Screen Scoring Department

 

The Screen Scoring Department offers a Bachelor of Music in film and media scoring and a Bachelor of Music in game and interactive media scoring, teaching the skills to compose, arrange, and conduct music for a variety of industries such as film, television, and video games. 

Programs

  • B.M.
    Bachelor of Music in Film and Media Scoring
    Four-Year Program
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  • B.M.
    Bachelor of Music in Game and Interactive Media Scoring
    Four-Year Program
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  • Minor in Game and Interactive Media Scoring
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  • Minor in Screen Scoring
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Faculty

WATCH

Screen Scoring at Berklee

Watch an overview of the Screen Scoring Department (formerly called Film Scoring) and film and media scoring major.

Featured News

EA Day Katie

Katie Rupinski (center) was presented with the first EA/Berklee Next Gen Scholarship by (left to right) Screen Scoring Chair Sean McMahon; Screen Scoring Assistant Chair Esin Aydingoz; composer Nami Melumad; Worldwide Executive and President at EA Music Steve Schnur; Berklee President Erica Muhl; composer Dara Taylor; and Dean of Professional Writing and Music Technology Matthew Nicholl. 

Adam Glanzman

Press Release
Berklee and Electronic Arts Celebrate Inaugural EA Day
April 25, 2023

EA Day celebrated women in the screen scoring industry and presented the first EA/Berklee Next Gen Scholarship to student Katie Rupinski.

VO Orch Tools

A panel discussion from the Screen Scoring Department's Orchestral Tools Day kicks off programming for the Virtual Orchestration YouTube channel.  

Image by Elizabeth Friar

Press Release
Berklee and Orchestral Tools Launch Free Educational YouTube Channel
January 20, 2023

Hosted by composer Alex Lamy, the new channel, Virtual Orchestration, will explore every aspect of the compositional creative process.

A still from the video game Delfini, which shows two dophins swimming around a coral reef, in an animated style.

A still from the video game Delfini.

Screen Scoring Students Earn Gaming Industry Nod with USC Collaboration
January 12, 2023

Dzidzor Amorin and Julian Cabrera’s work on the video game Delfini received a 2022 Indiecade Award nomination for audio design.

Our Mission

The mission of the Screen Scoring Department at Berklee College of Music is to offer an opportunity for students to learn the art, craft, and tools of scoring for a variety of media, with a professionally active and respected faculty that provides a comprehensive and innovative curriculum.

To achieve this mission, the Screen Scoring Department will:

  • teach the rich history and traditions of the field while encouraging diverse new practices and directions.
  • train students to compose using traditional ensembles and the rapidly evolving technology that together make up the language of modern scores.
  • guide students to create using their own artistic voice within a collaborative endeavor.
  • introduce students to the rich, diverse community of scoring professionals, and prepare them to navigate the realities of a scoring career.
  • inspire students to be self-starters and lifelong learners.
  • prepare students to excel in both current and future interactive, immersive art forms that incorporate music.
  • empower students to shape the future of the art, bringing diverse perspectives and as-yet unheard sounds to life.

For further information about the Screen Scoring Department, please email filmscoring@berklee.edu or call 617-747-2440.