Moses Sumney on His Film Scoring Debut for Aleshea Harris' 'Is God Is'
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Christine Imarenezor
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Summary
Moses Sumney makes his film scoring debut with Aleshea Harris' directorial debut 'Is God Is' for Amazon-MGM Studios. Initially not interested in film composing, Sumney was drawn to the project by the powerful script and original voice of the story. He collaborated with Harris and co-composer to create the score, discussing his approach to film scoring, the scene that resonated most with him, and the challenges and rewards of working as a novice composer in the film industry.
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In the end, it actually felt like a lot of friends and mutual friends sort of coming together to do something great
I hadn't been terribly interested in being a film composer
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