Kathryn Bostic

Composer
Music Department
Soundtrack

Kathryn Bostic sits down with BIG SCORE to talk about her process in creating score and vocals for "THE SUPREMES at EARL's ALL YOU CAN EAT" movie! Here is an excerpt.

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The Supremes at Earl's All You Can Eat-BIG SCORE interview excerpt

Emmy nominated and award winning composer and singer/songwriter Kathryn Bostic is known for her work on film, TV, theater, and symphonic music. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Television Academy, The Recording Academy and The Society of Composers and Lyricists. Kathryn is a recipient of numerous fellowships and awards including the prestigious Hollywood Music in Media Award, SCL Outstanding Music in Original Score for Independent Film, African American Film Critics Award for Best Music, Time Warner-Sundance Fellowship, Sundance Fellowship for Feature Film Scoring, and BMI Streaming Media Award. Her end title song and performance of "High Above the Water" from award winning film "Toni Morrison-The Pieces I Am" was Oscar shortlisted.

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Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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Known for

Mekhi Phifer, Sanaa Lathan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Russell Hornsby, Julian McMahon, and Uzo Aduba in The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024)

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat

6.5

Composer

2024

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

7.8

Composer

2019

Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir

7.8

Composer

2021

Women of the Movement

7.5

TV Series

Composer

Credits

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Composer

American Masters
8.2
TV Series
- Composer
- 2015–2026
Sarah's Oil
6.9
- music by
- 2025
Women Laughing
Short
- Composer
- 2025
She Runs the World
8.7
- Composer
- 2025
Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore
7.6
- Composer
- 2025
American Experience
8.6
TV Series
- original music score by
- Composer (as Kysia Bostic)
- 2001–2024
Rooted
- Composer
- 2024
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
6.5
- Composer
- 2024
Wild with Happy
8.5
Podcast Series
- Composer
- 2024
Praise Petey
5.9
TV Series
- Composer
- 2023
The League
7.5
- Composer
- 2023
How to Rig an Election: The Racist History of the 1876 Presidential Contest
6.7
Short
- Composer
- 2023
Dotty & Soul
5.8
- Composer
- 2022
Lift
7.7
- Composer
- 2022
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power
7.7
- Composer
- 2022

Music Department

Sarah's Oil
6.9
- orchestrator
- score vocals by
- 2025
The League
7.5
- musician: keys & piano
- 2023
Women of the Movement
7.5
TV Series
- orchestrator
- 2022
Black Art: In the Absence of Light
7.3
- orchestrator
- 2021
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
7.8
- orchestrator
- 2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
7.6
- orchestrator
- 2021
Bad Times at the El Royale
7.1
- choir (uncredited)
- 2018
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
6.2
- alto vocals (uncredited)
- 2014
Ice Age: Continental Drift
6.5
- choir (uncredited)
- 2012
The Lorax
6.4
- choir (uncredited)
- 2012
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
6.9
- choir (uncredited)
- 2009
The Day the Earth Stood Still
5.5
- alto vocals (uncredited)
- 2008
Charlie Wilson's War
7.0
- alto vocals (uncredited)
- 2007
X-Men: The Last Stand
6.6
- choir (uncredited)
- 2006
King Kong
7.2
- singer (uncredited)
- 2005

Soundtrack

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
6.5
- performer: "State of Grace (Film Version)"
- writer: "State of Grace (Film Version)"
- 2024
Clemency
6.5
- performer: "Slow Train"
- writer: "Slow Train"
- 2019
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
7.8
- performer: "High Above the Water"
- writer: "High Above the Water"
- 2019
Waking the Sleeping Giant: The Making of a Political Revolution
7.4
- writer: "Awake"
- 2017
Cameraperson
7.5
- performer: "Bloodlines Chant"
- writer: "Bloodlines Chant"
- 2016

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Demo Reel 3:47

"High Above the Water" End title song from "Toni Morrison The Pieces I Am"

Demo Reel 0:41

The Supremes at Earl's All You Can Eat-BIG SCORE interview excerpt

Demo Reel 0:41

The Supremes at Earl's All You Can Eat-BIG SCORE interview excerpt

Demo Reel 1:31

Kathryn Bostic's "SLOW TRAIN" from the award winning film CLEMENCY

Personal details

Official site
- Official Site
Alternative name
- Kysia Bostic
Other works
She was composer for Rajiv Joseph's play, "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," on Broadway in New York City with Robin Williams and Arian Moayed in the cast. David Lander was lighting designer. Acme Sound Partners and Cricket S. Myers were sound designers. Moises Kaufman was director. Derek McLane was set designer.