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15 MODULES
75 LESSONS
16 HRS 55 MINS
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TESTIMONIALS
WHAT STUDENTS ARE SAYING
"Your approach of Acts 1, 2 and 3 ... build ideas, build instrument palette, to orchestration ... it's brilliant and I've adopted that approach ... it's an honour to learn from you."
"It's clear and detailed and I like the fact that you encourage individuality and creativity within the set process, it has helped me to focus on the details I sometimes neglect ... Thanks for the great work building the course."
I'm very happy to write this: one of my produced songs was nominated for two European film festivals (Spain and France)..I would like to thank you, Ian Honeyman , for your course. Everything started here. I had no idea how to articulate ideas or create the essence of scores/songs, and I'm already grateful even at this early stage.
"I'm starting to get a much clearer sense of how to move from piano to orchestration, and how to fill the gaps in a practical way ... Adding a cymbal at the end of a mid range instrument passage, that was a lightbulb moment. You make it look easy."
"My best film scoring teacher ever! Ian is very thoughtful and has a deep understanding of film scoring! Not only of knowledge but also understanding the relationship between music, composer and audience!"
"Studying with Ian opened up my world as a composer. His skill set and experience are so valuable, and his process makes creating music much easier. If you have the opportunity to learn from Ian I would definitely recommend you take it!"
"Ian's mentorship was transformative. His mastery of storytelling through music gave me the confidence to grow as a composer, sharpened my skills and helped me to discover my own unique voice."
SOUND FAMILIAR?
PULL UP A CHAIR
IAN HONEYMAN
Founder | Film Score Academy
"
Maybe you're already composing and know it could sound better. Or you've hit a ceiling you can't see past. Or you have classical experience and want to move into scoring, or you're coming back to it after years away.
You're not missing ability.
You're missing access.
I learned film scoring by sitting next to some of Hollywood's top composers, watching every decision they made until I was ready to make them myself. That's how this craft has always been passed down, and almost nobody gets that chance.
This course is that chance. For each lesson, I teach you the step, then you pull up a seat next to me while I build a cue from scratch with you. You see every decision as I make it, then take that step yourself.
You get my actual templates, the Logic, Cubase and Pro Tools sessions I open on every project, not a simplified teaching version.
One purchase. The whole job, from a blank page to getting paid for your work. Thirty days, your pace, lifetime access.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
PULL UP A CHAIR
"
Maybe you're already composing and know it could sound better. Or you've hit a ceiling you can't see past. Or you have classical experience and want to move into scoring, or you're coming back to it after years away.
You're not missing ability. You're missing access.
I learned film scoring by sitting next to some of Hollywood's top composers, watching every decision they made until I was ready to make them myself. That's how this craft has always been passed down, and almost nobody gets that chance.
This course is that chance. For each lesson, I teach you the step, then you pull up a seat next to me while I build a cue from scratch. You see every decision as I make it, then take that step yourself.
You get my actual templates, the Logic, Cubase and Pro Tools sessions I open on every project, not a simplified teaching version.
One purchase. The whole job, from a blank page to getting paid for your work. Thirty days, your pace, lifetime access.
Ian Honeyman
Founder | Film Score Academy
YOUR TIMELINE
WHAT TO EXPECT
Day 1
Download Ian's template.
Open a scene from the practice library.
Start exploring sounds while you learn the scene.
By the end of the first day you're building a palette of sounds that inspires you, works with the film, and sounds like you. You start with momentum instead of a blank page.
Day 30
A Theme Suite
A standalone piece of cinematic music, written the way working composers write. Often the strongest thing you'll make, and yours to release.
A Finished Cue, Scored to Picture
Written, orchestrated, produced, mixed and delivered the way a working composer hands it over.
Your Own Palette
Instruments you sampled, edited and built yourself. The start of a personal library you'll keep writing with long after the course ends.
YOUR TIMELINE
WHAT TO EXPECT
Day 1
Download Ian's template.
Open a scene from the practice library.
Start exploring sounds while you learn the scene.
