Film & game music composition
Turn theory into music
Learn immediately applicable harmonic theory for modern film and game music. Based on Berklee curriculum and industry-standard practices used by professional composers.
Our approach
For Writing Music, Not Studying Music.
Behind the Score teaches harmonic ideas in the context of real film and game music — so you can turn theory into music, not just pass a theory exam.
Learn from working media composers
Courses are written by composers, arrangers, and faculty who score for film, advertisting campaigns, games, and concert media — sharing techniques they use on real projects.
Film & TV scoringGame & trailer musicOrchestral writing
How to Access Behind the Score
You can experience Behind the Score in two ways: via our Video Courses or as a physical Paperback.
*The paperback edition includes all lessons except for "A Second Look at Melodic Minor", "Master Music Modulation", "Basic Chromatic Harmony", and "Shaping Music for Dramatic Scenes".
Topics built for scoring
We selected subjects you can apply as soon as you finish a lesson — from modes and modulation to genre writing and dramatic adaptation.
Each lesson pairs harmonic analysis with scores, orchestral mock-ups, and downloadable PDFs — focused on topics most practical for modern media composers.
All-Access Bundle
Get full access to every course on Behind the Score — 9 courses focused on helping you write music, not just study it.
“While there's no shortcut to becoming a great composer, we believe there's always a better academic approach that can help you through the process.”
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Reading material
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Video lessons
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Score PDFs
162+
Audio recordings
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Testimonials
What professionals say
- Ed
“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
- Mi
“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.
Featured courses
Learning resources to start with
Pick a course and dive in! Each course includes multiple preview videos, so you can experience the teaching style and content throughout the course before enrolling.