The Heart Behind "GOAT"(2026)
GOAT (2026) opens to the chanting of a crowd: "Roots run deep!" The rest of the film goes on to echo that sentiment, offering gorgeous animation and a heartfelt story along the way.
Kris Bowers
Kristopher Bowers (born April 5, 1989) is an American composer, pianist, and documentary director. He has composed scores for films, including Green Book, King Richard, The Color Purple, The Wild Robot and television series, including Bridgerton, Mrs. America, Dear White People, and When They See Us. Bowers is the recipient of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for Amazon Prime Video's adaptation of The Snowy Day. He has garnered multiple nominations at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Critics' Choice Awards. Bowers co-directed, with Ben Proudfoot, the short documentaries A Concerto Is a Conversation (2021) and The Last Repair Shop (2023), winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film. Bowers has recorded, performed and collaborated with José James, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, and Kanye West throughout his career. He has also collaborated with filmmakers Blitz Bazawule, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Malcolm D. Lee, Chris Sanders, and Justin Simien. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kris Bowers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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