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The Next Best Picture Podcast

Interviews With "Migration" Director Benjamin Renner & Composer John Powell

The Next Best Picture Podcast

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2542 Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

"Migration" is the latest animated film from Illumination, the animation studio responsible for the "Despicable Me" films, "Sing," "The Secret Life Of Pets," and most recently, "The Super Mario Bros. Movie." Director Benjamin Renner was tasked with bringing his experience working in traditionally hand-drawn animated films to deliver something different for the studio. Teaming with "The White Lotus" writer Mike White and composer John Powell, they've all given us an animated film that feels both unique and familiar at the same time. Renner and Powell were kind enough to spend a few minutes speaking with us about their work on the film, which you can listen to below. Be sure to check out the film, now playing in theaters from Universal Pictures, which is up for your consideration at the 96th Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast,

0:03.0

and these are Daniel Howitt's interviews

0:05.0

with the director for migration, Benjamin Renner,

0:08.0

and the film's composer, John Powell.

0:11.0

Here we are together.

0:13.0

We're on an adventure.

0:15.0

Yeah!

0:16.0

Seeing what else life has to offer.

0:19.0

Is that a little scary, sure, but isn't it worth it?

0:26.6

We're not gonna make it, are we?

0:28.6

Uncle Dan!

0:29.6

What is this place?

0:34.6

We are completely lost.

0:35.6

But your mother... That is not your mother. Talking at it now. We're trying to get to Jamaica. It all so simple. Woo-hoo! Don't worry. Chump's got ya. So listen, Chump. What? Did you just call me? Sorry. I thought your name was Chump. Yeah, Chump, yeah, that's my name, way.

0:55.1

Right. So listen, Chump.

0:56.5

What? Did you just call me?

0:57.8

I'm sorry. Is everyone else hearing Chump?

1:00.3

What?

1:06.0

This isn't about migration. It's about adventure. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, hey.

1:12.6

What just happened?

1:17.6

I don't know, but you're in trouble.

1:19.6

Benjamin, thank you so much for taking time to chat with me about migration.

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