Academy Award®-winning composer Michael Giacchino is Pixar’s go-to guy when it comes to scoring its animated films.
The noted American composer got his big-screen break when director Brad Bird asked him to score Pixar’s The Incredibles in 2004. Since then, Giacchino has brought his unique musical stylings to several other Disney/Pixar films, including Ratatouille, Cars 2, and Up for which he won the Oscar® for Best Original Score in 2009—the first-ever for a Pixar film.
So when the folks at Walt Disney Imagineering and Pixar decided to create a one-of-a-kind Ratatouille-inspired dark ride at Disneyland Paris, it’s no surprise that they invited Giacchino back for a second helping.
“The music is in touch with the story every step of the way,” Giacchino says about the soundtrack to Disneyland Paris’ latest addition, L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy, which loosely translates to “Remy’s Totally Zany Adventure.” “And that’s what’s really fun about the ride. It really is a lot like the film as far as the story goes. You start off really beautiful—here’s what I’m dreaming, here’s what I want—and then you get dumped into an environment that could give you what you want, but you’re going to have to fight for it.”
Now those lucky enough to enter the world of Remy, can feast not only their eyes, but also their ears, on this culinary adventure, knowing that the crème de la crème gave the brand-new attraction its signature sound. Bon Appétit!
