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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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New Soundtrack: Miriam Cutler’s EMMY-Nominated ‘Love, Gilda’ Documentary Score Debuts!

Directed by Lisa D’Apolito, Love, Gilda received two EMMY® nominations for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, and Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) for composer Miriam Cutler!  In our previous announcement, we uncovered how Miriam was instrumental in getting the Television Academy to finally recognize documentary scores (Hollywood Reporter),   The soundtrack – Love, Gilda – Original Score is out now digitally on Lakeshore Records!  See links and more below.

Director Lisa D’Apolito’s documentary is at its best detailing Radner’s struggle to make her voice heard in a field that she adored, but that wasn’t often hospitable to women, even when the individual men in it thought they were being gracious and inclusive. – Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com

 

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‘Love, Gilda’: How Composer Miriam Cutler Spearheaded The EMMY Documentary Score Category | Hollywood Reporter

Thanks to Love, Gilda composer Miriam Cutler, the Television Academy is recognizing nonfiction documentary music for the first time this year.  Find out how she did it now at The Hollywood Reporter.  Cutler herself received two EMMY® nominations this year for her compositions, one of which is for Love, Gilda.  Lakeshore Records will release the soundtrack digitally this Friday, August 9.  More album details are forthcoming.

Watch the trailer for Love, Gilda, available now on Digital HD and VOD.

 

Throwback Thursday: Academy Award-Nominated Doc ‘I Am Not Your Negro’, Score By Alexei Aigui

In this edition of Throwback Thursday, we pay tribute to James Baldwin, novelist, playwright, and social critic. We take a look at I Am Not Your Negro, Academy Award®-nominated documentary based on his unfinished novel, Remember This House. The film features score by award-winning composer Alexei Aigui.

James Baldwin is also known for the novel, If Beale Street Could Talk, now an Academy Award®-nominated film.

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

 

Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing present I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, available now On Demand (get it here) and now streaming on Amazon Prime.

 

Alexei Aigu’s Score To Academy Award® Nominated ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Film Is Out Now

I Am Not Your Negro presents a good chunk of this material on its soundtrack, masterfully syncing Baldwin’s words to a series of images that bind past and present. – The Village Voice

One of the best movies you are likely see this year – Manohla Dargis, New York Times

Lakeshore Records is very released to release I Am Not Your Negro (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), available now digitally!  The album features score by award-winning composer Alexei Aigui (The Horde). Preview or stream the album below. 

Soundtrack Available Now: [iTunes][Stream]

MAGNOLIA PICTURES and AMAZON STUDIOS present I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO, in theaters now (get tickets).


 

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