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Disney Releases Info on ‘Monsters University’s’ Music

May 22, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney/Pixar’s upcoming Monsters University will feature music from award-winning composer Randy Newman and Axwell & Sebastian Ingrosso of Swedish House Mafia. The soundtrack also features the sounds of Atlanta-based hard rock band Mastodon. Directed by Dan Scanlon and produced by Kori Rae, Monsters University hits theaters June 21, 2013, with [...]

‘Monsters University’s’ Full Cast Revealed

April 17, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Disney/Pixar has announced the complete cast for its upcoming feature Monsters University: Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes and More Join Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi in the impressive cast for the much-anticipated prequel, slated for a June 21 release date. Joining Billy Crystal and [...]

Yup, It’s Time for a New ‘Monsters U.’ Trailer!

February 11, 2013 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

There are at least 14 new animated features heading our way in 2013, but Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University has already generated a lot of pre-release buzz among toon fans. This week, a new trailer for the much-anticipated release, which is directed by Dan Scanlon hit the Internet. The story follows original [...]

Remembering Richard Stone

December 20, 2012 by Michael Mallory 1 Comment divider image

Some eighty years ago, after it was decided that cartoons should be heard as well as seen, the song scores in many cases became the driving forces for the shorts. An entire crop of now-heralded composers–Oliver Wallace, Scott Bradley, Carl Stalling, and by proxy, Raymond Scott, among them–contributed greatly to [...]

Disney-Pixar’s Lasseter Gets Star on the Walk of Fame

November 1, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

Fans can finally walk all over John Lasseter — and he’s thrilled about it. The creative head of both Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, as well as the director of Toy Story 1 and 2, A Bug’s Life and Cars 1 and 2, received Tuesday a star on the Hollywood [...]