{"id":635655,"date":"2026-10-19T21:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635655\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T21:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:38:08","slug":"kris-bowers-to-compose-score-for-disneys-animated-feature-hexed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/635655\/","title":{"rendered":"Kris Bowers to Compose Score For Disney&#8217;s Animated Feature &#8216;Hexed&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAcademy Award winning composer <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/kris-bowers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kris Bowers<\/a> is set to score the music for the upcoming Disney animated feature \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/hexed\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hexed\" data-tag=\"hexed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hexed<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe film stars Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins in a magical coming-of-age saga. \u201cHexed\u201d follows an unconventional teenage girl who discovers secret magical abilities which, once unleashed, hurtle her into a spectacle-filled journey through a hidden realm of witches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cHexed\u201d is set to hit theaters on Nov. 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBowers said, \u201cCreating the score for \u2018Hexed\u2019 was all about exploration and experimentation. Inspired by a young woman who dreams of flying, both literally and metaphorically, I began exploring unusual ways of making music with air: bird call whistles, wind wand, nose flutes, bottles, kazoos, air sirens and even recordings of actual birds transformed into instruments.\u201d He added, \u201cThe film\u2019s unique take on a magical realm inspired a sound that blends orchestra, an effected chamber woodwind ensemble, synths and natural sound elements, often blurring the line between acoustic and electronic textures. At its core, this is a deeply emotional mother-daughter journey and I wanted the music to capture both that intimacy and the wonder and adventure of this world. I\u2019m so grateful for the incredibly engaging collaboration with Fawn, Jason, Jared and the entire Disney Animation filmmaking team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFawn Veerasunthorn and Jason Hand direct the film, with Roy Conli and Yvett Merino on board as producers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn addition to scoring \u201cHexed,\u201d <a data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/artisans\/news\/kris-bowers-compose-netflix-animated-feature-steps-1236832210\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/artisans\/news\/kris-bowers-compose-netflix-animated-feature-steps-1236832210\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bowers also composed the music for Netflix\u2019s animated film \u201cSteps.<\/a>\u201d Additionally, he scored the upcoming Paramount\/Skydance sports drama, \u201cMr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story, which premieres on Dec. 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBowers will also reunite with filmmaker Ben Proudfoot. He composed the score for Breakwater Studios\u2019 documentary \u201cThe Eyes Of Ghana.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Academy Award winning composer Kris Bowers is set to score the music for the upcoming Disney animated feature&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":635656,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,241645,241045,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-635655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-hexed","tag-kris-bowers","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=635655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/635655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/635656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=635655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=635655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=635655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}