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Tolu Obanro

{{Short description|Nigerian film composer}}

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| birth_place = Ilorin, Kwara State

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| years_active = 2019 — present

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Tolulope Obanro known professionally as Tolu Obanro is a Nigerian film composer. He created the scores for Gangs of Lagos (2023), Jagun Jagun (2023), and A Tribe Called Judah (2023) which became the first Nollywood movie to hit ₦1 billion at the box office.

Early life and education

Tolulope Obanro was born in Ilorin, Kwara State but spent most of his childhood in Lokoja, Kogi State where he schooled at Government Science Secondary School for his secondary school. He earned a bachelor's degree in Geology from Federal University of Technology, Minna before proceeding to the National Broadcast Academy in Lagos State.{{cite news|title=The magnificent Nigerian Film composer called Tolu Obanro|url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-magnificent-nigerian-film-composer-called-tolu-obanro/|first=Bioluwatife|last=Akinyemi|date=18 September 2023|newspaper=Nigerian Tribune|access-date=26 September 2023}}

Career

Tolu Obanro worked at an oil and gas company but left the industry for music.{{Cite web|title=How Tolu Obanro, Nollywood's Top Composer, Crafts the Sounds of Its Biggest Hits|url=https://opencountrymag.com/how-tolu-obanro-nollywoods-top-composer-crafts-the-sounds-of-its-biggest-hits/|first=Paula|last=Willie-Okafor|date=26 February 2024|website=Open Country Mag|access-date=3 March 2024}}

Tolu Obanro had previously worked in music production for gospel artists such as Mike Abdul, Kenny Kore and Monique before proceeding to music production and film scoring.{{Cite web|title=Tolu Obanro: Crafting Cinematic Soundscapes for Nigerian Blockbusters|url=https://leadership.ng/tolu-obanro-crafting-cinematic-soundscapes-for-nigerian-blockbusters/|first=Luqman|last=Gambari|website=Leadership|access-date=3 March 2024}}

After scoring for some YouTube videos, Obanro first feature film was Your Excellency (2019) which was followed by the series King of Boys: The Return of the King in 2021.

Obanro met Niyi Akinmolayan where he began collaboration in the creation of Prophetess (2021) and Jagun Jagun'' (2023).

He has also collaborated with Jade Osiberu for Brotherhood (2022) and Gangs of Lagos (2023) and also on Funke Akindele's Battle on Buka Street (2022).{{cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/jagun-jagun-how-tolu-obanro-created-original-sound-for-netflix-original/pl2p367|title=How Tolu Obanro created the original sound, music for Netflix's Jagun Jagun|first=Inemesit|last=Udodiong|date=10 August 2023|website=Pulse Nigeria|publisher=Pulse Africa|access-date=26 September 2023}}

Obanro became acclaimed for his scoring of A Tribe Called Judah (2023) which was the first Nollywood movie to hit ₦1 billion at the box office.

Obanro cites Hans Zimmer, Ludwig Göransson and M. M. Keeravani as his major influences.

Awards and nominations

In 2022, Obanro won the Nigerians Achievers Award and has been nominated for the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) three times in the Best Soundtrack category.{{cite news|title=Top five film composers in Nigeria|url=https://guardian.ng/news/top-five-film-composers-in-nigeria/|date=18 September 2023|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=26 September 2023}}

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