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Cold Little Heart by Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Kiwanuka
Artist Biography For Michael Kiwanuka
Michael Samuel Kiwanuka Born 3 May 1987 Is An English Soul Musician Who Is Signed To Communion Records. He Has Been Compared To Marvin Gaye Curtis Mayfield Bill Withers Randy Newman Terry Callier And Otis Redding As Well As Van Morrison And The Temptations. In January 2012 He Won The BBC's Sound Of 2012 Poll.
Kiwanuka Grew Up In Muswell Hill London The Son Of Ugandan Parents Who Had Escaped The Amin Regime. He Attended Fortismere School Leaving There In 2005 After Completing His A-Levels. He Went On To Study At The School Of Media Arts And Design At The University Of Westminster.
Kiwanuka Worked As A Session Guitarist Playing With Chipmunk And Bashy Before Working As A Solo Artist His First Proper Gig Was At The Oxford Kentish Town. He Came To The Attention Of Communion Records Which Released His First Two EPs Including His Debut Tell Me A Tale On 13 June 2011.
Kiwanuka Supported Adele On Her Adele Live 2011 Tour As Well At Her ITunes Festival 2011 Gig And Played At The 2011 Hard Rock Calling.
In 2011 He Signed A Deal With Polydor Records. He Was Included In The BBC's Sound Of 2012 Poll And Was Named As The Winner On 6 January 2012. In June 2012 He Was Illustrated In A BBC Article Regarding Spain Vis-À-Vis Uganda During The Eurozone Crisis His Putative Counterpart Was Actress Penélope Cruz.
In July 2016 He Performed At The British Summer Time Festival In Hyde Park On The Same Day As Carole King And Don Henley.
The 5th Prestigious HiPipo Music Awards Will Honor Michael Kiwanuka With The Award Of "Best Global Act" In Recognition And Celebration Of His ‘Love & Hate’ Album Success And Musical Accomplishments Since His 2012 Debut Album "Home Again".
His Song "Cold Little Heart" Serves As The Opening Theme For The HBO Miniseries Big Little Lies.
Kiwanuka Has Acknowledged Influences From Musicians Such As Jimi Hendrix Bill Withers Otis Redding Jack Johnson Pops Staples The Band Joni Mitchell Bob Dylan Eric Bibb Tommy Sims Wham! Richie Havens And Funkadelic He Has Played With James Gadson Who Drummed For Bill Withers.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Cold Little Heart
Michael-Kiwanuka - Love & Hate
Michael Kiwanuka Wrote This Epic 10-Minute Track With American Musician And Hip-Hop Producer Inflo. Kiwanuka Told Mojo ""Cold Little Heart" Probably Most Describes Where I Got To After Getting Stuck In My Own Writing. Usually I Write Songs In My Room On Acoustic Guitar. But Working With 'Flo I Needed To Try Different Ways To Shake Things Up. "Cold Little Heart" Was The Result." Kiwanuka's Vocals Only Kick In After A Five-Minute Guitar-Led Instrumental. He Said "I've Always Liked Soul Music From The '70s Like Isaac Hayes And Funkadelic. A Lot Of It Is Really Patient - 'Maggot Brain' Slowly Evolves 'Walk On By' Slowly Builds. They're Like Suites But It's Hard To Come Up With That With Just Acoustic Guitar. Writing In The Studio At The Same Time As Recording You've Got Keyboards Guitars Effects Electric Guitars So You Can Really Go To Town With Long Structures And Passages." The Song Is The Opening Track Of "Love & Hate". Co-Producer Danger Mouse Told Mojo "The Moment We Finished "Cold Little Heart " There Was No Way It Wasn't Going To Open The Album. Everybody Knows About Michael's Voice But He's Also An Amazing Guitar Player And Songwriter. I Said 'The First Song You Release Off This Album Should Be An Instrumental.' We Didn't Do That This Is The Next Best Thing Opening It With A Song Where He Doesn't Sing In The First Five Minutes But It's Still All Michael His Melodies And His Beautiful Guitar Playing." A Shortened Version Of The Song Soundtracks The Opening Credits Of The 2017 HBO Mini-Series Big Little Lies Starring Nicole Kidman And Reese Witherspoon. When Kiwanuka Agreed To Let The Series Use The Song He Thought It Would Be Background Music In One Of The Scenes He Was Shocked To Learn That 90 Seconds Of It Play Over The Opening Credits In Every Episode Forming The Musical Theme For The Entire Series. The Show Was A Hit Granting New Life To The Song Which Got Relatively Little Radio Play Because It's Very Long And Doesn't Fit A Specific Format. It Got Even Better When Big Little Lies Won Eight Emmy Awards Including Outstanding Music Supervision. "Cold Little Heart" Played Every Time The Show Won An Award At The Ceremony.
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Michael Samuel Kiwanuka Born 3 May 1987 Is An English Soul Musician Who Is Signed To Communion Records. He Has Been Compared To Marvin Gaye Curtis Mayfield Bill Withers Randy Newman Terry Callier And Otis Redding As Well As Van Morrison And The Temptations. In January 2012 He Won The BBC's Sound Of 2012 Poll.
Kiwanuka Grew Up In Muswell Hill London The Son Of Ugandan Parents Who Had Escaped The Amin Regime. He Attended Fortismere School Leaving There In 2005 After Completing His A-Levels. He Went On To Study At The School Of Media Arts And Design At The University Of Westminster.
