Course Language: English
the film scoring
process
from short films
to hollywood
blockbusters
Step-by-step walkthroughs. Short actionable videos!
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SOME OF MARC'S CLIENTS
the film scoring
process
from short films
to hollywood
blockbusters
Step-by-step walkthroughs. Short actionable videos!
TRY IT RISK FREE - 7 day moNey back guarantee
Christopher Young - Composer: Spider Man
Marc Jovani is the real deal. His courses are a hit! This course is exactly what you need to get started as a film composer!
Dennis Sands - Mixing Engineer: Avengers
Marc's courses are excellent. They provide both a foundation and advanced techniques. If you're getting started in the art of film scoring, this course is perfect for you!
FILM SCORING
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WHAT'S INSIDE FILM SCORING?
In this program, we cover everything from the very beginning of how to watch the movie and understand structure and narrative layers, coming up with the musical concept, composing a suite, structuring each cue with markers, scoring each scene, exporting, conforming, and so much more!
We provide you with scenes and entire movies (with no music) so you can practice what you've learned, template documents that you can use in your own projects, and behind the scenes (scenes walkthroughs) of real projects to show you the process in real life.
7 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
If you're not satisfied with the courses, get in touch within 7 days and we'll give you a full refund.*
*Conditions apply. Read Terms and conditions.
PERSONAL MENTOR
Marc Jovani
Based in Los Angeles. Has composed soundtracks for more than 50 movies
Has provided music for major studios such as NETFLIX, Amazon, Lionsgate, Syfy, FOX.
His movies have been distributed internationally on leading, nationally broadcasted television channels, including Lifetime (USA), TF1 (France), the Hallmark Channel (USA), Canale 5 (Italy), Antena 3 (Spain), HBO (USA) and more.
His music has been recorded in major studios: Warner Bros (Burbank), EastWest (Hollywood), and others.
Co-founder of Cinematic Composing (2016) with more than 10.000 students and growing
Berklee College of Music: Composition, Scoring for Film & TV, and Orchestration teacher at Berklee (2010-2016)
When you buy the course, you'll join the Cinematic Composing community. In this group, we do live classes and masterclasses with Cinematic Composing teachers and Hollywood Composers. You'll have access to these live classes for life.
❏ Every week, we’re hosting a live video-chat. All chats are recorded so you can watch them later if you can’t attend the session
GET EDU DISCOUNTS
(... when you buy the course ...)
All our students are eligible for student discounts for libraries, plugins, and gear. This perk alone saves you hundreds of dollars composing software & libraries! Members also save 30% discount in all Spitfire products, 50% FabFilter and Cinesamples, 20% in Cinematic Studio Series & Heavyocity, 30% 8Dio, Soundiron and more!
WHY DID WE CREATE THIS PROGRAM?
Whether you're an up-and-coming film composer or an enthusiast perfecting your craft, mastery in film scoring is a lifelong journey of learning. Every layer of your score, from the lightest string section to the most profound bass, contributes to the storytelling power of your music.
For hobbyists, the final score is the canvas where your creativity meets emotion. It's the culmination of your vision, bringing the thrill of storytelling to life through music. Every note crafted with precision delivers a richer cinematic experience, elevating the joy you find in every melody and harmony.
For professionals, the stakes are high. Your score is your voice in the industry—it must speak volumes. A compelling mix can be the difference between a demo that opens doors or one that falls flat. A powerful score keeps you in the director's chair, ensuring that with every film, your reputation as a dynamic and impactful composer grows.
This course goes beyond mere instruction—it cultivates your musical intuition. With an emphasis on the film scoring process, you will learn to compose with the final mix in mind, anticipating how each element contributes to the overall soundscape. You will envision the soundtrack before touching the keyboard, and you will know precisely how to realize the sound and the story that lives in your imagination.
