Shirley Song

Shirley Song
Born	Sydney, Australia
Occupation	Composer
Years active	2017–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), and Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star (2021).

Early life

Shirley 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]

Career

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.

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 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

Year	Title	Creators	Studio(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

Association	Year	Work	Category	Result	Notes	Ref.
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]

References

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

External links

• Official website
• Shirley Song at IMDb