Big congrats are in order, Ryan. It's been an honor to be on the journey with you, and to continuously learn from you. I'm excited to see where the future takes us!
Long live Leach! Congratulations Ryan! I graduated from Jacobs and am so stoked I found your channel bc I’m filling in so many gaps in my education and technique, and all without the weird competitive stress that comes with conservatory life. Also I love that I get to ‘skip ad’ for pre-prepped chord packs when clicking into this video - we want the real thing! Cheers
Well, I skipped the answers where the question didn't interest me, but it was fun learning you like bass, which is my primary instrument. I've only discovered your channel a month ago, and I've already doubled or tripled what I know about composing and orchestration. I only do it for myself, but I've been a songwriter for decades doing mostly Americana so this is forcing me to finally learn to actually play the piano, and dig into why I love classical music so much (just not OPERA.)
Made it all the way through, divided into 3 sittings. I had this going on my commutes because it works well as an audio-only medium. Interesting stuff. People always like to know personal stuff about those they watch and learn from. Human curiosity I guess.
Hi Ryan, I would love to see you do a series of videos on the basics of library music. You mentioned it multiple times during this Q&A. Thank you for considering that.
I did it all the way through and I truly tell you that this video touched my heart in a way that I didn't expect, keep going Ryan! we appreciate you so much!
If Ryan cannot understand my question, then it is clear enough to say that I am overcomplicating things, even in my questions, lol. Thank you for trying your best to answer, I appreciate it! But I did get my answer! Orchestral Composition can be whatever the heck it can be, even if it is questionable.
Congratulations man! You deserve it a lot. Your videos and the information therein are of so much value. You do a good service to us fellow composers (and wannabes like me). Thanks and enjoy the celebration!
Congrats Ryan! I've enjoyed watching your stuff snice finding your channel, it's been fun to hear your takes on the art of composition! (Also, Harmony and Voice Leading is a great book! For any aspiring learners out there, there are some free pdf copies floating around on the internet, if you're willing to look around a bit.)
58:20 was my question, thanks for the answer and all your great answers. This was very interesting and enlightening Sucks to hear how it went with the expectations after doing a netflix movie, but I guess that keeps it interesting at least, having to keep fighting to get out there
I have a question, or a just a thought, with regards to your response to question 17. My mentor sometimes mentioned that his attitude to his own music was detached much in the same way you seem to be expressing here. Even though I can understand this line of thinking to some extent, I really struggle with the idea in the case of my own music. The creative process takes a lot out of me, mentally and emotionally, and it always feels like ripping out a part of myself and placing it on display, especially for those pieces where I'm most proud of the result. I can see the merit in taking a step back from your ego and viewing composition more like a craft, especially in a professional context, but at the same time I can't quite fathom being able to tap into my creative ability without that drive of "I'm really making something great here". I guess I'm asking if you have any advice on how to distance yourself from the stuff you make, so as to not put too much of a strain on your mental energy, without it making you indifferent to the point where your passion just dies.
I think it all comes down to the purpose of the piece, to who's paying for it. When the piece is made to fill a need you can present it as that. And its merit is based on how well the goal is met. When you make it for yourself, as a hobby for example, everything in the piece is a part of your soul. Its mere existence talks of your tastes, aspirations, feelings, and whatever you have to say to the world. And somehow it assumes you have anything worth expressing. Then anyone judging the piece will be judging your own person. Or actually, that's what it can feel like. In reality no one's judging you. So just don't sweat it, and if it can help, you can try to view your work more as a puzzle to solve rather than a part of your soul. It doesn't really matter and it's all in your head so you can always try to trick yourself afterwards into thinking that you made that piece as a "study in japanese composition" rather than purely as a naruto fanboy ;)
Your John Williams take is exactly how I've experienced his music. Turns out some things are popular because they're good. Often it's not the case though.
Q17 less about confidence and more about bravery to fail fast and often. That's the best message you've continued to promote. Thanks for the reminder. Q21 Haha guess there are others who are in the same boat.
Naive guy here. Thinking about the example about the hobbyist who scored for free while the other person lost the gig. Is there no Union-y sort of organization to discourage this? A film maker can't engage a bunch of amateur actors, writers, set builders or dancers for free even if they're all talented, willing and excited to be part of a film. I suppose the answer is no, there is no equivalent of equity, SAG, etc. for composers.
I have a question! I found it hard to organize my time whenever I scored a student film and stopped enjoying the process midway through because I felt rushed. What's a good way to manage time when you score something?
