Coming in at number 5 is......
Ratatouille!!
What I like most about the Rataouille soundtrack is how much it immerses you into the setting for the film. The whole score has a French flavour to it and the fast tempos fit in with what I'd expect working as a chef would feel like. My favourite piece from this score is 'Abandoning Ship', I like music to have a lot of emotion and this definitely fit into that!
Number four is...
Toy Story!! (The first film)
I love the Toy Story films, especially the first, I think that contributes to the fact I like the whole score so much. The entire score feels so reminiscent of childhood that it always makes me emotional and think back to that time in my life. Randy Newman's score is one I love because it is so distinctive and whenever I hear it I immeasurably think of Toy Story and childhood. My favourite pieces from the score are 'Hang Together' which is a very emotion filled song and uses the themes of different characters within it. My other favourite song is 'To infinity and beyond', which I love because it is the soundtrack to my favourite scene in the film!
My third favourite score is...
Wall-E!!
The music by Thomas Newman within Wall-E had to be amazing due to the fact the main dialogue of the film consists of movement rather vocals. I personally think Newman's score makes Wall-E the beautiful film that it is and without such a well composed score it wouldn't hold such emotion as it does. 'Wall-E' is the theme that introduces the audience to the little robot and I think its jovial and upbeat tones represent the character perfectly. 'Define Dancing' is definitely my favourite piece of the film. The dance that Wall-E and Eve share holds more weight when it is accompanied by this beautiful piece.
In at second place is...
Finding Nemo!
Thomas Newman makes another appearance with his wonderful composition for Finding Nemo, a film that I love! Wall-E always makes me reminiscent of Finding Nemo due to the similarities in music style (which is probably why I like them both so much). I love the way the music is so obviously about the ocean. The deep tense times as well as the light airy ones make me immediately think of the sea. The most obvious case of this for me is the song 'Field Trip', the combination of piano and flute to me is similar to the sounds id would associate with the ocean and being by the sea.
And my favourite Pixar score of all time is...
Up!
Up is one of my all time favourite films and I could literally watch it constantly and not get bored of it. The way it shows love and how it comes in all forms makes me an emotional wreck. One of the main reasons that is causes me such emotion is Michael Giocchino's composition. 'Married Life' is a song that takes you through the motions of what I think married life is, showing the good times and the bad. The use of the piano and Trumpet in this piece breaks my heart and always makes me think of the relationship between Ellie and Carl. 'Carl Goes Up' has a slightly different tone to it and is more joyous with a slightly magical feel to it. To me this song is trying to convey what Carl's emotions are at this moment in the film, in my opinion it is one where he finally feels like his and Ellie's dream is going to come true. Adventure is out there!
Well, that is the end of my Pixar Score countdown and I hope you liked it! I'd love to hear what your favourite Pixar Score is! I know my writing isn't the best and I ran out of descriptors quite early, also I'm not an expert on music but I thought it'd be an interesting thing to write about and I hope it's not too badly written. Thanks for taking the time to read this post!
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Lauren
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