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Hybrid Instrumentation: Go Big, Be Bold!

with michael baugh

Join Michael to learn the art of bold instrumentation! He will share some recent projects he’s worked on, and walk you through the creative processes used to create scores that go beyond the orchestra, incorporating guitars and audio manipulation for unique effects – from the initial idea, to the final piece. It’s time to make a statement: Go big, be bold, or go home!

About Michael Baugh
Michael Baugh is a composer known for working with Grammy winners, nominees, and A-list musicians. A multi-award-winning artist, his 2024 honours include two Best Original Music awards and Film Composer of the Year. Recent credits include Metro: Awakening and As One We Survive.

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Tuesday, December 10th: 7pm UTC

Harmonic Progressions in Japanese Video Game Music

with michael WORTH

Join Mike Worth as he talks about the identifiable and stylish harmonic progressions that you hear in Japanese Video Game Music. Sit back and smile as Mike breaks down harmonies from the Super Mario, Zelda, and Final Fantasy franchises, and shows you how to implement these ideas into your own composition!

About Michael Worth
Michael Worth is a composer and Emmy award winning orchestrator for video games, TV, and films. His video game credits include music and sound design for games such as 11 Ball, Boxxi, and Super Boxxi (AMI Entertainment), Matchington Mansion, and much more. He has written original music for feature films such as Rush Hour 3 and received an Emmy Award for his work on Nickelodeon’s ‘The Wonder Pets’.


Wednesday, december 11th: 3pm UTC

Scoring to Picture – an interactive webinar

with GUY MICHELMORE

Join film and TV composer Guy Michelmore for an interactive webinar where your choices help shape the music to a cue he’ll be scoring. From spotting to scoring, you can share your ideas and pitch creative choices, guided by his expertise. We’ll also give you the clip to score yourself afterwards.

About Guy Michelmore
Guy Michelmore is a multi award-winning film, games and TV composer whose clients include Marvel, Disney, Dreamworks, Lionsgate and dozens of major TV networks around the world. He’s best known for his work with Marvel on animated feature films including Ultimate Avengers and Thor, as well as hundreds of episodes of television including Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Iron Man: Armoured Adventures and Hulk.


Tuesday, December 17th: 3pm UTC

How To Write A Theme

with EMILY HAWKINS

Writing a strong theme is often the core of all great pieces of cinematic music – so what’s makes a theme good or bad? Join Emily as we analyse some popular film scores and what makes their themes shine, from phrasing, use of instrumentation, using motifs, and more.

Download the presentation here.

About Emily Hawkins
Emily is a media composer from the UK based in Berlin, Germany. Her work includes library music, drama & documentary films, podcast themes and animation, with placements including UK's Master Chef. She has a ThinkSpace Masters degree in MA Professional Media Composition and was a finalist for the European Talent Award.


Postgraduate Taster Week

April 22th – 26th

Get a real taste of being a Masters student by joining our Postgraduate Taster Week, April 22-26. It's a unique opportunity to find out what it's like to study for our online Masters degrees in Film Scoring, Game Scoring or Music Production.

  • Experience live webinars with industry professionals
  • Meet our tutors
  • Try assignments and attend review sessions
  • Access course materials in our online campus

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