Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring
An eight-month online training experience for film and game composers. Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Internationally recognised.
Level Up Your Skills in Film and Game Scoring
From anywhere in the world.
Ready to transform your professional portfolio and invest in your film and game scoring career?
Record your music with the European Recording Orchestra (ERO) in 9 remote recording sessions. Receive multi-cam HD video for your portfolio. Get weekly one-on-one sessions with our faculty to focus on course content and refine your unique compositional voice.
Online Platform
135+ hours of essential training in Scoring the Screen, MIDI mockups, sound design, orchestration, mixing & production, and more
From DAW to Studio
9 remote recording sessions of your music with the European Recording Orchestra (ERO), multi-cam HD video recorded for your portfolio
Flexible Schedule
Learn at your own pace and customise your own working schedule, as the programme's commitment is 4-6 hours of content videos per week
Focused Mentorship
Advance your skills through weekly 1-on-1 sessions with our expert faculty, focusing on course content, developing your skillset and your creative voice
Module 1: Scoring the Screen: Learning the Vocabulary
The history of film music dates back less than a century, starting with early experiments in Russia and evolving into a recognisable musical language.
Module 2: Scoring the Screen: Using the Vocabulary
This training module is a hands-on course in film scoring, covering theory and practice in composing original underscore language.
Module 3: Scoring the Screen: Advanced Tools for Musical Storytelling
This training module focuses on the evolution of music for film and its impact on the film scoring industry.
Module 4: Scoring the Screen: Developing A Unique Personal Style
This training module focuses on the evolution of music for film and its impact on the film scoring industry.
Module 5: Orchestration for Film
Orchestration is a creative art in its own right, requiring knowledge of each standard orchestral instrument, including its range, timbral palette, and technical features.
Module 6: The Art of the Mockup
The importance of technology and workflow in film and game scoring cannot be overstated. This module focuses on teaching aspiring composers the most crucial elements of technology used by modern composers.
Module 7: Recording & Mixing for Orchestra and Film
Learn about microphone setup, session recording, mixing and mastering with ProTools, and music editing in this comprehensive recording and mixing module.
Module 8: Sound Design & Electronic Music Composition
Explore the world of sound design and electronic music composition in "Sound Design & Electronic Music Composition.
Module 9: Scoring for Games
Become a game scoring expert with "Scoring for Games." Learn linear and non-linear compositional strategies, relevant workflows, interactivity, technical constraints, file delivery processes and audio development to deliver finished products.
Learn, Compose & Record Remotely
Learn the art of scoring under dialogue, depicting setting with winds, inspiring high drama with brass and using strings to make two characters fall in love. Compose at your own pace. Record from the comfort of your home while the European Recording Orchestra (ERO) is in our studios with our professional production team at your service.
9 Studio Recording Sessions
9 studio recording sessions of your music, recorded by the European Recording Orchestra (ERO). Receive multi-cam HD videos of your sessions to build an impactful professional portfolio.
Produce your sessions alongside our orchestrators and score supervisors via our integrated HD video and audio streaming, straight from the control room to your home.
Flexible Schedule
Embrace the freedom to learn and compose on your terms, with a flexible schedule adaptable to your unique lifestyle.
We understand you're balancing a full-time job, personal commitments, or other creative projects; our program provides you with the tools and support to enhance your skills at your own pace, empowering you to achieve your musical goals without compromising your daily routine.
Weekly 1-on-1 Sessions
Receive personalized guidance each week from your course leader on the topics most relevant to you.
Whether you need advice on orchestration techniques, honing your composition style, or navigating the industry, our tailored approach ensures that your learning journey meets your specific needs, empowering you to overcome challenges and achieve your creative potential.
Learn from Experienced Lecturing Faculty and Industry Professionals
Join a community of like-minded composers and directly benefit from the many years of professional experience of our lecturing faculty. One of our primary goals is to help you develop your own unique voice as a film composer.
Exclusive Alumni Network
Study alongside and collaborate with other international composers. Join our network of over 360 composers from more than 60 different countries via our Alumni Access initiative. Gain exclusive ongoing access to live lectures, webinars and virtual events with guest composers.
Hear Our Online Composers' Music
REINCARNATIONS - Hideki Tsutsumi (Japan), European Recording Orchestra (ERO)
Online Graduate Composer Featurette: Florence Sabeva (London)
OCEAN SURREALISM - Pamela C. Cavero Z. (Peru), European Recording Orchestra (ERO)
What Our Online Graduates Say
Highly recommend this course to everyone! Participating in this program has been an invaluable experience for myself as a young composer. I have gained confidence and knowledge across all aspects of the film scoring process. I have felt really supported by all of the staff from the Film Scoring Academy of Europe. They have an incredible passion for what they do and have endless amounts of knowledge to soak up. The weekly catch ups with the course leader are so valuable in allowing you to work on your individual needs and push yourself further.
