Postgraduate Film Music Modules

  • Style and work analyses of various styles found in film music, from orchestral neoclassical music to electronic music.
  • Study of common musical stylistic devices and sounds for the creation of different emotions such as tension, sadness, action, joy, fear, taking into account the tonal use of different frequencies and sounds.
  • Practical writing exercises of various film music of common styles
  • Synchronization of visual material with self-composed music
  • Arrangement techniques for orchestral film music (movement techniques, instrumentation, form sequences, etc.) - Insights into classical harmony theory for basics commonly found in film music as well as pop/rock
  • Electronic basics such as the use of synthesizers
  • Appropriate search for motif melodies based on analysis of the character of the film material
  • Composing and arranging for various classical instrumentations and single instruments
  • Adaptations of other styles if they evoke associations with the film (e.g. various world music styles if the film touches on the cultures)
  • Personal coaching and personal supervision