Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 9 minutes ago
Composer Raphael Saadiq chats with us on the red carpet at THR's Nominees Night and talks about Oscar campaigning for 'Sinners' saying "this one's special." Plus, he reveals he is making his directorial debut soon with a new documentary.

Category

People
Transcript
00:00How was the luncheon?
00:01It was amazing. It was good.
00:02A lot of amazing people to see and meet.
00:05And, you know, the nominees are like out the roof.
00:07You know, great artists, great composers, great actors, great makeup artists,
00:11great costume designers, great sound people.
00:14Just the whole, everybody's there. Yes.
00:18You've obviously been through this before with Lovecraft, Mudbound,
00:21you know, going through the award circuit.
00:23How does Oscar campaigning on this side compare?
00:25This is, um, this is, all of them are wonderful.
00:29All of them are great.
00:31But this one's, this one's, uh, this is special.
00:32This is a very special one. Yeah.
00:35I know you said in our Oscar roundtable, you like the pressure of the studio.
00:38And I think there was extra pressure here,
00:40basically having to write your song, you know, day one coming in.
00:44Is there any other experience in your career songwriting that is comparable to that?
00:48That's uncomfortable?
00:49That's comparable to that level of pressure?
00:51Every time I make an album or anything or produce them,
00:54another artist, it's always a challenge, you know?
00:56So I think it's all, it's all relative.
00:59Yeah.
01:00Brent Fires' album is coming out just a couple days.
01:03You're executive producer.
01:04What can you kind of tease about it?
01:06What was the experience like?
01:07It's iconic.
01:08You know, he's iconic.
01:09This album is different from some of his other projects.
01:12He really, really dove into it and really, um,
01:15and really put his, his, his world into it.
01:18You know, he sat in the studio with his, with his crew and his team,
01:21and he really thought this one out.
01:22So I'm really excited for people to get the chance to hear what he's put together.
01:26Yes.
01:27What is next for you after this?
01:28Um, next for me, um, four albums next year, uh, my vinyl club,
01:33and also, uh, a documentary that I'm actually directing,
01:37my first director's debut.
01:38Yes.
01:39So we'll be talking to you again?
01:40Of course.
01:41Yes.
01:41All right.
01:41Good.
01:42Good.
01:43Good.
01:43Good.
01:44Good.
01:44Good.
01:45Good.
01:47Good.
01:47Good.
Comments

Recommended