Schooling for Scoring: Film Music Education Platforms was a featured panel presentation held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at the Audiovisual Forum during the 12th Krakow Film Music Festival (FMF).
Hosted by film music journalist Eleni Mitsiaki, the panel gathered prominent international educators, composers, and industry experts to evaluate the evolving landscape of film music education, pedagogical methods, and modern digital.
The panel discussion explored the evolution of media music education by highlighting the need to reconcile traditional academia with commercial market demands, adapt to technological shifts like DAW fluency and hybrid scoring, and embrace the democratization of learning through digital platforms. Experts emphasized that modern composers must master both the business and technical aspects of the industry to successfully score for contemporary visual media. You can read the full summary through the available event archives.
Panelists & Professions
- Samya Papasoff: Industry expert and educational coordinator specializing in training infrastructure for modern screen composers.
- Pauline Patoux: Scoring coordinator and industry specialist linked to European film music production pipelines and educational scouting.
- Richard Bellis: Emmy Award-winning composer, former ASCAP board member, and author of The Emerging Film Composer. He is globally recognized for directing prestigious film scoring masterclasses and mentorship programs.
- Mateusz Bień: Acclaimed Polish composer and academic representing the Academy of Music in Kraków, focusing on the integration of electroacoustic technology in modern film composition.
- Thomas De Keere: Media music producer and coordinator, championing structural workflow paradigms and academic collaboration between composers and European film academies.
