Hlao-roo 389 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 The Los Angeles Times recounts a post-screening conference in April involving Pixar's top brass and composer Michael Giacchino (note: may contain spoilers): [J]ust a few days before that April screening at George Lucas' bucolic Skywalker Ranch, the Cannes Film Festival had selected "Up" to launch this week's prestigious festival, a first for an animated film. If producer Jonas Rivera and writer-director Pete Docter, two of Pixar's earliest employees, were sweating bullets when they introduced "Up" to their Pixar colleagues, they didn't show it. "This is the first time that we've got everything together," Rivera said. Added Docter just before the house lights dimmed: "Thank you guys for making the movie." Despite all the end-of-the-journey gratitude, "Up," which premieres in Cannes on Wednesday and arrives in theaters May 29, wasn't quite finished. As soon as the screening ended, Docter, Rivera, composer Michael Giacchino, executive producer John Lasseter and a dozen members of Pixar's brain trust met over lunch in a Skywalker conference room to discuss what they had just seen. By the time the team finished dessert, they had decided "Up" needed a new piece of music, and the choice they made with Giacchino revealed much about the film's creative ambitions. As "Up's" poster and trailer make clear, the film's central image is a house, tethered to thousands of balloons, soaring into the sky. When septuagenarian Carl Fredricksen's ( Ed Asner) residence took flight at the Skywalker screening, Giacchino's score was big and dramatic, the kind of music that typically accompanies an action sequence. "What we had I think works," said Docter. "But I didn't feel like we were quite capturing it." Specifically, the music wasn't magical, poetic. The house's taking off needed to play more like a mystical metaphor -- Fredricksen's trying somehow to join his late wife, Ellie, in the heavens -- and less like a prison break. "There's something about the lyricism of the floating house that appealed to me from Day One," said Docter, a tall man whose 10-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, provided young Ellie's voice. With a new piece of music, the scene played closer to how he always imagined it should. "Now, it's almost like he's waltzing with Ellie as the house takes off." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 740 Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 I'm looking very much forward to this movie; and the score too.Now if only it were to be released earlier in The Netherlands; again we have to wait many months until a time where I might not even be in a position anymore to go and see it.Same story as with Wall-E basically; I never managed to see that in Cinema either because I wasn't anywhere near a cinema that showed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Apparently it's the first animation film that will open the Cannes Film Festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 And it is also the first Pixar movie to not excite me in the slightest. I'll still see it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,337 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I agree, it doesn't do anything for me either. Will it be Pixar's first flop? Hey, maybe a flop is what they need in order to revisit The Incredibles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Perhaps. Personally, I think the title of the movie is incredibly dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I agree, it doesn't do anything for me either. Will it be Pixar's first flop? Hey, maybe a flop is what they need in order to revisit The Incredibles!Nah, Bird just needs to get 1906 done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 It looks good to me, looking forward to seeing it. In my mind Pixar can practically do no wrong, even Cars, their weakest effort yet, is still pretty charming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,692 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 I'm really looking forward to it. Can't really say anything more because I've only seen a trailer, but a review on IMDB was absolutely glowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I agree, it doesn't do anything for me either. Will it be Pixar's first flop?I don't think it will flop. The film premiered yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival and received glowing reviews from almost everyone. Pixar is being very bold and daunting (i.e.: a 70+ year old man as the main character in an animated movie), but as the previous films demonstrated, audiences will warm to the story and characters if they're good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,692 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Pixar's always been bold. Wall-E was always going to be a risk - little dialogue and a rather dark message.If Dreamworks was making Up, they'd be basing their entire marketing campaign on whatever A-lister was playing the old man. Pixar are selling the idea, and they're good at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Ed Asner does the voice for the main character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 So far the early critic reviews seem to be positive and praise Giacchino's music, even the one negative review gives props to the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 If Dreamworks was making Up, they'd be basing their entire marketing campaign on whatever A-lister was playing the old man. Pixar are selling the idea, and they're good at that.They would also, rather than come up with a creative ending, finish the film with the main characters singing karaoke to a vintage pop song. ("Up Where We Belong", perhaps?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 So far the early critic reviews seem to be positive and praise Giacchino's music, even the one negative review gives props to the music.It's an interesting score. I posted a link for samples in the Giacchino thread. I need to listen to it in full, but the classical jazz sound doesn't really appeal to me. The action cues are pure Giacchino though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,692 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Yeah it doesn't sound like my sort of score either - a lot of jazz and 'vintage' sound to it. That's understandable given the underlying plot idea, but I was still hoping for some epic, imax style music. Maybe that was misguided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Well according to to some of the info that has been posted there was some rescoring done late in the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I don't really know the premise of the film - but what I'm hearing is actually what I expected. I think it's an interesting style too, it's fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hmmm, in a post over FSM, Dan Goldwasser (Soundtrack.net & Scoringsessions) appears to have some knowledge about Up being a digital only release.It appears Disney may going that route on most of their upcoming releases.http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/post...1&archive=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 That sucks, let's hope it doesn't happen too often as there are no digital music stores in Mexico, I can't buy from iTunes, Amazon or any of the other legal ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 So far the early critic reviews seem to be positive and praise Giacchino's music, even the one negative review gives props to the music.They were also keen on The Incredibles and Ratatouille. Film critics tend to be more favorably disposed toward jazz-inflected scores in general (hence the uncharacteristically positive response Williams received with Catch Me If You Can). As for me, the clips are about what I would expect from a Giacchino Pixar score -- thematically strong and teeming with action cues that are alternately infectious and overbearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hmmm, in a post over FSM, Dan Goldwasser (Soundtrack.net & Scoringsessions) appears to have some knowledge about Up being a digital only release.Considering it's being released this Tuesday and there's no CD for pre-order on Amazon, I kinda assumed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fommes 153 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 On the other hand, Dan Goldwasser always appears to have some knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,692 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 That sucks, let's hope it doesn't happen too often as there are no digital music stores in Mexico, I can't buy from iTunes, Amazon or any of the other legal ones.There are loads of other online places to buy all the same music - Play.com, 7Digital to name two. Don't get duped into thinking Itunes and Amazon own it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 That sucks, let's hope it doesn't happen too often as there are no digital music stores in Mexico, I can't buy from iTunes, Amazon or any of the other legal ones.There are loads of other online places to buy all the same music - Play.com, 7Digital to name two. Don't get duped into thinking Itunes and Amazon own it all.7Digital doesn't sell to Mexico either or Rhapsody, haven't checked Play.com but wouldn't be surprised if it didn't either.Edit: I just checked Play.comI live outside the UK, can I buy from PlayDigital?At present, we are only able to offer PlayDigital music for purchase to customers with a UK billing address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 The odd thing is that the MP3 Download page on Amazon.com has an "also available on CD" link, which goes to a gospel CD that happens to have the word "up" in its title. Could it be that there is supposed to be a CD but for whatever reason they don't have the page ready and someone accidentally put it to the wrong page? I dunno. I may be grasping for straws, but it would be really lame for this score to only have a digital release, and any hope of possibility is enticing to me right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 I'm sure "alternate" downloads will easily be found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 maybe non US-Canada countries will get a CD release?Like jewel case for KOTCS or the unnarrated Angela's Ashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Ending weeks of speculation, a Disney spokesperson just confirmed that the soundtrack to Pixar's Up will be released by Walt Disney Records only as a digital download. No compact disc (CD) version will be sold.linkand the teaser for Toy Story 3 will be attached to Up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Disney, you were doing so well. Hooked back up with Pixar. Opened up your traditional animation studio again. But now you do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thw 0 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 7Digital doesn't sell to Mexico either or Rhapsody, haven't checked Play.com but wouldn't be surprised if it didn't either.The irony is that all these restrictions will only result in even more piracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 7Digital doesn't sell to Mexico either or Rhapsody, haven't checked Play.com but wouldn't be surprised if it didn't either.The irony is that all these restrictions will only result in even more piracy.For sure. With local stores not selling but a few "songs soundtracks" like the twilight one and with all the digital stores unable to sell to Mexico I often joke that this country pushes you to piracy. It's sad, there's quite a lot of stuff I'd like to buy from iTunes (like John Barry's The Black Hole) but can't. I want the music and I'm sure Steve Jobs wants the money, it's a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I guess 25 years from now this will give Intrada a chance to release it as a complete version. I'm not happy about this but at least we're getting the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I'm not happy about this but at least we're getting the music.yeah that is my position too.But if you think it, its disney and a pixar movie, lots of money. It would make more sense if this happened with more obscure or less popular movies' scores.I mean it was a given that we would get a score release for UP. ITs not like it was a score from an independent movie that we did knew of a score would surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 But if you think it, its disney and a pixar movie, lots of money. It would make more sense if this happened with more obscure or less popular movies' scores.I mean it was a given that we would get a score release for UP. ITs not like it was a score from an independent movie that we did knew of a score would surface.It's paving the way to make digital downloads a standard in film music. In movies, the biggest always have to do it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyO 62 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Does anyone think they could help me out with the soundtrack? I really want to hear it, but it won't be available in Australia until September (!). I'm open to suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 You could wait for September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Wake me up when September ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyO 62 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Ahaha. That was my last resort plan; I guess I'll be getting Land of the Lost to tide me over until then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Does anyone think they could help me out with the soundtrack?I'm not sure what you mean by "help me out", but I'm an Australian living in Korea and I feel your pain.Money was invented thousands of years ago to enable people to acquire goods... it worked fine until MP3s were released in only a few countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 the score is very nice.It remembers me of early MOH style. I suppose.. its just the jazzy bouns track from MOH. But the instrumentation is close i think than his other recent output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitch 57 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 It's one movie I want to see. The old guy looks like me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 The soundtrack is down to $9.99 on iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Yeah, and it comes with a video interview with Giacchino. Dammit! I'd pay an extra dollar for that and the digital booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I'd pay an extra $6 for a CD, case, and real booklet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 21 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 At least most of you can actually buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 At least most of you can actually buy it.Well yeah, but they don't like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Pff, I'm happy with the digital release. Better than no release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 I'd pay an extra $6 for a CD, case, and real booklet. I think I'll wait until I see the film to get the score. I don't feel comfortable blinding purchasing Giacchino scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delorean90 42 Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 From what little I've heard of the samples, I'd buy it without seeing the movie, but I'm hoping that if I wait until I see the movie, they may decide to put out a CD release and I'll know about it before I waste ten dollars on a digital release. I can hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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