EP. 21: INTERVIEW WITH COMPOSER TROY MACCUBBIN OF ALLOY TRACKS

This week on SyncRiffs, Charles interviews Troy MacCubbin, President and owner of Alloy Tracks, an audio production company specializing in Custom Music & Sound Design for Trailers, Film, TV, Gaming, Commercials, New Media & more.

Some of their work includes compositions in films and trailers like: Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Big Sugar, It, Cocaine Bear, and Oppenheimer to name a few.

Topics:

0:00 Introduction

2:00 Troy’s career as an Indie Artist

3:20 Forming Alloy Tracks

7:30 The Art of Trailerization + Remixes

9:45 Trailer for Stranger Things

11:05 Chatting with Steve Perry of Journey

15:15 Working with the Trailer House “Trailer Park”

15:52 Working on Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer

17:45 Trailers and the Creative Direction

19:25. Working with a Specific Team

21:00 Competition in the Trailer Space

24:00 What is Alloy Tracks known for?

27:00 U2 Documentary

28:55 Advice for Composers

32:14 Advice from Blue Buddha Ent.

32:39 Tracks with Vibes will still work

35:18 Troy’s Process Working with His Composers

36:50 The Secret to Success for Trailers

37:44 Sound Design for Cocaine Bear

39:14 Trailer Deadlines

41:00 Competition and Songs Released

43:49 Trailers and the Magic Formula

48:29 Vocal Tracks vs Score

48:43 Trailer Houses and Stems

Follow Troy on IG: @alloytracks/

Website: https://www.alloytracks.com

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