BMus Composition (Film, Gaming, Media)
Entry requirements
112-128 UCAS points required from level 3 qualifications. These can include: A Levels at grade B, B and C, or above BTEC Extended Diploma with Distinction, Merit, Merit Access to HE Diploma T Levels Your Level 3 qualifications would normally include Music or an alternative relevant subject area. You also need GCSE English and Maths (grade 9 – 4 / A* - C) or Level 2 equivalents.
About this course
BMus (Hons) in Music. Core topics include Programming and Research Methods. The curriculum covers composition, orchestration, and music production for film, gaming, television, and stage. A Research Project module allows investigation into a chosen area of musical knowledge or practice, which may take the form of a dissertation or lecture recital.
Modules
- Composing for Keyboard
- Music and Narrative: Concepts
- Understanding Creative Industries
- Composition and Harmony
- Music and Narrative: Case Studies
- Stylistic Composition
- Audio and MIDI Production
- Arranging for Strings
- Arranging for Winds and Brass
- Designing Music
- Moving Music
- Recording, Sampling and AI
- Composing for Ensemble
- Composition and Orchestration
- Business Skills for the Music Industry
- Music Editing for Film and TV
- Music for Screen
- Interactive Music and Sound for Video Games
- Music for Stage
- Composition for the Acting Voice
- Composing for Text and Movement
- Composing for Film and Visual Media
- Digital Orchestration
- Orchestrating
- Production Project 1: Creating a Library Music Album
- Researching Styles and Ideas
- Sound Synthesis and Post-Production
- Advanced Composition
- Promoting Your Career
- Composition Portfolio
- Research Project
- Orchestration for Film and TV
- Composing for the Acting Ensemble
- Arranging for the Real World
- Composition as Research
- Music and Sound for Video Games
- Production Project 2: Creating a Concept Album