Scoring Emotion: The Music of 'The Wild Robot'

Kris Bowers is no stranger to using music to build a world. The Oscar-winning composer has worked on films like "Green Book," 'Origin," and "The Color Purple," and on the hit Netflix series "Bridgerton." He's also known for his on-the-spot compositions, illustrated in this conversation with 1A Entertainment Correspondent John Horn.

His latest project is "The Wild Robot". In the animated feature directed by Chris Sanders, Roz is a robot is marooned on a deserted island, unable to communicate with the animals and the natural world she finds herself in.

As her programming evolves, and as she learns to speak to her animal neighbors, the score evolves with her.

Kris Bowers joins us to talk about putting music to this wild world.

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