![]() ![]() Oberlin boasts both a liberal arts education and conservatory training in a wide range of instrumental performance as well as composition, conducting, ethnomusicology, jazz composition, recording arts and production, voice, and opera theater. Oberlin Conservatory of Music Oberlin, Ohio NOTABLE ALUMNI Howard Shore ( The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Quincy Jones 5. I would say the technology side of things was where I really felt like I got the most thorough education.” “I come from a small town in the west of Ireland, so how does one get to Hollywood? Tech moves so quickly that I needed to get up to date with the tech and get my foot in the door. Craig Bailey/Courtesy Of Schoolįor international students, Berklee’s campus in Valencia, Spain, boasts its own scoring program and facilities, a boon to composers like Amie Doherty ( Untamed Spirit). Berklee felt hip and eclectic, like a place you go to discover who you are as an artist.”Ĭomposer Trevor Morris leads a class at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. “When I was choosing a conservatory to feature in CODA, I knew it had to feel aspirational, an environment that Ruby would dream about. “Growing up near Boston, Berklee was the school to go if you wanted to be a serious musician,” Heder says. Berklee College of Music Bostonīerklee earned a pivotal movie role in 2021, as it was featured in writer-director Sian Heder’s CODA, in which Emilia Jones plays Ruby, a child of deaf adults (hence the title) torn between remaining with her family or pursuing a music degree at the prestigious university. NOTABLE ALUMNI Laura Karpman ( What if …), Bernard Herrmann 4. The school’s vaccination requirements for student, faculty and staff have allowed it to restore its traditional on-campus learning and performance experiences, where music students mingle with those pursuing other disciplines, including drama and dance. Juilliard offers a world-renowned conservatory education in pure music as well as its Center for Innovation in the Arts, which includes media scoring classes such as composing for visual media (offered in the fall), a scoring to picture workshop (in the spring) and independent study in emerging and collaborative arts (i.e., using technology in composition, offered in both fall and spring semesters), taught by CFIITA director Edward Bilous. He’s also super talented, open-minded, highly creative, exciting to be around and loves what he does - whether it’s making music or teaching music.” Goodman also has special praise for the program’s director: “Kubi is a professional composer working now, and to have someone of his ability and experience running this program is a gift. Emmy-winning composer and Columbia Chicago alum Joel Goodman (ESPN’s 30 for 30) notes that the program is not offered to undergrads - ensuring that students have a strong composition background before studying film scoring - and also boasts three composers-in-residence, each specializing in a different area. Students attend a five-week semester in Los Angeles, interning with professional composers and employing professional musicians and engineers in studio recording and mixing sessions. ![]() That’s a big tent.”Ĭolumbia College Chicago Courtesy of Columbia College ChicagoĬolumbia offers a two-year master of fine arts program in music composition for the screen headed by Kubilay Uner, focusing on film, television, advertising, video games and other interactive media. “We had 50 directors pitch their projects to our students. ![]() Additionally, student composers work directly with film students from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. “It’s a full ride: housing, everything paid for,” says Kirst, adding that half of the students in the program are now women - up from six last year - making it one of the most inclusive programs in the country. And the faculty is all working composers.”Ī new diversity scholarship offered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Bleeding Fingers Music aims to sponsor one or two Black students per school year. and because we are so connected, we can have Thomas Newman talk, we had Hans Zimmer, and they share their knowledge, they share their careers. “We really have the location advantage that no other school has,” Kirst says. The school’s 20-student master’s degree program in screen scoring is now run by interim director Kirst, who took over for Daniel Carlin earlier this year. USC’s access to Hollywood composers, directors and soundstages has made it the go-to destination for striving composers and placed it at the top of the list this year. To achieve this year’s music school rankings, THR polled the members of Hollywood’s Society of Composers and Lyricists, the Composers Diversity Collective, the Alliance of Women Film Composers, and the music branches of the Motion Picture Academy and Television Academy. A TV Writer's Plea in Wake of LGBTQ Confrontations: Don't Let Hate Groups Flor-nicate California Schools ![]()
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