Mattia Chiappa – 20th Century Orchestral Writing 2025

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A Modern Twist on Old-School Hollywood: Learn to Write Film Music in the Style of Your Favorite Composers

Can you remember watching your favorite movies, thinking about how wonderful and complex the music was? Writing orchestral music in the style of great masters like John Williams can be intimidating. Complex arrangements, constantly changing orchestral textures, and fascinating harmonic choices are just a few of the challenges composers face.

Believe it or not, the process can be easier than you think once you understand the basic principles. Master The Score has teamed up with orchestral virtuoso Mattia Chiappa to teach “20th Century Orchestral Writing.” With his flagship music composition course, Mattia has already helped hundreds of students improve their orchestral writing skills.

Elevate Your Compositions to the Next Level

This course is designed to give you the tools to craft the music you’ve always wanted to create.

• Reach The Next Level! Elevate your orchestral compositions by learning advanced techniques like reharmonization and modulation, enabling you to craft longer, more captivating pieces.
• Write In The Style Of Your Favorite Composers Write stunning orchestral pieces in the style of your favorite Hollywood composers with constantly changing orchestral textures.
• Craft The Music You Always Wanted! Compose in different orchestral styles like heroic, familial, adventurous, mystery, and much more.

Your Path to Advanced Orchestral Arrangements: The Course Outline

This course is divided into five step-by-step sections:

1. Variations on a Theme

In this first section, Mattia teaches you how to transform a simple theme (like “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star”) into a longer piece using interesting variations. You will be introduced to techniques like diatonic variations, modes, non-diatonic variations, modulations, and more, laying the foundation for advanced orchestral writing.

2. Sketching and Orchestrating a Simple Theme

Learn how to create a proper piano sketch that translates well to the full orchestra. Mattia presents his own sketch and then orchestrates it from beginning to end, explaining his thought process. You’ll learn to create interest by changing orchestral textures and instrumentations.

3. Orchestration Techniques

Dive even deeper into orchestration by exploring common techniques every composer should know. Mattia covers doubling in unison and octaves, different kinds of textures (rhythmical, chordal, scalar), and how to incorporate counterpoint to create stunning and complex compositions.

4. Essential Styles of Film Music

In this magical fourth section, Mattia presents blueprints for different styles of music we all love from our favorite movies. He provides full walkthroughs of harmony and orchestration for four different tracks: heroic, romantic, mystery, and family adventure. Complete MIDI files are included for detailed study.

5. Writing a Complex Cue

In this final chapter, Mattia breaks down a complex cue with constantly changing orchestration and advanced harmony. You’ll get a full harmonic walkthrough—a true treasure trove of concepts—and see everything you’ve learned put into action.

Meet Your Instructor: Mattia Chiappa

Mattia Chiappa is a composer, orchestrator, and musician based in London, UK. His expertise lies in the production of dense symphonic arrangements and rich orchestral scores that embody the spirit of classic film scores.

His lifelong interest in orchestral composition has led to his work being licensed for Netflix shows, BBC, and Discovery documentaries, among many other types of media. Alongside being a composer, he is also a working musician, having performed as a guitarist and bassist on many stages across the UK.

What Students Are Saying

“20th Century Orchestral Writing” is an immediate purchase for anybody wanting to own a complete how-to for modern film scoring. It offers a complete and detailed look at the most important aspects of the musical language needed to sound convincing in Hollywood and elsewhere… If you are serious about orchestral film scoring this is a must-have.”

• Ed Buller, Composer

Ready to Write Stunning Orchestral Music?

Stop guessing and start creating. This course provides the framework, techniques, and inspiration you need to craft the orchestral music you’ve always dreamed of.