Join our community of film music creatives.

We have three membership levels to offer:

Giftable

Philharmonic

$ 250 / Year
  • Our premium value package
  • Access to more than 150 videos of past studies and events in their entirety
  • Discounts on software, gear, and services through our Harmony Partners program
  • Free Admission to all live score study events
Giftable

Orchestra

$ 165 / Year
  • Our most popular ensemble
  • Access to more than 150 videos of past studies and events in their entirety
  • Discounts on software, gear, and services through our Harmony Partners program
  • Reduced ticket prices bringing the cost of attending our live events to $5-15 (depending on event)

Chamber

free!
  • Six free video events
  • Be a part of a vibrant community of creatives dedicated to the intersection of music and media
  • Access to highlights, video excerpts, and limited resources from our in-depth sessions and events
  • Discount codes to attend our live events

Philharmonic and Orchestra memberships can also be given as gifts! Gifting a membership is quick, convenient and will provide a wealth of knowledge for the rest of the year. Click on your chosen membership level to proceed!

Here’s what membership gives you.

Score Studies

Full access to years of our video archives including studies of composers like Igor Stravinsky, John Williams, Claude Debussy, Gustav Holst, Jerry Goldsmith, and many more.

Preview the collection here.

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Scoring Americana and the Western Sound

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Leith Stevens’s War of the Worlds

Iron Giant Michael Kamen

Michael Kamen’s The Iron Giant

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi’s Howl’s Moving Castle Part 2

Mark Isham Black Dahlia

Mark Isham’s Film Noir Score to The Black Dahlia

Mark Richards

The Harmonic Techniques of John Williams’s Action Music

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi’s Howl’s Moving Castle Part 1

GarrySchyman

Garry Schyman and the Score to Torn

StravinskyFirebird

Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite Part 1

DavidNewmanGalaxyQuest

David Newman’s GalaxyQuest

Superman

John Williams’s Superman Suite Part 3

Superman

John Williams’s Superman Suite Part 1

Aliens

James Horner’s Aliens Part 1

Sneakers

James Horner’s Sneakers, Part 2

Batman

Danny Elfman’s Batman

ID

Independence Day Part 3

Sneakers

James Horner’s Sneakers, Part 1

ID

Independence Day Part 2

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Independence Day Part 1

Maya

Tim Davies and the Music of Maya and the Three

Twilight Zone

Bernard Herrmann and Jerry Goldsmith in The Twilight Zone

Day the Earth Stood Still - Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann’s The Day The Earth Stood Still

HTTYD

John Powell’s How to Train Your Dragon

CloneWars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars with Kevin Kiner

Taxi Driver

Bernard Herrmann’s Taxi Driver

Back to the Future 2

Back to the Future Episode 2

Nutcracker 2

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Episode 2

Back to the Future 2

Back to the Future Episode 1

Psycho

Psycho: A Look at Bernard Herrmann’s Genre-Defining Score

Apollo 13

James Horner’s Apollo 13 Part 4

Apollo 13

James Horner’s Apollo 13 Part 3

Apollo 13

James Horner’s Apollo 13 Part 2

Apollo 13

James Horner’s Apollo 13 Part 1

Star Wars Asteroid Field

Asteroid Field: A Star Wars Score Study

Nightmare Before Christmas

Danny Elfman’s Nightmare Before Christmas

Debussy La Mer

Debussy’s La Mer (Episode 8)

Jurassic Park Score Study

John Williams’s Jurassic Park

NxNW

Bernard Herrmann’s North by Northwest

Debussy La Mer

Debussy’s La Mer (Episode 7)

Ravel Challenge 2019 with Thomas Goss

Ravel Challenge 2019 with Thomas Goss

Debussy La Mer

Debussy’s La Mer (Episode 6)

Debussy La Mer

Debussy’s La Mer (Episode 5)

Debussy La Mer

Debussy’s La Mer (Episode 4)

Debussy La Mer

Debussy’s La Mer (Episode 3)

Debussy La Mer

Debussy’s La Mer (Episode 2)

Debussy La Mer

Debussy’s La Mer (Episode 1)

Pines of Rome

Resphigi’s Pines of Rome

Alexander Nevsky

Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky Cantata

Candide 2

Leonard Bernstein’s Candide Overture

Nutcracker 2

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Episode 1

Guest Interviews

Dozens of talks featuring some of the industry’s most fascinating people discussing their work, craft, techniques, and business.

Preview the collection here.

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14th Annual Fans of Film Music

Mark Isham Black Dahlia

Mark Isham’s Film Noir Score to The Black Dahlia

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Orchestration Challenge 2023 Part 2

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Orchestration Challenge 2023

GarrySchyman

Garry Schyman and the Score to Torn

DavidNewmanGalaxyQuest

David Newman’s GalaxyQuest

Preparing for Scoring Sessions

Prepping for the Scoring Stage

WorkflowWorkshop2

Workflow Workshop 2: Mocking Up a Score

ASA_WorkflowWorkshop

Workflow Workshop 1: Discord, Cubase, and Dorico

LAPercRental

Unlocking Unique Percussion Textures in Film Scoring

Preparing for the Podium 4

Preparing for the Podium

Guild Wars 2 - Maclaine Diemer 2

Maclaine Diemer and the Music of Guild Wars 2

NamiMelumad

The Music of Nami Melumad

CobraKai

The Music of Cobra Kai

LAFCI_2

Composer to Conductor

Ginny and Georgia

The Music of Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia

CloneWars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars with Kevin Kiner

