52 Cues - A Production Music Podcast
Your weekly insight into all things production music, library music, and sync licensing!
Hosted by Dave Kropf, a production music composer, podcaster, and educator based in Orlando, Florida.
His credits include CBS Sports (NFL, PGA, NCAA and more), NFL Network, The Golf Channel, FOX Sports, ESPN, ABC, Netflix, Sony, Amazon, Showtime, Disney, Discovery, Animal Planet, OWN, TLC, The History Channel, USA, TBS, E!, Bravo, TNT, TruTV, and many others.
Podcasting since 2021 • 247 episodes
52 Cues - A Production Music Podcast
Latest Episodes
Even More Inconvenient Truths About Production Music
From rejection to relationships, I unpack five more hard truths every production music composer needs to hear, but probably hasn’t. Plus I feature a recent Indian-infused world hip-hop cue!Watch this episode on YouTube
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Season 2025
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Episode 18
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44:35
The Four "C's" of Success
In this episode, I break down the Four C’s of Success – a practical framework to help composers stay clear, creative, and on track from start to finish.Plus I feature a new investigation tension cue and give my thoughts on a psychedelic...
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Season 2025
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Episode 17
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48:49
These 5 Small Choices Can Mean Huge Growth
In this episode, I’m sharing five small daily choices, plus a bonus one, that can quietly shape your growth and long-term success as a production music composer.Plus I feature one of my cues that I KNOW you've heard before, and I give m...
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Season 2025
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Episode 16
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49:56
An Editor Tells Why Great Cues Get Cut! (with Biagio Messina)!
In this episode, veteran TV producer and editor Biagio Messina joins me to talk about how cues actually get used in real-world productions – and what composers can do to make their music easier to work with.Plus I feature a new uplifting...
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Season 2025
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Episode 15
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1:46:03
These Climbers Made the Summit of Expedition 52!
In this episode, I’m joined by composers who completed the 2024 Expedition 52 composer quest – a year-long challenge to write one cue and give one piece of feedback every single week. We talk about what they learned, how they stayed motivated, ...
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Season 2025
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Episode 14
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1:21:37
