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

Malia Mohrman (United States)
Malia Mohrman is an American composer, orchestrator, and conductor based in San Diego, specializing in music for visual media. She holds an MFA in Music for Motion Pictures and Contemporary Media and dual bachelor’s degrees in Music Composition and Art History from the University of California, Davis. Malia composes narrative, emotionally driven works shaped by her classical background and experience in game music, aiming to elevate and emotionally impact listeners. A dedicated collaborator and leader, Malia has conducted large ensembles, written music for student films and games, and brings a versatile skill set in composition, audio implementation, and interdisciplinary coordination to every project.

Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring

Nicola Lerra (Italy)
Nicola Lerra is an Italian multi-award-winning composer and an Online Graduate Diploma alumnus of the Film Scoring Academy of Europe. Known for memorable, emotionally charged themes, Nicola blends expressive strings, distinctive melodies and electronics into a hybrid cinematic voice. At 25, he received the Hollywood Music in Media Award. He is a TEDx speaker and theme composer and has written for Prime Video, VNTA, ERO, Film Music Score, and performed for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus. His credits include the Oscar-shortlisted animated short My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree, with 50+ awards, The Walk, Fine Vita Mai and more.

Film Scoring Summer Programme

Sam Renard (Belgium / France)
Sam Renard is a Belgian/French composer and orchestrator for film. Starting out as a musician, playing in bands in Beijing and Hong Kong, Sam started composing early on and headed to the UK, receiving a bachelor’s degree in music composition and sound engineering. Deciding to pursue composition for film, he was awarded a merit-based scholarship to study at the UNC School of the Arts and is currently in his final year of master’s studies. Having worked on numerous projects, Sam particularly enjoys hybrid scoring and likes to be eclectic, given a deep interest in exploring the diversities of western and non-western music.
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