ComingToAmerica

Jermaine Stegall and the Music of Coming 2 America

John Powell FOFM 3

A Conversation with John Powell

Ellington Joshua Moshier

Joshua Moshier and the Music of FX’s Baskets

Michael Abels Us

Michael Abels and the Music of US

Jeff Russo

A Conversation with Jeff Russo

Art of Live-to-Picture

The Art of Live-to-Picture Film Score Performances

Bear McCreary

A Conversation with Bear McCreary

Jeff Beal

Jeff Beal, House of Cards, and Film Noir

John Ottman Storytelling

Storytelling with John Ottman

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Haim Mazar and the Wonderful World of Disney

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Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock: The Composer-Director Relationship

Green Book with Kris Bowers

Kris Bowers and the Music of Green Book

Inon Zur

Inon Zur and the Sound of the Fallout Games

Marcelo Zarvos

The Music of Ray Donovan with Composer Marcelo Zarvos

Austin Wintory, Banner Saga

Austin Wintory and the Music of The Banner Saga

Alan Derian

Scoring Under Dialogue with Alan Derian

Jeff Babko

Jeff Babko

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Drummer Bernie Dresel

Nathan Barr 3

Nathan Barr and the FOX Studio Organ

Conducting to Picture

Conducting to Picture

Christopher Willis

Christopher Willis and The Death of Stalin

Ellington Paul Peress

Drummer Paul Peress

Carlo Siliotto

Italian Composer Carlo Siliotto

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Joe Kraemer and the Music of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Mervyn Warren

Mervyn Warren

Ellington Grant Geissman

Grant Geissman

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Tim Davies

Michael Abels

Michael Abels and the Music of Get Out

Ron Jones YT

Ron Jones: 21 Reasons Composers Shouldn’t Be in the Hamburger Business

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Carl Rydlund

Chris Boardman

Chris Boardman: A Lifetime of Change

Gordy Haab

Gordy Haab and the Music of Star Wars Battlefront

Scoring the Battle

Scoring the Battle: The Music of Halo Wars 2

Discounted Ticketing

Your membership includes significant discounts for attending our live events, including Ravel studies, Ellington groups, INFOrum panel discussions, Legends film score studies, and more. Attend more than six studies and your membership will have paid for itself with the discounts alone.

Mix with industry professionals

Many of our events include lunch with the price of admission. Sit down and break bread with fellow professionals to talk music, pick their brains, and compare notes. You can even play your music in our Adventures in Listening feature and receive instant constructive criticism.

Discounts

Our Harmony Partners Program provides our members with special discounts on studio gear, software, and services from a specially curated list of composer-friendly vendors.

Ongoing Education for Musicians

Membership can be a major form of ongoing education for many of our members. We all need continued stimulation and exposure to make strides forward in our craft and career.

Community

You're never alone when you join a community that loves music and film scores the same way you do. Ask your questions, get musical and career advice, and make strides towards achieving your dreams.

Some of our past guests

• Ron Jones, composer (Family Guy, Star Trek Next Generation)

• Dawn Soler, Senior Vice President of Music, ABC Studios

• Dan Wilson, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/producer (Adele, Dixie Chicks)

• Richard Bellis, composer, arranger, and lecturer (SCL, USC, Television Academy, ASCAP)

• Tim Simonec, orchestrator and conductor (Call of Duty, Alias, Lost, Ratatouille)

• Penka Kouneva, game/film composer and orchestrator (Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, The Matrix)

• Mark Watters, Emmy-winning composer and conductor (Disney, Pixar, MGM, NBC)

• Jeremy Konner, director of film and TV (Another Period, Drunk History)

• David Newman, composer (War of the Roses, Tarzan, GalaxyQuest, The Nutty Professor, Ice Age)

• Mike Lang, pianist/keyboardist (John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Newton Howard, Henry Mancini, Elmer Bernstein, Hans Zimmer, Michael Bolton, Barbra Streisand)

• Gene Cipriano, woodwind player (Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole, Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Rosemary Clooney, Miles Davis)

• Mark Adler, Emmy-winning composer (Francis Ford Coppola, Philip Kaufman, Martin Scorsese)

• Richard Niles, composer, arranger, producer (Paul McCartney, Ray Charles, Cher, James Brown, Mariah Carey, Michael McDonald)

• Charles Fernandez, Emmy-nominated composer, orchestrator, and conductor (Disney, Adult Swim, MGM)

• Russell Brower, composer and Emmy-winning sound designer (Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, World of Warcraft)

• David Silverman, animator and director (The Simpsons, The Road to El Dorado, Monsters Inc., Ice Age: Continental Drift)

• Mark Griskey, video game composer (LucasArts, Marvel, Disney, Ubisoft, Sega)

• Bruce Broughton, Emmy-winning composer (Silverado, Tombstone, The Rescuers Down Under, The Presidio, Miracle on 34th Street)

• Tyler Bates, composer, songwriter, and producer (Guardians of the Galaxy, Salem, 300)

• Cliff Eidelman, composer (Star Trek VI, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Big Miracle)

• Gernot Wolfgang, composer (Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra)

• Ira Hearshen, arranger and orchestrator (Randy Newman, Lalo Schifrin, John Debney, Stanley Clarke, Lee Holdridge)

• Derek Waters, writer, actor, director (Drunk History)

Frequently Asked Questions