Shirley Song Explained

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).

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

Year	Title	Director	Studio(s)	Notes
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 PicturesLionsgate Films	Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
	A Tourist's Guide to Love	Steven Tsuchida	Muse EntertainmentNetflix	Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
2021		Michael Rohl	NetflixMotion Picture Corporation of America	Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
2018	Freelancers Anonymous	Sonia Sebastian	Indie Rights	Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An

Television

Year	Title	Creators	Studio(s)	Notes
2024	Exploding Kittens (TV series)	Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal)Shane Kosakowski	Bandera EntertainmentNetflix	Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
2023 -	XO, Kitty	Jenny HanSascha Rothchild	Ace EntertainmentAwesomeness (company)Netflix	Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An

Awards and nominations

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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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Moore . Kasey . 2024-06-06 . 'Exploding Kittens' Animated Netflix Series Sets July 12th, 2024 Release Date . 2024-07-11 . What's on Netflix . en.
2. Web site: Danoff . Owen . 2023-05-25 . XO, Kitty Drops THAT Song Cover & Previews Its Score [EXCLUSIVE] ]. 2024-07-11 . ScreenRant . en.
3. Web site: sidreddy . 2021-06-04 . Meet Shirley Song: Film & TV Composer . 2024-07-11 . SHOUTOUT LA . en-US.
4. Web site: Shirley Song and Jina An . 2024-07-12 . Alliance for Women Film Composers . en-US.
5. Web site: Slatter . Sean . 2024-05-30 . Take Two: Australian-born Chinese composer Shirley Song and South Korean composer Jina Hyojin An . 2024-07-12 . IF Magazine . en-AU.
6. Web site: 2023 HMMA WINNERS AND NOMINEES . 2024-07-12 . Hollywood Music In Media Awards . en-US.
7. Web site: Ames . Jeff . 2023-10-26 . Check Out the Pink Vinyl Edition of the XO, Kitty Soundtrack . 2024-07-12 . ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More . en-US.