NYU Film Scoring Workshop

Headlined by luminary composers Mark Snow (The X-Files, Blue Bloods), Michael Levine (Siren, Star Wars: Detours), and NYU Film Scoring faculty, and featuring different guests year to year like Tamar-Kali Brown (Come Sunday, Mudbound), music editors Suzana Peric (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Silence of the Lambs) and Todd Kasow (True Grit, Wonderstruck), or Sean Callery (24, Homeland).

Participants look over their sessions with Screen Scoring faculty

The NYU Steinhardt Film Scoring Workshop will highlight:

Creative Process and Composition
Critiques by Top Industry Guests
Logic Pro X + Sample Library bootcamp
Virtual and Traditional Orchestration
Music Editing, Preparation, and Engineering
Recording and Mixing
Evening Presentations with Industry Guests

Screenshot of Logic Pro demonstration in remote class

Program Manager Dr. Sergi Casanelles shows off some scoring techniques in Logic Pro.

As a participant, you will record and mix your music with the top industry professionals. Throughout the workshop, your work will be critiqued by Mark Snow, Michael Levine, and NYU Steinhardt’s acclaimed Screen Scoring faculty.

Program Dates

May 29 – June 9, 2023 view sample schedule

Application Deadline

March 10, 2023
Scholarship Deadline: March 10, 2023

Costs and Fees

$55 (Non-Refundable Application Fee)
$2,400 (Orchestral Ensemble Participant Tuition)
$1,850 (Chamber Ensemble Participant Tuition)
$650 (Auditor Tuition)

$1,214 (On-Campus Housing $844, Required Meal Plan $370)
Scholarships and Financial Aid Available

Intended For

High School
Undergraduate
Post-College and Graduate Students
Continuing Professionals

Participants can choose to follow one of the two tracks of the NYU Steinhardt Film Scoring Workshop. Each offers the modern media composer a window into different kinds of industry recording scenarios they might encounter in their careers.

TRACK ONE: Orchestral Ensemble

As a participant, you will record your music in one session with an orchestral ensemble. You are encouraged to incorporate the rich traditions of classic Hollywood large-ensemble film scoring with more contemporary hybrid techniques by exploring the use of both acoustic and electronics elements.

You will record with a 40+ piece orchestra remotely from Budapest.

TRACK TWO: Chamber Ensemble

As a participant, you will record your music in one session with a string quartet. You are encouraged to explore the wide possibilities of combining electronics and sample libraries with the sound of live instruments.

You will record a string quintet and a solo woodwind in our state of the art NYU Dolan Studio.

Film Scoring FAQs

workshop — Participants and auditors follow along with a lecture on virtual orchestration.

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.

If you are applying to the Film Scoring orchestral ensemble track, at least two of the pieces submitted need to be for orchestra or large ensemble, and you must submit a score for each of them. If you are applying to other workshops, you can also submit a score or sketch for your pieces, optionally.

Summer 2023 Application

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