Activity
Mon
Wed
Fri
Sun
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
What is this?
Less
More

Owned by Matt

The Sync Circle

112 members • Free

🎵 A Supportive Community for Composers Who Want to Finish Tracks, Find Their Sound & Get Into Trailer Music

Syncrets To Success

262 members • Free

The Fretboard Artist

62 members • Free

Skoolers

161.7k members • Free

Cinematic music feedback

109 members • Free

Audio Artist Academy

2.2k members • Free

Audio Artist Rise

101 members • $97/month

37 contributions to Audio Artist Academy
Track Feedback: The Ninth Gate
Some time ago I was playing around with layering MIDI sounds, and I came across a choir organ pad that made me think of the last scene in the movie The Ninth Gate. I wanted to create a little main theme around that image. I think it could fit well in something like Hades or similar games, or maybe even a movie scene. Would love to hear some of your feedback on the arrangement, mixing, etc. :)
3 likes • Jul 14
This is a really cool track, Clemens! It reminds me in some places of the stuff that Murray Gold wrote for Doctor Who in the mid-2000s. My only thought would be to EQ the drum kick so that it hits a little more? At the moment it seems, admittedly in my little earphones, that it is being mostly EQ’d away. Maybe a sidechain on the kick could help here? Other than that, just awesome job on this super cool track! :)
My First Placements!
Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week so far. Just wanted to share some news with you - I received a PRS payment this morning, and it turns out that I had my first sync placements last year! PRS has only just caught up, but my music was used on BBC Parliament as well as a couple of Romanian television channels. I've yet to find the actual placements (TuneSat is pulling nothing back at the moment), but I'll try to share them if I find them! As for the amount, it was by no means life-changing - but it was a very nice surprise this morning and covered the reasonably hefty car repair bill that I received yesterday! It's a start, and a real motivator to kick on and keep writing and releasing tracks across libraries of all different shapes and sizes. I'm also happy with the timings - the album launched last May (Q2 2025) and the placements came between July and September (Q3 2025). Obviously mileage varies, but it's nice to see that the tracks weren't sat idle for too long before they were used! Anyway, I hope this is a bit of reassurance for those of you releasing tracks and albums and waiting for the rewards to come back. Music admin is slow and takes time, so be patient and just keep writing! (Apologies to those who already saw this message in The Sync Circle, just wanted to circulate here too and say a huge thanks to @Alex Pfeffer for all of his continued support!)
0 likes • May 4
@Jens Lötzsch thank you! :)
0 likes • May 15
@Paul Matthew thank you! It does indeed. Now onto the next projects!
New Album Released Today!
Hey Everyone! Hope you’re all well. Just wanted to share that my new album, The Galaxy Still Dreams, released today through Amadea Music Productions. You can listen at the link below if you’d like - I’d love to know what you think! If you have any questions about the album or would like a breakdown of any of the sounds or tracks, please let me know and I can look into that! Have a great weekend whatever you’re doing, and I look forward to catching up soon! https://amadeamusicproductions.lnk.to/the-galaxy-still-dreams
0 likes • Apr 22
@Joshua Cooley thank you, Joshua!
0 likes • Apr 23
@Tom van den Andel thank you!
My first album Win.
Hey guys my first album Ashes of Tomorrow has been released today with Amadea Music Productions! Here is the spotify link if anyone is interested https://open.spotify.com/album/0dHScPvQgKsFFBXhJyrAXf?si=nugVL4kmSvqGfwJ5BvdGPw
My first album Win.
1 like • Apr 10
Really great stuff Sam, congrats!
Trailer Tracks - 'Ending' Toolkit?
Hey Everyone! One thing I've noticed in my own trailer track creation for libraries is that I struggle to naturally think of a good way to end the final act of a cue. I generally go down the route of finishing up with a suspended chord that resolves, held over a long count and constant driving percussion. But it often takes me a while to think up the exact detail to execute that. I'm wondering, do you guys have any 'go-to' methods/tricks/endings that you use frequently in your tracks? If you have any references, I'd love to hear them! I'm really trying to make track endings second nature, but also to discover new variations to try out. Thanks!
1 like • Feb 8
@Simon Milner Thanks a lot, Simon! Really appreciate you taking the time to explain this in such detail - and to then make an example to illustrate it further! This really helps. I can hear now how this is a super effective method to try out. I'll be sure to give it a try on an upcoming cue to become more familiar with it. Thanks again! :)
0 likes • Feb 10
@Alex Pfeffer Thanks, Alex! This helps - I like to use the approach you've described; sometimes I find that when working in a minor key I have to adapt it slightly. But in that scenario, I really like using suspended chords and only resolving them at the very end of the phrase (or not at all!) :)
1-10 of 37
Matt McDonnell
6
1,490 points to level up
@matt-mcdonnell-2039
UK-based trailer music composer & founder of The Sync Circle

Active 11h ago
Joined Apr 16, 2024
Powered by