Michael Giacchino - ZOOTOPIA 2 (2025)

[Jay 44,824]

 

[The Score Cleaner 9,304]

Candidates?

 

Gia

Datzman

Mick

[Edmilson 11,478]

Probably someone from the House of Giacchino, except Lord Michael. 

 

This will be a great opportunity for Prince Mick to prove himself as worthy to be the Heir of the Gia crown.

[Knight of Ren 1,420]

I think both Datzman with Inside Out 2 and Mick with Skeleton Crew and The Penguin have proven themselves more than worthy, so I hope one of them takes this gig so they can continue with Giacchino's themes from the first movie, which in my opinion is often an overlooked Gia score!

[Gabriel Bezerra 722]

Melumad?

[Not Mr. Big 4,922]

Jonny Greenwood

[Kasey Kockroach 2,622]

More importantly, will Gary have his own theme?

[Stark 836]

22 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said:

Jonny Greenwood

I want to hear this now

[tomsmoviemadness 4,589]

 

 

[Jay 44,824]

His giant ant movie must be facing delays since he keeps scoring movies

[Edmilson 11,478]

Gia:

 

[Quppa 403]

Of all the sequel projects not to handball off to his wife or kids, he chooses this?

 

Maybe he was also disappointed with his score for the first one and wants to make amends.

[Jay 44,824]

BTW, this is confirmed news.  Director Jared Bush revealed it at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Friday.

 

https://www.thewrap.com/zootopia-2-first-footage-annecy-jared-bush-disney/

 

(Funnily the article twice says the film is coming out in 2026 when its actually coming out this year)

[Jay 44,824]

New trailer and poster

 

 

[Edmilson 11,478]

Will this thing make Inside Out 2 money (1.7 billion) or "just" Moana 2 money (1.06 billion)?

[Mysterio 93]

3 hours ago, Edmilson said:

Will this thing make Inside Out 2 money (1.7 billion) or "just" Moana 2 money (1.06 billion)?

Probably somewhere in between, it will all depend on the marketing

[tomsmoviemadness 4,589]

That trailer was a lot of fun.

That therapy scene was esoecially funny.

 

Looks like a fun time, I think it will do very well. Partly based on the box offoce of the first.

 

It also looks like Giacchino can again have some fun with this. Wonder how much he will stick to his sound from the first one.

[Anthony 894]

Apart from the suite, I never found the score to Zootopia particular engaging. But I love the movie. Let's hope Giacchino has more room to play this time.

[tomsmoviemadness 4,589]

 

 

[Luke Skywalker 2,297]

Sounds good but it could just be self promoting

[Drawgoon 124]

I anticipate this will be a step up from the original. If only because he is not overbooked like he used to back in the days.

 

In the end though, one good lengthy suite would be more than enough for me. These are what I tend to revisit from his works in general anyway.

[Jay 44,824]

He didn't identify the people in the pic that he posted?

[Quppa 403]

LTR producer Yvett Merino, co-director Jared Bush, composer Michael Giacchino, co-director Byron Howard (I think).

 

Is this earlier than usual to finish scoring? It's more than 2 months until the release date.

[Jay 44,824]

Pretty late actually, especially for animated film 

[Jay 44,824]

 

[Giftheck 1,171]

Giacchino did an interview about his scoring. He refers to this as possibly the most insane score he's ever written.

 

Quote

During a recent panel at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Giacchino reflected on his journey with the company, his philosophy of scoring, and why this sequel demanded an “insane" musical approach.

 

For Giacchino, music has never been about simply filling in the background. “If you and I aren’t hand-in-hand telling the same story," he recalled Brad Bird warning him on The Incredibles, “the audience is going to start thinking things we don’t want them to think."

 

https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-entertainment/michael-giacchino-zootopia-2/

[Jay 44,824]

Cool!

[Kasey Kockroach 2,622]

1 hour ago, Giftheck said:

Giacchino did an interview about his scoring. He refers to this as possibly the most insane score he's ever written.

 

 

https://www.laughingplace.com/disney-entertainment/michael-giacchino-zootopia-2/

Yeah, the audience might think the music’s good!

[Jay 44,824]

OST album drops Friday, November 21

 

 

 

24 tracks, titles and lengths not showing yet.

 

https://music.apple.com/us/album/zootopia-2-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1842202783

[Jay 44,824]

International trailer

 

 

[ThePenitentMan1 1,459]

I wonder if that snake's gonna wind up in someone's boot at some point in the film?

[Jay 44,824]

 

[Jay 44,824]

Apple Music has the track names up:

 

https://music.apple.com/us/album/zootopia-2-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1842202783

 

Does anybody know how to copy/paste from that website out to text?