WATCH ONE LESSON FROM THE COURSE
Scene Analysis, Structure, and Preparing to Compose
"Film Scoring 101"
Complete Curriculum
MUSICAL CONCEPT & SPOTTING
• Intro: Understanding the Film Scoring process
THE MOVIE
• Watching the Movie: What to look for when watching the movie for the first time
• Movie structure
• Narrative layers
• Committing to the project
MUSICAL CONCEPT
• How to come up with a good Musical Concept that fits narrative of the movie
• How to make the Musical Concept evolve as the storyline progresses
SPOTTING SESSION
• What is the Spotting Session
• How to take notes during the Spotting Session
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION
CLIENT (DIRECTOR, PRODUCER)
• Creating the system to send music for review
• Handling music rewrites
YOUR TEAM
• Co-composer or Additional Music Agreement
• Systems
• Telling a Story With Harmony
THE MUSICAL SUITE
THE SUITE
• What is it and why do we need to compose a suite
• How many sections does it need to have
• How to test if the musical ideas from the suite work for the movie
WORKING REMOTELY
• Sharing Musical Concept & Suite
• Communicating Concept to Team (ie. Co-composer or Additional Music composer)
TEMPLATE
• Adapting template to project - for unique sound
• My film scoring template
SCORING A SCENE
EFFICIENCY
• Control over dialogue, temp, music
• Setting up system to efficiently set markers, tempo, & time signature
STRUCTURE
• Structure Analysis
• Setting up markers
• Adjusting Tempo
• Adjusting time signatures
COMPOSING
• The Conflict/Resolution technique
• When to have the theme come in
• Adding depth
• Adding intensity
• Slowing down the scene: drones
• Speeding up the scene: pulses
EXAMPLES LIVE COMPOSITION
• Scoring Suspense
• Scoring Action (Chase Scene)
• Scoring an Opening Scene
EXPORTING CUES
• Exporting Video
• Compressing Video if needed
• Exporting Master
• Exporting Stems
• Assembling Pro Tools Session to send to dub stage
• Using checklists to avoid mistakes
PRACTICE
• Scenes with no music for you to practice.
SCORING AN ENTIRE MOVIE
PRACTICE - OPTION #1 - The Birds
• Video File with SMPTE
• Master Cue Sheet / Spotting Document
• Final result (Momentum Students)
• Assignment Explanation
PRACTICE - OPTION #2 - TV Movie
• Video File with SMPTE
• Master Cue Sheet / Spotting Document
• Assignment Explanation
WORKING REMOTELY
• Introduction
• Movie #1: Sharing first scene with Director, Producer, and Editor
• Movie #1: Sharing Musical Concept with Co-Composer
• Movie #2: Sharing first Scene with Director
• Movie #2: Sharing Musical Concept with Co-Composer
• Movie #2: Communicating Musical Direction Change to Co-Composer
• Movie #3: Sharing Musical Concept with Additional Music Composers
• Movie #3: Explaining first few cues to additional music composers
• Movie #4: Introduction
• Movie #4: Composing a Cue - Step by Step Process
• Movie #4: How to Upload a Cue to Trello and Update the Spotting Document
• Movie #4: How to Re-upload a Rewrite to Trello (and Update Spotting Document)
• Movie #4: Mastering Chain In Stems (Not Master Track!)
• Movie #4: Music Concept - Obsession Motive
• Movie #4: Music Concept - Villain at Work
• Movie #4: Music Concept - Money Problem + Daisy's POV
• Movie #4: Music Concept - Happy Family Moments
• Movie #4: Music Concept: M1 Opening Cue Explained
• Conclusion
STUDIO SYSTEM WORKFLOW
• Spotting Session in Pro Tools
• Separating movie in reels
• Exporting Markers
CueDB
• Setting up different views
• Keep track of progress to deliver on time
• Accessing videos in CueDB
• Dealing with multiple (updated) movie edits/cuts/turnovers and how to re-conform
• Remote Spotting Session: Screencast/Zoom, Pro Tools, CueDB
• Sharing files with the team
• Delivering score if you don't use Pro Tools
• Tracking progress of orchestration work
• Preparing session depending on instrumentation needs
• Taking notes from the recording session
• Naming convention
ORCHESTRATION
• Midi cleanup
• Mockup stems
• Orchestration
RECORDING PROCESS
• Pro Tools Session: click track, tempo, stems
• Delivering recording session tracks, overdubs, and individual mockup tracks to mixing engineer
• Pro Tools session to deliver score to final dub stage
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I don't have time to take this course right now. Should I still buy it?
