The first film-music festival in North America is October 16-18, 2025, presented by the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.

Featured guests, innovative programs, and film-focused concerts have been announced for the Soundtrax Film Music Festival, the first film-music festival in North America. The inaugural event will take place over three days, October 16-18, 2025 in Rochester, NY — birthplace of motion picture film and one of the world’s most renowned music schools, the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Eastman is presenting the festival on its campus and in its renowned theatres.

Soundtrax will bring together film and music fans with industry professionals — including Academy and Emmy Award-winning composers, video game music pioneers, and innovative leaders in sound from Apple, Sony, Adobe, and Dolby.

“The Soundtrax Film Music Festival celebrates the magic of music and the movies and we invite audiences behind the scenes to explore the art and technology that make it all possible, to become fully immersed in the world of film-music and sound,” said Mark Bocko, co-director of Soundtrax and director of the University of Rochester’s Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences’ audio and music engineering program. “There are programs that explore every aspect of film music, and Rochester is the ideal city to host this powerful festival.” As Soundtrax explores the intersection of music and technology, the conference and festival are being collaboratively organized by faculty from Eastman and the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Passes to the three-day festival are now on sale. Offering a variety of options, attendees will have access to a rich lineup of performances, talks, and networking opportunities from Thursday through Saturday.

· All-Access Festival Pass | $325: Includes prioritized seating and access to every event and concert with refreshment breaks and transportation to Friday’s offsite event.

· All-Access Festival Pass + Lunch | $405: All-access + lunch all three days.

· Daytime Festival Pass (3 Days) | $195: Access to all daytime content Thursday through Saturday—including talks and performances—with refreshment breaks. Does not include evening concerts and lunches.

· Daytime Festival Pass (1 Day) | $95: Access to talks and performances for a single selected day, including refreshment breaks for that day. Does not include evening concerts and lunches.

Passes and single concert tickets may be purchased online, in person at the Eastman Theatre Box Office (located at 433 East Main Street; hours: M-F 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.), or by calling 585-274-3000.

Eastman School of Music continues to honor the cinematic legacy of George Eastman, who founded the school and Kodak and is heralded as the father of motion picture film. Eastman is a “Billboard” Top Music Business School and “Hollywood Reporter” Top Music School for Film Composition, Among Eastman’s distinguished alumni are composers for Star Trek and PBS NewsHour. Alumnus Jeff Beal, a five-time Emmy Award-winning composer (House of Cards, Blackfish) and his wife, vocalist Joan Beal, founded Beal Institute for Film Music and Contemporary Media in 2016. The institute is directed by six-time Emmy Award-winner Mark Watters, who also serves as co-director of Soundtrax.