The Incredibles (film Score)
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album to the 2004
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film of the same name composed and arranged by Michael Giacchino. ''The Incredibles'' is the first Pixar film to be scored by Giacchino. Director
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was looking for a specific sound as inspired by the film's design — the future as seen from the 1960s. John Barry was the first choice to do the film's score with a trailer of the film given a rerecording of Barry's theme to '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service''. However, Barry did not wish to duplicate the sound of some of his earlier soundtracks; the assignment was instead given to Giacchino. The soundtrack was released on November 2, 2004 by
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, three days before the film opened in theaters. It won numerous awards for Best Score and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. Music used for the film's trailers but not available on the soundtrack album includes "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" from the Propellerheads album '' Decksandrumsandrockandroll'' as well as excerpts from the David Arnold project '' Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project''. The animated short '' Jack-Jack Attack'', which accompanied the film's DVD release, also features the "Alla Turca" movement from
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's '' Piano Sonata No. 11'', 4th movement of '' Eine kleine Nachtmusik'' and '' Dies irae'' from Requiem.


Recording

Giacchino noted that recording in the 1960s was largely different than modern day recording and Dan Wallin, the recording engineer, said that Bird wanted an old feel and as such the score was recorded on analogue tapes. Wallin noted that brass instruments which are at the forefront of the score of ''The Incredibles'', sound stronger on analog.


Awards

The film's orchestral score was released on November 2, 2004, three days before the film opened in theaters. It won numerous awards for best score including Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, BMI Film & TV Award, ASCAP Film and Television Music Award,
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, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award and Online Film Critics Society Award and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, Satellite Award and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award.


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Maltin on Movies: Michael Giacchino
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