Atticus Ross (The Social Network, Soul, Watchmen, Gone Girl, Mank), Leopold Ross (Triple 9, Dispatches from Elsewhere) & Claudia Sarne (Shining Girls, Earthquake Bird) have composed the original score for the new FX documentary series Dear Mama. The show is directed by Allen Hughes and explores the life and legacy of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur and his mother, the Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur. The 5-parter features archival footage and intimate conversations with those closest to the subjects. Hughes (Menace II Society, Dead Presidents) is also executive producing the project with Lasse Järvi, Quincy Delight Jones III (QD3), Staci Robinson, Nelson George (The Black Godfather, Good Hair), Charles King (Judas and the Black Messiah, Raising Dion), Peter Nelson, Adel “Future” Nur (Euphoria), Jamal Joseph and Ted Skillman (Warriors of Liberty City). Atticus & Leopold Ross & Sarne have previously collaborated with Hughes on the features The Book of Eli & Broken City and the HBO docuseries The Defiant Ones. Dear Mama will premiere this Friday, April 21 on FX and will also be available to stream the following day on Hulu.
Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Claudia Sarne Scoring FX’s ‘Dear Mama’
Posted: April 18, 2023 by filmmusicreporter in TV Scoring AssignmentsTags: Allen Hughes, Atticus Ross, Claudia Sarne, Dear Mama, FX, Hulu, Leopold Ross
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