Jun 01, 2024  
College Catalog 2023-2024 
    
College Catalog 2023-2024

GRMUS 664P — Scoring to Picture: Composing for Film and Television

2 credits
Spring
Edward Bilous

Prerequisite: GRMUS 660P , GRMUS 662P . This course introduces the fundamental skills essential to composing and producing film music. Coursework will explore all elements of the scoring process, including spotting a picture, creating a musical structure based on visual images, styles of music composition and production, and analysis of traditional film scores. Students will be required to compose and produce original scores to excerpts from a variety of filmed media, including feature films and documentaries. For the final project, students will compose and produce original scores to short films created by young filmmakers working in diverse styles.