MP 3630 - Film + Game Music Production

Credits: 3

In this junior-level multimedia course, students learn to compose and produce incidental music for film and video games. Through the applied study of programmatic composition techniques, orchestration of instrumental and synthetic sounds, timing and pictorial cues, and industry-specific workflows, students acquire experience and a comprehensive understanding of both the craft and production process of composing music for multimedia.

Prerequisites: MP 2430 - Recording + Production I and MP 3330 - Sound Design II: Creative DSP

Course Learning Outcomes:

Apply appropriate harmonic, melodic, rhythmic, and orchestrational devices for a variety of programmatic and visual cues.
Create leitmotifs, themes, and variations for specific characters, locations, and emotions.
Demonstrate ability to compose to specific timings, pictorial cues, and in balance with diegetic sound.
Utilize film and game industry workflows to complete composition, orchestration, recording, and production.