SUMMER 2024
Steinhardt's Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions is taking the summer off! Our acclaimed Summer Programs and Workshops will not be offered in 2024 as we plan for more compelling and varied offerings in 2025 and beyond. Please sign up now to receive information about Summer 2025 as soon as it is available. Thank you.
SUMMER 2025Led by videogame composer powerhouse Tom Salta (Halo, Killer Instinct) and featuring industry professionals such as Gina Zdanowicz (Serial Lab), Jason Kanter (Avalanche Studios), the NYU Steinhardt Videogame Scoring Workshop will engage participants with the aesthetic and technical aspects of composing music for videogames. During this week-long workshop students will learn to use industry-standard software such as Wwise, approach nonlinear and multi-layered compositions, interface with industry professionals, and demonstrate their music in live-demos of gameplay. Over the course of the workshop, you’ll receive professional instruction how to:
- Use middleware software to implement musical layering.
- Develop compositional techniques for non-linear and interactive gameplay.
- Create professional mock-ups and final mixes. Integrate music into videogame play engines
Tom Salta and Jason Kanter discuss video game music and sound design.
As a participant, your work will be critiqued by Tom Salta, industry professionals, and NYU Steinhardt’s acclaimed Scoring for Film and Multimedia faculty, and demonstrated in live gameplay.
Participant following in WWise workshop
Application Requirements
- Fill out your personal information
- Submit a short statement introducing yourself and explaining your past experience in screen scoring. You may also submit, optionally, a one-page bio.
- Select the workshop (or workshops) you are interested in applying to, and specify if you are interested in applying as a participant or as an auditor.
- Submit 3-6 audio/video files to showcase your music. Submit your best work, regardless of its connection with the workshop you are applying to. We are not judging your past experience in the field, but your overall composing/production skills.
For each file, submit a PDF explaining the purpose or context of the piece/track, the composing process, technical details if applicable (libraries used, sound processors, software, etc.) and any other relevant information.
Contact Us
Questions about Application, Finances,
Housing, and Meal Plans
Summer Programs
212-998-5438
mpap.summer@nyu.edu
Questions About Workshop Content
Workshop Coordinators: Sergi Casanelles, Hunter Hanson, and Kat Vokes
212-998-5764
Screen.Scoring.Summer@nyu.edu