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- Professions: Composer, Music Department, Producer
Drum & Lace, or Sofia degli Alessandri-Hultquist if you wanna get formal, hails from Florence, Italy and basically lives somewhere in the crossroads of experimental electronica, film music, and whatever sounds happen to catch her ear that day. Her thing? Taking field recordings—like, literally the world’s background noise—and morphing them into lush, layered tracks with synths, strings, and the occasional chamber instrument. She’s not afraid to mash things together that shouldn’t work but totally do, and you can tell she’s obsessed with film scores and the weird beauty you find in nature. She kicked off her music journey at Berklee, diving deep into Film Scoring & Composition, then leveled up with a master’s from NYU in Music Tech and 3D Audio. So yeah, she knows her way around a studio. You might’ve caught her sound on Apple TV+’s ‘Dickinson,’ NBC’s ‘Good Girls,’ or the Sundance flick ‘Summering.’ Oh, and she’s been tapped for Amazon’s ‘Red White & Royal Blue’ and Lionsgate’s horror ‘Cobweb,’ so she’s definitely on a roll. 2022 was a big year—her debut LP 'Natura' landed on Past Inside the Present, and it’s a total trip: think London Contemporary Orchestra, wild Italian drumming (shoutout Valentina Magaletti), and this whole dance between natural and artificial textures. She keeps pushing boundaries, mixing voices, modular synths, and strings, all wrapped up by mixing/mastering pros like Paul Corley and Joshua Eustis. Her latest, ‘Frost EP,’ goes full ambient, serving up hypnotic, soothing vibes with a twist.
You know, “The First Monday in May” isn’t your run-of-the-mill documentary—it dives headfirst into the glittery chaos of the Met Gala, blending fashion, art, celebrity, and a little bit of high-society drama. The film follows the behind-the-scenes hustle as Andrew Bolton, the exhibit curator, tries to pull off the China: Through the Looking Glass show at The Met. There’s Anna Wintour, of course, because what would a fashion spectacle be without her icy precision? And then there’s this killer score by one of six women who actually cracked the Academy Award shortlist for Best Original Score that year—which is rare, trust me. The music just wraps around the visuals, pulling you into the spectacle and stress of prepping the most exclusive party on the planet. Gowns, egos, and art installations collide, giving you a front-row seat to the madness that is haute couture at its most over-the-top. Not just a fashion doc, it’s a wild ride through creativity and nerves.
Konidela Ram Charan