Shirley Song is an Australian born Chinese film and TV composer. She has composed and co-composed scores for an array of films and television shows, including Netflix's ''
Exploding Kittens'' (2024), ''
XO, Kitty
''XO, Kitty'' is an American romantic comedy drama television series created by Jenny Han for Netflix that premiered on May 18, 2023. It is a spin-off of the ''To All the Boys'' film series (itself an adaptation of Han's book trilogy '' To Al ...
'' (2023), ''
Five Blind Dates'' (2024), ''
The Re-education of Molly Singer'' (2023), ''
A Tourist's Guide to Love'' (2023), and ''
Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star'' (2021).
Early life
Shirley Song was born in
Sydney, Australia
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean ...
where she grew up playing piano, acting and performing in theatre productions. She graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Composition)(Hons) degree from the
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music (SCM) — formerly the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music, and known by the moniker "The Con" — is the music school of the University of Sydney. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious music ...
,
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney (USYD) is a public university, public research university in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in both Australia and Oceania. One of Australia's six sandstone universities, it was one of the ...
. After graduating she continued her studies in Film Scoring at the
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United ...
.
Career
Song has collaborated with composer Jina Hyojin An and have co-scored Netflix's ''
Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star'' featuring
Vanessa Hudgens
Vanessa Anne Hudgens ( ; born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in '' Thirteen'' (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the ''High School Musical'' film series (200 ...
, Amazon Prime's ''
Five Blind Dates'', and ''
A Tourist's Guide to Love'', starring
Rachael Leigh Cook
Rachael Leigh Cook (born October 4, 1979) is an American actress and model. She has starred in the films ''The Baby-Sitters Club (film), The Baby-Sitters Club'' (1995), ''She's All That'' (1999), and ''Josie and the Pussycats (film), Josie and ...
. They were nominated for Best Score for TV/Streamed Movie award at the
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) is an award organization honoring original music (Song and Score) in all forms visual media including film, TV, video games, trailers, commercial advertisements, documentaries, music videos and special p ...
,
Netflix's ''
XO, Kitty
''XO, Kitty'' is an American romantic comedy drama television series created by Jenny Han for Netflix that premiered on May 18, 2023. It is a spin-off of the ''To All the Boys'' film series (itself an adaptation of Han's book trilogy '' To Al ...
'', where their soundtrack was released by
Lakeshore Records
Lakeshore Village Entertainment, LLC was an American independent film production, finance, and former international sales and distribution company founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg and Ted Tannebaum. Lakeshore Entertainment is headquartered in Bev ...
and limited edition pink vinyl.
In 2024, Song and An scored the feature dramedy, ''The Everything Pot'', which premiered at the 2024
Tribeca Festival
The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Enterprises. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival ...
as well as completing the music for the Netflix adult animation ''
Exploding Kittens'', based on the popular table top game of the same name.
Filmography
Films
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Official website*
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian film score composers
University of Sydney alumni
Australian women film score composers
21st-century Australian composers
21st-century Australian women composers