YES. You can go at your own pace. Don’t need to follow the course’s schedule. The course materials do not expire and you’ll have access to them for life. Even for the future course updates and improvements!
You can do it a bit faster, or take as much time as you want/need.
Or you could even take advantage of the discount now, and be doing the course later. The chat sessions get recorded and you can watch the replay whenever you want.
Also, you’ll have access to the course materials for life, as well as to the Facebook group AND the weekly chats. You can join any weekly chat that you want, even if your course has finished.
I'm using ________ (name any sequencer here). Can I still take the course?
Marc uses Cubase. But, all the concepts that you'll learn apply across the board, no matter what sequencer you use. In fact, more than a 1/2 of our students are Logic users.
The same concept applies to plugins & libraries. You can learn and apply all the concepts taught in the course using any basic or free plugins and/or library. Once you're in the course, you'll have a better idea of what is the next plugin/library you'll need to buy. Plus, you'll be around a great community of composers who already own those plugins and can give you valuable feedback or advice what library to invest in next.
Also, when you join Film Scoring you'll get access to a private group. The group is a great place to ask questions if you get stuck. That’s where you’re really going to get a lot of extra help and encouragement when you’re stuck or when you're trying to apply the concepts learned in the course to your own DAW, both from Marc and from other composers who can speak to your exact issues.
Do I need to buy any plugin before taking this course?
No. For more information, please read the answer to the last question 👆
Also, once you enroll in this course, you can get access to discounts on many sample libraries and plugins! Just ask for a certificate of enrollment once you're in.
This course will pay for itself with the amount of money you'll save from the educational discounts you'll get! ;)
Is this course only in English?
Yes. The contents of this course are only in English at the moment.
How long will I have access to the course materials?
You’ll have access to the course materials for life.
Do I need a Mac to take this course? What type of computer do I need?
You don not need a Mac for this course. Marc uses a PC. Half of our Cinematic Composing students are Mac, the other half are PC.
Any computer, desktop or laptop, with an i5 or similar (i7 desired), 8-16Gb of RAM (more is better but not needed), and 256Gb of free HDD storage for samples (SSD desired) will be enough to get you started. You can always upgrade later.
How is the course built? And is there some kind of certificate we receive at the end?
The course consists of video lessons. At the end of the course, you'll get a certificate of completion.
Do you have a refund policy?
Yes. We are giving you a full 7 DAYS to go through the training, implement what you learn, and watch your production skills begin to grow.
If you reach out within 7 days to show us that you haven’t seen any progress, then we’ll be happy to return the investment.
*Conditions apply. Please read Terms and conditions.
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• Weekly live video chats where you can participate and ask questions.
• Periodic masterclasses with actively working composers, orchestrators, and mixing engineers.
• Go at your own pace. The teachers will always be there to support you.
• Access for life.
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THE "I'M A COMPOSER" 5-DAYS CHALLENGE (FREE*)
*Get your money back if you complete the challenge! Bet on yourself! ;) *But still, even if you don't complete the challenge, if you believe we haven't given you $97 worth of value, ask for a refund and we'll gladly refund your money :)
1. Learn the Basic Music Theory
2. Set Up Your Ideal Workspace that JUST WORKS3. and have a Proven Composing Workflow Ready To Go!!
So You Can just Sit Down And Start Composing THE MUSIC THAT YOU LOVEWithout Struggling with TECHNICAL OVERLOAD
They are a Thousand courses out there, none of them are so inspiring,helpful, and enjoyable as cinematic composing! It’s worth every penny!Thank you for being a part of this big family🙂
“These courses have been a fantastic experience thus far. I'm already learning more than I ever could. It's far superior than just searching for online tuts. This course is all a hit!.”
