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 Slanted, Netflix's Exploding Kittens (2024), XO, Kitty (2023), 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 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.
Career Song has collaborated with composer Jina Hyojin An and have co-scored Netflix's Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star featuring Vanessa Hudgens, Amazon Prime's Five Blind Dates, 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, Netflix's XO, Kitty, where their soundtrack was released by Lakeshore Records and limited edition pink vinyl.
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 YearTitleDirectorStudio(s)Notes2025SlantedAmy WangFox Entertainment StudiosMusic by Shirley Song2024Five Blind DatesShawn SeetAmazon StudiosCo-Composed with Jina Hyojin AnThe Everything PotSherise Dorf—Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An2023The Re-Education of Molly SingerAndy PalmerMyriad PicturesLionsgate FilmsCo-Composed with Jina Hyojin AnA Tourist's Guide to LoveSteven TsuchidaMuse EntertainmentNetflixCo-Composed with Jina Hyojin An2021The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the StarMichael RohlMotion Picture Corporation of AmericaBrad Krevoy ProductionsNetflixCo-Composed with Jina Hyojin An2018Freelancers AnonymousSonia SebastianIndie RightsCo-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
Television YearTitleCreatorsStudio(s)Notes2025BearbrickMeghan McCarthyDreamWorks Animation TelevisionDentsu EntertainmentApple TV+Co-Composed with Jina Hyojin An2024Exploding KittensMatthew InmanShane KosakowskiBandera EntertainmentNetflixCo-Composed with Jina Hyojin An2023 -XO, KittyJenny HanSascha RothchildAce EntertainmentAwesomenessNetflixCo-Composed with Jina Hyojin An
Awards and nominations +AssociationYearWorkCategoryResultNotesRef.Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA)2023A Tourist's Guide to LoveBest Original Score - Animated FilmNominatedShared with Jina Hyojin An
References
External links
Official website