Writing music that loops is a key skill any composer needs when working on games. We will demonstrate how to make your music loop and the creative considerations that you need to make to do so.

Horizontal music systems is the most common approach to composition and technical implementation when writing for video games. Here we show you what that means, how you can write music for this type of implementation technique, and what extra elements you might need to incorporate to make it work effectively.

If you're not working in a horizontal system, you're likely going to be working in a vertical system. These different systems are useful in different circumstances, and what works for one project might not work for another. This module explores the differences between Horizontal and Vertical systems and how each must be approached.

Cinematics and cutscenes are a big part of communicating narrative in video games, so much so that it’s very much like film scoring. In this module we’ll show you how to spot and score for these types of ‘films’ and how it differs from typical media scoring.

Composers don’t always have a lot to do with the implementation of their work, but it can be something that you will find yourself doing in smaller development teams. Here we introduce you to FMOD and Wwise and how this software is a core tool in implementing interactive and dynamic music directly into the game

This is an introduction to how the world of work looks in the video game music industry. Here we have chats with some of the instructors seen throughout the course about how you can go about preparing yourself for work and what that might look like to someone looking to enter the industry.