Episode #129: Composer Emile Mosseri & Minari

Composer Emile Mosseri has, in his short career scoring feature films, worked on some very notable productions. He scored director/producer Joe Talbot's debut, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, has worked with Miranda July on Kajillionaire, and also tackled the second season of the Amazon series, Homecoming. His latest score is for Lee Isaac Chung's Minari, a drama about a Korean American family trying to make their way as farmers in rural Arkansas, and is nominated for an Academy Award.

All of these might be very different films, but Mosseri's scores for each help define the world in which they take place through superb use of melody and pop sensibilities. I spoke with the composer by phone about his process.

Tracklist

Emile Mosseri, "Rain Song" ft. Han Ye-ri (Minari OST)

Emile Mosseri, "Big Country" (Minari OST)

Emile Mosseri, "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" ft. Michael Marshall (The Last Black Man in San Francisco OST)

Emile Mosseri, "Jacob and the Stone" (Minari OST)