One-on-one mentorship
Premium music education, personalised for flexibility, with award-winning composer/producer Jason Graves.
Composers don't level up in a vacuum. They do it by working closely with an experienced mentor; project to project, cue by cue, over time. That's exactly how I began my own career, and it's what Modern Cinematic Scoring is built around.
You get live, genre-based classes that repeat every six months, a huge recorded knowledge base, and personal feedback on every cue you write. Plus all my templates, sessions, and sounds to keep. Forever.
Why You Are Here
You've watched endless YouTube tutorials. You have folders of unfinished tracks. You feel overwhelmed by technical choices, and that shiny new sample library just doesn't sound the same in your hands. It's not your fault.
Composers don't level up in a vacuum.They do it by working closely with an experienced mentor, project to project, cue by cue, over time. That's how I began my career - learning from working composers by watching their process. It completely transformed my musical journey, and that's exactly what I want to share with you.
Modern Cinematic Scoring is a one-on-one mentorship with live classes and pre-recorded lessons. Set your own pace and never fall behind. You get the proven workflows, templates and feedback you need to produce professional, industry-ready tracks, plus all my files and sounds. Forever.
Education That Works Around Your Schedule
One program, three different ways to learn. Pick the one that fits your current schedule and switch anytime. The destination is the same - your finished cue and a chat with Jason.
You thrive on deadlines and structure. Honestly, it's the only way anything ever gets finished.
Attend three weeks of genre-specific live classes, dive into the supplemental goodies, work to the timetable and submit your cue by week four. Chat with Jason. Rinse and repeat.
Life is entirely too crazy to deal with even more things added to your calendar.
Watch the recorded classes offline, at your own pace, in any order. Focus on one genre or jump around to whatever grabs you. Browse the extras. Submit cues from any genre, anytime. Chat with Jason.
Variety is the spice of life...and the only way you'd ever make something like this work.
Attend live classes and submit cues when you can. Pause when things get crazy, then pop back in and catch that genre next time around. Keep it fresh with the bonus material. Chat with Jason when you're ready.
Recurring modules
Each module is a focused, three-week deep dive into the details of a specific genre, covering melody, harmony, orchestration, sound design and mixing. Live classes cycle through all seven genres twice a year, so you never miss your favorite.
Plan every detail of your template before you write a note, starting with orchestration and mixing.
Create wonder and adventure through memorable themes, rich harmony, and orchestral color.
Build momentum and intensity with driving rhythms, propulsive strings, and powerful orchestration.
Shape emotion and character through expressive harmony, simple orchestration, and featured solo performances.
It's all about the unknown. Create tension and unease through dissonance, unusual textures, and unconventional sounds.
Build impact and dramatic scale with classic trailer structure, escalating energy, and bold musical statements.
Build curiosity and uncertainty through shifting harmony, sparse textures, and restrained orchestration.
Support the action and underscore the gags with expressive themes, colorful orchestration, and musical agility.
Live classes repeat twice a year. Miss one? Catch it next time.
Study the source
Go straight to the source and dissect the secret to each composer's sound for quick translation into your own writing. We study sheet music, piano roll, keyboard view, and MIDI mockup, so there's something for everyone. It's a complete nerd out that will transform the way you approach composition.
Key ingredients
Alongside the live genre modules, a deep library of recorded lessons covers the groundwork of a great template and the working life of a professional composer. Watch anytime, revisit forever.
It's all about how you set things up from the beginning. Plan every detail of your ideal template around the software you already own, so when it's time to write you can focus on music, not mixing.
Music is only half the job. Understanding how the business side works is just as important. The creative and professional sides go hand in hand. Learn both and build a lasting career.
What's included
Enroll once and it's all yours: the classes, the archive, the files, the feedback and the future. No rigid deadlines, no academic requirements. Everything is built around you and your schedule.
130+ hours (and growing) of extra walkthroughs and tutorials to explore in your own time.
Thousands of original sounds from Jason's personal archive, yours to use in your own work.
Personal feedback and direction on every single cue you submit.
Every Cubase session, plus all audio and MIDI, from every class. Forever.
Mix feedback and template-tweaking tips from a professional engineer.
Curated YouTube playlists of Jason's favorite film cues for every genre.
Everything, including future classes and feedback. No deadlines, no expiration dates.
Over $2500 in savings from exclusive deals. 18 vendors, 150+ libraries, and 100+ effects.
Jason has secured exclusive discounts from some of his oldest friends in the business, and a few soon-to-be favorites. Thousands of dollars in potential savings unlock the moment you enroll, so you can build out your template before scoring your first scene.
Your investment
No tiers, no add-ons, no subscriptions. A single enrollment covers every live class, the full recorded archive, all the files and sounds, personal feedback on every cue, and every future class, for life.
Pay once · Lifetime access
or $415/month for 12 months
Schedule a chat →Includes lifetime access to all future classes & feedbackSchedule
Live classes run 90 minutes each, weekly, starting at 3pm EST. Each genre is a three-week module - and the whole cycle repeats, so you can start with any genre and pick up the rest next time around.
What students say
“The amount of resources available is absurd. Between the over-the-shoulder scoring videos and all the PDFs and fake books, it's an incredible font of knowledge.”
Justin T.Modern Cinematic Scoring“I just really appreciate all the knowledge you're sharing. The atmosphere of this course is so encouraging - overwhelming in the best way possible.”
Ana P.Modern Cinematic Scoring“Your tagline is something like 'everything you'll learn in music school without the school.' I'm literally in music school - and I'm learning more in Jason's class.”
Evelyn C.Modern Cinematic Scoring“The mixing improvements from your teaching have helped my mixes sound light years better than three months ago. The individualized feedback from Jason is invaluable.”
Justin T.Modern Cinematic Scoring“A more comprehensive film scoring course you will not find. This class gives you more resources, more education, more support and more community in 6 months than most 4 year film scoring programs. I'll be learning from all the material on offer for years to come!”
Shawn C.Modern Cinematic Scoring“This class takes you from A to B, all the way through Z. Every module flows neatly into the next, and before I knew it I had a fully loaded orchestral template and a whole new bag of musical tricks.”
Ben W.Modern Cinematic Scoring“Most programs guard their projects like state secrets. Jason is like our favorite inside-man who just hands over the keys to the vault. Peeking into his setup is hands down the coolest part of the program.”
Sudhan B.Modern Cinematic ScoringAnswer a few short questions and book a chat with Jason - ask anything, make sure it's the right fit, and confirm your space in the next class.