Written by David NarothI was brought on to Searching For Amani through David Flemming, my longtime mentor and collaborator, who produced the score with Monica Sonand and myself. Working with Monica on the score was a joy. Having known Monica for a while and collaborated on various projects in the past, we were able to hit the ground running pretty seamlessly. This was my first experience co-scoring a project, and it turned out to be incredibly smooth. Our musical palette focused heavily on soft and airy strings, a sound that evokes a feeling of being lost, floating between realities. 'Searching for Amani'This felt perfectly suited for a score exploring both sides of the conflict in Kenya and portraying Simon’s journey for answers of what happened to his father. These strings became the cohesive element of our score.My writing initially began with the opening titles. Nicole, Debra, and the editors did an outstanding job visually capturing the project’s tone in that sequence, and I aimed to match that musically. Simon’s and his family’s journey inspired a sense of strength and unity in the face of human suffering and grief. In the opening, I tried to capture this with a hopeful composition featuring a sparse and lonely arrangement, one I knew I’d reference throughout the score. I tend to think emotionally when choosing instruments, and the airy, bending flute conveyed the grief I aimed to express, almost like a call to our loved ones who are no longer with us. For the...
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