Music for Film and Games Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

BA Music for Film and Games at Middlesex University is designed to develop your creative, technical and professional skills to compose, produce and design sound for film, animation and games. Through hands-on projects, studio practice and industry-focused briefs, you’ll explore screen composition, sound design, audio production, post-production and interactive audio. You’ll build your creative voice, professional portfolio and industry connections, preparing you for careers across screen media, game audio and the wider creative industries.

Why study BA Music for Film & Games  at Middlesex?

You’ll develop specialist skills in composing and producing music and designing sound for moving image and interactive media. Explore how music and sound shape storytelling, atmosphere, emotion and audience experience across film, animation, television and games.

Through hands-on creative projects and industry-inspired briefs, you’ll gain practical experience of creating music and sound in a professional, industry-focused environment. You’ll work with industry-standard studios, software and production techniques, developing skills in screen composition, sound design, audio post-production and interactive audio.

You’ll also collaborate with filmmakers, animators and other creatives, reflecting the collaborative nature of professional productions. Through placements, live briefs and networking opportunities, you’ll have the opportunity to build industry connections across London’s film, television and games sectors.

What will you learn?

You’ll develop the creative, technical and professional skills needed to compose, produce and design music and sound for screen and interactive media. Through practical projects and collaborative work, you’ll build a professional portfolio and prepare for a range of careers across film, animation, games and the wider creative industries.

You will learn how to:

• Create original music and sound for film, animation, games and immersive media using industry-standard studios, software and production techniques

• Develop specialist skills in screen composition, sound design, audio post-production and interactive audio

• Explore how music and sound can shape storytelling, atmosphere, emotion, timing and audience experience

• Record, edit, process and produce sound for a range of musical, screen and interactive applications

• Collaborate with filmmakers, animators and other creatives to develop projects reflecting professional production environments

• Explore game audio, including adaptive composition, sound design and contemporary interactive audio workflows

• Build industry connections and professional experience through placements, live briefs, creative collaborations and networking opportunities

By the end of the course, you’ll have developed your creative, technical and professional skills, alongside a portfolio of work that can support careers in composition, sound design, music production, audio post-production, game audio and the wider creative industries.