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

Alumni Spotlight

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

Oscar Olaya (Colombia)
Oscar is a Colombian composer and orchestrator nominated for the 'India Catalina TV Award'. His works have been performed and recorded by prestigious orchestras such as the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Budapest Art Orchestra, the ERO, the Colombian National Symphony Orchestra, and The Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra. Oscar has contributed by composing and orchestrating for Amazon Studios and Netflix projects, further showcasing his versatility and talent in the entertainment industry. He is best known for his orchestrations for Pope Francis' Mass during his visit to Colombia. He is currently composing the score for the US film called “Real Ones”, the first feature film in a planned trilogy.

Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring

Homar José Ortiz López (Puerto Rico)
Homar José Ortiz López discovered his passion for music through his parents at an early age. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance from the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music and an Online Graduate Diploma from the Film Scoring Academy of Europe. He performs as a bassist with the band Ordinarios and as a Tenor II, participated in the International Federation for Choral Music’s World Symposium 2023. In October 2025, he made his compositional debut at the Lusca Film Festival with the short film Lealtad, blending orchestral, electronic, and guitar textures to craft an evocative, emotional soundscape.

Film Scoring Summer Programme

Madeline Merwin (United States)
Madeline Merwin is an American composer and entertainment business strategist based out of Los Angeles. She is classically trained with a Bachelor's in Music Composition and Theory (Vanderbilt University), a Master's in Music Composition (University of Michigan), and an MBA with Entertainment Business certificate (University of Southern California). Madeline loves to compose neo-romantic film, orchestral, and chamber music, with influences from funk, jazz, and pop vernacular. She's a winner of the LA Film Festival and a finalist in the Cannes Film Festival for her score in the animated short film Bent Out of Shape, the youngest winner of The American Prize in Composition, and has been a TED Talk speaker.
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
Alumni Access Events
Festival in Varna
Join us in the festival of music in Varna this 2023
Orchestra recording lottery
Get ready.
Join FSAE for the next Cinema Roundtable:
MEMORIA (2021) dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul