Built by working composers

Craft sound
with intention. Music that means something

Sound By Design is built by film composers with real credits. We teach the craft, license music for picture, and connect projects with world-class composers.

30+
Film & TV Credits
Platinum
Album Credits
Award
Winning Collaborators
What we do
Four pillars.
One sound.

Everything we build points toward the same place — music that serves the story, the scene, and the listener.

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Online Music Courses

Film scoring, music production, and composition — built by composers with real credits. Not theory in a vacuum. Craft taught the way it actually works on deadline, under pressure, for picture.

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Sync Licensing

Production-ready music for film, TV, and advertising. License directly from the composers who made it.

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Composer Agency

Need original score? Our curated roster of professional composers has credits from studio features to indie darlings.

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Audio Rescue

Identify exactly what's wrong with your mix. Free diagnostic tool, then the toolkit to fix it.

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The people behind the platform

We're not retired academics. We're working professionals — still writing, still scoring, still in the room where it happens.

30+
Film and television credits across major studio and independent projects
Platinum
Produced, performed, and engineered on platinum-certified albums
Awards
Collaborated with Oscar, Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award winners
Active
Working professionals — not retired academics. Real credits, real deadlines
Science of Sound

The science behind the art

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Score to Picture Like a
Working Composer

Learn how professional film composers approach a scene — from spotting to final mix. Watch free. Get instant access.