Composer, Patrick Kirst (The Kissing Booth 1 & 2, Breaking Surface, Inherit the Viper)

(TSAP S03E21)


Sam speaks with composer, Patrick Kirst, in a deep dive
conversation about various topics. These include his recent
projects; The Kissing Booth & Breaking Surface, freelancing,
the challenges of when to charge more/less etc., the shift in
confidence. All this as well as the critical mass of projects
& becoming special, the evolution of studying, his book &
more! 


"Patrick Kirst is a German-born film composer
based in Los Angeles. He’s best known for his work on the highly
successful, romantic comedy trilogy, Netflix' The Kissing
Booth. The sequel was released in summer 2020 and once again,
achieved a record-shattering number of streams and garnered the
prestigious People’s Choice Award in both the Comedy Movie and
Comedy Movie Star of 2020 categories. The release of The
Kissing Booth 3 will premiere in the summer of 2021.

In 2007, he became an integral part of Aaron Zigman’s team where
he earned credits on top-grossing films such as The
Proposal, The Ugly Truth, Sex and the City: The
Movie, Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, and The
Shack. The composer’s other credits include Disney’s first nature
documentary Earth, the eclectic and intimate score for
the Mar Del Plata Film Festival Grand Prize Winner Las
Malas Intenciones (The Bad Intentions), as well as his
powerful lyrical score for Der Grosse Kater (The Big
Cat). In 2017, Kirst wrote the score for Seaworld’s new
documentary-style show Orca Encounter. Most recently, he
scored the Swedish survival drama Breaking Surface, the
political documentary Welcome to Pine Lake (CBSN), the
opioid crime drama Inherit the Viper (Lionsgate), and
contributed to the score of the comedy The War with Grandpa,
starring Robert De Niro.

As an integral part of the thriving media industry in Los
Angeles, Kirst continues to share classic composition techniques
and new innovations through both his work as a respected composer
and as a professor at the University of Southern
California."

Big thanks to Callum Tennick for editing and mastering
this episode.


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