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‘Will & Harper’ Songwriter Sean Douglas Improv’ed His Way To The Film’s Closing Song With Kristen Wiig – Sound & Screen Film
Sean Douglas found crafting the song “Harper and Will Go West” for the documentary 'Will & Harper' alongside Kristen Wiig was akin to improv comedy.
“All songwriting, at least in my world of different co-writes of combinations of people all the time is very like, “Yes, and…” Douglas, who’s the son of actor Michael Keaton, said from the stage of Deadline’s Sound & Screen musical showcase. Within the film’s framework, the duo’s mutual friend Wiig is tasked with putting together a theme song for their journey with nearly impossible stylistic mandates – it had to be folksy, yet jazzy, and on and on. As for Wiig, she turned out to be an ideal collaborator, Douglas said, calling her “obviously a national treasure, and she’s just as wonderful and funny and sweet in person – and such a good singer!
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