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‘Origin’: Why Kris Bowers’ ‘Leaves’ Music Cue Made Ava DuVernay Break Down in Tears (EXCLUSIVE)
Kris Bowers on composing "Leaves" for Ava DuVernay's "Origin" and why the filmmaker broke down in tears.
He got inside the story in such an intimate way.” Adds DuVernay, “the beauty and majesty that Kris Bowers contributed to ‘Origin’ through his soaring, poignant score was monumental to my process as a filmmaker.” Says Bowers, “My approach to writing it was based in improvisation, allowing the deeply emotional performances, Ava’s surreal imagery, and the pacing of the cut, to lead the timing of every note and phrase in the score.” Aside from “Leaves,” Bowers collaborated with Dalit musicians and studied the music that had been written during the Holocaust to spotlight the different cultures represented in the film.
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