Mark Orton (Nebraska, The Good Girl, My Old Lady) has recently scored the upcoming Pixar Animation short Loop. The film is written and directed by Erica Milsom and follows a non-verbal, autistic girl and a chatty boy who are partnered on a canoeing trip and must both learn how the other experiences the world. Michael Warch is producing the project, which is one of three new shorts from Pixar’s SparkShorts series (the others being Wind, scored by Andrew Jimenez, and Float, scored by Barney Jones).
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‘Toy Story 4’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar’s Toy Story 4 have been revealed. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Randy Newman (Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars, The Natural, Avalon) who previously scored all the previous Toy Story movies. Also included are two new original songs written by Newman: The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy (performed in an end credits version by Chris Stapleton) and I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away, as well as a new version of You’ve Got a Friend in Me. The soundtrack will be released tomorrow, June 21. Click here to download the album and visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and check back on this page for the download link.
Original Song ‘The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy’ from ‘Toy Story 4’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the original song The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy from Pixar’s Toy Story 4. The track is written by the film’s composer Randy Newman (Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., A Bug’s Life, Cars) and performed by singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton. Click here to download the song and also listen to the full track after the jump. A full soundtrack album, which also features Newman’s original score from the movie and another original song (I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away) will be released on June 21 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version). Toy Story 4 is directed by Josh Cooley and features the voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jeff Pidgeon, Blake Clark and Tony Hale.
Soundtrack for Pixar’s ‘Smash and Grab’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack EP for the Pixar animated short Smash and Grab. The EP features the film’s original music composed by Barney Jones. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Smash and Grab is directed by Brian Larsen, produced by David Lally and follows two antiquated robots who risk everything for freedom and for each other after years of toiling away inside the engine room of a towering locomotive. The short, which is the second title in Pixar’s SparkShorts program opened at Disney’s El Capitan Theater in January and is now available to stream on YouTube. Watch the full short after the jump.
Mychael & Jeff Danna to Score Pixar’s ‘Onward’
Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna have been hired to score Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Onward. The film is directed by Dan Scanlan (Monsters University) and stars Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Octavia Spencer. The movie revolves around two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there. Kori Rae is producing the Pixar Animation Studios production.
Soundtrack for Pixar’s ‘Kitbull’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Pixar animated short Kitbull. The album features the film’s original music composed by Andrew Jimenez. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Kitbull is directed by Rosana Sullivan, produced by Kathryn Hendrickson and centers on a fiercely independent stray kitten and an abused pit bull who form an unlikely friendship. The short, which is the third title in Pixar’s SparkShorts program opened at Disney’s El Capitan Theater in January and is now available to stream on YouTube. Watch the full short after the jump.
Soundtrack for Pixar’s ‘Purl’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Pixar animated short Purl. The album features the film’s original music composed by Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, Krypton, The Angel, The River Murders, The Wind Gods). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. Purl is written and directed by Kristen Lester, produced by Gillian Libbert-Duncan, and features an earnest ball of yarn named Purl who gets a job in a fast-paced, high energy, bro-tastic start-up, where she gets ignored by her fellow employees. The short, which is the first of Pixar’s SparkShorts program, opened at Disney’s El Capitan Theater in January and is now available to stream on YouTube. Watch the full short after the jump.
Soundtrack for Pixar’s ‘Bao’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the soundtrack for the new Pixar Animation Studios short Bao. The film’s original music is composed by Toby Chu (Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, Covert Affairs, Unforgettable, Burn Notice, Henchmen). The soundtrack is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Bao is directed by Domee Shi and follows an empty-nesting Chinese mom who gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life and must come to terms with the bittersweet revelation that nothing stays cute and small forever. The animated short is being released in theaters nationwide today in front of Pixar’s latest feature Incredibles 2.
Toby Chu Scoring Pixar’s ‘Bao’ and ‘Henchmen’
Toby Chu has recently scored Pixar Animation Studios’ upcoming short Bao. The film is directed by Domee Shi and follows an empty-nesting Chinese mom who gets another chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life and must come to terms with the bittersweet revelation that nothing stays cute and small forever. Becky Neiman-Cobb is producing the project and Pixar’s Pete Docter (Inside Out, Up) & John Lasseter (Toy Story, Cars) are executive producing.
‘Coco’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Pixar’s animated feature Coco have been announced. The album feacures the film’s original score composed by Academy Award winner Michael Giacchino (Up, Inside Out, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Star Trek, Lost, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story). Also included is the original song Remember Me written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez (Frozen) and additional original songs by Germaine Franco (Dope) and co-director Adrian Molina. The soundtrack will be released on November 10, 2017 by Walt Disney Records and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Coco is directed by Lee Unkrich & Molina and features the voice talent of Gael García Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt and Renée Victor.