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Study Media Scoring at VCU
Immerse yourself in the art of creating cinematic music for diverse media projects.
Study Media Scoring at VCU and become the maestro behind the scenes, crafting the perfect musical accompaniment to enhance visual storytelling. At VCU, you will have the opportunity to collaborate on exciting visual creative projects throughout the School of the Arts and across the university. It's an immersive experience where you take the lead in shaping the future of scoring for visual media!
Rescored Movies
This course is really fun! I appreciate the challenge of composing something every week. I appreciate the opportunity to study under such an accomplished musician. He has a plethora of tools and resources for us to have and always sends us opportunities when he finds out about them.
From the Film & Media Scoring course evaluation (anonymous review)
The professor constantly makes efforts to network us with other VCU students or real opportunities in the world while we're in class, and will show us his workflow, provide reference tracks, and gently encourage the development of our skills.
From the Dramatic Scoring course evaluation (anonymous review)
Fantastic and thorough course that dives into the complexities of what an orchestra is composed of and how to reproduce it. Professor Leitao is a great instructor who is able to provide specific and pinpointed feedback to every student's work.
From the MIDI Orchestration course evaluation (anonymous review)
Live Demo: Composing an Action Score at VCU
Dr. Leitao cares about the in–classroom experience with his flexibility and hands–on demonstrations and analyses, as well as the out–of–classroom experience with networking, business, individual comments, etc. His ability to encourage everyone's creative passion and practical skill keeps the class positive but invaluable as a composition course.
From the Film & Media Scoring course evaluation (anonymous review)
This has been one of the most informative and fascinating courses in all of my years at VCU. Dr. Leitao is an amazing professor and is very good at teaching the skills obtained in this course . I enjoyed the depth and detail throughout this course, and Dr. Leitao organized the materials and assignments perfectly. Great learning experience.
From the MIDI Orchestration course evaluation (anonymous review)
Excellent Course. I was surprised to see the diversity in assignment requirements, and it was for the best. I think this course serves as a fantastic intro to the Logic DAW and the bigger picture opportunities involved in the production side of the music industry.
From the Digital Music Production course evaluation (anonymous review)
Dr. Leitão gives the students a plethora of resources to expand their skills in film scoring while still allowing them creative freedom. He’s particularly focused on how the content will serve the students beyond their time in the classroom during their careers.
From the Film & Media Scoring course evaluation (anonymous review)
The tools that I learned in Dramatic Scoring with Filipe Leitao will go with me through life forever, and I can’t wait to build on them even more. Now I can compose music for comedies, horrors, adventure, fantasy, action and more.
From the Dramatic Scoring course evaluation (anonymous review)
Professor Leitao is one of the best professors I have had at VCU! He is willing to help students learn in the best he can no matter what! He is also not opposed to sharing his connections/suggestions to things for students who are more advanced.
From the Digital Music Production course evaluation (anonymous review)
Who is Filipe Leitão?
Filipe Leitão is an award-winning composer, music producer, and educator.
He is Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, teaching a new collaborative program in Media Scoring. He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The University of Alabama, a Master of Fine Arts degree in Music Production and Sound Design for Visual Media at the Academy of Art University (San Francisco, CA), and a Bachelor in Art Education at the University of The State of Pará, in Belém, Brazil, where he served as an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Pará. As an educator, he has taught composition, orchestration, music production, and film scoring.
Dr. Leitão has collaborated with many artists, creating original compositions and sound design for films and video games, as well as he has written electronic works, and concert pieces for varied ensembles. His works reflect his unique voice originated from a mix of classical music, popular music, Brazilian music, and film music, and have been recognized at both national and international levels, and obtained prizes and performances on renowned film and music festivals, including New York Electroacoustic Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest, University of Tennessee Contemporary Music Festival, SCI Conferences, Belgian Saxophone Choir, North American Saxophone Alliance Conference, Cannes Short Film Corner, Toronto Film Week, Anima Mundi, and WorldFest Houston, to name a few.
![VCU Alumnus Robert Rosenbrook talks about his studies with Filipe Leitão [English Subtitles]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D3PqI5LxLWw/sddefault.jpg)