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Create the soundtrack of the future. Compose for film, video games, stage and platform.
Music is no longer just heard: it is experienced on screens, consoles, stages and immersive experiences. This degree trains you as a professional composer for contemporary creative industries, with technology, storytelling and a direct connection to the sector.
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This degree has been developed with Live Nation, the global leader in live entertainment. It aims to train composers capable of creating music for contemporary creative industries: film, video games, performing arts, music production, concert music and live entertainment.
The programme combines composition, arranging, orchestration and musical narrative with the mastery of production technologies and digital tools applied to projects linked to image, stage and interactive media. Throughout the course, you will work on real projects and develop skills in entrepreneurship, project development and personal branding, preparing you to build a sustainable career in the music industry.
In addition, through the UAX Skills School, you will be able to obtain professional certificates from the prestigious Berklee College of Music, a differential value in your curriculum.
The collaboration with Live Nation brings you closer to the professional reality of the sector: masterclasses with its top management, exclusive workshops on negotiation, applied creativity and well-being of the professional musician, and a network of contacts that makes the difference. In addition, the degree includes internships in companies in the sector and experiences such as the UAX Goya Cycle, where you will learn directly from nominees and winners of the Goya Awards.
The faculty combines leading figures in contemporary creation: award-winning composers such as Alicia Díaz de la Fuente (National Music Award 2022), film music specialists such as Joseba Beristain (Goya for Best Animated Film) or Nerea Alberdi (orchestrator of more than 50 feature films), along with executives from Live Nation, Ticketmaster and Superstruct Entertainment.
Syllabus Bachelor's Degree in Composition and Applied Music Creation
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*Character: BT: Basic Training, Ob: Required, Op: Optional
Alicia Díaz de la Fuente
Composer, winner of the National Music Prize 2022, Doctor of Philosophy and Professor of Composition at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. Her work, renowned for its refined timbre and expressive depth, has been performed in leading institutions such as the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, consolidating her as one of the most outstanding figures of contemporary creation in Spain. She combines a solid compositional career with an intense research and teaching activity in 20th and 21st century music, providing a high-level artistic and analytical vision that connects creation, thought and advanced musical practice.
Joseba Beristain
Composer specialising in music for film and audiovisuals, with more than two decades of experience and a solid presence in the field of animation. He has scored soundtracks for numerous projects, including feature films such as Elcano y Magallanes, recorded with the Orquesta de Euskadi and the Orfeón Donostiarra, and Unicorn Wars (Goya for Best Animated Film 2022). His music, with great stylistic versatility and a markedly narrative approach, has been recognised in awards such as the Goya Awards, Quirino Awards and Fugaz Awards. In addition to his work as a composer, he has developed an outstanding pedagogical and informative activity, teaching in specialised institutions and participating in workshops and training projects linked to the audiovisual industry.
Nerea Alberdi
Composer and orchestrator specialising in music for audiovisuals, with postgraduate training at Berklee College of Music. She has participated in more than fifty feature films as orchestrator, including titles such as La boda de Rosa, Nieva en Benidorm and Un mundo normal, and has worked on international productions such as Robot Dreams. As a composer, she has scored films such as Josefina and Las hijas, as well as TV series such as Go!azen and Irabazi arte, and stage projects such as Todas las hijas. Her profile combines solid experience in the industry with versatility between film, television and theatre, consolidating her as a professional of reference in music for image.
Ana Vázquez Silva
Composer, researcher and teacher with a solid career in concert and audiovisual music, she combines an outstanding creative activity with a strong academic projection. She has received commissions from institutions such as the Orquesta Nacional de España and the Fundación Albéniz, and her music has been performed at leading venues such as the Auditorio Nacional and the Teatro de la Zarzuela. In the audiovisual field, he has worked in advertising, short films and documentaries, developing a versatile and contemporary language. Her profile is completed with an intense research work in music for image and a wide teaching experience in prestigious centres, as well as her role as president of Musimagen, which reinforces her direct connection with the industry.
Julián Ávila
Professor of Music Technology, composer and sound artist with more than twenty years of experience, he combines a solid academic career with an outstanding creative activity in the field of electroacoustic music and technology-assisted composition. With a PhD in electroacoustic composition from the University of Manchester and trained at leading institutions such as the IRCAM in Paris, his work has been recognised with numerous national and international composition awards, and his profile integrates creation, research and technological development applied to music, providing an advanced vision of the new tools and languages of contemporary composition.
Juanjo Molina
Composer specialising in music for film and audiovisual media, with a career spanning more than two decades that includes film, television, theatre and video games. His language combines a great narrative capacity with stylistic versatility, moving between large-scale orchestral writing and a more intimate and emotional approach. He is the author of successful musicals such as Christmas Dreams, performed on Madrid's Gran Vía, and Hadas el musical, as well as the recent theatrical production La Rosa 14, which sold out before its premiere. His international profile is completed with awards such as Best Original Score at the Bridge Fest Vancouver and the FICOCC, consolidating a solid career in musical creation for audiovisual and stage narrative.
Ana Gómez de Castro
PR, CSR and Education Director of Live Nation Spain. With experience in management, production and project development in international environments, her career combines the coordination of teams and the execution of cultural initiatives with a strategic vision oriented towards the sustainability and growth of projects in the sector.
María Molina Peiró
A professional in the audiovisual sector with an international career, awarded at the Malaga Festival and with projects present in festival circuits and large cultural institutions. Her profile combines creation, production and positioning of projects in the global entertainment ecosystem, with a special focus on new formats and audiences".
The main reason why at UAX there are students like you is the possibility of making your personal, professional and academic life compatible. Our differential value is a methodology without barriers, focused on you and your desire to learn.
How is our methodology?
Our degree is official, verified by the Council of Universities and fully valid in Spain, as well as in the European Higher Education Area.
It is recognised by the Education Systems of Latin America, being recognised and approved by the different Ministries of Education in Latin America:
SENESCYT, MEN (MinEducation), SEP, Mescyt, among others, automatically.
The Online Degree in Composition and Applied Music Creation is an official degree, so you can access it through any of the following options:
In addition, it will be necessary to complete the following tests:
Your first opportunity in the industry
The degree includes internships in companies in the music and creative sector such as:
The degree connects you directly with the professional sector through exclusive experiences:
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