Unit for Film Music (FilmUS)

FilmUS specialises in the creation, recording and post- production of soundtracks for film and television. FilmUS is an inter-disciplinary unit that offers development opportunities for students in the fields of music technology, performance, composition and conducting in a commercial context. Many tertiary institutions offer courses in film music, but our approach is unique in that the platform for all our educational and research based activity is an actual production environment providing real services to the film industry.

We are supported by all the necessary resources, namely large recording facilities, an excellent orchestra and technical expertise. FilmUS has grown in leaps and bounds since our first project with the Oscar-awarded composer Trevor Jones (Mississippi Burning, Last of the Mohicans) in 2011. This was followed by various local and international film projects such as Zambezia, for which the soundtrack was nominated for an Annie Award; Skoonheid, which achieved an ‘un certain regard‘ selection at the Cannes Film Festival; and Khumba, the most widely distributed South African film in history.