"The ideas were as much about how music was transitioning from moment to moment or feeling to feeling, as much as the individual feelings or moments themselves. So it’s a lot more effort. There’s a lot more notes, and there’s a lot more things that animation has to do."
Finding Nemo was the first Pixar film not to be scored by Randy Newman. Instead, his cousin Thomas was recruited to score the film, for whom it marked his first score for an animated film. Stanton mainlined Thomas' scores for the dramatic films—The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Meet Joe Black and The Horse Whisperer (1998) up to the point where he felt like the composer was an essential character in the film and his music helped him set the tone of the script. Newman said that "In animation, action is changing so quickly that there’s really not a lot of suspended moments. In live action, sometimes a mood or a feeling can go on for quite a while. Animation is a lot more effort. There are a lot more notes."[2][1]
In contrast the exuberant music composed by Randy for Toy Story and Monsters, Inc., Newman had a "more fluid and emotionally atmospheric" which suited the tone of the film. Another approach for the film's music is instead of having metal sounds and colors to give a kind of watery feeling which was onomatopoetic, he approached for a low hum of ocean and watery sound, which was enough to imply water as opposed to restating it over and over again.[1]
Receptionedit
Filmtracks.com wrote "the phenomenal diversity of Tom [Thomas] Newman's selection of dozens upon dozens of specialty instruments and electronic sounds, as well as those rumbling pianos and choppy strings, is what floats his music for Finding Nemo. As unlikely as his involvement with the project may have initially seemed, he made it work, and even if it didn't resemble any other Disney score in history, you can't help but applaud the risk that was taken, as well as Tom Newman's answer to the challenge."[3] Noah Marconi of Soundtrack World wrote "Despite minimal melodic material, Newman binds the score with his characteristic orchestration, string gestures and harmonies."[4] James Southall of Movie Wave called it as "easily the best score of the year".[5]
Music critic Jonathan Broxton commented that the score Finding Nemo as an "amalgam of best Thomas Newman scores ever heard" but criticised the "lack of thematic material".[6] Music critic Alex Burns wrote "Thomas Newman’s score throughout Finding Nemo is really effective with some exciting twists and turns".[7] Reviewing the main title "Nemo Egg", he called "serves its purpose of setting the scene of the film, with Newman’s colourful scoring shining through. A calm and peaceful opening before the chaos begins."[7] Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote "From dreamy to scary to silly, each of Newman's 39 cues for Finding Nemo is a wonderfully intricate, miniature composition. While this score may not be quite as dazzling as his work on scores like American Beauty, this is still a thoughtful and rewarding collection of music that is absolutely perfect for the film it supports."[8]
Ranking it as one of Newman's best soundtracks, Natasha McMeekin of Collider commented that the score "not only embodies the movie's characters and their subsequent emotions, but the sea itself — calm, beautiful, soothing, but at the same time, harsh, unforgiving, and unpredictable."[9] It was also ranked fifth on the "Best Pixar Scores" by Maria M. on MovieWeb who further commented "The depth of the score showcases Newman's attention to detail and ability to compose pieces that add another layer to the story."[10]
Original score composed and conducted by Thomas Newman
Produced by Bill Bernstein and Thomas Newman
Recorded by Tommy Vicari and Dennis Sands at The Village and Signet Recording Studios
Orchestra recorded by Armin Steiner at the Sony Scoring Stage
Orchestrated by Thomas Pasatieri
Concertmaster: Sid Page
Orchestra contractor: Leslie Morris
Assistant engineer: Okhee Kim and Tom Hardisty
Mixed by: Tommy Vicari
Mastered by: Joe Gastwirt
Music editor: Bill Bernstein
Assistant music editor: Michael Zainer
Technician: Jesse Voccia
Music supervisor: Tom MacDougall
Music co-ordinator: Deniece LaRocca-Hall
Music preparation: Julian Bratolyubov
Music production assistants: Jill Iverson and Joel Berke
Production manager: Andrew Page
Executive producer: Chris Montan
Art direction: Luis M. Fernández
Design: Marcella Wong and Tiffany Quon
