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WALT DISNEY PICTURES AND PIXAR ANIMATION STUDIOS PRESENT THE COSMIC
COMEDY WALL•E
FEATURING ORIGINAL SCORE BY
ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINATED COMPOSER THOMAS NEWMAN
WITH AN ORIGINAL SONG WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY
PETER GABRIEL
**ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK TO BE RELEASED ON JUNE 24TH
ON WALT DISNEY RECORDS**
(June 2008 -- Burbank, CA)- Walt Disney Records will release the
original soundtrack for Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios
WALL•E on June 24, 2008. The recording features score written by 8
time Academy Award®-nominated composer Thomas Newman (Finding Nemo,
American Beauty) and the original song “Down to Earth” written and
performed by Peter Gabriel (with music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas
Newman). The soundtrack also includes two songs from Hello Dolly
performed by Michael Crawford (“It Only Takes A Moment” and “Put On
Your Sunday Clothes”) and Louis Armstrong’s “La Vie En Rose.”
Academy Award®-winning writer-director Andrew Stanton (Finding Nemo, A
Bug’s Life) didn’t wait long to ask Finding Nemo collaborator Thomas
Newman to compose the music for WALL•E. Stanton described, “The night
of the Oscars in 2004 for Nemo, we went out for a celebratory toast at
the bar in the middle of the ceremony, and right there I remember
saying, ‘Okay, I’ve got this idea, and it involves Hello Dolly and
science fiction.’ Wondering if he would still talk to me after that…”
The Hello Dolly reference didn’t scare off Newman – his uncle Lionel
was the conductor for the 1969 film. Thomas Newman is member of the
film-scoring Newman dynasty (his father and uncle are the legendary
composer and conductor Alfred and Lionel Newman respectively, his
brother is composer David Newman and cousin is composer/singer/
songwriter/recording artist Randy Newman).
After studying at Yale University, Thomas Newman joined the family
business and began scoring for film in 1984. It was ten years later
that he would became a double Academy Award®-nominee with Little Women
and The Shawshank Redemption. He has since received 8 nominations for
the films American Beauty, Road To Perdition, Finding Nemo, Lemony
Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, and The Good German. He
also composed the theme music for the television shows Boston Public
and Six Feet Under and the miniseries Angels in America.
Though he has written music for a wide range of films Thomas Newman
has never composed for a science fiction film. He brought his own
unique style to WALL•E. Stanton describes, “He’s got a very unique
style that often involves a lot of overdubs and mixing after he’s
recorded the orchestra. And it just allows this fresh palette of
sounds to come in.”
“He’s really nailed an identity for not only the movie but for the
characters and for the moments,” Stanton continues, “and I can’t
imagine it any other way.”
Legendary artist Peter Gabriel had first contacted Andrew Stanton
through a mutual friend, Gabriel’s bass player Tony Levin. Gabriel
emailed Stanton seeking advice on a different animated feature. The
email exchanged ended with Gabriel adding a post script offering “If
you ever need a song in one of your movies, just let me know.”
Stanton called in the marker, and Gabriel to collaborate with Newman
on the song “Down To You,” which Peter performs. In addition, Gabriel
co-composed two additional score cues with Newman.
What if mankind had to leave Earth, and somebody forgot to turn the
last robot off?
After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL•E
(short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new
purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a
sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has
inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races
back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been
eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile,
WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the
most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the
big screen.
Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios present WALL•E in
theaters on June 27, 2008. The WALL•E Original Soundtrack will be in
stores on June 24, 2008.
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