Behind the Score: Turn Theory into Music!

Turn theory into music with this academic resource for up-and-coming composers. This book is the original source for the renowned online music course "Behind the Score." It's designed to showcase some of the most distinctive compositional techniques used by media composers past and present. Unravel the mystery behind the sounds you hear with music theory!

Authored by four prominent composers actively engaged in film composition, video game scoring, and music education, this book provides students with concepts to help generate their own compositions. The selected topics in the book are highly practical for contemporary media music composers and can be readily applied as you work through each chapter.

The writing credits of our authors include music for films, TV networks (Discovery Channel, NBC Universal), documentaries, games (MapleStory series, KartRider), and advertising campaigns for blockbuster films like Top Gun: Maverick (2022), CrossfireX (2022), Aladdin (2019), and many others.