National Film Score Day2026 · Date · History · Messages
National Day Calendar’s proclamation identifies Jeffrey D. Kern of Movie Scores and More Radio as founder and April 3 as the annual observance date.
About National Film Score Day
National Film Score Day is a film-music appreciation observance held on April 3.
National Day Calendar identifies Jeffrey D. Kern of Movie Scores and More Radio as the founder and says the observance began annually in 2018.
Why National Film Score Day matters
The day highlights film composers and the role original score music plays in shaping cinematic mood, character and storytelling.
It is a privately created cultural observance rather than a statutory public holiday.
History of National Film Score Day
Jeffrey D. Kern created National Film Score Day and described the idea in a later creator interview with National Day Calendar.
The private registrar says the day began as an annual observance in 2018.
Kern selected April 3 because his research connected that date to the April 3, 1942 release of Alexander Korda’s The Jungle Book and the later commercial release of music from its orchestral score.
How the observance developed
This timeline uses documented milestones from reviewed sources. Missing stages are left out rather than guessed.
Jeffrey D. Kern
National Day Calendar’s proclamation and later creator interview identify Kern as the founder.
National Day Calendar Registrar
Private National Day Calendar proclamation
First documented observance
The registrar says the annual observance began in 2018 and the observance date is April 3; the founder’s 2022 interview describes that year as the fifth anniversary.
What the evidence establishes
Confirmed institutional roles and milestones are shown first. Details that could not be established from the reviewed sources are listed separately below.
3 fields not established in reviewed sources
How to Observe National Film Score Day
Listen to a film score you enjoy and note how the music changes the feeling of a scene.
Learn about a composer whose work appears in a favorite film.
Compare an original score with songs licensed for a film soundtrack.
Discuss film music without reproducing copyrighted score notation, recordings or lyrics.
National Film Score Day Facts
National Film Score Day is observed on April 3.
Jeffrey D. Kern founded the observance.
National Day Calendar says it began annually in 2018.
The founder chose April 3 because of a film-score history connection to The Jungle Book released on that date in 1942.
The observance is privately created and is not a statutory holiday.
National Film Score Day Messages
Celebrate film music by exploring composers and scores without reproducing copyrighted music or lyrics.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Evidence & sources
Sources used across the guide are gathered here. Labels show how each source supports the page, and contextual references are kept separate from primary evidence.
National Day Calendar — Jeffery Kern creator interview (opens in a new tab)
Creator Interview
National Day Calendar — National Film Score Day proclamation (opens in a new tab)
Observance Registrar
Cinematic Sound Radio — 2022 retrospective (opens in a new tab)
Supporting Industry Source
Understand it, compare it, then explore further
Start with the most common factual questions, then compare closely related observances and explore useful connections.
Frequently asked questions
When is National Film Score Day?
3 April The documented recurrence rule is: 3 April.
Does National Film Score Day fall on the same date every year?
Yes. It uses a fixed annual date unless stronger evidence changes the pattern.
Is National Film Score Day an official public holiday?
The reviewed sources verify it within this scope: United States / Movie Scores and More Radio-created film-music appreciation day. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when reliable evidence explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Film Score Day?
The reviewed sources identify National Day Calendar Registrar as the proclaiming or establishing body. The proposer or originator is recorded separately as Jeffrey D. Kern.
Is National Film Score Day international or country-specific?
This observance is specific to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / Movie Scores and More Radio-created film-music appreciation day.
How is this page verified?
The factual information is checked against reviewed sources, including the date pattern, scope and institutional history. This page was checked on 2026-09-18.
When is National Film Score Day?
It is observed on April 3.
Who created National Film Score Day?
National Day Calendar identifies Jeffrey D. Kern of Movie Scores and More Radio as the founder.
Why was April 3 chosen?
The founder connected the date to the April 3, 1942 release of Alexander Korda’s The Jungle Book and the later commercial release of music from its orchestral score.
When did the annual observance begin?
National Day Calendar says the annual observance began in 2018.
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These observances are also listed on April 3, 2027.
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