Highly recommend this course to everyone! Participating in this program has been an invaluable experience for myself as a young composer. I have gained confidence and knowledge across all aspects of the film scoring process. I have felt really supported by all of the staff from the Film Scoring Academy of Europe. They have an incredible passion for what they do and have endless amounts of knowledge to soak up. The weekly catch ups with the course leader are so valuable in allowing you to work on your individual needs and push yourself further.
I took this online course for four reasons: inspiration, education, feedback and deadlines. From the assignments and unscored short films I got inspiration to write beautiful lines. From the plentiful video lessons and score analyses I got education to make informed decisions and write functional scores. From the 1-on-1 sessions with the brilliant faculty I got feedback to learn from my mistakes and to grow as an artist. And yes, the deadlines made me get off my arse and deliver everything on time – which is what you have to do in the real world, too. FSAE has given me all the tools for film composing – but most importantly the confidence to know I am ready to work on a full-feature film in an active dialogue with filmmakers and to help the...
I took this online course for four reasons: inspiration, education, feedback and deadlines. From the assignments and unscored short films I got inspiration to write beautiful lines. From the plentiful video lessons and score analyses I got education to make informed decisions and write functional scores. From the 1-on-1 sessions with the brilliant faculty I got feedback to learn from my mistakes and to grow as an artist. And yes, the deadlines made me get off my arse and deliver everything on time – which is what you have to do in the real world, too. FSAE has given me all the tools for film composing – but most importantly the confidence to know I am ready to work on a full-feature film in an active dialogue with filmmakers and to help them enhance their art with my own craft.
Admissions Open for November 2024
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Additional Information: Online Graduate Diploma
How does the online programme work?
This is both an asynchronous and synchronous program. Composers do not need to sign on at a certain time each day for classes. Composers watch our training series, which we have filmed and edited at the Academy, at times convenient to them. The 9 recording sessions are scheduled and distributed throughout the 8 month course.
Module content, lectures and exercises are delivered via our exclusive online platform, which we have coded and created specifically for this program. Students login with their unique login details for access to the program content.
Each student will have weekly 30-minute one-on-one sessions with our Online Programme Leader on course content, as well as a 30-minute one-on-one session with Dr. Norman Ludwin, our orchestration lecturer and one of Michael Giacchino's orchestrators, on their orchestrations prior to each recording session. Each student will also participate in group sessions hosted throughout the programme where their music is reviewed by FSAE faculty.
All recording sessions will be held in Doli Media Studio and Sofia Session Studio, conducted and produced by the faculty at the Film Scoring Academy of Europe, and recorded by the European Recording Orchestra (ERO). Students do not need to attend the recording sessions in person. Instead, students will be able to login to the HD video and audio streams to produce their recording sessions alongside our team of orchestrators and score supervisors.
The online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring includes lectures from our core faculty, but not our celebrity guest artists, who are reserved for our full-time MFA programme.
What is the schedule of the upcoming class?
Tuition and Fees
Total Graduate Diploma Tuition: €9,500
We accept payment plans: spread your tuition over the 8-month duration of the course and pay monthly.
Included in Tuition:
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120+ hours of comprehensive training in Scoring the Screen, MIDI Mockups, Sound Design, Orchestration, Mixing & Production, and more -- an essential training for film and game composers
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A substantial professional portfolio: 9 recording sessions of your music with the European Recording Orchestra (ERO)
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Multi-cam HD video footage of the European Recording Orchestra (ERO) playing your music in the recording studio
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1-on-1 tutorials with our Online Programme Leader on all course content (every week)
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1-on-1 tutorials on your orchestrations with Norman Ludwin, orchestrator for Michael Giacchino (prior to every recording session)
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Music review sessions with our faculty on developing your creative voice as a film composer
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A Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring upon successful completion of the program. A Graduate Diploma is a Graduate-level degree worth 30 credits (60 ECTS Credits in Europe)
Technology Requirements
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DAW (Logic Pro X, Cubase, Digital Performer, etc.)
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Notation Software (Dorico, Sibelius, Finale, etc.)
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High Quality Reference Headphones
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MIDI Keyboard
Technology Recommendations:
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4, 6 or 8+ core processor, 32+ GB ram, internal SSD
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NotePerformer Playback Engine
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Avid Pro Tools 12
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Serum by Xfer Records
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Cinematic Studio Series Libraries
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Spectrasonics Omnisphere
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Soundtoys, Slate Digital, or Waves Mixing Suite
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External SSD for Sound Libraries
Application Requirements
Submitting your free application is simple. You'll need to submit two examples of your music in audio or video format, and two examples of scores you have created to demonstrate your proficiency in notation software. Head over to the Apply page for the Online Graduate Diploma in Film and Game Scoring to submit your application.
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