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Grammy Nominee Masego Tapped to Compose Score for Groundbreaking Anime 'Mfinda'
23 Oct
Summary
- Masego, a Grammy-nominated artist, to compose original score for anime film 'Mfinda'
- Masego is the first Black composer to score an anime theatrical film
- 'Mfinda' is a co-production between GKIDS, JuVee Productions, and legendary anime producer Masao Maruyama
In a groundbreaking move, Grammy-nominated recording artist Masego has been tapped to produce the original score for the upcoming anime fantasy film 'Mfinda'. This marks a historic milestone, as Masego is set to become the first Black composer to score an anime theatrical release.
'Mfinda' is a co-production between GKIDS, the Oscar-winning producers and distributors, Viola Davis and Julius Tennon's JuVee Productions, and legendary anime producer Masao Maruyama. The film, created by Patience Lekien and Christiano Terry, follows a 13-year-old Congolese girl who is transported to the mystical Mfinda forest, where she meets another young girl and embarks on a journey to find a magical artifact that could help her return home.
