Shirley Song | |
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| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Website | shirleysong |
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), [1] XO, Kitty (2023), [2] 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).
Song was born in Sydney, Australia 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, University of Sydney. After graduating she continued her studies in Film Scoring at the Berklee College of Music. [3]
Song has collaborated with composer Jina Hyojin An and have co-scored Netflix's Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star featuring Vanessa Hudgens, [4] Amazon Prime's Five Blind Dates , [5] and A Tourist's Guide to Love , starring Rachael Leigh Cook. They were nominated for Best Score for TV/Streamed Movie award at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, [6] Netflix's XO, Kitty , where their soundtrack was released by Lakeshore Records and limited edition pink vinyl. [7]
In 2024, Song and An scored the feature dramedy, The Everything Pot, which premiered at the 2024 Tribeca 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.
| Year | Title | Director | Studio(s) | Notes |
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| 2024 | Five Blind Dates | Shawn Seet | Amazon Studios | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An |
| The Everything Pot | Sherise Dorf | — | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An | |
| 2023 | The Re-Education of Molly Singer | Andy Palmer | Myriad Pictures Lionsgate Films | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An |
| A Tourist's Guide to Love | Steven Tsuchida | Muse Entertainment Netflix | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An | |
| 2021 | The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star | Michael Rohl | Motion Picture Corporation of America Brad Krevoy Productions Netflix | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An |
| 2018 | Freelancers Anonymous | Sonia Sebastian | Indie Rights | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An |
| Year | Title | Creators | Studio(s) | Notes |
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| 2025 | Bearbrick | Meghan McCarthy | DreamWorks Animation Television Dentsu Entertainment Apple TV+ | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An |
| 2024 | Exploding Kittens | Matthew Inman Shane Kosakowski | Bandera Entertainment Netflix | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An |
| 2023 - | XO, Kitty | Jenny Han Sascha Rothchild | Ace Entertainment Awesomeness Netflix | Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An |
| Association | Year | Work | Category | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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| Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) | 2023 | A Tourist's Guide to Love | Best Original Score - Animated Film | Nominated | Shared with Jina Hyojin An | [6] |