Good thing it's not John Powell. The last thing that Pixar needs to do is copy their competitors.
But bringing john powell will make some differences though.
I love how they brought doyle for brave (eventhough the result is not as good as HTTYD, but that mostly because Brave itself was mediocre)
It will bring a fresh air to the studio. Considering in 2015, Pixar will perhaps bring again Giacchino back for Pete Doctor's movie, and in 2016, newman back for Nemo 2, probably
Talking about dinosaur themed score, i think it's either Powell (ice age 3) or John williams, or to the extent of Andrew lockington
Pixar isn't just a studio, it's a brand. Bringing in a guy whose done much of his work at DreamWorks and Blue Sky would rub people who know what to expect the wrong way. And for many, Pixar is one of the last places where story and a family atmosphere is emphasized over big stars and merchandise.
In short, it's best that they brought one of their regulars on to do the film over a guy who just follows the motions at places where they follow the status quo.
Pixar is one of the last places where story and a family atmosphere is emphasized over big stars and merchandise.
Really? have you seen Cars 2? What a major piece of crap. Actually 2 hour commercial for some shitty toys. Pixar really needs to fix his reputation. on less OT... why should Powell score any Pixar? He is doing far too many animation and longer he stays away, the better. It's been kind of nice to get some actually interesting scores from animated movies when both him and HGW took some time off.
Pixar is one of the last places where story and a family atmosphere is emphasized over big stars and merchandise.
Really? have you seen Cars 2? What a major piece of crap.
Everybody's allowed to make a mistake now and then - Brave, though flawed, can't be accused of that. The Cars films are the exception rather than the rule.
I honestly expect the previously rumored John Powell to score it.
But, Newman back to animation business is worth the wait nonetheless
And the right Newman at that, personally speaking (Randy's scores for Pixar all have their good parts - "Infinity And Beyond," "The Ride Of The Doors" - but overall aren't as effective as his cousin's or Michael Giacchino's, A Bug's Life and Toy Story 3 excepted).
Cars 2, as much of a cash grab as it was, was at least better than half of DreamWorks' soulless and merchandise-driven output. If anything, I'd rather watch it than How to Train Your Dragon (which though decent, is vastly overrated and would have worked better as a horror film where Hiccup trains Toothless to kill the people who have tormented him).
But as said earlier, Powell simply follows the motions and doesn't attempt to try something new. Even his best score in my opinion (Rio) is derivative of Alan Silvestri's work. If there is any composer undeserving of the praise that he or she gets, it's Powell.
Does anyone know if Newman is still attached to this? He's no longer listed as the composer on IMDB (assuming that means anything). He'll presumably be tied up with SPECTRE all summer and fall, but perhaps there will be time to complete this score beforehand?
It's interesting that he disappeared. but considering how many years the movie was originally supposed to be released, I wouldn't be surprised if he had already completed (at least major part of) the score a looong time ago.
I noticed Newman's absence from the page too. For a while, orchestrator Alejandro de la Llosa (who worked with many composers, including Desplat and John Williams) was listed in the music department. He's no longer listed either. It's a shame, as the prospect of a Desplat or John Williams Pixar score is extremely exciting.
It appears that the original director got fired some time in 2013, and that the film got dismantled and completely reimagined after the director change. The current director, Peter Sohn, has largely been involved with projects scored by Giacchino. But considering the composer has already had a Pixar film and a dinosaur film this year I'd be very surprised if he scored this one too. Perhaps its time they gave Joel McNeely a chance.
I would definitely be more excited about a Joel McNeely Pixar score than a Newman(s) or Giacchino one. I really wish that Pixar would branch out with different composers.
The thing that made me curious about it is that it was not mentioned as an upcoming project during the Classic FM interview that ran over the weekend, despite there being a lot of Pixar talk (including a brief mention of the FINDING NEMO sequel).
I'd love Newman to find a way to get it done (he'd probably be writing it _right now_ if that were the case), but if not him, I'm down with anyone provided their last name isn't "Giacchino." I too think it'd be great if they worked some new people in their rotation.
nd if Silvestri can do what he did for "The Croods", then I'm all for that, too.
I'd love to hear a Gabriel Yared effort.
Hell, I know I won't get a lot of supporters, but yank Alf Clausen's butt off "The Simpsons" for a while (and let his son, also a composer, score it in his place) and let him have a shot.
Pixar is one of the last places where story and a family atmosphere is emphasized over big stars and merchandise.
Really? have you seen Cars 2? What a major piece of crap.
Everybody's allowed to make a mistake now and then - Brave, though flawed, can't be accused of that. The Cars films are the exception rather than the rule.
I actually liked Brave. Agreed that it's not up to par with some of the other Pixar movies, but it's still decent and stands on it's own. It's one of my favorite Patrick Doyle scores as well.
Hell, I know I won't get a lot of supporters, but yank Alf Clausen's butt off "The Simpsons" for a while (and let his son, also a composer, score it in his place) and let him have a shot.
Even by fan standards that's a stretch - you know perfectly well that's never going to happen.
