Masters students in Film Scoring must complete either 39 or 45 credits in one of two distinctive curricula: (1) an M.M. based in the Music Composition Program [39 points] or (2) an M.M. based in the Music Technology Program [45 points]. The MM track, based in the Music Composition Program, places an emphasis on composing for Film and Multimedia, including interactive performance, and web-based media. The M.M. track based in the Music Technology program places emphasis in areas such as music editing, sound design, recording, video game sound, and sound synthesis -- in addition to studies in scoring/composition for film. In today's professional environment, composers have opportunities requiring expertise outside of traditional training in composition. Our film scoring students are encouraged to develop an eclectic skill-set, including composing, engineering, music editing, orchestrating, sound designing, and producing. We prepare our graduates for success like no other place.

NYU Steinhardt's Film Scoring program presents a broad variety of workshops and conferences for composers and scholars. In ongoing collaboration with NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Maurice Kanbar Film Institute, directors and composers join forces, both in classes and presented in such highly visible performance venues as The Film Society of Lincoln Center's series, "Toons, Tunes, and Trikfilms".  The annual "NYU/ASCAP Foundation Film Scoring Workshop in memory of Buddy Baker" serves as one of the most acclaimed training grounds in the field.

Recent projects produced by the Film Scoring Program can be viewed on our News Archives Page.