Screen Music Program – An Immersive Experience in Film & Video Game Scoring

Join a world-class faculty, visiting artists, and special guests for an 11-day intensive program in Pavia, Italy, exploring the fundamentals of film and video game scoring through masterclasses, lectures, workshops, and recording sessions focused on composition.

30-50 participants will be selected. As a participant in the Screen Music Program, you will:
– Attend exclusive masterclasses and lectures with renowned composers, including Jeff Beal, Ryan Shore, Ian Hultquist, Sofia degli Alessandri, and Batu Sener.
– Have your string quartet composition professionally recorded (violin I, violin II, viola, and cello). You will receive high-quality audio tracks to integrate into your work.
– Receive expert feedback on your string quartet writing in an online lesson with Grammy-winning composer and top studio orchestrator Penka Kouneva before your recording session.
– Participate in daily lectures covering topics such as Spotting and Scoring, Orchestration, Compositional Devices, DAW-based Scoring, and Music under Dialogue and Narration, led by experts like Alison Plante, Robbie Teehan, and Diego Pugliese.
– Engage in individual scoring lessons with Alison Plante, Robbie Teehan, and Diego Pugliese.
– Explore interactive music composition in an adaptive music workshop led by Davide Pensato and Luigi Di Guida, including in-game testing, structural elements of interactive music, audio implementation, asset production, and finalization techniques.
– Have your work showcased at our final screening event.
– Receive a Certificate of Completion recognizing your achievements.
– Join our Alumni Network, connecting with one of the largest international communities of film composers, opening doors to collaborations, commissions, and industry opportunities.

Faculty & Visiting Artists:

– Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Blackfish, Rome)
– Ryan Shore (Star Wars: Forces of Destiny, Scooby-Doo!, The
Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo)
– Ian Hultquist (Assassination Nation, Dickinson, Yes, God, Yes)
– Sofia degli Alessandri (Rosaline, Red, White & Royal Blue, Dickinson)
– Batu Sener (The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, Better Man, How to
Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)

This program is designed for anyone serious about a career in applied composition—whether graduate and undergraduate students specializing in film scoring and video game music or composers looking to refine their craft. We welcome applicants of all ages and nationalities. Letters of invitation are available when needed for visa applications.

Learn more: screenmusicprogram.com
Apply now: screenmusicprogram.com/apply

Application deadline – April 07, 2025
Notification of acceptance – April 15, 2025
Payment in full of tuition – May 01, 2025

Screen Music Program – Apply now!

1.799 Euros, accommodation included

Fill in the application form with the following materials before April 08:

  • a resume;
  • a link to any of your audio files, of any length and genre, representing your style. Live recordings, virtual instruments, or a combination of the two are all eligible.

Applicants will be selected according to the quality of submitted works.

For any questions, please contact Paolo Fosso, Program Director at info@merry-go-sound.com

Not included in fee: meals, airfare, passport fees, laundry, phone charges, insurances, etc. The Screen Music Program reserves the right to modify Program guests, conditions and events as necessary.