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‘Shirley’: How Composer Tamar-Kali’s Score Reflects a Love of Country, Determination and Ambition (EXCLUSIVE)
Composer Tamar-kali on scoring Shirley Chisholm theme of determination and energy
As a proud Brooklynite, composer Tamar-kali will often walk around her neighborhood and see a mural of America’s first Black congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. Chisholm’s story is the subject of “Shirley,” a new film produced by and starring Regina King, directed by John Ridley and coming to Netflix on March 22. “I used a wider palette compared to my previous films ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’ or ‘Joan Didion’s The Last Thing He Wanted.’ There’s french horn and I was able to use more percussion to hold the backdrop of the campaign trail,” she explains.
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