Music of Pixar Early Years | Toy Story to Monsters Inc.

Imagination Skyway

Matthew Krul

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Kids & Family

5 • 830 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2024

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Pixar's early years are defined by some iconic films, each telling a unique story in a way that made Disney-Pixar productions famous. The first 10 films in particular helped pave the way for Pixar's success and influenced Disney to acquire the studio. In addition to the stories, characters and animation that made these movies famous, the music helped amplify these films' popularity and created a distinct sound for Pixar. In this two-part podcast episode, we dive into the music of the first 10 Pixar films: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, and Up. We also discuss the composers who brought these soundtracks to life (Randy Newman, Thomas Newman, and Michael Giacchino), the original songs featured in these albums, and some of our favorites. We also discuss the history of Pixar and the impact of these first 10 films. What is your favorite song from the Pixar soundtracks discussed in this episode? Tag me and join the conversation below. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationskyway Instagram: www.instagram.com/imaginationskyway Facebook Group (ImagiNation): https://www.facebook.com/groups/imaginationskyway Facebook: www.facebook.com/imaginationskyway TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@imaginationskyway Threads: https://www.threads.net/@imaginationskyway Twitter: www.twitter.com/skywaypodcast Email: [email protected] Get Bonus Content If you want to take your love of Imagination Skyway to the next level and help support the show, definitely consider joining us on Patreon for virtual events, bonus content and episodes, exclusive access to our private Passholder communities and more. How to Support the Show Share the podcast with your friends Rate and review on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-imagineerpodcasts-podcast/id1244558092 Join our Patreon Group - https://www.patreon.com/imagineerpodcast Purchase merchandise - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/imagineer-podcast?ref_id=8929 Enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	Welcome aboard Imagination Skyway, your grand podcast tour of the magic. I'm your host, Matthew Krull,
0:26.1	and in today's episode, we are going to kick off a two-part discussion about the music of Pixar's
0:31.6	early years, which will include a comprehensive discussion of the soundtracks, scores, composers, and artists featured in the
0:39.0	first 10 Pixar films spanning a period of time that begins in 1995 and ends in 2009.
0:46.5	It's a continuation of our Mouse and the Music series. If you haven't listened to our
0:50.0	2022 episodes about the music of the Disney Renaissance and Disney Revival era. Definitely add those to your
0:55.3	cue. And this episode might be our best installment yet, complete with some of our favorite
1:00.3	musical moments and some Pixar history along the way. In part one, we're going to discuss the
1:05.8	history of Pixar and the music from the first four Pixar films, which include Toy Story,
1:12.1	A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, and Monsters Inc.
1:14.6	Then stay tuned for our next episode, Part 2, where we'll conclude this fun and sometimes
1:19.3	emotional discussion.
1:21.0	At the end of the show, we'll return to Imagination Central, where I'll share ways in which
1:24.9	you can stay connected with Imagination Skyway, how you can
1:28.2	discuss this topic with other members of our listener community, and how you can help to support
1:33.4	and inspire the future of this show. Please remain seated, keep your hands and arms inside
1:39.1	the podcast at all times, and enjoy your Grand circle tour aboard imagination skyway. So I am very excited to hop back into the music of Disney or the mouse and the music is how we started this series.
2:21.2	That's the name we gave it.
2:22.5	And we so far have talked to a little bit about the parks.
2:26.1	We've gone through a couple of iconic eras in Disney animation history, the music of the Disney Renaissance, and the music of the Disney
2:37.6	revival era.
2:39.3	But there was a topic I really wanted to get to that I am excited to geek out about, which
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