24 monthsProgramme duration
01 Feb, 2026Application Deadline
AugStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MMusic
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA), in co-operation with the Netherlands Film Academy, provides a high-level master's degree programme designed to accommodate the aspirations of composers wishing to specialize in music scoring for film and other audio-visual representations. The Conservatorium van Amsterdam is the first conservatoire in Europe to offer this specialization.
The two-year master's programme provides a profound training based upon a multidisciplinary teaching framework aimed at fully equipping students for the scoring demands of contemporary film & audio-visual industries. By means of lessons, lectures, workshops, excursions and special guest teachers (composers, film directors), students will be given the opportunity to work with professionals on gaining knowledge in different aspects of the film scoring industry (artistic, creative, technical, business).
Students will gain experience in dealing with film scoring assignments and film projects by Film Academy students, developing not only creative but also interpersonal skills through the different levels of cooperation necessary to fulfill these projects.
During their last semester students will work on scoring a complete film, mentored by their teachers and finally having the opportunity of recording part of it with live musicians at the CvA studios.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MMusic
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Conservatorium van Amsterdam (CvA), in co-operation with the Netherlands Film Academy, provides a high-level master's degree programme designed to accommodate the aspirations of composers wishing to specialize in music scoring for film and other audio-visual representations. The Conservatorium van Amsterdam is the first conservatoire in Europe to offer this specialization.
The two-year master's programme provides a profound training based upon a multidisciplinary teaching framework aimed at fully equipping students for the scoring demands of contemporary film & audio-visual industries. By means of lessons, lectures, workshops, excursions and special guest teachers (composers, film directors), students will be given the opportunity to work with professionals on gaining knowledge in different aspects of the film scoring industry (artistic, creative, technical, business).
Students will gain experience in dealing with film scoring assignments and film projects by Film Academy students, developing not only creative but also interpersonal skills through the different levels of cooperation necessary to fulfill these projects.
During their last semester students will work on scoring a complete film, mentored by their teachers and finally having the opportunity of recording part of it with live musicians at the CvA studios.
Admission Requirements
Please submit the following:
- 3 recordings of your own compositions. These recordings can be live or MIDI/Sample. The duration of your total audio material should not exceed 10 minutes.
- 3 video clips with your own film score(s). These can be film clips with your own original score, or clips from existing films to which you have added your music (this will show us how you deal with drama, dialogue and other sound elements of film). The duration of your total video material should not exceed 20 minutes.*)
- Music scores, if applicable (this will give us a good impression of your musical skills, therefore including them is highly recommended).
- Please add a clear content list of all your material, and in the case of video material, a timecode list of the film music cues that you want to bring to our attention.
Based upon your submitted material, the committee will decide whether to invite you to the admittance interview.
https://www.conservatoriumvanamsterdam.nl/en/study/focus-masters/composing-for-film/
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