In this exclusive interview, composer GEORGE SHAW discusses scoring the new series ABOMINABLE AND THE INVISIBLE CITY as well as developing motifs for individual characters and magical creatures, instrumentation, incorporating Asian cultural influences within the score, the uniqueness of different end title music for each episode, and more.
SYNOPSIS: A comedy adventure series that continues the wild and wooly fun of DreamWorks Animation’s “Abominable”. Through Everest the yeti, Yi, Jin, and Peng know that there’s a whole magical world out there, and now it’s even closer than they think! When they discover that their surroundings are teeming with magical creatures in need of their help, the kids will set out on extraordinary and heartfelt adventures throughout their city and beyond.
An animated delight, ABOMINABLE AND THE INVISIBLE CITY is executive produced by Jim Schumann and Katherine Nolfi, with Tiffany Lo and Ethel Lung serving as writers and story editors. Over the course of the 10-episode series from DreamWorks Animation, several directors take the helm, among them Ruolin Li, Jim Schumann, and Kevin Wotton. Voice actors include Chloe Bennet as “Yi”, Tenzing Trainor as “Jin”, Ethan Loh as “Peng”, Michelle Wong as “Mei”, Karen Huie as “Nai Nai”, Darin De Paul as “Everest”, Alan Cumming as “Burnish”.
Over the course of this 10-episode first season, we are reintroduced to our heroes Yi, Jin, Peng, and of course, Everest, while meeting new characters and different magical creatures in each episode, building story for a climactic two-part finale with episodes 9 and 10. ABOMINABLE AND THE INVISIBLE CITY boasts strong storylines, engaging characters, and wonderful cultural diversity, all brought together under the umbrella of beauteous animation, superb voice performances, and musical scoring by GEORGE SHAW that is transportive, emotional, and fun.
A child of the 80s and 90s with a love for animated cartoons on a Saturday morning, GEORGE SHAW also followed his love of music, eventually finding a perfect meld of animation and music through his musical compositions. With more than 17 feature films to his credit, custom music for trailers, over 60 short films, and multiple video games to his credit, GEORGE SHAW was the perfect choice as the composer for ABOMINABLE AND THE INVISIBLE CITY.
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by debbie elias, exclusive interview 09/30/2022
