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Music production
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 days ago

Walt Disney Records releases country-inspired album based on classic Disney movie songs

Walt Disney Records releases 'Main Street Country,' featuring country artists reimagining Disney songs.
Parenting
fromScary Mommy
5 days ago

38 Calming Movies For Kids To Give Parents A Much-Deserved Break

Calming movies can help children regulate emotions during stressful times, but every child responds differently to calming strategies.
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Tacit Politics of Pixar's Latest Hit

Hoppers is a surprisingly blunt pushback to the notion of animals living together in harmony. Its advertising promises goofy hijinks amid an enclave of diverse species whose ecosystem is threatened by humans.
Pets
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

The nightmarish sounds of Squid Game composer Jung Jae-il: Having no identity very much defines my identity'

Jung Jae-il's unique composition style blends familiar sounds with unsettling elements, exemplified in the haunting theme of Squid Game.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago

A Too Early Look at the 2027 Best Animated Feature Oscars Race

'KPOP Demon Hunters' won Best Animated Feature, but the ceremony was marred by poorly timed music cuts during acceptance speeches.
Science
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

I met Olaf - the Frozen robot who might be the future of Disney Parks

Disney's Olaf robot uses reinforcement learning trained on 100,000 simulations to achieve lifelike animated character movements, enabling rapid deployment of interactive characters to theme parks.
#academy-awards
fromDefector
3 weeks ago
Film

The Academy Missed Some Of 2025's Best Film Scores | Defector

The Academy Awards consistently nominate generic, forgettable film scores while overlooking innovative and culturally significant musical compositions that better serve their films.
fromPitchfork
2 months ago
Film

Jonny Greenwood, Max Richter Nominated for Best Original Score at 2026 Oscars

The 2026 Academy Award nominees for Best Original Score are Jerskin Fendrix, Alexandre Desplat, Max Richter, Jonny Greenwood, and Ludwig Göransson; Daniel Lopatin was snubbed.
Independent films
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

Disney's Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios are both going for Oscars gold

Disney's Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios both earned Best Animated Feature nominations at the 98th Academy Awards with 'Elio' and 'Zootopia 2'.
more#academy-awards
Independent films
fromIndieWire
3 weeks ago

No, Pixar Doesn't Need to Give Up 'Autobiographical' Stories

Pixar shifts toward universal stories over personal artist narratives, viewing recent diverse-director films as internal failures despite critical acclaim and cultural significance.
Film
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

Sound takes center stage: Inside the company that produces award-winning sounds for movies

Foley artists create sound effects for films, contributing approximately 50% of a movie's audio and bringing scenes to life through detailed sound textures and movements.
Berlin music
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

One stress-loving composer, 125 nominees: What it takes to score the Oscars

Chris Walden, Hamburg-born composer and lead music arranger for the Academy Awards for seven years, moved to Los Angeles after realizing Hollywood-style music was unwanted in Germany, eventually becoming the Oscars' primary musical architect.
fromLos Angeles Times
9 years ago

'Wolverine' composer Marco Beltrami goes traditional in Pacific Palisades

Built in 2000, the two-story house on a corner lot has plenty of curb appeal. A black-hued gable roof creates visual contrast against crisp white siding and shutters. A white picket fence wraps around the front of the property.
LA real estate
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why are today's children's books and films often so much better than adult ones?

Contemporary children's literature and media, exemplified by Harry Potter and modern authors, demonstrate superior characterization, world-building, and ethical complexity compared to classic children's books from previous generations.
#pixar-animation
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago
Independent films

Pixar's Surprising, Hit New Movie Suggests a Way the Studio Could Escape Its Doldrums

Hoppers follows a grieving young woman who transfers her consciousness into a mechanical beaver to save her childhood pond's ecosystem and discover why its wildlife disappeared.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Independent films

Pixar filmmakers really gave a dam about making Hoppers' authentic

Pixar's Hoppers prioritizes comedy and entertainment through a collaborative creative process where a teenage activist's consciousness transfers into a robotic beaver fighting to save a pond habitat.
Independent films
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

Pixar's Surprising, Hit New Movie Suggests a Way the Studio Could Escape Its Doldrums

