Private Film Scoring Lesson Scheduling

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Vivian Aguiar-Buff

Associate Professor
Specializations

MIDI Sequencing & Mockups, Music Editing, Composing, Music Supervision: FIlm and TV, Business, Marketing, Live Events, Vocal Directing

Influences

John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Randy Newman, Alexander Desplat, Ennio Morricone, Skrillex, Kraftwerk, and Daft Punk

Genres and Media

Documentary, Comedy, Horror, Drama, Animation, Television

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Esin Aydingoz

Former Assistant Chair of Screen Scoring
Specializations

Arranging, Orchestral Composition, Orchestration, Music Prep, Live Performance, Conducting Live to Picture, Collaborations with Sample Libraries, Music Directing

Influences

Alan Menken, Ennio Morricone, Danny Elfman, Alexander Desplat, John Williams, Lolita Ritmanis, Carlos Rafael Rivera, Beethoven, Chopin

Genres and Media

Animation, Drama, Rom-Com, Documentary, Television, Demos for Sample Libraries, Silent Films

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Andreas Bjørck

Associate Professor
Specializations

Midi Sequencing & Orchestral Mockups, Synth Programming & Sound Design, Mixing, Music Editing, Assisting a Composer

Influences

Thomas Newman, Harry-Gregson Williams, John Williams, James Newton Howard, Hans Zimmer, Björk, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Hildur Gu∂nadóttir, Brian Eno

Genres and Media

Documentary, Drama, Television, Production Music Libraries, Advertising

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Jessica Rae Huber

Instructor
Specializations

Business & Marketing, Live Performance, Assisting a Composer

Influences

Alan Silvestri, Thomas Newman, Dario Marionelli, Howard Shore, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Alexandre Desplat, Carter Burwell

Genres and Media

Documentary, Horror. Drama, Television, Production Music Libraries, MIDI Sequencing

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Tim Huling

Associate Professor
Specializations

MIDI Sequencing, Orchestration, Business & Marketing, Live Performance, Assisting a Composer, Music Preparation, Conducting

Influences

John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Thomas Newman, Harry Gregson-Williams, Alan Silvestri, Bernard Herrmann

Genres and Media

Documentary, Comedy, Horror, Drama, Animation, Television, Trailers & Advertising, Production Music Libraries

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Sean McMahon

Chair, Screen Scoring Department
Specializations

Orchestration, Assisting a Composer, Music Preparation, Conducting

Influences

John Williams, Alan Silvestri, Christopher Young, Igor Stravinsky, Maurice Ravel, Gustav Holst

Genres and Media

Horror, Drama

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Joey Newman

Instructor
Specializations

MIDI Sequencing & Mockups
Conducting
Orchestration/Arranging
Live Performance
Assisting a Composer
Music Preparation

Influences

Thomas Newman, Randy Newman, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfman, James Horner, W.G. Snuffy Walden, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Maurice Ravel, Samuel Barber

Genres and Media

Drama
Comedy
Documentary
Thriller/Horror
Animation
Television
Video Games

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George Oldziey

Associate Professor
Specializations

Composing, Orchestration, Mixing

Influences

Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, James Horner, Danny Elfman, Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Debussey

Genres and Media

Orchestral scoring for film and video games

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Alison Plante

Program Director, MM: Film Scoring
Specializations

MIDI Sequencing & Mockups, Business & Marketing

Influences

Claudio Monteverdi, Robert Schumann, Manuel de Falla, John Corigliano, John Williams, Thomas Newman, George S. Clinton

Genres and Media

Documentary, Drama, Animation, Television, Trailers & Advertising, Production Music Libraries