Alumni Access & Spotlight

Celebrating the achievements of accomplished music composers who have honed their craft and excelled in the industry. Discover their inspiring journeys, from refining their unique styles to composing scores for films, games, and orchestras, and how they continue to shape the world of music.

Welcome to the Family

Get ready to join a consortium of over 400 composers from 60 different countries who have graduated from the Master of Fine Arts in Music for Motion Pictures and Contemporary Media, the Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring, or the Film Scoring Summer Programme.

What is Alumni Access?

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Free benefits offered to alumni of all of our programmes, including educational composer seminars, guest lectures and professional portfolio opportunities

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Seminars

Exclusive guest composer seminars and lectures. Past guests include James Newton Howard, John Powell, Howard Shore, Danny Elfman, Mychael Danna and more

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More than just live events, all alumni can schedule free photography and videography sessions with our team for their websites and professional portfolios when they visit Sofia

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Educational events and lectures with current faculty and guest composers on MIDI mockups, mixing and production, sound design, and composer workflows

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Alumni Spotlight

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Master of Fine Arts in Music for Motion Pictures and Contemporary Media

Mossy Azad

Mossy Azad (Iran)

Mossy Azad is an Iranian composer and orchestrator whose work spans concert music, media scoring, and choral composition. A classically trained musician, he completed his MFA in Music for Motion Pictures and Contemporary Media at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe in 2024, where he developed his cinematic and dramatic voice. He will soon begin a PhD in Music Composition, with research exploring the integration of Iranian traditional music and Western dramatic forms, including opera and ballet, focusing on themes of women’s rights.
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Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring

Louis Shen

Louis Shen (United States)

Louis Shen is a film, game, and concert composer, orchestrator, and arranger based in Maryland, USA. His score for The Book of Nemo: A Psychedelic Gospel was shortlisted for nomination at ISFMF 2026 in Croatia and won Best Original Score at the Crown Point International Film Festival 2026. A third-year student at the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University studying with Thomas Dolby, Louis recently completed an internship at Joy Music House under CEO Catherine Joy, recording at Reservoir Studios in New York City.
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Film Scoring Summer Programme

Aidan Carey

Aidan Flynn Carey (United States)

Aidan Flynn Carey is a NYC-based composer, drummer, and percussionist. Since graduating from the Film Scoring Academy of Europe, Aidan has performed for Broadway musicals and written two full musicals currently being pitched to NYC producers. His live-performance background brings a visceral, organic texture to his screen scoring. Recent work includes an original commissioned concert piece, "Spring," at Roger Williams University, a documentary short for the GOSA project in Connecticut, and dozens of non-exclusive cues in TV and film libraries. Aidan crafts high-impact stories through sound for stage and screen.

Check out the music of some of our current and past students

Henrik Lindström (Sweden)
MFA Alumnus

Florence Sabeva (London)
Online Alumnus

Yakov Alexandrov (Russia)
Summer Programme Alumnus

Jon Dudagoitia (Spain)
MFA Alumnus

Pamela Cavero (Peru)
Online Alumnus

Hideki Tsutsumi (Japan)
Online Alumnus

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