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GM im in the same boat as you. I have about 300 cues up on different libraries, with some i felt I really nailed genre wise and would be heavy hitters, while others were just kinda formula written cues i cranked out just trying to increase my track number. So far the “meh” ones ive written have been the ones selling best so far, while the ones i spent hours perfecting and mastering have been getting good views but no sales. I quit trying to predict sales a long time ago, in this music library game, nothing is certain, and the standard rules of the music industry dont really apply here. I will say however that there are a few “fringe” genres I write in for my own musical group (extreme progressive metal) and ive actually gotten licenses on those tracks, which i would of never dreamed of since you dont really hear that kinda music in most commercial broadcasts. All I can say is to write what you love to write and dont expect or try to predict anything regarding how your cues will do.
Im in the same boat as bradymusico. I have about 300 cues and they are all NE, but ive been thinking about pitching to some well known Exclusive libraries who are known to consistently land cues… but I as well have my strongest writing strengths in some niche genres that are doing fairly well in my NE libraries. I just dont want go balls to the wall on production for songs i plan on using in an exclusive library only to have them sit there and collect dust, which seems to happen to a lot of composers signing on to exclusives. I guess youll never know till you test the waters.
Ive been working with the X series since x1 came out and its been my favorite DAW so far. Not only is the learning curve small and the DAW itself modular, but they always throw in awesome VST bonuses like Addictive drummer and Melodyne with every upgrade. So far almost my entire catalog of licensing cues have been recorded in x2 and x3 producer edition.
Hey frogger, I dont think there is a one specific library that has a defined interest in metal, but Ive had a few tracks license on P5 and Audiosparx( a couple southern metalcore ones and even some djent pieces), you just have to have the right keywords that arent normally associated with those types of metal, since most clients licensing your music probably arent metal listeners familiar with the numerous subgenres of metal. Usually the more extreme types of metal that you listed are licensed in war video games and extreme sports promos, so focus your keywords around that, along with the usual metal-specific key words like “heavy, brutal, intense, thrash, etc”.