Liner notes: Andrew Stanton
Instruments
Brass and clarinet: Steve Tavaglione
Electric piano and organ: John Beasley
Flute: Steve Kujala
Processed flute and clarinet: George Budd
French horn: Brian O'Connor, Daniel P. Kelley, David Duke, Joe Meyer, John A. Reynolds, Kurt Snyder, Mark Adams, Phil Yao, Steve Becknell and Todd Miller
Lap steel guitar: Chas Smith
Piano: Thomas Newman and John Beasley
Synthesiser: Rick Cox
Percussion: Michael Fisher and Peter Engelhart
Trombone: Booth, Bill Reichenbach, Bruce Otto, Charles Loper, George Thatcher, Phil Teele and Steven Holtman
Trumpet: Chris Tedesco, Dan Savant, Gary Grant, Jeff Bunnell, Jon Lewis, Malcolm McNab, Rick Baptist and Wayne Bergeron
Tuba: Jim Self
Ukulele Banjo, bajo sexto, lyre, dulcimer and electric guitar: George Doering
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Finding Nemo Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2003 Disney Pixar film of the same name Featuring original score composed by Thomas Newman the cousin of Randy Newman who had collaborated with Pixar productions since Toy Story 1995 A Bug s Life 1998 Toy Story 2 1999 and Monsters Inc 2001 The album consisted 39 instrumental tracks from Thomas score and a cover of Bobby Darin s 1959 single Beyond The Sea which is also a cover of the 1945 single La Mer by Charles Trenet performed by Robbie Williams released by Walt Disney Records on May 20 2003 Finding Nemo Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Film score by Thomas NewmanReleasedMay 20 2003Recorded2002 2003StudioSony Scoring Stage Culver CitySignet Sound Studios Los AngelesThe Village West Los AngelesGenreFilm scoreLength59 40LabelWalt DisneyProducerThomas NewmanPixar soundtrack chronologyMonsters Inc 2001 Finding Nemo 2003 The Incredibles 2004 Thomas Newman chronologyWhite Oleander 2002 Finding Nemo 2003 Lemony Snicket s A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 Contents 1 Background 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Accolades 5 Personnel 6 ReferencesBackground edit The ideas were as much about how music was transitioning from moment to moment or feeling to feeling as much as the individual feelings or moments themselves So it s a lot more effort There s a lot more notes and there s a lot more things that animation has to do Thomas Newman 1 Finding Nemo was the first Pixar film not to be scored by Randy Newman Instead his cousin Thomas was recruited to score the film for whom it marked his first score for an animated film Stanton mainlined Thomas scores for the dramatic films The Shawshank Redemption 1994 Meet Joe Black and The Horse Whisperer 1998 up to the point where he felt like the composer was an essential character in the film and his music helped him set the tone of the script Newman said that In animation action is changing so quickly that there s really not a lot of suspended moments In live action sometimes a mood or a feeling can go on for quite a while Animation is a lot more effort There are a lot more notes 2 1 In contrast the exuberant music composed by Randy for Toy Story and Monsters Inc Newman had a more fluid and emotionally atmospheric which suited the tone of the film Another approach for the film s music is instead of having metal sounds and colors to give a kind of watery feeling which was onomatopoetic he approached for a low hum of ocean and watery sound which was enough to imply water as opposed to restating it over and over again 1 Reception editFilmtracks com wrote the phenomenal diversity of Tom Thomas Newman s selection of dozens upon dozens of specialty instruments and electronic sounds as well as those rumbling pianos and choppy strings is what floats his music for Finding Nemo As unlikely as his involvement with the project may have initially seemed he made it work and even if it didn t resemble any other Disney score in history you can t help but applaud the risk that was taken as well as Tom Newman s answer to the challenge 3 Noah Marconi of Soundtrack World wrote Despite minimal melodic material Newman binds the score with his characteristic orchestration string gestures and harmonies 4 James Southall of Movie Wave called it as easily the best score of the year 5 Music critic Jonathan Broxton commented that the score Finding Nemo as an amalgam of best Thomas Newman scores ever heard but criticised the lack of thematic material 6 Music critic Alex Burns wrote Thomas Newman s score throughout Finding Nemo is really effective with