Lakeshore Records has released Mushka—Original 
Score digitally with music by Fabrizio Mancinelli. The poignant orchestral score provides a heartfelt backdrop to the hand-drawn animated short created by iconic animator Andreas Deja.
The exciting release features the Mushka film’s beautiful end credit song, ‘Mushka’s Lullaby’ which just won the Best Song in a Short Film category at The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) the industry group which honors original music (Song and Score) in visual media from around the globe. Disney legend and Oscar winner Richard M. Sherman created Mushka’s Theme and wrote “Mushka’s Lullaby” from the soundtrack which was arranged by Mancinelli. The award-winning song is performed by veteran singer/actress Holly Sedillos.
MUSHKA tells the story of the Ukrainian girl Sarah who raises a Siberian tiger during the 1970s. She calls him Mushka, when she discovers an “M” shaped birthmark on the tiger cub’s forehead. The word Mushka is a Russian term of endearment, like sweetheart.
MUSHKA is about the challenge of having to let go of someone you love, even if it is the hardest thing. The heartwarming story concludes with a reminder that life has a way to provide hope and happiness again, even amidst adversity.
“Drawing inspiration from musical legacies of the past, I yearned to craft a score that transcended mere folkloric conventions. The animation’s exquisite visual aesthetic, reminiscent of beautifully illustrated books, served as a guiding light, influencing the musical nuances that painted each frame. The result is a symphonic score that transcends borders, cultures, and eras,” Mancinelli notes.
He adds “I was overjoyed when Andreas asked me to compose the score for “Mushka”, a love letter to his art form, hand-drawn animation. It was an extraordinary opportunity for me to collaborate with not one, but two Disney Legends, Deja himself and Richard M. Sherman, who had already composed a unique and instantly recognizable theme for “Mushka”, adding another layer of excitement to our collaboration.”
Purchase/ Stream: https://lnk.to/Mushka
Track List
- Happy New Year – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- I’ll Be Alright – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Arrival At The Station – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- The Miners / A New Home – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Out There In The Forest – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Chasing The Tiger – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- I’ll Call Him Mushka / Growing Together (feat. Holly Sedillos) – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Instinct Awakes / Sarah’s Nightmare / The Card Game – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- They Want Mushka / Chase In The Forest And Farewell – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Grandma Needs Me / Big Cat Rescue Team – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Mushka’s Lullaby (feat. Holly Sedillos) – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Mushka’s Lullaby (Instrumental) – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Fantasia From Mushka (For Flute And Piano) [feat. Sara Andon, Simone Pedroni] – Fabrizio Mancinelli
- Mushka’s Lullaby (For Flute And Piano) [feat. Sara Andon, Simone Pedroni] – Fabrizio Mancinelli
ABOUT FABRIZIO MANCINELLI
Fabrizio Mancinelli is an Italian-American composer, songwriter, and conductor whose passion for music and fine arts was cultivated within the medieval walls of L’Aquila, Italy, a city of narrow streets surrounded by Baroque and Renaissance churches. His impressive list of clients and collaborators includes The Walt Disney Studios, Lionsgate, Warner Bros. and NBC. He has written the score for notable titles like Disney’s Growing Up with Nine Old Men, Universal’s The Snow Queen 4: Mirrorlands, and the feature thriller Coyote Lake, and has conducted, for colleague Kris Bowers, the orchestral recordings for Universal’s Green Book, Hulu’s The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Warner Bros’ Space Jam 2, King Richard and the upcoming musical The Color Purple and Disney’s Haunted Mansion.
Most recently, Fabrizio wrote original music and lyrics for the musical feature film The Land of Dreams, which features an extensive orchestral score and ten original songs (for which he provided both music and lyrics). Other recent credits include scores for the Rai Cinema thriller The Boat and the indie comedy Jailbird. Fabrizio also composed the music for “The Mouse Song,” performed by Daveed Diggs and featured in Netflix’s animated Green Eggs and Ham, collaborating with lyricist and screenwriter Mark Rizzo. Other animated projects Fabrizio’s music can be heard in include Disney Legend Andreas Deja’s Mushka (nominated for a 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Award), and the upcoming (2023) Out of the Nest. His music accompanies the Italian fantasy feature Il Viaggio Leggendario and the documentary Food 2050, created for the Rockefeller Foundation. Certifying his incredible work, his original score for the musical Beauty received Best Original Score at the 2018 Genova Film Festival and his score for The Land of Dreams has received numerous accolades including a nomination to the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards.
Fabrizio’s successes are rooted in the advice of two-time Pulitzer Prize winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who encouraged him to enroll at the Conservatory Alfredo Casella, and his experience studying under the guidance of BAFTA and Academy Award winning composer Luis Bacalov. After studying music composition and conducting at the Conservatory Alfredo Casella, Fabrizio went on to graduate from the prestigious Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television program at the University of Southern California (as a Fulbright grant recipient).
Fabrizio is a Sundance Film Music Fellow (2015) and BMI Conduction Fellow (2016) and is the founder of Fab Music, Inc., a music sound production company based in Glendale, California. Additionally, Fabrizio is a voting Member of the Academy of Television, Arts and Sciences, the Recording Academy, and ASIFA. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his family.
ABOUT LAKESHORE RECORDS
Lakeshore Records is a GRAMMY-winning record label, and the soundtrack arm of the Cutting Edge Group. Lakeshore Records is the global independent leader in top line soundtrack album releases, including such popular, critically acclaimed and classic soundtracks as Bridgerton, Drive, Stranger Things, The Old Guard, Cyberpunk 2077, When They See Us, The Handmaid’s Tale, Black Mirror, Star Trek: Picard, Bojack Horseman, Les Miserables, Mandy, Narcos, Logan, The Walking Dead, Napoleon Dynamite, Bill and Ted Face the Music, Red Dead Redemption 2, Legion, the Grammy-winning Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, the Academy Award nominated Lady Bird and Academy Award winners Moonlight, Little Miss Sunshine, American Factory, If Beale Street Could Talk and The Hurt Locker and many, many more.
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