Advancing the Future of Asian Storytelling
Designed in collaboration with local and international game studios and audio designers, Music Design for Games is ideal for songwriters, arrangers and composers to cross over into the exciting and booming video game industry. You will also be introduced to tools you can use to track the usage of your compositions for commercial success. Upon completion, you will be able to compose music that is integral to the immersive experience of everything from simple mobile games to triple-A studio titles.
By the end of the course, learners will be able to apply dynamic and non-linear musical composition techniques to compose music for a range of video game genres.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 (Half-Day) |
|---|---|---|
| Evolution of Video Game Music | Scoring for storytelling | Assessment |
| Basic video game music workflow | Reviewing game music for improvements | |
| Characteristics of video game music | Commercial aspects | |
| Music for Characters and Location |
| April 2026 | Weekday evenings, 7.00pm to 10.00pm | Sign Up Now |
The course will be assessed through a mix of written answers and practical activities.
Music composers, score composers and sound designers who have some experience in composing for TV, film or video and want to broaden their skill set to include scoring and composing for interactive media.
|
CORPORATE (EMPLOYER-SPONSORED)1 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| SMEs2 | Non-SMEs | ||
| Course Fee & Subsidy | Amount | Course Fee & Subsidy | Amount |
| Full Course Fee (excl GST) | S$1,200.00 | Full Course Fee (excl GST) | S$1,200.000 |
| 70% Subsidy by SkillsFuture Singapore | (S$840.00) | 50% Subsidy by SkillsFuture Singapore | (S$600.00) |
| Course fee after subsidy | S$360.00 | Course fee after subsidy | S$600.00 |
| GST based on full course fee before subsidy | S$108.00 | GST based on full course fee before subsidy | S$108.00 |
| Nett Course Fees Payable | S$468.00 | Nett Course Fees Payable | S$708.00 |
| Nett course fees payable are subject to 9% GST charged based on the full course fees before subsidy. | |||
|
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES | |||
| SMEs2 | Non-SMEs | ||
| Funding | Amount | Funding | Amount |
| Additional Support via Absentee Payroll | S$72.00 | Additional Support via Absentee Payroll | S$72.00 |
| Up to 90% Additional Subsidy from Skillsfuture Enterprise Credit3 | S$324.00 | Up to 90% Additional Subsidy from Skillsfuture Enterprise Credit2 | S$540.00 |
| Max additional support and subsidies | S$396.00 | Max additional support and subsidies | S$612.00 |
Applicants are required to the meet the following criteria:
|
A SkillsFuture WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA) – MED-MPN-4043-1.1 Sound Design and Creation and Certification of Completion by Asian Screen Institute College will be awarded to candidates who have demonstrated competency in the course assessment and achieved at least 75% attendance.
This course is certified by SkillsFuture Singapore under the WSQ Skills Framework for Media (Course Code: TGS-2022014492)
Course Support Period: 07 Jul 2024 – 06 Jul 2026
Do you want to learn more? Speak with our programme advisers at +65 6255 8037 or get in touch by filling in the contact form.