Whether it’s a film, TV show, video game or music production, the information you will learn in this class is very valuable and will be useful for the rest of your career.
THE "I'M A COMPOSER" 5-DAYS CHALLENGE
FREE*
Transform your life in 5 days. Become a composer. Starting from 0 knowledge.
Spend about 1 hour per day. Be a composer by the end of the week.
*Get your money back if you complete the challenge! Bet on yourself! ;) *But still, even if you don't complete the challenge, if you believe we haven't given you $97 worth of value, ask for a refund and we'll gladly refund your money :)
HERE'S THE PLAN:
I’ll hold your hand as you compose your first song and I’ll take you step by step. One day at a time. One challenge at a time.
And we’ll do this in a practical way. We’ll keep it simple and we won’t overthink it. I’ll put it simple for you. You just need to watch a 30 minutes lesson and put about 30 minutes of effort each day.
DAY 1- You’ll write your first mini-piece of music. Just using chords. You’ll learn how to use harmony effectively.
If you don’t have a studio yet, you’ll learn how to set up a basic studio to start composing and download the first sounds to get started.
The whole thing will take less than 1 hour!
Day 2- You’ll write your first (or next) piano sketch. I’ll show you the “right” way of doing this so you can orchestrate it with instruments tomorrow.
This will take less than 30 minutes.
Day 3- You’ll orchestrate yesterday’s sketch with instruments (strings, percussion, etc). You’ve composed your first mini-song! Your first piece of music!
This is easier than you think and it will take less than 30min!
Day 4- You’re improve your composing system so you can compose faster the next time. You’ll download some free libraries (I'll tell you exactly which ones) and you’ll build a basic template that will supercharge your composing workflow.
Day 5- Compose your next piece of music. This time it will be even faster than the last time
You have a system. You have the knowledge. You’re a composer!!
3-Day Flash Sale! 🍂 NOVEMBER Sale 🍂 The CHALLENGE STARTS IN:
Whether it’s a film, TV show, video game or music production, the information you will learn in this class is very valuable and will be useful for the rest of your career.
“These courses have been a fantastic experience thus far. I'm already learning more than I ever could. It's far superior than just searching for online tuts. This course is all a hit!.”
They are a Thousand courses out there, none of them are so inspiring, helpful, and enjoyable as cinematic composing! It’s worth every penny! I'm so happy to be part of this big family! 🙂
- Establishing Your Workspace - VALUE $137
Discover the tools you're going to need and how to set them up to get the most efficient workflow. Your keyboard/controller, your interface, what DAW to use... and how to set them up for speeeeed! 🚀
- Orchestral Programming - VALUE $151
Learn about some basic REVERB types and discover how best to use them to help pull your various libraries together and ADD DIMENSION TO YOUR SOUNDS. Learn about STEMS and TEMPLATES.
* All contents included in the POWER PACKAGE VERSION
- MY TO GO SAMPLE LIBRARIES LIST: V. $97
Learn what are my favorite libraries to achieve a Cinematic Sound... (HOLLYWOOD knocks on your door!!! :P )
- Establishing Your Workspace
Discover the tools you're going to need and how to set them up to get the most efficient workflow. Your keyboard/controller, your interface, what DAW to use... and how to set them up for speeeeed! 🚀
- Production highlights
VALUE $151
Learn about some basic REVERB types and discover how best to use them to help pull your various libraries together and ADD DIMENSION TO YOUR SOUNDS. Learn about STEMS and TEMPLATES.
* All contents included in the POWER PACKAGE VERSION
AND ALSO...
- MY TO GO SAMPLE LIBRARIES LIST: VALUE $97
Learn what are my favorite libraries to achieve a Cinematic Sound... (HOLLYWOOD knocks on your door!!! :P )
- Composition for Film: a Study of Styles - value $497
- Library Music: Create Passive Income Streams - value $497
- Music Theory & Composition Master - value $497
AND ALSO...
