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Free Music Fridays: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am By Kathryn Bostic

This week, we celebrate Kathryn Bostic and her score to Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am!  Kathryn had quite the year in 2019: her song, “High Above The Water” was Oscar shortlisted for Best Song; she won Outstanding Original Score For An Independent Film at the Society of Composers & Lyricists ceremony, and she holds the distinction of being the first African American female score composer to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in 2019!  

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Free Music Fridays: Alexei Aigui’s ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Score

Lakeshore Records is pleased to dedicate this week’s Free Music Fridays to Alexei Aigui’s score to the groundbreaking documentary, I Am Not Your Negro!  If you never got a chance to watch the film drawn from James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript, Remember This House,  then this might be the most relevant time ever.  The Academy Award®-nominated film directed by Raoul Peck picked up numerous awards including the Best News & Documentary EMMY®, a BAFTA and Berlinale Best Documentary win, and the Best Documentary César.

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Kathryn Bostic’s ‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’ Score Is August Soundtrack Pick! | Film Music Magazine

One can hear the black musical experience journey alongside Morrison, her piano and sharp fiddle joining and counterpoints with the glistening shots at Morrison’s lakeside house. Its imagery that inspires Bostic’s performance of her end credit song “High Above Water,” an empowering reflection on the awful passage of slaves to America… – Daniel Schweiger, Film Music Magazine

This month, Kathryn Bostic’s score to Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am stakes a claim in Film Music Magazine’s August Soundtrack Picks list!  Daniel Schweiger highlights the track, “High Above The Water” from the album, out now on Lakeshore Records.  Watch the music video below.  Read the full review now at Film Music Magazine!

 

 

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

Magnolia Pictures presents TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM, now playing in select theaters (get tickets).

EMMYs® 2019: Lakeshore Celebrates Four Music Nominations From Partners!

Lakeshore Records congratulations our friends and partners on their music EMMY Awards® nominations!  In our earlier coverage of the EMMYs®, we did not include “When They See Us” and Love, Gilda in the announcement.  This brings the new tally of four music nominations, a combined total of 47 nominations overall across 11 partner productions!  See album listening links below.

Congratulations to all the nominees this year! 

The final round of voting start on August 15 and runs for a full two weeks until Aug. 29.

For the fourth time, the Creative Arts section of the EMMYs® has been split into two ceremonies which will take place on September 14 and 15. The Primetime awards will be handed out on Sept. 22 (GoldDerby).

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Get To Know Miriam Cutler, EMMY-Nominated Composer of ‘Love, Gilda’ | Awards Daily

Miriam Cutler is nominated for writing the score to Gilda’s life (she’s also nominated for RBG), and it’s a gentle tribute to a legend. – Awards Daily

Can you imagine that music compositions for documentaries hadn’t been recognized until this year?  We have Composer Miriam Cutler to thank for that; she has two EMMY® nominations this year, in. fact.  Check out the interview at Awards Daily and get to know the Love, Gilda composer!  She talks about how she went about scoring the documentary which honors the late and legendary comedian Gilda Radner.  Love, Gilda – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is out now digitally on Lakeshore Records!

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

 

Magnolia Pictures presents LOVE, GILDA, available now on Digital HD and VOD.