Visiting Artists

Visiting artists regularly speak to Berklee film scoring students to offer first-hand career insight, share their writing process, and more. Some of the film, TV, and video game scoring professionals who have visited Berklee include:

  • Terence Blanchard
  • Bruce Broughton
  • Jorge Calandrelli
  • Dan Carlin Jr., past chair
  • Dan Carlin Sr.
  • Jay Chattaway
  • Paul Chihara
  • Alf Clausen '66, '96H
  • George S. Clinton, past chair
  • Lisa Coleman
  • Johnny Dankworth '92H
  • Patrick Doyle
  • Randy Edelman
  • Richard Gibbs '77
  • Jerry Goldsmith '90H
  • Harry Gregson-Williams
  • Dave Grusin '88H
  • Norihiko Hibino '97
  • James Newton Howard
  • Mark Isham
  • Michael Kamen
  • Laura Karpman
  • Christopher Lennertz
  • Mark Mancina
  • Henry Mancini '97H
  • Wendy Melvoin
  • Gerard Merino
  • Alan Menken
  • David Newman
  • Joey Newman '98
  • Thomas Newman
  • Jose Nieto
  • Basil Poledouris
  • A.R. Rahman '14H
  • David Raksin
  • Jeff Rona
  • Bill Ross
  • Patrice Rushen '05H
  • Ed Shearmur
  • Lawrence Shragge '77
  • Howard Shore '69, '08H
  • Alan Silvestri '70, '95H
  • Curt Sobel '78
  • Mark Snow
  • John Swihart '86
  • Chance Thomas
  • Nobuo Uematsu
  • Cris Velasco
  • Lucas Vidal '06
  • John Williams '80H
  • Patrick Williams
  • Christopher Young

You can find any upcoming visiting artist events listed in the Film Scoring Events page.

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