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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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

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Nicole Lee (Taiwan)

Nicole Lee is a Taiwanese composer and pianist whose work bridges jazz and contemporary film scoring. Trained in both Jazz Big Band composition and Screen Scoring, she combines rich jazz harmony with impressionistic texåtures to craft emotionally evocative soundscapes. Her music spans short films, animation, theatre productions, and dance performances, reflecting a versatile approach to narrative-driven composition. Her scoring credits include Pass Away (2023), Fracta (2025), Living Nightmare (2025), and Cornelius (2025). Nicole is currently developing a solo piano album inspired by shifting weather patterns and atmospheric landscapes, exploring the relationship between natural phenomena and musical expression.





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Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring

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Alexander Tountas (Greece)

Alexandros Tountas is a Greek film composer, orchestrator and conductor specialising in music for film and video games. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Film and Game Scoring from the European Academy of Fine Arts / Irish American University, where he conducted the European Recording Orchestra in Sofia. He later attended the professional Conducting for Film programme in Budapest, conducting the Budapest Film Orchestra in studio sessions. His musical background also includes piano studies and Byzantine vocal music practice. He is currently active in composition projects while further developing his orchestral and choral conducting skills.





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Film Scoring Summer Programme

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Joåo Dias Ferreira (Portugal)

João Dias Ferreira is a pianist, composer, sound artist and music teacher based in Lisbon whose interests span across several fields, including jazz, film scoring, sound design, field-recording and interdisciplinary media arts. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Media Arts and Communication, exploring how sound inhabits liminal spaces within audiovisual works and how meaning emerges at the intersection of sound design and music. João has been composing for feature films, documentaries and animations. His work on the short animation “The Peel” received the Honorable Mention of Best Film Score at the Kuandu International Animation Festival, Taiwan.





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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