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This resource page is to be viewed as a starting point for those wishing to find out more about industry, artistic and/or critial options in producing/researching film sound and music. Individual profile sites of composers and designers are not included, nor are webzines and personal home pages. If you have any suggestions for additional sites to be considered for linking please email pb@philipbrophy.com. (Last updated December 2009)

Film Courses

AFTRS
Australian Film Television & Radio School - primary training ground for those interested in working in the Film industry. Runs a film music programme as well as sound design modules.

IFS
International Film School, Cologne. 2 year post graduate program in sound design for film.

Sound, RMIT
Originally the Media Arts course where Philip Brophy developed his Soundtrack and Audio Visual Theory modules. Similar and inerconnected workshops still conducted there by great staff. General bent of course are toward experimental and art-based interests, but with wide lateral applications.

National Film and Television School
MA course in film composing. Also offers an MA in sound post production plus sound recording for film and television. Located in Beaconsfield, England.

Queensland School of Film and Television
Occasionally offers course related to industrial training in sound post-production for the industry. Subject to current programmes.

School of Sound
Annual gathering of wide range of practioners in film scoring and sound design from around the world. Covers wide range of applications incorporating film & TV work.

University of Leeds
Postgraduate studies in music with some application toward film music. I year fulltime, 2 year part time course.

Academic Links/Articles

FilmSound.org
Learning space dedicated to the art and analyses of film sound design.

Online Soundtrack Vendors

Dusty Groove America
Extensive range of funky soundtracks, new and secondhand.

Movie Grooves
60s & 70s soundtracks and library music specialist.

Movie Music.com
Large generalist soundtrack store.

Soundtrack Labels/Distributors

Trunk
Record label specialising in custom collector re-issues of obscure 'B-grade' film soundtracks, cult TV show cue compilations, and compilations of library and source music from the 60s/70s.

Cinedelic
Record label and publisher specialising exclusively in re-issued Italian film soundtracks.

CAM
Record label and publisher specialising in mostly Italian film soundtracks. Best known for it's repertoire of original music by Nino Rota andEnnio Morricone, Nino Oliviero and Riz Ortolani.

Cinevox
Major label releasing numerous Italian movie soundtracks.

Varese Sarabande
Large and comprehensive label devoted solely to film soundtrack releases.

DRG
Major label releasing numerous Italian movie soundtracks

Hot Wax
Japanese record label specialising in Japanese-only film scores, movie theme releases, assorted theme compilations - all of Japanese composers, performers and bands from the late 50s through to the early 80s.

Crippled Dick Hot Wax
Specialist label of German, Italian, French and general European soundtrack compilations from 60s/70s exploitation/genre films.

Soundtrack Magazines/Websites

Film Score Monthly
The online magazine of motion picture and television music appreciation.

Soundtrack Magazine
Film music news, reviews and interviews.

Blaxploitation.com
CD reviews and articles. Blaxploitation, Funk and Groovy 60's soundtracks.

Score Baby!
Cult soundtracks of the 60s and 70's.

Cinemusic
Reviews, news, message board.

Tracksounds
Reviews of Hollywood soundtracks.

Music from the movies
Online home of film music magazine.

Soundtrack Collector
Searchable database of composers and soundtracks, resource directory.

Filmtracks
Soundtrack reviews.

Forums

Cinema Audio Society
Discussion forum: sound equipment & techniques, equipment for sale, careers.

Sound Article list
Email group for sound design articles and for developing a meeting place between practitioners and theoreticians.

Sound Design
An open forum about Sound design tips, techniques, theories and solutions for both Film and Interactive Media.

Surround Professional Forum
Discusses the latest technologies and techniques for all things surround.

Industry Links / Associations

Audio Engineering Society
The Audio Engineering Society, now in its fifth decade, is the only professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology.

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Offical organization site.

The Association of Motion Picture Sound
An organisation of Film and Television Sound Technicians based in the U.K.

Australian Screen SoundGuild
The Australian Screen Sound Guild represents the profession of screen sound in film, television, multimedia and other related audio industries within Australia.

Cinema Audio Society
The Cinema Audio Society© consists of over 400 Sound Mixers and Associates from the Film and Television Industries. The Society was founded to create a proper channel of communication between the related sound crafts and between those instrumental to the production and distribution of film and television soundtracks

SMPTE.org
Society of motion picture and television engineers.

Society of Broadcast Engineers Inc.
Membership, international in scope, consists of studio and transmitter operators and technicians, supervisors, announcer- technicians, chief engineers of commercial and educational stations , engineering vice presidents, consultants, field and sales engineers. Also, broadcast engineers from recording studios, schools, CCTV and CATV, production houses, corporate audio-visual departments, and other facilites.

The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers
Offical organization site.

Motion Picture Sound Editors
Offical organization site.

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