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Awards, Scores

Society of Composers & Lyricists: Kathryn Bostic Wins Best Score For Independent Film, ‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’!

Lakeshore Records congratulates Kathryn Bostic on her Outstanding Original Score For An Independent Film win at last night’s Society of Composers & Lyricists ceremony in Los Angeles.  Her score to the documentary, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, has been getting a lot of attention, especially as her song, “High Above The Water” from the album (out on Lakeshore Records) is on the Oscars shortlist.  Join us in celebrating her success!

Congratulations to all the winners this year!  See the full list of winners at Variety.

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

 

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Awards, Scores

The Society of Composers & Lyricists: Lakeshore Congratulates Partners on Six Nominations For The Inaugural Awards!

Lakeshore Records congratulates soundtrack partners on their six (6) combined The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) Outstanding Original Score and Outstanding Original Song nominations!  Our partners who are nominated are comprised of two film and three television productions: Stranger Things (Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein), The Biggest Little Farm (Jeff Beal), The Handmaid’s Tale (score by Adam Taylor), Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (score by Kathryn Bostic), and When They See Us (score by Kris Bowers). See the detailed nominations and listen to the soundtracks below!

The inaugural SCL Awards will be presented on January 7, 2020, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

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Movie News, Scores

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).

Movie News, Scores

New Soundtrack – ‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’ Documentary Score By Kathryn Bostic

An animated opening collage of Morrison images by artist Mickalene Thomas is also superb. So is the score — with its memorable use of fiddle, violin and upright bass — by Kathryn Bostic. – Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

Here she’s building a tippy-toe bass line, moody motifs, aching laments—plus a  final vocal/piano/keyboards Bostic original, High Above the Water, boasting the kind of gospel stride and soul windows that organist Shirley Scott once splashed around. – Kurt Brokaw, The Independent

Described by The Independent as “2019’s Must-See Documentary”, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (American Masters) opened in US theaters in June.  The score by Kathryn Bostic (Dear White People, Middle of Nowhere) is out now digitally worldwide on Lakeshore Records.  Earlier this year, Kathryn became first African American female composer to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Dear White People: Justin Simien’s Crowd-Funded Indie Film That Started It All

Lakeshore Records - Dear White People (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Before Justin Simien’s new Netflix series, Dear White People, there was the original theatrical film that started it all!  When the film opened in theaters, it broke domestic box office records for a crowdfunded film. (Indiewire)

If you’re inclined, you can watch the original film starring Tessa Thompson (Creed, Selma, HBO’s “Westworld”) that inspired the series, available now on Digital via iTunes, and on Blu-ray and DVD. 

The film was scored by award-winning composer Kathryn Bostic.  In addition to the score album, the various artists album featuring favorite songs from the movie is also out now on Lakeshore Records.  See below for movie soundtrack purchase details and more.

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