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A still from the animated feature film "Ratatouille"Cartoon Music Makes a Comeback
This summer's batch of animated feature films - including "Ratatouille," "The Simpsons" and "Shrek the Third" - feature lush, sophisticated musical scores. Today, two film composers and a cartoon music scholar look at why cartoon music is enjoying a Renaissance. Also: Brooklyn band Bishop Allen first turned heads in 2006 when they set out to release an EP for each month of the year. With that Herculean task behind them, the band has released their debut album, which includes reworked versions of songs that appeared on last year's EP series. They perform live in the studio.
Music for Talking Rats and Homer Simpson
How music for cartoons is more sophisticated than you might think. Joining us are Harry Gregson-Williams, the composer of "Shrek" films, "Flushed Away," "Chicken Run," and "The Tigger Movie, Antz;" Michael Giacchino, composer of "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles;" and Daniel Goldmark, the author of Tunes for 'Toons: Music and the Hollywood Cartoon.
Michael Giacchino's Web site
Harry Gregson-Williams on IMDB
Daniel Goldmark's Web site
Bishop Allen
Brooklyn indie rock band Bishop Allen talks about releasing an EP for each month of the year, as well as a full-length debut album. They also perform live in the studio.
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