BURBANK, Calif., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Walt Disney
Records will release the original motion picture soundtrack for
"Finding Dory" on June 17,
2016. The score was composed and conducted by thirteen-time
Oscar® nominee and six-time Grammy® winner Thomas Newman ("Spectre," "Bridge of Spies,"
"Saving Mr. Banks"). Rated PG, "Finding Dory" opens
nationwide the same day.
"Finding Dory" welcomes back to the big screen Dory, friends
Marlin and Nemo—and Newman. "To me, he was one of the cast members
of 'Finding Nemo,'" says director Andrew
Stanton. "We formed a close relationship ever since, and now
that he is behind the score for 'Finding Dory,' it feels like the
last member of the family has arrived at the reunion."
"There was no way I could not do 'Finding Dory,' says Newman,
who was nominated for an Oscar® for his work on "Finding Nemo" and
won a Grammy® (best song written for motion picture, television or
other visual media) on Stanton's "WALL•E." "It's ironic that a
movie about fish—some in aquariums, some in open water—has such a
huge range of emotive possibilities—from the hysterical to the
deeply profound and primally frightening. That's exciting to ponder
musically."
The "Finding Dory" score features both an orchestral and
electronic approach, allowing the composer flexibility. He employs
dulcimer guitars, tympani drums and soprano vibraphones to support
the storytelling in a unique way. "I have such a love of percussion
color," he says. "I like the high-metal rhythms and quirky
sounds."
Five-time Grammy® nominee singer-songwriter Sia performs the
film's end-credit song, "Unforgettable." American songwriter
Irving Gordon wrote the song in
1951, and in 1992 won a Grammy® for
it when Natalie Cole included the
tribute to her late father on her album of duets. "Unforgettable"
remains revered worldwide today.
Sia performed the song last month on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
DeGeneres, coincidentally, is the voice of the much beloved and
forever forgetful blue tang Dory. "Dory's story makes me
teary," said Sia. "When Ellen asked me, I couldn't refuse!"
Andrew Stanton has long been a
fan of the native Australian performer. "In the same way
Robbie Williams did his own unique
twist on a classic song for 'Finding Nemo,' Sia captures the
soulful truth of the Nat King Cole
classic 'Unforgettable,' and makes it all her own," said Stanton.
"They are a perfect complement to one another, just like the two
films.
The "Finding Dory" soundtrack, featuring Thomas Newman's score and Sia's rendition of
"Unforgettable," will be available from Walt Disney Records on June 17, 2016, wherever music is sold. The
soundtrack is available for pre-order HERE and can be streamed
HERE. For more information on Walt Disney Records' releases, like us on
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ABOUT THE MOVIE
Disney•Pixar's "Finding Dory" welcomes back to the big screen
everyone's favorite forgetful blue tang Dory (voice of Ellen DeGeneres), who's living happily in the
reef with Marlin (voice of Albert
Brooks) and Nemo (voice of Hayden
Rolence). When Dory suddenly remembers that she has a family
out there who may be looking for her, the trio takes off on a
life-changing adventure across the ocean to California's prestigious Marine Life
Institute, a rehabilitation center and aquarium. In an effort
to find her mom (voice of Diane
Keaton) and dad (voice of Eugene
Levy), Dory enlists the help of three of the MLI's most
intriguing residents: Hank (voice of Ed
O'Neill), a cantankerous octopus who frequently gives
employees the slip; Bailey (voice of Ty
Burrell), a beluga whale who is convinced his biological
sonar skills are on the fritz; and Destiny (voice of Kaitlin Olson), a nearsighted whale shark.
Deftly navigating the complex inner workings of the MLI, Dory and
her friends discover the magic within their flaws, friendships and
family.
Directed by Andrew Stanton
("Finding Nemo," "WALL•E"), co-directed by Angus MacLane ("Toy Story OF TERROR!"), and
produced by Lindsey Collins
(co-producer "WALL•E"), Disney•Pixar's "Finding Dory" swims
into theaters June 17, 2016. For more
information, like us on
Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/PixarFindingDory, and
follow us on Twitter, https://twitter.com/findingdory and
Instagram, https://instagram.com/DisneyPixar.
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