack 3) Your Destiny is Coming 4) Tripped Wire 5) Drums of Thunder 6) Mutilated 7) Forced Entry 8) False Identity. All eight production music tracks are composed by Gabe Shadid and Tobias Marberger and are featured in the Epic Score Music Library.

This podcast is produced by the world’s most diverse, innovative and largest production music library and music services company, APM Music.