Soundtrack Composer Masterclass: Score Films and Video Games
Compose Epic Music Soundtracks Scores For Film, TV, & Video Games. Master Orchestration With Software. Be A Composer.
Course Description
Do you want to score epic soundtrack music for films and video games? Compose finished, polished, triumphant orchestral compositions that sweep emotions to new heights?
From the best selling instructor on music producing, comes a new course: THE SOUNDTRACK COMPOSER MASTERCLASS (a course recognized by Image Line as a FL Studio Recognized Trainer)
THIS COURSE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO:
- Use a digital audio workstation to score soundtracks for films and video games
- Apply music theory (the practical stuff you can actually use. With a focus on how to use it rather than memorizing).
- Themes
- Motifs
- Leitmotifs
- Scales
- Modes
- Develop musical ideas from out of thin air. No more music writers block
- How to make scary music
- Orchestrate using software
- Arrange for string instruments
- Create realistic orchestral strings using software
- Create realistic orchestral piano using software
- Create realistic orchestral percussion using software
- Improvise bass guitar melodies
- Score Trailers
- Export music from software for musicians to understand and play
- The basics of reading and writing music (only what you need)
- Prepare for working with the film director and game designer
- And much much more…
IT WILL NEVER BE A BETTER TIME TO START SCORING SOUNDTRACKS THAN TODAY
For the first time, you can harness the full power of an orchestra at your fingertips with the push of a few buttons.
What do you need to get started?
No prior music background is required for this course. This course will cover from complete beginner all the way to advanced techniques.
You don’t need to know how to make music or play an instrument (although it helps)
You just need a desire to create, experiment, and find joy in making music. It’s now possible to learn all the tricks and tools to become a soundtrack composer from the comfort of your own home. You don’t need to shell out thousands of dollars for a professional studio or degree to learn to score soundtracks. Everything you need can be done from home on your computer and this course will show you how.
Have fun, experiment, and make lots of music. See you inside!
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to compose music for soundtracks no matter what level of technical skill or musical background.
- Musicians and composers who want to see how music theory can actually be applied in real life scenarios. This is not a course about memorizing random music theory, its a course about inventing music for the practical professional.
- Film Directors and Game Designers who want to understand how music composers can enhance their productions and/or do it themselves.
Goals
What will you learn in this course:
- Produce soundtrack music for films and video games
- Compose orchestration with software
- Come up with musical ideas starting with nothing. No more music writers block.
- Use a digital audio workstation (FL Studio).
- Score Trailers
- Be prepared for working with film directors and game designers
- Know how to apply music theory (rather than just memorize stuff)
- Arrange for string instruments
- Create realistic piano using software
- Create realistic orchestral percussion using software
- Create realistic string instruments using software
- Produce sheet music that live musicians can play
- Understand what makes music scary for scary scenes
- Improvise melodies for bass guitar
- Bass Drops for trailer
Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites for this course?
Do you have a computer? That’s all you need. No background music education needed. Nothing. This course will cover everything you need to hit the ground running.

Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Introduction
3 Lectures
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Course Trailer 01:10 01:10
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Course Overview 02:42 02:42
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Course Resources 01:57 01:57
Music Theory: Coming Up With Musical Ideas Starting With Nothing
10 Lectures

FL Studio Fundamentals (Optional Course Section If You Want To Learn FL Studio)
11 Lectures

Orchestration With Software
14 Lectures

Scoring Trailers
4 Lectures

Composing Efficiently
2 Lectures

Working with the film director and game designer
2 Lectures

Making sheet music for live musicians
1 Lectures

BONUS
3 Lectures

Conclusion
4 Lectures

Instructor Details

Chester Sky
Chester Sky is a music producer, composer and film director. He’s a huge fan of electronic dance music and spends his time concocting crazy sounds in his basement and morphing them into unexplored genres. His music takes influences from pop, rock, house, and electro.
PAST WORK
Chester Sky has published multiple albums and scored soundtracks for TV commercials, independent films, film festivals, and comedy shows. When not composing music, he’s writing jokes and hosting guests on the Chester Sky podcast. A regular comic around the Toronto comedy circuit, he’s performed stand-up comedy shows at Second City and Yuk Yuks.
He’s is an instructor on a variety of online courses including music producing, soundtrack composing, finance, and stand up comedy with thousands of students enrolled around the world. The courses are available on this website.
In 2021, he published the book “The Music Producer’s Ultimate Guide To FL Studio 20” which reached #1 in the Amazon digital audio production category and in 2022, he published the book "The Soundtrack Composer's Ultimate Guide To FL Studio".
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