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

Fachu Hussain

Fachu Hussain (Maldives)

Fathhullah Shakeel Hussain, known professionally as Fachu, is a Maldivian composer, orchestrator, sound designer, and producer whose work spans film, orchestral, and contemporary media music, including Dolby Atmos production. He is the orchestrator of the official orchestral version of the National Anthem of the Maldives and has composed music for 14 Maldivian feature films. He holds an MFA in Music for Motion Pictures and Contemporary Media from Irish American University and a BSC in Audio Engineering from the University of Central Lancashire. His work blends cinematic orchestration with immersive audio and modern production techniques, establishing him as a key figure in Maldivian screen music and orchestral composition.
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Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring

Vladimir Yamato

Vladimir Yamato (Japan)

Vladimir Yamato, also known as Vlad Yamato (大和), is a Japan-based artist, composer, producer, and visual creator originally from Northern Europe. He began composing music in high school and later graduated from RISEBA University, while also completing an Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring from the Film Scoring Academy of Europe. Inspired by composers such as Frédéric Chopin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Joe Hisaishi, he creates music that blends European classical traditions, minimalism, and Japanese aesthetics. Living in Japan, he develops projects that unite music, visual art, and cultural identity through expressive storytelling and harmony.
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Film Scoring Summer Programme

James Battersby

James Battersby (United States)

James Battersby is a versatile musician, having performed on Piano, Violin, Viola, Organ, Voice, Marimba, and many other percussion instruments, as well as recording and producing his debut album “Fragments of a Lost Mind”. In 2024, he received a degree in Music Composition from Wheaton College and in 2023, attended the Summer Program at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe in Varna, Bulgaria. With a focus on choral composition, James has also written for solo instruments, small chamber ensembles, and large ensembles. He has had premieres by the Wheaton College Concert Choir, The Ephemera Singers, and The Hesed String Quartet.

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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