The Modern Musician Show with Colin Thomson

004: Composing for Game, Film and TV with Ryan Richko

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Ryan Richko
Bio:

Ryan is a composer for film and video games. He moved to Los Angeles to be a session guitarist, but began working on films by accident, getting his first job scoring a student short film after failing an acting audition. Soon after, scoring to picture became a new passion of his, making a career change from a session musician to a full time composer. In 2015, Ryan won a Global Music Award for his first video game score "Telepath Tactics." The game and soundtrack are receiving favorable reviews from the press and independent game community. Ryan has done a lot of work for a variety of mediums, including Yoga instructional DVDs, games, film and TV.

 
Key Take Aways:
  • Building relationships + solid musical skills is the perfect storm
  • Interacting with people and building relationships is something that has to be practiced, just like your instrument
  • Don't neglect the business side of your craft. Do your research, and never stop learning about it
  • Be creative with how you reach out to people on the internet
  • Your reel is one of your most important tools. Do not skimp on it
  • Your ability to mix and master, and wear as many hats as possible, will put your music in the best light
  • Don't try to do too many things in a day. Try to focus in on just a couple things, to be as productive as possible
  • Try taking some alone time. It can revitalize you in ways you don't even realize you need.
    • Recommended books:

    A Composer's Guide to Game Music by Winifred Phillips

    All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald Passman

    Most underrated composer: Thomas Newman

    Desert Island Score Choice: The Last Samurai by Hans Zimmer

     

    Checkout Ryan's music at www.ryanrichkomusic.com 

     

     

    Featured Artist: John Snyder

    Checkout more of John's music at: www.johnwsnyder.com

     

    If you would like to be considered for featured artist, email music submissions [email protected]

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