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 ''

'', 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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