By the end of the first day you're building a palette of sounds that inspires you, works with the film, and sounds like you. You start with momentum instead of a blank page.
Day 30
A Theme Suite
A standalone piece of cinematic music, written the way working composers write. Often the strongest thing you'll make, and yours to release.
A Finished Cue, Scored to Picture
Written, orchestrated, produced, mixed and delivered the way a working composer hands it over.
Your Own Palette
Instruments you sampled, edited and built yourself. The start of a personal library you'll keep writing with long after the course ends.
WHAT'S INSIDE
THE WHOLE COURSE, IN FOUR STAGES
Every technique clicks when you're ready to use it. You learn orchestration when you're about to orchestrate and mixing when you're about to mix, so nothing sits as theory before you need it.
STAGE 1
Find The Sound
MODULE 0
Welcome
What this course is, and what it means to score a film.
MODULE 1
Get to Know the Scene
Get to Know the Scene. Spotting, reading a scene's emotional world, finding the sounds it's asking for.
MODULE 2
Instruments
Samplers, synths, guitar, world instruments, sound design, and recording your own samples into instruments nobody else has.
MODULE 3
Orchestra
Strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, piano, plucked and mallets - what each does, and how to use it to serve emotion.
STAGE 1
Find The Sound
MODULE 0
Welcome
What this course is, and what it means to score a film.
MODULE 1
Get to Know the Scene
Get to Know the Scene. Spotting, reading a scene's emotional world, finding the sounds it's asking for.
MODULE 2
Instruments
Samplers, synths, guitar, world instruments, sound design, and recording your own samples into instruments nobody else has.
MODULE 3
Orchestra
Strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, piano, plucked and mallets - what each does, and how to use it to serve emotion.
STAGE 2
Write Themes, Build The Cue
MODULE 4
Themes
Melody, harmony, theme development, and a full theme suite that survives being orchestrated.
MODULE 5
Writing the Cue
Three-act structure, tension and release, cue architecture - you write a full cue to picture.
MODULE 6
Orchestrate, Arrange & Produce
Sketch to full production, layering, and making virtual instruments sound like real players.
MODULE 7
Mix & Master
Getting weight, clarity, a nd size out of every mix tool, then mastering and printing stems.
STAGE 2
Write Themes, Build the Cue
MODULE 4
Themes
Melody, harmony, theme development, and a full theme suite that survives being orchestrated.
MODULE 5
Writing the Cue
Three-act structure, tension and release, cue architecture - you write a full cue to picture.
MODULE 6
Orchestrate, Arrange & Produce
Sketch to full production, layering, and making virtual instruments sound like real players.
MODULE 7
Mix & Master
Getting weight, clarity, a nd size out of every mix tool, then mastering and printing stems.
STAGE 3
Collaborate & Deliver
MODULE 8
Working with Musicians
Session prep, working with an orchestrator, recording and editing live players.
MODULE 9
Working with Filmmakers
Communicating clearly, earning trust, taking notes without losing your voice - plus real director notes on a real cue.
MODULE 10
Working with Genres
Writing convincingly in any genre.
MODULE 11
Organize & Deliver
Cue databases, picture changes, and delivering the way people actually expect to receive it.
STAGE 3
Collaborate & Deliver
MODULE 8
Working with Musicians
Session prep, working with an orchestrator, recording and editing live players.
MODULE 9
Working with Filmmakers
Communicating clearly, earning trust, taking notes without losing your voice - plus real director notes on a real cue.
MODULE 10
Working with Genres
Writing convincingly in any genre.
MODULE 11
Organize & Deliver
Cue databases, picture changes, and delivering the way people actually expect to receive it.
STAGE 4
Get Your Work Out There
MODULE 12
The Business of Film Music
Contracts, royalties, PROs, and who else is on your team.
MODULE 13
Get Your Music Out there & Get Work
Building your reel, your presence, and landing the first job.
MODULE 14
Work-Life Balance
Budgeting a score, handling a first film, managing pressure and deadlines.
