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Film Music Composition

Guide for the graduate concentration of film music composition in the School of Filmmaking

Finding Filmmaking Resources in the Library

Use the LibrarySearch to search for filmmaking materials in the catalog, and our A-Z database List to browse electronic databases and collections.

On the third floor you can browse books about cinema and film studies under these headings:

  • PN 1992-1999 - Motion Pictures
  • PN 1993.5 - Film History
  • PN 1994.A1-.A5 - Laws, Regulations, etc
  • PN 1996 - Authorship, Scenario Writing, etc
  • PN 1997 - Individual Motion Pictures

You can also browse books about technical filmmaking under these headings:

  • TR 845 - 897.77 - Cinematography. Motion Pictures. Video Recording
  • TR 898 - Motion Pictures for Television, Editing Motion Pictures

Print Books and eBooks

These are a few examples of print and eBooks found in our catalog, by doing a search for terms like film music composition or music composition for film and television, defining the dates as between 2000-2023 and selecting books as the resource type.

Film Databases

How to Request Interlibrary Loans

Choose either of the options below to submit a request:

  • Fill out the ILL request form directly based on item type.
  • Check WorldCat for the item you need; in the item record, use the Request Item button to submit your ILL Request.
 
Consider making a purchase request

If you think that we should have the item in our permanent collection, please let us know by filling out our Purchase Request Form.