Both the show (Hulu/Peacock) and the soundtrack are now available to stream! It's been an utter joy to compose music for such a fun and delightful show that's full of heart, comedy, adventure, fantasy, and so much more.
Listen to the soundtrack here.
Screening at DreamWorks
On Oct. 4, DreamWorks hosted a private screening at their on campus Campanile Theater, followed by a panel of the creatives behind the show. It was the first time I got to be in a room in person with a lot of the crew, since almost all of the meetings took place on Zoom.
Pictured (L-R): Moderator Jazz Tangcay, Showrunner Jim Schumann, Head Writers Ethel Lung and Tiffany Lo, Art Director Sei Nakashima, Composer George Shaw
Afterwards the evening concluded with a live performance of a concert suite that I arranged especially for this evening, featuring Stephanie Yu on solo violin. She's the violinist featured on the soundtrack for Yi's magical playing, and I also shot reference video of her performances that were used as reference for the animators to match Yi's playing. For this performance, I even added some additional virtuoso solo violin parts to the arrangement, and she nails it like the rockstar that she is!
Clips of the performance below
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Performers:
Solo Violin: Stephanie Yu
Flute: Sarah Robinson
Clarinet/Bawu: George Shaw
Pipa: Celia Yu Liu
Percussion: Isaku Kageyama
Violin 1: Ray Reinebach
Violin 2: Sheng-Ching Hsu
Viola: Kevin Hsu
Cello: Suji Kang
Soundtrack Credits
I have to give thanks to the many talented people who contributed their talents to make this soundtrack a reality!
Soundtrack Album Produced by George Shaw
Mixed and Mastered by Alvin Wee
Solo Violin: Stephanie Yu
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax, Bawu, Lion Drum: George Shaw
Dizi: Josh Plotner
Erhu: Hannah Zhang
Violin: Ray Reinebach, Sheng-Ching Hsu
Viola: Kevin Hsu
Cello: Judy Kang
Alto Sax: Samuel da Silva (via Musiversal)
Trumpet: Jon-Paul Frappier (via Musiversal)
Trombone: Chris Ott (via Musiversal)
Drum Set: Adam Alessi (via Musiversal)
Electric Guitar: Mike Fonte (via Musiversal)
Violin: Ali Bello, Damian Bolotin (via Musiversal)
Cello: Joe Zeitlin (via Musiversal)