Brad Oberhofer Scores ‘The Andy Warhol Diaries’ Netflix Documentary Series

Composer and recording artist Brad Oberhofer has provided an original score for the Netflix docuseries The Andy Warhol Diaries, executive produced by Ryan Murphy and directed by Andrew Rossi. Using AI technology, the six-part documentary features Warhol’s recreated voice to narrate each episode from his own diary. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, the project had an actor, Bill Irwin, record the lines, then used a text-to-speech algorithm that adopted Warhol’s Pittsburgh accent. The voices were then combined in an attempt to come as close as possible to the artist. This narration, along with footage and interviews with well-known figures, is accompanied by Brad’s original music.

The series will premiere on Netflix on March 9, 2022.

Synopsis:
Beginning with his childhood in Pittsburgh, the series traces Warhol’s almost unbelievably diverse journey fluidly moving between mediums and through eras as an artist – both revered and reviled – director, publisher, TV producer, scene maker, celebrity and much more. While he was a larger-than-life figure, Warhol was intensely private regarding his personal life. This series truly reveals much about the very complex man through his own words – often in his own voice through the use of cutting-edge AI techniques – and those who worked, created and played alongside him from the subversive to the mainstream, from John Waters to Rob Lowe.

Brad Oberhofer, under his artist moniker Oberhofer, released his second full length album, Smothered, in the fall of 2021 on Telefono Records and has recently announced a short tour in spring 2022.

Watch the trailer below, and set a reminder for March 9!