Hoppers follows a grieving young woman who transfers her consciousness into a mechanical beaver to save her childhood pond's ecosystem and discover why its wildlife disappeared.
Independent films
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Pixar filmmakers really gave a dam about making Hoppers' authentic

Pixar's Hoppers prioritizes comedy and entertainment through a collaborative creative process where a teenage activist's consciousness transfers into a robotic beaver fighting to save a pond habitat.
more#pixar-animation
Pets
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Go behind-the-scenes of 'Hoppers': A special look at new Disney-Pixar comedy

Disney and Pixar's 'Hoppers' follows Mabel, who uses technology to transfer her mind into a robotic beaver to communicate with wild animals and protect their habitat from human development.
Music production
fromPitchfork
4 weeks ago

David Wise: "Stickerbush Symphony"

David Wise's 'Stickerbush Symphony' from Donkey Kong Country 2 became an internet phenomenon through a 2012 looped video, serving as a therapeutic anthem for users reflecting on life's challenges.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

25 Years Later, Pixar Is Reviving Its Boldest Fantasy Franchise

Monsters, Inc. 3 is in early development at Pixar, marking the franchise's first direct sequel 25 years after the original film.
Video games
fromGame Informer
1 month ago

Interview: World of Warcraft Lead Composer On Making Of Midnight's Human-Made Music

World of Warcraft's lead composer Leo Kaliski discusses how Midnight's music expands the game's sonic identity with new instrumentation like distorted guitar while maintaining the broad, diverse musical language that defines WoW.
Berlin music
fromVulture
1 month ago

John Williams, Without Visuals

At 94, John Williams composed his first piano concerto for Emanuel Ax, drawing inspiration from jazz pianists Art Tatum, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson while maintaining his own compositional voice.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

How Ludwig Goransson's Scores Became the Main Character

Ludwig Göransson's childhood exposure to his father's musical diversity—from blues to Metallica—shaped his approach to film composition, blending genre-defying styles across award-winning scores.
Independent films
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

'Hoppers,' Disney-Pixar's latest animated adventure, features beavers as animal superheroes

Disney-Pixar's 'Hoppers' features beavers as environmental superheroes, combining action-adventure storytelling with messages about community and ecological importance through a unique consciousness-transfer premise.
Film
fromInverse
1 month ago

How The Director of 'WALL-E' Made The Year's Most "Wholesome" Sci-Fi Movie

In the Blink of an Eye uses three interconnected stories spanning thousands of years—Neanderthals, modern academics, and a distant future pilot—to explore universal themes of love, connection, and human continuity across time.
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Television
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers to Score HBO's Harry Potter Series

Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, and Anže Rozman will create a new score for HBO's Harry Potter series, distinct from John Williams's film music.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

In the Blink of an Eye review Pixar director's long-delayed sci-fi epic falls flat

Andrew Stanton's sci-fi epic spanning 45,000 years to future planets fails to deliver emotional depth or narrative coherence, resulting in an awkwardly constructed and unintentionally comedic film.
Film
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Toy Story 5's First Trailer Brings Back Woody, Adds An Evil iPad

New Toy Story sequel centers on a sentient tablet threatening Bonnie's classic toys, with Woody returning to confront tech-driven replacement and screen culture.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

What's Getting Nominated for Best Animated Short?

Fifteen animated short films are in contention for the Oscars' Best Animated Short category, highlighting emerging voices and inventive short-form storytelling.
#animation
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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Roger Allers, Disney film-maker and co-director of The Lion King, dies aged 76

Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King and veteran Disney animator, has died at 76, leaving a lasting legacy in Disney's animation renaissance.
Film
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Ludwig Goransson Wins Best Original Score at 2026 Golden Globes for Sinners

Ludwig Göransson won the 2026 Golden Globe for Best Original Score for Sinners, despite the category being removed from the televised broadcast.
Film
fromVulture
1 month ago

Paul Thomas Anderson Requests That Melania Remove Phantom Thread Score

Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood requested removal of Phantom Thread music from the Melania documentary due to Universal's alleged breach of Greenwood's composer agreement.
Film
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

How Bryce Dessner got 'some dust on the sound' of Netflix's 'Train Dreams'

Bryce Dessner and Nick Cave created the title song and Dessner scored Train Dreams; both received major award recognition, with Cave contributing haunting vocals.
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