MA Music for Film, Media and Games

This module will take you through the culture of film, media and games. You’ll explore how you might position your practice within the various strands of music creation to picture, as you develop your major project proposal.

You’ll engage in critical thinking as you conduct your ethical research looking at differences between artistic and mainstream film scoring, and the analysis of music in film, media and games.

This module provides a critical and historical overview of music and sound in relation to the moving image.

You’ll develop practical skills in the use of the digital audio workstation (DAW), samples and plug-ins. Video integration necessary for modern scoring and post-production awareness will be explored, as well as foley, sound effects, and contemporary developments including the role of artificial intelligence.

You will contrast and compare aspects of sound design as an art form, and ambient composition.

This module explores a range of compositional and production techniques relevant to contemporary media contexts. You’ll engage with stylistic conventions in classical and jazz composition, within the use of current technology as covered in Sound Design, Composition & Key Technologies.

You’ll critically reflect on artistic choices between theoretical understanding and intuitive, ear-based approaches to writing music. Key technical concepts will include the frequency spectrum, spatial depth, panning, and 5.1 surround sound, together with arranging for electronic music, strings, brass and woodwind.

You’ll apply electronic and acoustic textures in writing to picture, while considering emerging applications of artificial intelligence in composition and audio production.

Your study here will focus on how you approach the contemporary landscape of the film, television, and games industries. You’ll investigate the functions of library and production music, alongside the technical vocabulary, specifications, and workflows that underpin professional sound post-production.

You’ll gain insight into industry roles, scheduling, and collaborative practices in preparation for real-world production environments.

You’ll consider the emerging impact of artificial intelligence on creative practice and the future of media composition.

This module gives you the opportunity to produce an extended piece of work that explores your chosen area(s) of practice.

Through applying the knowledge and skills gained through the previous four modules, you are empowered to work at the forefront of your chosen context, adding to the growing field of practice-informed research on music for film, media and games.

Minimum Requirements

• A good degree (normally 2.2 or above) or significant professional experience in the creative arts/industries.
• Overseas students for whom English is not their native language may be required to meet a minimum English language requirement of an Academic IELTS 6.5. We require a minimum of 6.0 to be achieved in each band.
• All applicants will be subject to interview and a portfolio may also be requested for Recognition of Prior Certified or Experiential Learning (RPCEL).
• Please contact admissions@bimm.ac.uk for more information.

If you meet certain criteria, you may be eligible for a contextual offer with reduced entry requirements.

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