Price $19.99
ASIN: B000GGU1G6
Release Date: October 23, 2006

Review:

Out of print in the U.S.! Digitally remastered reissue of the original soundtrack to the Disney/Pixar computer animated motion picture, originally released in 1998. The score was composed by Randy Newman, who won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition written for a Motion Picture for his work on this soundtrack. Disney.

One of the truly great ironies of modern American pop culture is the evolution of Randy Newman, social critic and songwriter superb, into one of the 1990s' preeminent scorers of animated films. As in Toy Story, Newman's music for A Bug's Life forms much of the crucial human dimension of the computer-generated visuals, replete with an upbeat, if ever-so-slyly fatalistic "theme" song, "The Time of Your Life." Newman's mastery of the orchestra sparkles here as he playfully romps from '40s-tinged big-band swing through Stalling-esque parodies and tomfoolery to mock-heroics worthy of Korngold and Waxman (or Randy's uncles--Alfred, Lionel, and Emil--for that matter). The brain trust at Pixar may have made impressive strides in forging their digital illusions of life, but they still seem eons away from replicating the musical synapses of Randy Newman's brain. If Walt's impending, much-rumored big thaw actually works out, will Newman be next in line for the Disney deep freeze? --Jerry McCulleySource: Amazon.com

Number of Discs: 1
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