Shirley Song

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Shirley Song
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Composer Shirley Song
Born
Shirley Xue Ni Song

Occupation Composer
Years active2017–present
Notable work Exploding Kittens, XO, Kitty
Website shirleysong.com

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), Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021).

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Early life

Shirley Song was born in Sydney, Australia, and grew up playing piano and 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, and continued her studies in Film Scoring at the Berklee College of Music. [3]

Career

Song is a frequent collaborator with good friend, composer Jina Hyojin An. Together, they have co-scored Netflix's Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star featuring Vanessa Hudgens, [4] Amazon Prime's Five Blind Dates, [5] A Tourist's Guide to Love, starring Rachael Leigh Cook, in which 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 as well as a 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 (TV series), based on the popular table top game of the same name.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleDirectorStudio(s)Notes
2024 Five Blind Dates Shawn Seet Amazon Studios Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
The Everything PotSherise DorfCo-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 Netflix

Motion Picture Corporation of America

Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
2018 Freelancers Anonymous Sonia Sebastian Indie Rights Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An

Television

YearTitleCreatorsStudio(s)Notes
2024 Exploding Kittens (TV series) Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal)

Shane Kosakowski

Bandera Entertainment

Netflix

Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
2023 - XO, Kitty Jenny Han

Sascha Rothchild

Ace Entertainment

Awesomeness (company) Netflix

Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An

Awards and nominations

AssociationYearWorkCategoryResultNotesRef.
Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) 2023 A Tourist's Guide to Love Best Original Score - Animated FilmNominatedShared with Jina Hyojin An [6]

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