- MARC JOVANI´s TEMPLATE - value $47
- MAKE YOUR FIRST $10.000 - value $47
- JOB SHADOWS - value $97
- 12 REDUCED SCORES - value $37
Great team, great people, always want to get you high again and again.I'm really really happy to see positives things in this group and really proud of being here.From about last November(2020), I've progressed a lot. Thank you, guys. You're making my dreams come true. ❤
"If you’ve been looking for real world, workable answers and solutions on how to set up and structure an effective film composition recording and production environment this is the course for you. Film composer Marc Jovani cuts to the chase on setting up workable templating, the pros and cons of many popular sound libraries, best practices for mixing and mastering along with tips on how to handle the variety and complexity of requests you will encounter this business. Marc’s passion for film scoring is only surpassed by his desire to educate both aspiring and established composers to be the best and most competitive music professionals they can be."
I'm enrolled in the Cinematic Composing course and I'm actually learning a lot. I didn't know Daw, so I emailed and was immediately advised. I know that this walk I'm taking in my studies, is very important, since we are in the digital age. I am a professional musician and knew very little about this subject. Thank you for enjoying this course
I have been studying orchestration for years. Everything is comprehensive and the instructors respond quickly when asked questions. I will be signing up for more courses in the future!
Gracias a este curso he encontrado la soltura que necesitaba para empezar a dominar la composición para orquesta.
In personal experience this is one of the best composition course around the internet... I like the way topics are explained with energy and passion!I really recommend this fantastic course.
I have started courses with Cinematic Composing, and I have already learned new techniques that I am already using in my music and I see many more to come. The materisl is consise, presented at a good pace, the instructors are great, the resources plentiful and the value makes it worth the investiment of time and money.
The course is very comprehensive in different topics that a film composer need to know.Higly recommended course for any one who is interested in composing music for film
For the first time I found Cinematic Composing website I knew inmediately that this is exactly what I've been looking for. I've learn so much, I'm so happy.Higly recommended course for any one who is interested in composing music for film
The course is very good and helpful, the information is so detailed it makes it so much easier to understand.
This course is awesome and extremely helpful for all composers. It has helped me a lot with my compositions and gave me a better understanding of all instruments which helps me with my composition assignmetns for the "University of Sidney"I am truly grateful to Cinematic Composing.
Very informative courses doesn't matter how much do you know/familiar about instruments in general an explanation from the composers himself is setting your mind and focus in the rigth way
What I like the most about CC is the value that it gives you and all the learnings that you can get from top industry professionals!
WHAT OTHER COMPOSERS/STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY TO YOU :)
Stephen S.- Queensland, Australia
"I now have plenty of techniques I can use to enhance my compositions, and the knowledge of how to express my musical ideas."
AMAZING VALUE for an aspiring composer!Since I had heart surgery recently, I have had to slow down physically and decided to embark on a career as a composer.
I know I have much music inside me, waiting to burst out, but don't yet have the technical knowledge to express it as a composer.
Someone recommended the Essential Composing Foundation course and I have found it to be excellent value.
Some of the most helpful sections to me are:- Harmony and Emotions- Telling a Story with Harmony- Marc's 5 Layers System- Ways of Creating Separation in parts- Sound Combinations
Ryan Carrico - Sunnyvale, California
"I'm so glad to have joined Marc in Cinematic Composing and was able to quickly get my little film scored using every last tip, trick, and tool."
What I needed when I needed itI took this course soon after joining with CC because I was working ( or attempting to work ) on a short fantasy animation film. I was underqualified in every way to take this task on solo which is why I'm so glad to have joined Marc in Cinematic Composing and was able to quickly get my little film scored using every last tip, trick, and tool in the fantasy music portion of the Film Music Cliches course. Now I'm able to more quickly come up with ideas that more easily fit into specific genres for film and I owe it all to Cinematic Composing. Thanks, Ryan
OUR WORLD WIDE COMMUNITY
One of the biggest perks of a traditional music school is networking with other talented composers. That's why we've created a private Facebook page designated for members to collaborate, share work, give/receive feedback, ask questions, share articles, and learn and grow together.
