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Composition, Film Scoring & Applied Music

Practical experience and concrete projects blend with thorough theoretical study at Saint Louis. With a comprehensive mastery of classical, contemporary, and modal harmony, cointerpoint techniques, and orchestration using both real and virtual instruments, studying composition and applied music at Saint Louis involves starting from the basics and building a career.

FOUNDATION COURSES

Duration: 1 year
Location: Rome / Milan
Frequenza: on Site
Language: Italian / English

The Foundation course is crafted to give you with the groundwork upon which to develop and nurture your compositional talent.

During this program, you will explore composition, traditional harmony, counterpoint, orchestration, applied music to images, modern harmony, ear training, and music technology for the proficient use of virtual orchestras.

Upon completion of the Foundation course, you will be eligible to enroll in Bachelor course in composition and applied music.


BACHELOR COURSES

Duration: 3 years
Location: Rome
Frequenza: on Site
Language: Italian / English
CFA: 180 • EQF: 6

Composition, Film Scoring, and Applied Music Bachelor courses are recognized by MUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research).

Within the Bachelor courses program, you have the option to choose between two tracks.

Composition and Film Scoring: this course is designed to prepare you for a career as a film music composer. You will enhance both your creative and technical compositional skills, unique feature in Italy, with access to musical ensembles ranging from string quartets to saxophone quintets, all the way up to the Beethovenian symphony orchestra. These ensembles serve for the evaluation, performance, and direction of your compositions.

Applied Music: this specialization focuses on training professionals capable of offering compositional support to the media and entertainment industries, from film to television, gaming, drama, musicals, and communication.





MASTER COURSES

Duration: 2 years
Location: Rome
Frequenza: on Site
Language: Italian / English
CFA: 120 • EQF: 7

Composition, Film Scoring, and Applied Music Master courses are recognized by MUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research).

In the Master courses program, you have the option to choose between two tracks.

Composition and Film Scoring: In this course, you can specialize and enhance your skills and competencies in both composition and orchestration. Through experimental traditional and virtual blends, you will deepen your understanding of the cinematic language of music.

Applied Music: Through this course, you can become a specialist in the musical language of gaming, advertising, and various other areas within the media and entertainment industry.

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Study Composition, Film Scoring and Applied Music at Saint Louis and:

  • learn to write and compose music for theatre, dramas, musicals, and advertising;
  • work on the production of virtual musical instruments and apps, sound libraries, synthesisers and hardware samplers;
  • learn knowledge and skills to turn your passion for Composition into a profession.

Job Outlets

  • COMPOSER OF MUSIC FOR FILM, VIDEO GAMES, ADVERTISING, OR THEATRE
  • MUSIC PRODUCER 
  • ORIGINAL PROJECT ARRANGER 
  • AUTHOR OF MUSIC FOR SOUNDTRACKS AND MUSIC APPLIED TO IMAGES 
  • TEACHER (AFTER OBTAINING THE ADDITIONAL 24 TRAINING CREDITS)
Composition, Film Scoring & Applied Music theachers are all renowned musicians in the industry. Find out from whom you will learn your profession!

Podio (1)Gianluca Podio

ludovico-fulciLudovico Fulci

zaccheoLuigi Zaccheo

IMG_9766Luca Proietti

SILVIO-RELANDINISilvio Relandini

MelchiorreAdriano Melchiorre

SAINT LOUIS COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Founded in 1976, Saint Louis is a private institution recognized by the Italian Ministry of University and Research. It stands out as one of the most prestigious music education establishments in Europe, attracting over 1,800 students annually from around the world. These students attend Foundation's, Bachelor's, Master's courses, Custom and Higher Specialization courses. The school prides itself on a stable faculty comprising 120 nationally and internationally renowned teachers, headed since 1998 by Maestro Stefano Mastruzzi. Saint Louis is located in culturally vibrant districts in Rome and Milan, offering students with multifunctional classrooms, recording studios for both teaching and recording productions, an artistic agency, independent record collections, a production center, the Jazz Archive, and a Bibliomediatheque.

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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

Saint Louis welcomes a vibrant international community, promoting global citizenship. The International Office provides support and mentoring, while students facilitate peer exchanges and organize social events for newcomers.

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4 locations in rome and 1 in milan

Saint Louis has four locations in Rome and one in Milan, all equipped with soundproof classrooms, rehearsal rooms, and studios. In Rome, they are situated in the Monti district, known for its cafes and live music venues. The Milan branch, located near Bovisa and Isola, is positioned within a creative hub featuring teaching spaces and hosting events.





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INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Saint Louis organizes international music events and participates in the Erasmus+ program. It is also an incubator of new Projects promoting International growth and confrontaation.

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ALL-YEAR-ROUND CONCERTS

Saint Louis is the only High Education Music Institute in Italy working on the constant production of live events featuring its students. We believe in the practical learning on real stages, involving sound engineers, composers and applied music. And we put all our energies in that.