Kiwanuka Worked As A Session Guitarist Playing With Chipmunk And Bashy Before Working As A Solo Artist His First Proper Gig Was At The Oxford Kentish Town. He Came To The Attention Of Communion Records Which Released His First Two EPs Including His Debut Tell Me A Tale On 13 June 2011.
Kiwanuka Supported Adele On Her Adele Live 2011 Tour As Well At Her ITunes Festival 2011 Gig And Played At The 2011 Hard Rock Calling.
In 2011 He Signed A Deal With Polydor Records. He Was Included In The BBC's Sound Of 2012 Poll And Was Named As The Winner On 6 January 2012. In June 2012 He Was Illustrated In A BBC Article Regarding Spain Vis-À-Vis Uganda During The Eurozone Crisis His Putative Counterpart Was Actress Penélope Cruz.
In July 2016 He Performed At The British Summer Time Festival In Hyde Park On The Same Day As Carole King And Don Henley.
The 5th Prestigious HiPipo Music Awards Will Honor Michael Kiwanuka With The Award Of "Best Global Act" In Recognition And Celebration Of His ‘Love & Hate’ Album Success And Musical Accomplishments Since His 2012 Debut Album "Home Again".
His Song "Cold Little Heart" Serves As The Opening Theme For The HBO Miniseries Big Little Lies.
Kiwanuka Has Acknowledged Influences From Musicians Such As Jimi Hendrix Bill Withers Otis Redding Jack Johnson Pops Staples The Band Joni Mitchell Bob Dylan Eric Bibb Tommy Sims Wham! Richie Havens And Funkadelic He Has Played With James Gadson Who Drummed For Bill Withers. read less
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Kiwanuka Grew Up In Muswell Hill London The Son Of Ugandan Parents Who Had Escaped The Amin Regime. He Attended Fortismere School Leaving There In 2005 After Completing His A-Levels. He Went On To Study At The School Of Media Arts And Design At The University Of Westminster.
Kiwanuka Worked As A Session Guitarist Playing With Chipmunk And Bashy Before Working As A Solo Artist His First Proper Gig Was At The Oxford Kentish Town. He Came To The Attention Of Communion Records Which Released His First Two EPs Including His Debut Tell Me A Tale On 13 June 2011.
Kiwanuka Supported Adele On Her Adele Live 2011 Tour As Well At Her ITunes Festival 2011 Gig And Played At The 2011 Hard Rock Calling.
In 2011 He Signed A Deal With Polydor Records. He Was Included In The BBC's Sound Of 2012 Poll And Was Named As The Winner On 6 January 2012. In June 2012 He Was Illustrated In A BBC Article Regarding Spain Vis-À-Vis Uganda During The Eurozone Crisis His Putative Counterpart Was Actress Penélope Cruz.
In July 2016 He Performed At The British Summer Time Festival In Hyde Park On The Same Day As Carole King And Don Henley.
The 5th Prestigious HiPipo Music Awards Will Honor Michael Kiwanuka With The Award Of "Best Global Act" In Recognition And Celebration Of His ‘Love & Hate’ Album Success And Musical Accomplishments Since His 2012 Debut Album "Home Again".
His Song "Cold Little Heart" Serves As The Opening Theme For The HBO Miniseries Big Little Lies.
Kiwanuka Has Acknowledged Influences From Musicians Such As Jimi Hendrix Bill Withers Otis Redding Jack Johnson Pops Staples The Band Joni Mitchell Bob Dylan Eric Bibb Tommy Sims Wham! Richie Havens And Funkadelic He Has Played With James Gadson Who Drummed For Bill Withers. read less
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Michael Kiwanuka wrote this epic 10-minute track with American musician and hip-hop producer Inflo. Kiwanuka told Mojo: ""Cold Little Heart" probably most describes where I got to after getting stuck in my own writing. Usually I write songs in my room on acoustic guitar. But working with 'Flo, I needed to try different ways to shake things up. "Cold Little Heart" was the result."
Kiwanuka's vocals only kick in after a five-minute guitar-led instrumental. He said: "I've always liked soul music from the '70s like Isaac Hayes and Funkadelic. A lot of it is really patient - 'Maggot Brain' slowly evolves, 'Walk On By' slowly builds. They're like suites, but it's hard to come up with that with just acoustic guitar. (Writing) in the studio at the same time as recording you've got keyboards, guitars, effects, electric guitars, so you can really go to town with long structures and passages."
The song is the opening track of "Love & Hate". Co-producer Danger Mouse told Mojo:
"The moment we finished "Cold Little Heart," there was no way it wasn't going to open the album. Everybody knows about Michael's voice, but he's also an amazing guitar player and songwriter. I said, 'The first song you release off this album should be an instrumental.' We didn't do that,
This is the next best thing; opening it with a song, where he doesn't sing in the first five minutes, but it's still all Michael, his melodies and his beautiful guitar playing."
A shortened version of the song soundtracks the opening credits of the 2017 HBO mini-series Big Little Lies, starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. When Kiwanuka agreed to let the series use the song, he thought it would be background music in one of the scenes; he was shocked to learn that 90 seconds of it play over the opening credits in every episode, forming the musical theme for the entire series.
The show was a hit, granting new life to the song, which got relatively little radio play because it's very long and doesn't fit a specific format. It got even better when Big Little Lies won eight Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Music Supervision. "Cold Little Heart" played every time the show won an award at the ceremony. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.