Ember's Adventure
Ember the phoenix chases a trail of escaped magic through a storybook world of villages, taverns and misty forests.
Watch the film: Ember's Adventure
Scored to picture
Custom trailer music for games, film and Kickstarter
Heavy hybrid-orchestral scores written for your trailer and composed to your edit, from the first brief to the final master.
What you get
An original score for your trailer
Written for your project and composed to your cut, so the builds, hits and ending land where the picture needs them.
Mixed audio stems
High-end mixed stems, so your editor can rebalance or rebuild the cue in the final edit.
Shorter cuts
Versions for teasers and social posts: 60, 30 and 15-second cutdowns come with every custom score.
Usage rights, clearly stated
Straightforward, hassle-free usage clearance: you get the rights to use the music in your project, I keep ownership, and the credit “Dan Campbell” stays with it.
The Studio Pipeline
A unified workflow from concept to final master.
Creative Asset Briefing
We break down your edit parameters, narrative arc, moodboards, and audio references to form a completely aligned master roadmap.
1 Team – All Work
I compose the scores and cut your video assets together side-by-side, avoiding the friction of dealing with separate creative departments.
Delivery & Clearance
You receive high-end mixed audio stems and pristine, edit-ready visual masters along with straightforward, hassle-free usage clearance.
- Turnaround
- About 2 weeks for the first version, then about 1 week for each round of revisions.
- Revisions
- The number of revision rounds is agreed with you before we start.
- Pricing
- Quoted per project.
Examples
Hear the scores in action
I make these short films and score them myself. Watch them to hear how the music carries the picture.
Yūgen Drift
A cinematic aerial journey across Asia in fourteen shots, from Mount Fuji to Kyoto's cherry blossoms.
Watch the film: Yūgen DriftMagical Mischief
Dinner for two on a lamplit street of potion shops and wizard taverns becomes a front-row seat for the local magic.
Watch the film: Magical Mischief
Custom score or licensed track?
| Custom score | Licensed track | |
|---|---|---|
| The music | Written for your trailer, to your brief | An existing track from my catalog, ready to preview now |
| Fit to picture | Composed to your cut: builds, hits and the ending land on your edit | Your editor cuts the picture or the music to fit |
| Timeline | About 2 weeks for the first version | Quicker: the music already exists |
| Price | Quoted per project | Quoted per project |
| Rights | Usage rights for your project; I keep ownership; credit “Dan Campbell” | Usage rights for your project; I keep ownership; credit “Dan Campbell” |
| Start here | Request a quote | Browse the catalog |
Request a quote
Tell me about your trailer: what it’s for, how long it runs, your deadline, and a reference track or two. Riffster Media is based in Utah, USA, and works with clients worldwide.