STAGE 4
Get Your Work Out There
MODULE 12
The Business of Film Music
Contracts, royalties, PROs, and who else is on your team.
MODULE 13
Get Your Music Out there & Get Work
Building your reel, your presence, and landing the first job.
MODULE 14
Work-Life Balance
Budgeting a score, handling a first film, managing pressure and deadlines.
PLUS EXTRA
Bonuses
Professional DAW Templates: Ian's actual Logic Pro, Cubase, and Pro Tools sessions, instrument categories and routing already built.
Practice Scene Library: real film scenes, ready for you to score.
Director's POV: two working directors on what they actually look for in a composer.
Private Community: other composers doing the same work, with Ian answering questions directly. No more composing in isolation.
The Working Composer Kit: a deal memo template, a royalties and distribution checklist, an outreach kit with bios and email templates, and an outreach tracker to keep every contact and follow-up in one place.
7 Day Money Back Guarantee - no questions asked
IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?
Made For
Experienced musicians ready to make the leap into film scoring
Musicians coming back to it after time away
Guitarists, songwriters and producers moving into scoring
Classically trained musicians working in a DAW
Players who've noodled at the piano for years and never made something finished
Electronic and library producers building a cinematic sound
Working composers who want to update their skills and learn a faster, cleaner process
Not the Right Fit If
You want a music theory course. This is hands-on, real-world composing.
You've never opened a DAW.
BRAND NEW TO COMPOSING?
We'll help with that too. First Time Film Composer is coming soon. Email [email protected] for early access.
IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?
MADE FOR
Experienced musicians ready to make the leap into film scoring
Musicians coming back to it after time away
Guitarists, songwriters and producers moving into scoring
Classically trained musicians working in a DAW
Players who've noodled at the piano for years and never made something finished
Electronic and library producers building a cinematic sound
Working composers who want to update their skills and learn a faster, cleaner process
NOT THE RIGHT FIT IF
You want a music theory course. This is hands-on, real-world composing.
You've never opened a DAW.
BRAND NEW TO COMPOSING?
We'll help with that too. First Time Film Composer is coming soon. Email [email protected] for early access.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
WITH THE COURSE
Professional Daw Templates
Ian's actual Logic Pro, Cubase and Pro Tools sessions, with instrument categories and routing already built.
Practice scene library
Real film scenes, ready for you to score.
Director's POV
Two working directors on what they actually look for in a composer.
Private Community
Other composers doing the same work, with Ian answering questions directly. No more composing in isolation.
The Working Composer Kit
A deal memo template, a royalties and distribution checklist, an outreach kit with bios and email templates, and a tracker for every contact and follow-up.
+
Every Future Module
Lifetime access, plus every new module Ian adds, automatically, at no extra cost.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
IAN HONEYMAN
"I'm Ian Honeyman. During my 20+ year career as a film composer, I've written music for more than 70 films, series, and games including major studio releases for Disney, Warner Bros. and Netflix, Emmy-winning TV, and international productions.
I created Film Score Academy and 30 Day Film Composer to share what I've learned with the next generation of composers, and help you build the skills to create the music you've always wanted to write.
I'm confident 30 Day Film Composer will help you become the composer you always dreamed of being. Keep learning, keep writing, and I can't wait to hear what you create."
– Ian Honeyman
Founder | Film Score Academy
Ian has spent over 20 years writing music for movies and TV. He started as a technical score assistant on Pirates of the Caribbean and went on to write music for more than 70 films, series and games, including films like TMNT, Constantine and Miami Vice, with credits spanning Disney, Warner Bros., Netflix and more.
His work has earned an ASCAP Award and multiple Hollywood Music in Media Award nominations, and he's scored Emmy- and other award-winning projects.
He studied classical composition at the Peabody Conservatory, then moved to LA with one goal: to write music for picture at the highest level, and along the way he's helped many other composers find their way in.
GET THE COURSE
EVERYTHING ABOVE. ONE PURCHASE.
