Michael Giacchino is currently composing the music for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ upcoming feature Zootopia. The film is directed by Byron Howard (Tangled, Bolt) & Rich Moore (Wreck-It-Ralph) and features the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate and Tommy Chong. The movie is set in a civilization led by animals devoid of human interference, complete with habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown. Clark Spencer (Lilo & Stitch, Bolt) is producing the project and John Lasseter is executive producing. The film marks Giacchino’s first project for Disney Animation. He previously scored numerous movies for Pixar, including Up, The Incredibles, Ratatouille and Inside Out. Zootopia will be released on March 4, 2016 by Walt Disney Pictures.
Added director Rich Moore, “Zootopia is a thriving metropolis inhabited by animals from around globe, and Michael’s music has captured a wonderful international spirit that marries perfectly with the visuals. I’m very excited for audiences to experience this incredible new world we’ve created together.”
According to the composer, the score is very diverse instrumentally. “There are flavors of world music sprinkled in everywhere. But at its core, the score always follows the emotional story of Hopps and Nick.”
The audience was already restless after seven trailers, but when this came up and was a stupid kids' movie, they really lost their minds. They were grumbling and yelling at the screen, but as soon as the sloth stuff kept escalating, every single person was laughing their asses off.
Wow, that December trailer is almost verbatim the classic Bob & Ray sketch "The Slow Talkers of America." I'm glad to see I'm not the only person who remembers the genius of Bob & Ray, but this verges on theft!
Saw the film yesterday. The score is awful mickey-mousing all the way. I'm a fan of Giacchino's work, but this one really disappointed me and i seriously doubt it can be listenable on CD.
RATATOUILLE is one of the few Michael Giacchino scores I actually like! And I still think it's his best Pixar score by a mile. Not as cloying and saccharine as UP... not as repetitive and bludgeoning as CARS 2.
