Film Composer Kris Bowers’ Full Circle Moment Directing ‘The Last Repair Shop’

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Film Composer Kris Bowers’ Full Circle Moment Directing ‘The Last Repair Shop’
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When he was 12, he knew he wanted to be a film composer. His family would regularly go to movies on opening weekend and he says he always paid attention to the scoring.

He gives Los Angeles high marks as a great setting for musicians. Growing up, he looked up to his cousin, L.A.-based rapper). He composed some themes for the film, including the song “The Alumni,” for the last scene in the documentary; it’s played by dozens of former and current LAUSD music students in an orchestra — winds, strings, brass, piano. The music highlights the repair shop technicians' musical themes, and the four of them make appearances in the performance.

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