Congratulations to Caroline Shaw, who has been nominated for an Emmy Award for her score to Ken Burns's documentary LEONARDO da VINCI, up for Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score)! The score, released on Nonesuch in October, features performances by the composer’s longtime collaborators Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion, and Roomful of Teeth as well as John Patitucci. Shaw wrote and recorded new music for LEONARDO da VINCI, marking the first time a Ken Burns film has featured an entirely original score. The film, which aired on PBS in November, is directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon.
Congratulations to Caroline Shaw, who has been nominated for an Emmy Award for her score to Ken Burns's two-part documentary LEONARDO da VINCI, up for Outstanding Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score).
The score, released on Nonesuch in October, features performances by the composer’s longtime collaborators Attacca Quartet, Sō Percussion, and Roomful of Teeth as well as John Patitucci. Shaw wrote and recorded new music for LEONARDO da VINCI, marking the first time a Ken Burns film has featured an entirely original score. The film, which aired on PBS in November, is directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, and David McMahon, who says: “Caroline’s existing body of music—joyful, daring, at times transcendent, and wholly unique—seemed to speak directly to Leonardo, a seeking soul who, 500 years after his death, can come across as strikingly modern ... The music Caroline created is dynamic, enthralling and filled with wonder." You can get the soundtrack on vinyl and CD and hear it here.
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