some exciting twists and turns 7 Reviewing the main title Nemo Egg he called serves its purpose of setting the scene of the film with Newman s colourful scoring shining through A calm and peaceful opening before the chaos begins 7 Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote From dreamy to scary to silly each of Newman s 39 cues for Finding Nemo is a wonderfully intricate miniature composition While this score may not be quite as dazzling as his work on scores like American Beauty this is still a thoughtful and rewarding collection of music that is absolutely perfect for the film it supports 8 Ranking it as one of Newman s best soundtracks Natasha McMeekin of Collider commented that the score not only embodies the movie s characters and their subsequent emotions but the sea itself calm beautiful soothing but at the same time harsh unforgiving and unpredictable 9 It was also ranked fifth on the Best Pixar Scores by Maria M on MovieWeb who further commented The depth of the score showcases Newman s attention to detail and ability to compose pieces that add another layer to the story 10 Track listing editNo TitleArtist s Length1 Wow 2 312 Barracuda 1 273 Nemo Egg Main Title 1 164 First Day 1 155 Field Trip 0 576 Mr Ray Scientist 1 287 The Divers 1 568 Lost 1 019 Short Term Dory 0 4310 Why Trust A Shark 1 1711 Friends Not Food 1 5012 Fish O Rama 0 2913 Gill 1 3914 Mt Wannahockaloogie 1 2015 Foolproof 0 3216 Squishy 1 3217 Jellyfish Forest 1 3218 Stay Awake 1 4719 School Of Fish 1 0220 Filter Attempt 2 0521 The Turtle Lope 2 0422 Curl Away My Son 1 2823 News Travels 1 1224 The Little Clownfish From The Reef 1 1425 Darla Filth Offramp 2 2026 Lost In Fog 1 0527 Scum Angel 1 2228 Haiku 1 4129 Time To Let Go 2 2230 Sydney Harbour 0 2531 Pelicans 1 1232 Drill 0 5033 Fish In My Hair 1 2934 All Drains Lead To The Ocean 1 3635 P Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney 0 3636 Fishing Grounds 1 4137 Swim Down 1 4538 Finding Nemo 1 1939 Fronds Like These 1 5440 Beyond The Sea Robbie Williams4 26Total length 59 40Accolades editAwards 11 Year Association Award Category Recipient if any Result2004 Academy Awards 12 13 14 Best Original Score Thomas Newman NominatedAnnie Awards 15 Outstanding Music in an Animated Feature Production WonBMI Film amp TV Awards 16 BMI Film Music AwardMotion Picture Sound Editors 17 18 Best Sound Editing in Animated Feature Music Bill BernsteinSatellite Awards 19 Best Original Score Thomas Newman NominatedSaturn Awards 20 21 Best MusicPersonnel editCredits adapted from CD liner notes 22 Original score composed and conducted by Thomas Newman Produced by Bill Bernstein and Thomas Newman Recorded by Tommy Vicari and Dennis Sands at The Village and Signet Recording Studios Orchestra recorded by Armin Steiner at the Sony Scoring Stage Orchestrated by Thomas Pasatieri Concertmaster Sid Page Orchestra contractor Leslie Morris Assistant engineer Okhee Kim and Tom Hardisty Mixed by Tommy Vicari Mastered by Joe Gastwirt Music editor Bill Bernstein Assistant music editor Michael Zainer Technician Jesse Voccia Music supervisor Tom MacDougall Music co ordinator Deniece LaRocca Hall Music preparation Julian Bratolyubov Music production assistants Jill Iverson and Joel Berke Production manager Andrew Page Executive producer Chris Montan Art direction Luis M Fernandez Design Marcella Wong and Tiffany Quon Liner notes Andrew Stanton InstrumentsBrass and clarinet Steve Tavaglione Electric piano and organ John Beasley Flute Steve Kujala Processed flute and clarinet George Budd French horn Brian O Connor Daniel P Kelley David Duke Joe Meyer John A Reynolds Kurt Snyder Mark Adams Phil Yao Steve Becknell and Todd Miller Lap steel guitar Chas Smith Piano Thomas Newman and John Beasley Synthesiser Rick Cox Percussion Michael Fisher and Peter Engelhart Trombone Booth Bill Reichenbach Bruce Otto Charles Loper George Thatcher Phil Teele and Steven Holtman Trumpet Chris Tedesco Dan Savant Gary Grant Jeff Bunnell Jon Lewis Malcolm McNab Rick Baptist and Wayne Bergeron Tuba Jim Self Ukulele Banjo bajo sexto lyre dulcimer and electric guitar George DoeringReferences edit a b c Greiving Tim June 15 2022 The Ever Changing Process Behind Pixar s Greatest Soundtracks and Scores The Ringer Archived from the original on June 26 2022 Retrieved May 20 2023 Greiving Tim June 17 2016 Composer Thomas Newman heads back under the sea to score Finding Dory Los Angeles 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