[Giftheck 1,171]

You can't AFAIK, but I have transcribed it.

 

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1.    Zoo (Shakira)
2.    Zootopening
3.    The Old Zoo Review
4.    Hot Fursuit
5.    A Commuted Relationship
6.    Journey to the Journal
7.    Snake Away Pt. 1
8.    Snake Away Pt. 2
9.    Big Into Fashion
10.    Marsh Market
11.    Snaking the Journal
12.    Das Goats
13.    Get Out of Lodge
14.    Wilde Caught
15.    Cover Story
16.    Wall of Judy
17.    The Weak Lynx
18.    Gary a Twain Shall Meet
19.    Bunny and Overshare
20.    World's Worst Detention
21.    Our Differences Don't Make Any Difference
22.    Zootopia 2 Suite
23.    Lizard Lounge (Bonus Track)
24.    Flash from the Past (Bonus Track)

 

[Jay 44,824]

Puns ahoy!

[tomsmoviemadness 4,589]

Glad to see there's suite!

[Gabriel Bezerra 722]

10/10 has a "World's Worst" pun

[HyenaBoy 38]

On 13/11/2025 at 5:53 PM, Jay said:

Puns ahoy!

It is a Giacchino soundtrack, after all

[tomsmoviemadness 4,589]

Releases tomorrow.

 

https://music.apple.com/nz/album/zootopia-2-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1842202783

 

It's a lot of fun, bit all over the place at times, but a lot of fun! It did put a smile on my face multiple times while listening just because of the sheer wackiness of it sometimes.

 

Feels like Giacchino had a blast making this.

[Giftheck 1,171]

It's quite different from the first film's score. In places it feels a lot like Pemberton's Bad Guys score.

 

Giacchino's scores this year have been unexpected in a certain way - they might feel scattered in place, but I think the key thing is he's having fun with them.

 

Honestly, I think this is actually a pretty good score overall. A bit of a tonal whiplash if you play the first and then come on to this but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

[Quppa 403]

I've been listening to this in the background and enjoying it (probably more than the first, though that's not a high bar). Other than the main theme I didn't notice a huge number of call-backs to the first movie, but I haven't paid close attention yet.

[Jay 44,824]

I keep forgetting this is out and I need to listen to it!

[Anthony 894]

Put this on for the first time this morning - it's definitely an easier listen than the first thanks to more action music and the new low woodwind theme.

[Knight of Ren 1,420]

I've listened to this a couple of times now, and I really like it. I was at first a bit disappointed that aside from the main theme, the other themes from the first film are either only briefly referenced or completely omitted. I haven't watched the film yet so I wonder if perhaps they appear there but were left off the album.

 

But this score works really great as a listening experience if you like the wild and eclectic variety of styles Giacchino throws in there. I must say some of the more parody tracks in the middle don't do much for me but I like the second half a lot, and I think the two new themes are really well used, most notably the sneaky woodwind theme I assume is for the snake character. I love the many different variations this theme goes through in the suite!

[Jay 44,824]

Just started first listen.  The Shakira song wasn't horrible?

Score is immediately super fun!

[Luke Skywalker 2,297]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

Just started first listen.  The Shakira song wasn't horrible?

Score is immediately super fun!

You like the song or not? 
 

As i read-translate it, you mean: Oh the shakira song is not that bad (unlike the song from the first film)?

 

but it made me doubt if you may mean “isnt the shakira song horrible?”

[Giftheck 1,171]

Funny thing about Try Everything is that it wasn't even written for the film or for Shakira in the first place. It was written and performed by Fifth Harmony and meant to be included in their 2013 debut EP but was dropped, before Disney picked it up and had Shakira re-record the vocals for Zootopia.

[Jay 44,824]

I meant that I pressed play on the new album, realized oh, there's a pop song before the score starts, listened to it anyway, then went oh, this isn't that bad

[Jay 44,824]

Wow, first listen and I LOVED this album!

The score is SO MUCH FUN for so much of the runtime here.  It sounds like the most fun Giacchino's had in a long time, or ever.

 

Towards the end of the album the music settles down to finish out, and then the 10 minute (!) suite track is a cool summary of things.

 

Wow, was not expecting this at all!  I already want to listen to it again, and I never listen to the Zootopia 1 score at all, honestly.

[Luke Skywalker 2,297]

5 hours ago, Jay said:

I meant that I pressed play on the new album, realized oh, there's a pop song before the score starts, listened to it anyway, then went oh, this isn't that bad

Ok, that was my first impresion. So cool, i still understand the subtleties of english

 

I like the song from the first film. I'm oddly dissapointed giacchino had nothing to do with it (like in COCO songs), and i never understood why Shakira did not make a spanish version of it.