There's still time to join our 2-Week Film Scoring Summer Intensive. Register before July 1st to save $400! www.pnwfilmmusic.com/summer

A pleasure having composer and They Might Be Giants drummer Marty Beller joining us today to talk to our class about his journey and life in the music biz.

Our 2025-26 class of Professionals has started their final film scoring project of the year with a recording session just around the corner!

Happy Pride!

Back in the studio today for the seventh recording session for 2026 class of Professionals!

Back at it! Our 2026 class of Professionals will be in the studio tomorrow for their seventh recording session of the year. Only two more to go after this!

Introducing new pathways to our Professional Certificate! Have you always wanted to pursue a career in music for film & media but a traditional college degree path just wasn't for you? Take a look at our new eligibility requirements and see if our program is the right fit. www.pnwfilmmusic.com/pros

Want to learn about our film and media scoring programs? Join us for a free online info session on Saturday, May 30th and see which of our programs is right for you! Register here: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/events

The full schedule for our 2026 Film Scoring Summer Intensive is now out! Space is still available and our Early Bird Rate has been extended to June 30th. Learn more and register here: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/summer

Only one opportunity left this year to submit your student made film for the opportunity to receive a custom musical score written by our current class of composers and recorded by professional musicians. Learn more and submit here: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/filmmakers

Congratulations to 2015 graduate Carlos Garcia for his work on the upcoming film The Sheep Detectives!

Congratulations to 2020 graduate Jaimee Jimin Park for her work on the newly released film The Devil Wears Prada 2!

Back at it! Our 2025-26 class is starting their 3rd round of scoring student films with a recording session in just 3 weeks.

Enrollment for our Fall 2026 2-Year Online Evening Program is now open! Learn more and register on our site: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/evening-program

Congratulations to 2015 graduate Scott Hallgren on his Emmy nomination for the score to the short film Photography!

There is still space in our Fall 2026 Professional Certificate program. Apply now and in just under a year you could graduate with the skills, experience, connections, and demo reel to start your career in the film, television, game, and other media industries! www.pnwfilmmusic.com/pros

There is still time to enter both of our composition competitions and win a professional recording session with a 52-piece orchestra! www.pnwfilmmusic.com/competitions

Congratulations to 2020 graduate Jaimee Park for her work on the music for the newly released survival game Ground Zero!

Runner-up prizes announced for both our Film Score Competition and Pictures to Pitches! There's still time to enter both competitions. www.pnwfilmmusic.com/competitions

Want to learn more about our film and media scoring programs? Join us for a free online info session on Saturday, April 25th at 11am PST and see which of our programs is right for you! Register on our events page: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/events

Our 2025-26 class is starting their second round of student films today!

CALL FOR FILMS! Student filmmakers, send us your films for a free custom musical score recorded by professional musicians. www.pnwfilmmusic.com/filmmakers

Congratulations to 2014 graduate Brendon Williams for his work co-writing and producing “A Place to Call Home” for World of Warcraft!

Program director Sammy Applegate is in Lisbon, Portugal for the 48 Hour Film Project’s international festival Filmapalooza!

Early Bird registration for our two week Summer Intensive ends soon. Register by March 31st to save $250! Payment plans are also available. www.pnwfilmmusic.com/summer

Our 2025-26 class mascot “Beaver Pete” got to see the new movie Hoppers last night. Want to know more about Beaver Pete and ask questions like “why?”, you’ll just have to apply to the program and hear the tale in the Fall… 🦫🦫🦫🦫🪵🪵🪵🪵🥔

Congratulations to 2017 graduate Jarryd Elias for his work orchestrating on the recent Netflix series Vladimir!

Exciting day! Our current class is starting their first round of scoring student films.

Want to learn more about our film and media scoring programs? Join us for a free online info session on Saturday, March 21st and see which of our programs are right for you! Register on our events page: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/events

Submit your student made film for the chance to receive a free original score recorded by professional musicians! Learn more here: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/filmmakers

Program director Sammy Applegate wrote an arrangement of the John in the Morning theme song for clarinet, cello, and harp in honor of KEXP's spring fundraising drive. Support public radio!

Back in the studio for session number four for our 2025-26 students and their first project scoring to picture!

Late nights at the music lab aren’t so bad.

In the studio today for the third recording session for the 2025-26 class of Professionals, and the first one where they are conducting their own music!

Big week ahead! Finals, final projects, and two recording sessions where our students will take the stand and conduct their own music. They’ll get a break next week before diving into actual student films!

Interested in entering our film scoring competition but don't know where to start? Or just want to learn more about the craft? Join two time Emmy Award winning composer Hummie Mann and program director Sammy Applegate for a free online crash course on film scoring. www.pnwfilmmusic.com/events

Our students are learning how to set up a session on Pro Tools today from new instructor CC Waggoner. They will be creating their own sessions and mixing their own music from here on out!

Our current class is getting some conducting practice in today before they go up on the stand for two recording sessions next week!

Congratulations to Program Director Sammy Applegate who was a judge for the Best Score, Best Song, and Best Sound Design categories for the 48 Hour Film Project's international "Best of" festival Filmapalooza!

CALL FOR SCORES! Check out our very first film scoring competition. Score a short film for the chance to win a professional recording session with a 52-piece orchestra and composer credit on the film. For more information and to enter go to our website: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/score-competition

CALL FOR SCORES! Check out one of our two new composition competitions, Pictures to Pitches. Write a composition inspired by a piece of artwork for the chance to win a professional recording with a 52-piece orchestra! For more information and to enter go to our website: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/p2p

Applications for our Fall 2026 Professional Certificate program are currently being accepted. Apply today and graduate in under a year with the skills, experience, connections, and demo reel to start your career in films, games, and other media! www.pnwfilmmusic.com/pros

Want to learn more about our film and media scoring programs? Join us for a free online info session on Saturday February 21st and see which of our programs are right for you! Register at our events page here: www.pnwfilmmusic.com/events

We are excited to announce the launch of two new composition competitions presented by our program. Both competitions offer a grand prize of a professional recording session with a 52-piece orchestra. Check out our website for more details and enter today! www.pnwfilmmusic.com/competitions

Registration for the 2026 Film Scoring Summer Intensive is now open! Join us for two very full weeks of learning and attend a live film score recording session. Take advantage of our Early Bird rate and save $250! www.pnwfilmmusic.com/summer

Our little program packs a big punch! Take a look at all we have to offer and consider joining us this Fall if you are wanting a career working in film, television, games, and other media. www.pnwfilmmusic.com/pros

It may be cold outside but summer is just around the corner, and so is early bird registration for our 2-week Summer Intensive!

Congratulations to 2016 graduate Jorge Salmay for his work on the hand drawn animated short Snow Bear which was shortlisted for Best Animated Short for the Oscars. The film didn't make the final list but it's still a very cool accomplishment!

Back in the studio for the second recording session for our 2025-26 class of Professionals!

Want to learn more about our film and media scoring programs? Join us for a free online info session on Saturday, January 24th at 11am PST and see which of our programs are right for you! www.pnwfilmmusic.com/events