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Composition for Screen
Key features
- One-to-one tuition by leading composers and experts emphasising a practical approach to composition for screen
- Group tutorials and lectures focusing on practical skills, critical self-reflection, historical, aesthetic and narrative considerations
- Choice between a wide range of options to supplement your core studies
- Performances of your work by fellow RCM students as well as visiting and resident professional ensembles
- Networking events and workshops with film, television, and new media professionals
- Collaborations and joint tutorials with students from London-based film schools
- Use of state-of-the-art music recording and production facilities at the RCM Studios
- Frequent visits by eminent industry figures
Recent visitors have included:
- Gabriel YARED, composer, The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley, Das Lebens der Anderen
- Dario MARIANELLI, composer, Atonement, V for Vendetta, The Brothers Grimm, Pride & Prejudice
- Debbie WISEMAN, composer, Flood, P.O.W., My Uncle Silas, The Office
- Patrick DOYLE, composer, Igor, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V
- Jeff ATMAJIAN, orchestrator, The Dark Knight, King Kong, The Village, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Facilities
The RCM Studios produce recordings for both educational purposes and commercial clients. The 80m2 live room, housing a Steinway ‘D’ concert grand, is an ideal location for the recording of a wide range of session types from soloists to large ensembles, from film scores to jazz, rock and electro-acoustic music.
Composition for Screen students have access to five MacPro workstations, as well as a dedicated Production Suite equipped for 5.1 recording, mixing, and monitoring (Pro Tools HD, Logic Pro, Digital Performer, Yamaha DM1000 console), and a continually expanding library of samples and sound effects.
The RCM Studios is a member of the APRS (Category A: Commercial Recording Facility).
Place
London is one of the busiest film and television production centres in the world, and a global capital for the advertising industry. With over 113,000 creative companies, London has been described as “the best place to network in the world”.
Qualifications
Studying in the Integrated Masters Programme in Composition and Composition for Screen can lead to one of the following:
Auditions
Applicants can attend auditions in the UK (at the RCM), the US (in March in New York and Boston), or Asia (in November in Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo; in January in Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore). Audition by DVD (pre-recorded portfolio) may also be possible.
Contact
Vasco Hexel
Area Leader, Composition for Screen
Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 4349
Email: vhexel@rcm.ac.uk
