Film Scoring Department • Careers in Film Scoring • Courses • Faculty • Film Scoring Major

Interweaving advanced music skills, technical proficiency, and dramatic interpretation, the department enables you to meet the challenges of this exciting and demanding application of your musical sensibilities.

Department Chair

Daniel Carlin Chair B.A., San Jose State University M.A., University of Connecticut Ph.D. Candidate, University of Connecticut Former executive director, Henri Mancini Institute Former chair and CEO, Segue Music Former intelligence analyst, U.S. Air Force Security Service Emmy nomination, Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing or Special (The Temptations) Emmy Award, Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing, Mini Series or Special (Under Siege) Collaborated as music supervisor, conductor, music editor, and/or soundtrack producer on An Officer and a Gentleman, Sister Act, Steel Magnolias, Days of Heaven, The Black Stallion, The Bodyguard, Quest for Camelot, Bruce Almighty, What’s Love Got to Do With It, and Last of the Mohicans Member and chair emeritus, Board of Trustees, National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) Voting member, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) Codesigner and fundraiser, Sundance Institute Founding advisory board member, SoundArt Former guest lecturer, UCLA

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Film Scoring Department Facilities and Resources

• Film Scoring Labs: These six labs offer you the opportunity for individual hands-on study in the areas of film music composition, editing, sequencing and computer applications.
  
  
• Professional Writing Division MIDI Lab: This lab consists of 12 fully configured workstations and a separate similarly equipped studio for live overdubbing to provide you with hands-on access to professional music technology.

For further information about the Film Scoring Department, please e-mail filmscoring@berklee.edu or call (617) 747-2440.