Writing the music for The Witcher: Season 2 teaser trailer, with Emma Middleton and Kiaran Scragg
02/22/22 • 72 min
In this episode of the Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast I am joined by not one, but two very special guests. The supervisor/composer duo Emma Middleton (@rubatomusic_uk) and Kiaran Scragg (@fortnowhere).
Together the two of them wrote the track featured on the teaser trailer of The Witcher Season 2. On the show they go into so much detail on how they wrote the track together, even down to the samples they recorded and the plugins on the mastering chain.
This interview was such an insight into the world of custom covers.
Here’s a little bit about Emma and Kiaran:
Emma is a trailer-specialist Music Supervisor. Off the back of in-house agency experience, she launched freelance (in the middle of the pandemic!) in 2021 and set up her company, ‘Rubato Music’ (with an ethos based around Rubato being her favourite musical term).
Emma was voted “Music Supervisor of the Year” in 2020 at AIM Sync and is both winner + nominee of Music & Sound Awards for her custom music supervision work on The Crown Season 3 trailer & Season 4 teaser. Also a composer, she occasionally jumps in and gets her hands dirty – recent work: a collaboration on “The Witcher” Season 2 Teaser Trailer.
Kieran Scragg is the Creative Director of My Hart Canyon Music Ltd. In his twenties he toured the world and made albums with two bands and as a result had a history in tv and film sync before approaching the trailer world with songs used on Greys Anatomy and The Twilight Saga.
Kieran’s signed to Pusher and has worked on trailers such as ‘Death on the Nile, The Crown S3 trailer and S4 teaser, The Many Saints of Newark, Dr Death and The Witcher S2 teaser. He lives in on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon and has two kids, two gerbils and a wife. He’s listened to Richard’s podcast for a number of years, usually whilst making his lunch so he’s very excited to be on it!
Links mentioned on the show:
www.rubatomx.com < Emma's website (includes instructions + a Disco inbox link for submitting music for consideration)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMVzFlApa0 < The Witcher Season 2 Teaser, a 'remix' of Fleet Foxes (composer collaboration between Emma & Kieran)
https://www.instagram.com/fortnowhere/ < Kieran's Instagram @fortnow
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You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with you, at this price I'm tempted to buy them mys
In this episode of the Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast I am joined by not one, but two very special guests. The supervisor/composer duo Emma Middleton (@rubatomusic_uk) and Kiaran Scragg (@fortnowhere).
Together the two of them wrote the track featured on the teaser trailer of The Witcher Season 2. On the show they go into so much detail on how they wrote the track together, even down to the samples they recorded and the plugins on the mastering chain.
This interview was such an insight into the world of custom covers.
Here’s a little bit about Emma and Kiaran:
Emma is a trailer-specialist Music Supervisor. Off the back of in-house agency experience, she launched freelance (in the middle of the pandemic!) in 2021 and set up her company, ‘Rubato Music’ (with an ethos based around Rubato being her favourite musical term).
Emma was voted “Music Supervisor of the Year” in 2020 at AIM Sync and is both winner + nominee of Music & Sound Awards for her custom music supervision work on The Crown Season 3 trailer & Season 4 teaser. Also a composer, she occasionally jumps in and gets her hands dirty – recent work: a collaboration on “The Witcher” Season 2 Teaser Trailer.
Kieran Scragg is the Creative Director of My Hart Canyon Music Ltd. In his twenties he toured the world and made albums with two bands and as a result had a history in tv and film sync before approaching the trailer world with songs used on Greys Anatomy and The Twilight Saga.
Kieran’s signed to Pusher and has worked on trailers such as ‘Death on the Nile, The Crown S3 trailer and S4 teaser, The Many Saints of Newark, Dr Death and The Witcher S2 teaser. He lives in on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon and has two kids, two gerbils and a wife. He’s listened to Richard’s podcast for a number of years, usually whilst making his lunch so he’s very excited to be on it!
Links mentioned on the show:
www.rubatomx.com < Emma's website (includes instructions + a Disco inbox link for submitting music for consideration)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMVzFlApa0 < The Witcher Season 2 Teaser, a 'remix' of Fleet Foxes (composer collaboration between Emma & Kieran)
https://www.instagram.com/fortnowhere/ < Kieran's Instagram @fortnow
Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit
Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/
You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price.
You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with you, at this price I'm tempted to buy them mys
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The Role of A Freelance Music Supervisor with Emma Middleton
In this episode of the Trailer Music Composer’s Podcast I got to chat with the freelance music supervisor, Emma Middleton (@rubatomusic_uk).
In our conversation, Emma was so wonderfully transparent about all the aspects of music supervision and how she came to be in that role. This is gonna be such a helpful interview to listen to togive you a better understanding of how the trailer music world works.
Emma is a trailer-specialist Music Supervisor. Off the back of in-house agency experience, she launched freelance (in the middle of the pandemic!) in 2021 and set up her company, ‘Rubato Music’ (with an ethos based around Rubato being her favourite musical term).
Emma was voted “Music Supervisor of the Year” in 2020 at AIM Sync and is both winner + nominee of Music & Sound Awards for her custom music supervision work on The Crown Season 3 trailer & Season 4 teaser. Also a composer, she occasionally jumps in and gets her hands dirty – recent work: a collaboration on “The Witcher” Season 2 Teaser Trailer.
Besides music, she's a self-proclaimed 'cat lady', and an avid gamer who's very excited for the HBO adaptation of The Last of Us to come out...
Emma enjoys discovering and applying unusual or unexpected tracks to experiment and have fun with the trailer form, whilst keeping a firm handle on the necessary pacing and intensity required for these campaigns.
Links mentioned in the show:
www.rubatomx.com < Emma's website (includes instructions + a Disco inbox link for submitting music for consideration)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMVzFlApa0 < The Witcher Season 2 Teaser, a 'remix' of Fleet Foxes (composer collaboration between Emma & Kieran)
The Witcher Season 2 Teaser Trailer
URL:
https://thetrailermusicschool.com/The-Role-of-A-Freelance Music Supervisor with Emma Middleton
Grab Your FREE Trailer Music Toolkit - https://richardpryn.com/toolkit
Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/
You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price.
You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with you, at this price I'm tempted to buy them mys
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“Pigeon-hole my music” - find your niche more like it
In this episode of the podcast I talk about “Pigeon-holing” your music.
I came across this notion (not for the first time) in some comments on Facebook.
Now you all know how I feel about cynical/critical people. BUT, this comment sparked a thought that I should probably give my ‘two cents’ on this.
I think so many composers (people in general) are riddled with fear and anxiety about their abilities. The sad thing is that this fear is often masked by being overly critical of others, perhaps even being a tad too driven by an ego.
I’m not standing on a pedestal saying how great I am because I have overcome my ego - I have not. I am saying that we need to keep ourselves in check by asking something like “am I reacting out of fear or out of love and excitement?”
I hope you enjoy the episode.
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Check out this amazing offer - https://richardpryn.com/trailermusicbundle/
You can now get all 12 of my trailer music courses for an amazingly low price.
You might be asking why am I doing such a thing. Because, as I say to my kids, "sharing is caring" and I want my courses to help as many people as possible. To be honest with you, at this price I'm tempted to buy them mys
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