Kris Bowers and the Music of the Wild Robot

The ASA is thrilled to welcome back Kris Bowers as our guest, to discuss his magnificent score to The Wild Robot. Kris was last with us when he spoke about scoring The Green Book, and since then he has picked up a few more accolades (not that we needed confirmation of his talents).

Kris won a Daytime Emmy for the Amazon TV movie The Snowy Day, and has been nominated for additional Primetime Emmys for his scores to When They See Us, Mrs. America and Bridgerton. He also picked up an Academy Award for co-directing The Last Repair Shop, and an additional nomination for A Concerto is a Conversation.

Kris continues to work on a wide variety of films, television shows and games, including the hit Netflix Shonda Rhimes show Bridgerton, The Color Purple (produced by Steven Spielberg), Chevalier, and several games in the Madden franchise. He also performs and records as an acclaimed jazz pianist.

We’ll ask Kris about how John Williams’ Star Wars scores influenced his action writing for The Wild Robot, and take an in depth look at some of the cues, including his use of unusual percussion instruments.