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Dreamworks Animation’s latest film “The Wild Robot” impacted composer Kris Bowers in ways he did not expect. Director Chris Sanders called on Bowers to write the music for the animated ...
Kris Bowers breaks down his emotional score for "The Wild Robot" and how it resonated deeply with audiences.
The film recently screened at the 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival, where the composer for the film’s score, Kris Bowers, was on hand as a guest for a live taping of Make It Universal and Rotten ...
Bowers began working on "The Wild Robot" in late 2022, immersing himself in the film's unique world before writing a single note. "I always watch a film many times before I write anything," he ...
“The Wild Robot” marks Bowers’s first foray into scoring animation. He began work on the score shortly after the birth of his daughter and spent the next two years fine-tuning the music.
The Wild Robot is about an unlikely family of a robot and a goose. The music from the film reflects composer Kris Bowers ’ own anxieties about being a new parent: He had a 6-month-old daughter ...
Composer Kris Bowers, 35, is nominated for an Academy Award for his scoring of “The Wild Robot.” (Photo: AP Photo / Willy Sanjuan) By Jonathan Landrum Jr. The Associated Press ...
Kris Bowers talks Oscars nom for 'Wild Robot,' John Williams' impact and Kobe Bryant's advice Kris Bowers poses for a portrait on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Pasadena, Calif. Credit: AP/Willy Sanjuan ...
Dreamworks Animation’s latest film “The Wild Robot” impacted composer Kris Bowers in ways he did not expect. Director Chris Sanders called on Bowers to write the music for the animated ...
Bowers began working on “The Wild Robot” in late 2022, immersing himself in the film’s unique world before writing a single note. “I always watch a film many times before I write anything ...
For “The Wild Robot,” Bowers first studied the early black-and-white sketches, where he uncovered his emotions toward the characters, before capturing those feelings at his piano, crafting a ...