Music & Sound Design for Visual Media BA (Hons) / HE Certificate

Become an audiovisual storyteller and sound designer

The Music & Sound Design for Visual Media programme provides a focused pathway into the fields of audio production and creative sound design across the film and media industries. You’ll explore and define your own creative voice whilst building a rewarding career as a music producer, sound designer or audiovisual artist.

Build an original portfolio through interdisciplinary projects across a range of media including sound, video and installation. Produce audio for live projects as well as writing and recording music and sound for film scores, interactive installations, video games, audio libraries and more. Your creative journey will unfold whilst working in historic and vintage studios and through close collaboration with our film, music, visual effects and acting students.

From practical workshops in audio production and video editing to studio recording, mixing, linear and non-linear composition and more, throughout this hands-on programme you’ll be mastering the technical skills required for a concept to take musical and visual form. Develop a common language that bridges the music and video industries, enabling you to collaborate with practitioners from a variety of disciplines, from film editors to music directors.

Guided by a team of industry experts, your time at Catalyst will give you a solid portfolio of original and creative work along with a thriving network of fellow creative practitioners.

You can study this programme either as a full three-year BA degree or the first year only as a one-year HE Certificate.

Music & Sound Design for Visual Media at Catalyst in Berlin

The programme prepares you for the demands of the film and TV industries and provides you with the knowledge, skills and experience required to work with music, sound and visuals in any traditional or contemporary media format. Learn how to develop concepts, design and deliver distinctive sound palettes and original musical pieces for linear media formats, such as film scores or soundtracks for TV and animation. You’ll also learn to work within the evolving area of non-linear media formats, such as sound design for video games, interactive installations, VR or other immersive technologies.

By fostering your unique creative voice, our Music & Sound Design for Visual Media programme will equip you to overcome the challenges of an industry undergoing radical change – radical change that you will be part of.

“I was eager to find a place that can help me to find my creative identity and find myself in the music”

Get hands-on access to industry-standard facilities and tons of bookable gear

You should be interested in some or all of the following:

Composing and producing music using a DAW.

Knowing how sound and music for films, TV, gaming and 3D worlds is created.

Feeling positively challenged and inspired through creative project briefs.

Understanding the impact of sound in any medium. 

Engaging in visual creation as well as audio.

Connecting professionally with the audio production and media industries. 

Building a career in the international film, music, media, gaming and wider creative industries.

Joining a progressive learning community supported by a dedicated team of experienced facilitators.

Collaborating with a community of like-minded people from over 75 different countries.

Our tutors are industry-acclaimed experts in their field, with a passion for passing on their knowledge to others. 

In the end, it's our students’ work that counts. This playlist showcases their work across film, television, video games, exhibitions, installations, music supervision, AI and real-time simulations:

Students in the MSVM bachelor's program produce music, sound, and visual media for a wide range of industries and creative disciplines. This playlist highlights their work across film, television, video games, exhibitions, installations, music supervision, AI, and real-time simulations.

Music & Sound Design for Visual Media showcase

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Music & Sound Design for Visual Media – Short Course

Electronic Music Production – Short Course

Learn music and sound design, audio production & music composition for film, TV, animation, gaming and VR with our interdisciplinary 3-year BA degree or 1-year HE Certificate in Berlin.

Monday 23 June – Friday 18 July 2025 | Level: Beginner / Intermediate

Learn how to create music and sound for visual media in this intensive short course. This year’s theme, “Hallucinate!”, will focus on the two visual mediums of film and installations, and challenge students to explore cutting-edge creative possibilities in these mediums over the course of four weeks. 

Discover how music and sound shape visual storytelling in film and installations as you deepen your understanding and develop your skills through project-based learning. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced practitioner, this course provides a platform to develop your creative voice, collaborate with industry experts and produce portfolio-worthy projects. 

You’ll cover a wide range of topics including film theory, music production, sound design, location sound recording and post-production. You’ll learn how to read imagery and movement through the eyes of film directors, curators and installation artists, and to create soundscapes and compositions that enhance their vision. 

Taught by visual and sound artists working within the industry, you’ll be guided in establishing your own workflow and creative language, and gain real-world insights into client-based work and collaboration. The course culminates in a public exhibition, where students will present their final audiovisual projects in a professional setting. By the end of the course, you’ll have experienced the full creative process—embracing experimentation, refining your ideas and discovering your unique artistic voice along the way.

Get hands-on access to cutting-edge facilities and tons of bookable gear.

Our tutors are industry-acclaimed experts in their field, with a passion for passing on their knowledge to others. Here are some of the tutors that will be supporting you throughout your learning process.

This is a brand-new short course, but watch and listen to just some of the soundtracks and short films created by students during our Music & Sound Design for Visual Media BA (Hons) / HE Certificate.

Build and develop skills as a musician or sound designer for visual media on our 4-week short course.

Felipe Vareschi is an experimental electronic musician, performer and mastering engineer based in Berlin. Their work explores the way people interact with each other through objects, with a particular focus on the interactions between individuals, technology and nature.

Felipe Vareschi is developing a new musical language where interactions between electronics, sound objects, performers, and installation sites mimic social interactions and human-object networks. These techniques cover a broad range of approaches, including Generative Algorithmic Composition, Gestural Performance, Field Recording and Spatial Sound Installations.

Beyond the conceptual drive that motivates their sound practice, Felipe strongly believes in the unique power of sound to provoke discourse around the underlying systems that guide our everyday life. Inspired by the physical and imaginary sounds of everyday life, Felipe aims to empower listeners to value and participate in the soundscape around them and embrace the noise of interconnected life.

Experimental electronic musician, performer and mastering engineer Felipe Vareschi teaches on our MSVM programme. Click for Felipe's Catalyst profile.

Courses that Felipe tutors on: