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- Exploring Rhythm in John Williams' Music
- Recommended Books on Film Scoring
- Polymeter - Music of the Matrix
- Cubase Key Commands to Boost Your Midi Editing Workflow

Turn theory into Music

- "Learn immediately applicable harmonic theories behind modern film and video game music"

- "Focused on selected topics most practical to modern media music composers"

Behind the Score Chosen as a College Textbook!

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We’re pleased to announce that "Behind the Score" has been selected as a college textbook by the University of Westminster, UK.

Official Sponsor of Sonuscore's COTY 2025


- We are proud to be accepted as an official sponsor of Sonuscore's Composer of the Year 2025 contest .

New Course Coming Soon!

We’re excited to introduce our brand-new course, Shaping Music for Dramatic Scenes, marking our first release in two years since the Behind the Score series. Through practical examples, this course shows how one piece of music can be adapted to fit different dramatic contexts.

"Wonderful course, total no-brainer. Heartily recommended."
Ed Buller (Producer/Composer)

Record Producer – Suede, White Lies, The Courteeners and more
Additional Composer – Little Prince (2015) and more
Synth Programmer – Dunkirk (2017), Chappie (2015) and more
“The Behind the Score course is an incredible resource for musicians to take the leap into becoming a composer. It takes some big concepts, lays them out very clearly, and makes them easy to understand.”
Michael Nielsen
Principal Composer and Co-Owner of Ninja Tracks

Music producer of Forza Motorsport 6 & 7, League of Legends, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Splinter Cell: Conviction, ...and many more.
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