Behind the Score of Searching for Amani with Composer David Naroth

David Naroth is a Composer, Sound Designer, and all-around creative person. He loves creating and audio is his favorite outlet of that creativity! He loves experimenting with the traditional and non-traditional to create new perspectives in his compositions. He also loves to push himself to explore different genres of music and loves to work on all types of visual media formats. Today David joins us to discuss his latest project, “Searching for Amani.” The documentary takes place In the heart of Kenya, where a tragedy shatters a young boy's life. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, 2024. We also talk about creating sonic palettes and world building through sound, as well as sonically representing abstract concepts like climate change. Topics Include: -Sonically representing climate change -Collaboration in composing -The process of creating sonic palettes -World building through sound -Experimentation vs working fast -The differences between documentaries and fiction projects -Gear David can’t live without -Finding source sounds and creating a sound library -Sampling and re-sampling https://www.davidnaroth.com/ https://www.searchingforamani.com/