I actively capture musical ideas on my phone - singing melodies, ideas for chord progressions etc wherever I am. I’ve lost too many ideas by waiting until I could write them down. I have hundreds of ideas saved and scroll through them whenever I need an idea for composition. It shortens my writing time, too!
@@RyanLeach Amazing! Would love to hear /see your reaction :D I'll allow myself to share some of my favorite tracks: Here is a track for a mountain scene: ruclips.net/video/DAKGf_aIerM/видео.html Probably this is an iconic theme: ruclips.net/video/UVu-e-f4Z1U/видео.html Overworld map: ruclips.net/video/LQaQHlcTW7Y/видео.html
@@ChronoMune he mentioned only 20% of what you write is "good"...I agree, but, as I write more I feel like my overall level does come up in the aggregate.
Congrats Ryan. From someone seeing your channel grow from small to less small, you deserve every bit of it. Stoked for you!
True!
@@hansamitamajee1930 Haha thank you!
@@ChrisMuellerMusic Appreciate it Chris!
Congratulations Ryan
RUclips recommended you couple of months ago, I'm addicted into it since then.
left a comment on one of your videos like an hour before you reached 10k, great to see your channel grow this much
Lol thx for answering my question about James Horner!
Congratulations!
Great! Watched every minute:)
Big congrats are in order, Ryan. It's been an honor to be on the journey with you, and to continuously learn from you. I'm excited to see where the future takes us!
Long live Leach! Congratulations Ryan! I graduated from Jacobs and am so stoked I found your channel bc I’m filling in so many gaps in my education and technique, and all without the weird competitive stress that comes with conservatory life. Also I love that I get to ‘skip ad’ for pre-prepped chord packs when clicking into this video - we want the real thing! Cheers
Congratulation Ryan! I have been an orchestrator and teacher for many years. But in every post, I always find something useful
Congrats Ryan. As an amateur composer with a capital A, I've really learned a lot from your channel. And always very entertaining and well-constructed
Congrats for reaching 100k!!!🎉🎊
The jealousy question was mine. Really appreciate your answer. Definitely a perspective I had not considered. Congrats on the 100k!
Yes, this was great! Still here at the end. Thanks for the longer content. Way to go.
Congrats on the 100k! Keep it up!
Well, I skipped the answers where the question didn't interest me, but it was fun learning you like bass, which is my primary instrument. I've only discovered your channel a month ago, and I've already doubled or tripled what I know about composing and orchestration. I only do it for myself, but I've been a songwriter for decades doing mostly Americana so this is forcing me to finally learn to actually play the piano, and dig into why I love classical music so much (just not OPERA.)
Congrats Ryan, I remember watching "How to Train Your Brass Section" and from that moment on your channel has been my favorite!
Great vidéo, thank you very much for what you are doing on this channel !
Congratulations! You deserve this recognition.
Watched the full vid. Thanks for the answers!
Made it all the way through, divided into 3 sittings. I had this going on my commutes because it works well as an audio-only medium.
Interesting stuff. People always like to know personal stuff about those they watch and learn from. Human curiosity I guess.
Just found your channel. As in like 2 hours ago. I think I’ll be sticking around.
Hi Ryan, I would love to see you do a series of videos on the basics of library music. You mentioned it multiple times during this Q&A. Thank you for considering that.
I did it all the way through and I truly tell you that this video touched my heart in a way that I didn't expect, keep going Ryan! we appreciate you so much!
Congratulations Ryan. Well deserved! Each of your videos is packed with very useful information explained in an extremely clear way.Thanks!
That's so awesome for you!! Congrats!
If Ryan cannot understand my question, then it is clear enough to say that I am overcomplicating things, even in my questions, lol. Thank you for trying your best to answer, I appreciate it! But I did get my answer! Orchestral Composition can be whatever the heck it can be, even if it is questionable.
Well deserved! Congrats Ryan!
Bravo Ryan your content is valuable !
Fantastic, congratulations, Ryan! :)
Love the Q&A Ryan, and congrats, much deserved growth of the channel!
You have some of the best music composition content on the platform! Congrats!
Congrats! Love to see music channels get attention
You glanced down at the thumbs up icon immediately after I tapped it... spooky!
🤣I guess you're glancing that way a lot... it's cool how it lines up, on a phone in portrait mode....
wow!! 100k in a year?? thats amazing!! Congrats, you deserve it!
You deserve this success so much for all the good content you give!
Congratulations Ryan. Yours is a great channel, really well deserved.
Congratulations man! You definitely deserve it with your great tutorials and great editing.
What a great idea! If you have the wherewithal, please add a separate channel for music production to your already terrific channel here!
