To craft the score and the film’s original songs, GRAMMY-winning songwriter and Executive Music Producer Evan “Kidd” Bogart (Beyonce’’s “Halo” and Rhianna’s “SOS”), and award-winning songwriter/producer Justin Gray (Mariah Carey, John Legend), collaborated with writer/director Timothy Scott Bogart to assemble and lead an A-team of chart-topping co-writers.  And to really give the music that “leave the theatre humming” vibe, Bogart and Gray employed a few techniques unique to movie musicals. For one, they strategically introduced core melodies and themes from the original songs throughout the film’s score before their full performances, creating a subtle sense of familiarity and leading viewers to associate melodies with characters or themes (think the effect of reprises).  Beyond the initial songwriting, Bogart and Gray were deeply involved throughout filming in Italy, too, working directly with the director, recording actors on set, and continuously adapting the music with their team to enhance the on-screen action.  The result? A genre-spanning soundtrack with a signature, smash-hit pop sensibility courtesy of some of the industry’s top hitmakers.

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