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Graduate Composition for Film and Visual Media

Guide for the graduate concentration in the School of Music

Books about Composition in Film and Visual Media

Books and ebooks can provide an in-depth look at a topic, place, design style, or historical moment. You can use the catalog to search our print and digital  collections simultaneously by title, author, subject, or keyword. Use the Advanced Search option for additional search criteria such as material type, language, or year of publication.

Print books about film music are scattered throughout our collection, but many of them are on the third floor in the call number range starting with ML2075Click here if you're not sure how the Library of Congress call number system works.

Here are some recent acquisitions about music for film and other visual media:

Film Scores in the Library

Use the catalog to search for print and electronic film scores. Use the Resource Type filter on the left side of your results screen to limit to Scores. Most film scores are located in the fourth floor stacks, in the call number range starting with M1527.

Click here if you're not sure how the Library of Congress call number system works.