30 DAY FILM COMPOSER COURSE
The complete course: 15 modules, 75 lessons, 16 hours 55 minutes
Lifetime access, plus every future module
Ian's Logic Pro, Cubase and Pro Tools templates
Practice scene library
Director's POV
Private community
The Working Composer Kit
$499
Is There A Guarantee?
30 Day Film Composer comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee. If you start the course and don't feel confident, inspired and completely satisfied within your first 7 days, email us for a full refund. No questions asked.
Is there a Guarantee?
30 Day Film Composer comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee. If you start the course and don't feel confident, inspired and completely satisfied within your first 7 days, email us for a full refund. No questions asked.
GET THE COURSE
EVERYTHING ABOVE. ONE PURCHASE.
30 DAY FILM COMPOSER COURSE
The complete course: 15 modules, 75 lessons, 16 hours 55 minutes
Lifetime access, plus every future module
Ian's Logic Pro, Cubase and Pro Tools templates
Practice scene library
Director's POV
Private community
The Working Composer Kit
$499
Is there a Guarantee?
30 Day Film Composer comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee. If you start the course and don't feel confident, inspired and completely satisfied within your first 7 days, email us for a full refund. No questions asked.
FAQ'S
What skill level is this program for?
If you've used a DAW and are excited to learn, you’re ready. This course is for musicians with some experience and basic DAW familiarity - no film scoring background required. Student-level musicianship is totally fine.
How long do I have access to the program & when does it start?
This is a self-paced course with pre-recorded videos and lifetime access. Start when you are ready, go at your own pace, and come back whenever inspiration strikes.
Can't I learn all of this on YouTube?
YouTube is good for tips, but it’s scattered and inconsistent. This course gives you a focused, proven system to create cinematic, story-driven music that sounds professional and gets remembered.
Do I need a fancy studio or film scoring experience?
Not at all. All you need is a laptop or computer, a DAW, a MIDI keyboard, and headphones or speakers. You'll learn how to create professional-sounding film music from whatever setup you have right now.
Should I invest in 30 Day Film Composer before upgrading my music gear?
Yes! Great results come from process, not expensive tools. You'll learn to get cinematic results with what you have - plus you'll get a gear-buying guide so you know exactly what's worth investing in.
What if I don’t have time right now?
The course is self-paced and built for busy musicians. The lessons are concise and actionable - even a few hours a week will lead to a pro-quality showreel without burnout.
What if I’m not good enough yet?
This course meets you where you are and takes your music to a new level. Whether you're just starting or already producing, you'll learn the techniques and creative tools to dramatically improve your work - fast. You'll finish with music that's clear, confident, and uniquely yours.
What if I’ve already taken other film scoring courses?
Perfect. That means you're serious - and you'll get even more from this. Unlike programs that only teach orchestration or theory, 30 Day Film Composer covers the full process: writing, producing, and finishing cinematic music that's emotional, original, and ready for your showreel.
Will this help me get actual scoring jobs?
No course can promise jobs, but this one gives you the tools and strategy to start landing them. You'll create a professional showreel that showcases your voice, learn to produce music that connects emotionally, and develop the skills directors look for. We'll even cover networking and pitching basics.
I've never used a DAW, what should I do?
No problem. We're creating a beginner-friendly First-Time Composer course. Email [email protected] to get early access.
I'm not classically trained. Is that a problem?
Not at all - you'll learn what the orchestra can do without needing to read a score. Plenty of working composers came from guitar, production, or playing by ear.
I've bought courses before and never finished them.
That's exactly why this is built around doing, not watching. You're composing from the first session, and every module ends with something you actually made.
What if I get stuck or blocked?
There are exercises built for exactly that, plus the community - with Ian in it, answering questions.
Is everything included, or are there upgrades later?
Everything's included: all modules, templates, documents, practice scenes, the community, and every future lesson.
What DAW do I need?
Any DAW works. Templates are included for Logic Pro, Cubase, and Pro Tools, and the process applies wherever you write.
30 DAY FILM COMPOSER
EVERY LEGENDARY SCORE STARTED WITH A BLANK PAGE
$499