Congratulations! Well deserved. I've learned a lot from you.
Congratulations man! You deserve it a lot. Your videos and the information therein are of so much value. You do a good service to us fellow composers (and wannabes like me). Thanks and enjoy the celebration!
I enjoyed all of it.
thanks!
Made it through.
You deliver good content so the reward was well deserved.
Congratulation Ryan, you have great content and its also inspiring and entertaining. I hope you make it to a million subcriber sir. Good job
Congrats Ryan! I've enjoyed watching your stuff snice finding your channel, it's been fun to hear your takes on the art of composition! (Also, Harmony and Voice Leading is a great book! For any aspiring learners out there, there are some free pdf copies floating around on the internet, if you're willing to look around a bit.)
58:20 was my question, thanks for the answer and all your great answers. This was very interesting and enlightening
Sucks to hear how it went with the expectations after doing a netflix movie, but I guess that keeps it interesting at least, having to keep fighting to get out there
If anyone wants a good book on typesetting and time signatures etc Behind Bars: the definitive guide to Music Notation by Elaine Gould is a gem!
made it to the end
I have a question, or a just a thought, with regards to your response to question 17. My mentor sometimes mentioned that his attitude to his own music was detached much in the same way you seem to be expressing here. Even though I can understand this line of thinking to some extent, I really struggle with the idea in the case of my own music. The creative process takes a lot out of me, mentally and emotionally, and it always feels like ripping out a part of myself and placing it on display, especially for those pieces where I'm most proud of the result.
I can see the merit in taking a step back from your ego and viewing composition more like a craft, especially in a professional context, but at the same time I can't quite fathom being able to tap into my creative ability without that drive of "I'm really making something great here".
I guess I'm asking if you have any advice on how to distance yourself from the stuff you make, so as to not put too much of a strain on your mental energy, without it making you indifferent to the point where your passion just dies.
I think it all comes down to the purpose of the piece, to who's paying for it. When the piece is made to fill a need you can present it as that. And its merit is based on how well the goal is met. When you make it for yourself, as a hobby for example, everything in the piece is a part of your soul. Its mere existence talks of your tastes, aspirations, feelings, and whatever you have to say to the world. And somehow it assumes you have anything worth expressing. Then anyone judging the piece will be judging your own person. Or actually, that's what it can feel like. In reality no one's judging you.
So just don't sweat it, and if it can help, you can try to view your work more as a puzzle to solve rather than a part of your soul. It doesn't really matter and it's all in your head so you can always try to trick yourself afterwards into thinking that you made that piece as a "study in japanese composition" rather than purely as a naruto fanboy ;)
felicitaciones!!!
Your John Williams take is exactly how I've experienced his music. Turns out some things are popular because they're good. Often it's not the case though.
Q17 less about confidence and more about bravery to fail fast and often. That's the best message you've continued to promote. Thanks for the reminder.
Q21 Haha guess there are others who are in the same boat.
Good questions overall.
Naive guy here. Thinking about the example about the hobbyist who scored for free while the other person lost the gig. Is there no Union-y sort of organization to discourage this? A film maker can't engage a bunch of amateur actors, writers, set builders or dancers for free even if they're all talented, willing and excited to be part of a film. I suppose the answer is no, there is no equivalent of equity, SAG, etc. for composers.
correct, no composers union
I have a question! I found it hard to organize my time whenever I scored a student film and stopped enjoying the process midway through because I felt rushed. What's a good way to manage time when you score something?
If I had your course in my 20's, I'd be a billionaire
I actively capture musical ideas on my phone - singing melodies, ideas for chord progressions etc wherever I am. I’ve lost too many ideas by waiting until I could write them down. I have hundreds of ideas saved and scroll through them whenever I need an idea for composition. It shortens my writing time, too!
goat (:
Do you know the music of a SNES game called terranigma?
Haven't heard of it before but I'll check it out!
@@RyanLeach Amazing! Would love to hear /see your reaction :D
I'll allow myself to share some of my favorite tracks:
Here is a track for a mountain scene: ruclips.net/video/DAKGf_aIerM/видео.html
Probably this is an iconic theme: ruclips.net/video/UVu-e-f4Z1U/видео.html
Overworld map: ruclips.net/video/LQaQHlcTW7Y/видео.html
The grind pays off! 🎉
and the 80/20 rule is the most annoying part of being a human.
Where did he talk about 80/20?
@@ChronoMune he mentioned only 20% of what you write is "good"...I agree, but, as I write more I feel like my overall level does come up in the aggregate.
"There is more music than there is a demand for music..." very poignant and relevant