JOIN THE CHALLENGE AND GETMORE THAN 11-HOURS WORTH OF CONTENT!
OH! and the MASTERCLASSES... (yes, the ones with HOLLYWOOD composers, orchestrators, mixing engineers, etc) [YES, YES! the ones that are ONLY available in this challenge... nowhere else!]
and the direct access to me...
and... the COMMUNITY of more than 9.000 people and growing (do you have any problem? don't stress out! :) Rest assured one of them has had it before ;) and will be more than happy to help YOU work through it! :)
FEEDBACK sessions (join one of these and a teacher will review your music)
Regular contests (win prices!!! yey!!!)
and THE BES OF THE BEST... DISCOUNTS to SAMPLE LIBRARES & PLUGINS to all our students!! 20% 30% 40% and up to 50% 🔥
WHAT DO OUR STUDENTS SAY?
“Ideal for those who want to get started in the art of writing music for orchestra”
Video and PDF lessons
100+ videos, 15+ hours
Weekly live video-chat
with your instructor and the rest of the class
Assignments
personally reviewed by your teacher
Private Facebook Group
to give you support
Lifetime access
to the course materials, private group & weekly chats
Lifetime updates
with new content added on a steady basis
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
I don't have time to take this challenge/course right now. Should I still buy it?
YES. You can go at your own pace. Don’t need to follow the challenge/course’s schedule. The challenge and course materials do not expire and you’ll have access to them for life. Even for the future updates and improvements!
You can do it a bit faster, or take as much time as you want/need.
Or you could even take advantage of the discount now, and be doing the challenge later.
I'm using ________ (name any sequencer here). Can I still take the challenge?
We use Cubase. But, all the concepts that you'll learn apply across the board, no matter what sequencer you use. In fact, more than a 1/2 of our students are Logic users.
The same concept about libraries. You can learn and apply all the concepts taught in the challenge and course using any free library. I'll give you a list of free libraries that you can download. Once you're in the challenge, you'll have a better idea of what is the next library that you wanna buy.
Do I need to buy any sample library before taking this challenge?
I'll give you a list of free libraries that you can download. So no. No need to buy any library.
Also, once you enroll to this course, you can get access to discounts on many sample libraries and plugins! Just ask for a certificate of enrollment once you're in.
This course will pay for itself with the amount of money you'll save from educational discounts you'll get! ;)
How long will I have access to the challenge and course materials?
You’ll have access to the materials for life.
I cannot read music and have never taken orchestration classes or anything like that. I have learned everything by ear. Will I still be able to successfully complete the challenge?
Honestly, we have lots of fun and engaging conversations with students who don’t have formal training. Sometimes, when you’ve got a lot of training you can develop complexes or insecurities about what is right or wrong, what you should or shouldn’t do when composing, and so forth.
We’re recently getting more students who don’t read music and instead produce by ear.
If you’re one of those with little or no traditional formal training, you’ll still gain loads of practical, useful information and experience in this challenge.
Do I need a Mac to take this challenge? What type of computer do I need?
You don't need a Mac for this challenge. Marc uses a PC. Half of our students are Mac, the other half are PC.
Any computer, desktop or laptop, with an i5 or similar (i7 desired), 4-8Gb of RAM (16 desired), and 150Gb of free HDD storage for samples (SSD desired) will be enough to get you started. You can always upgrade later.
Do you have a refund policy?
Yes. We are giving you a full 30 DAYS to go through the training, implement what you learn, and watch your production skills begin to grow.
If you reach out within 30 days to show us that you haven’t seen any progress, then we’ll be happy to return the investment.
*Conditions apply. Please read Terms and conditions.
