Music tells stories and influences our emotions in ways that other aspects of filmmaking cannot. Students of our graduate program in composition for film & visual media learn about stylistic trends, approaches to film scoring and compositional techniques that evoke a desired emotional reaction.The Hollywood Reporter has recognized UNCSA as one of the world's top schools training students to compose music for film and television.UNCSA is unique in that our composition for film & visual media students have the opportunity to score more movies than any comparable program in the world, thanks to the numerous ongoing student film projects produced by the UNCSA School of Filmmaking. The composition for film & visual media program has a unique relationship with student filmmakers that provides opportunities to score short films in collaboration. Student composers collectively score up to twenty short films each year, covering narrative, fiction, animation, and documentaries across many genres, leaving you with an impressive portfolio to launch your career as a composer of music for film, television, web content, and/or video games. Students leave prepared for numerous additional careers as a music editor, music supervisor, orchestrator, recording engineer, or score preparer/copyist.