Master's Degree in Music, Composition for the Screen option

Developed over three years by the strategic partnership ICSS (International Creative Soundtrack Studies) with the support of the Erasmus+ programme, this unique course in composition for the screen with an international path brings together the expertise of 4 higher education establishments:

• CNSMD of Lyon (France),
• Conservatorio di Musica GB Martini Bologna (Italy),
• KASK & Conservatorium / School of Arts Ghent (Belgium),
• Faculty of Music / University of Montreal)

and 4 professional partners:

• Aubagne International Film Festival (France),
• Fondazione Cineteca di Bologna (Italy),
• FilmFest Gent (Belgium),
• Permission Inc. (Canada),

whose main activity is related to cinema and audiovisual and having a particular interest in musical creation.

The approaches of these two types of structures are complementary, the professional partners bringing a professional perspective taking into account the practical realities of the profession. The program has the particularity of focusing its training on the cooperative work of composers and sound creators with directors and visual artists, and of providing students with an international network of excellence, thus endeavoring to bring higher education closer of the professional world.

The program allows a double specialization (one per year and per establishment) in 2 of the 4 partner establishments according to the choice of course of the student. Activities include seminars in which professionals from the milieu take part (composers, directors, producers, musical supervisors, etc.), collective and collaborative workshops integrated into partner festivals, analysis and dissemination of the artistic process as well as a internship.