AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 10
âCOCOâ SOUNDTRACK FEATURES ORIGINAL SONGS, A MEMORABLE SCORE AND TRADITIONAL MEXICAN SOUNDS
GrammyÂŽ-Winning Singers Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade to Perform End-Credit Version of âCocoâ Signature Song âRemember Meâ
BURBANK, Calif. (Oct. 4, 2017) â As Disneyâ˘Pixarâs âCocoâ heads into theaters this Thanksgiving, the filmâs soundtrack gears up for its debut. The film features an original score from OscarÂŽ-winning composer Michael Giacchino, a song by Oscar winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and additional songs co-written by Germaine Franco and co-director and screenwriter Adrian Molina. Also part of the team is musical consultant Camilo Lara of the music project Mexican Institute of Sound. Plus, GrammyÂŽ-Winning Singers Miguel and Natalia Lafourcade are teaming up to record the end-credit version of the signature song âRemember Me.â Set for release from Walt Disney Records on Nov. 10, the physical CD is now available for pre-order HERE.
âCocoâ tells the story of 12-year-old Miguel, an aspiring musician who hopes to follow in his idolâs famous footsteps despite his familyâs ban on music. ââCocoâ has music in its DNA,â said director Lee Unkrich.
Score
âCocoâ features an original score from composer Giacchino, who wrote the OscarÂŽ-winning score for Disneyâ˘Pixarâs 2009 film âUp.â âWhen I saw âCoco,â a mosaic of emotions came over me,â said Giacchino.â âIt made me think about my family and my connections to relatives back in Italy. This film speaks to everyone.â
Giacchino worked with Franco, who composed the score for 2015âs âDope,â to supervise the orchestrations and realize an engaging and specific sound. âShe illuminated the complex richness of Mexican music so well,â said Giacchino. âThe collaboration between all the musicians on this film has been a beautiful experience.â
Added Franco, âWe really wanted to marry this idea of original music with elements of Mexican music to create a unique balance of sound, harmony and rhythm.â
Franco explored a wide array of Mexican instrumentation in the score, including a guitarrĂłn, folkloric harp, a quijada, sousaphone, charchetas, jaranas, requintos, marimba, trumpets and violins.
The score was recorded in August featuring an 83-piece orchestra.
Source Music
âCocoâ also features traditional Mexican songs as source music, to bring to life Miguelâs town of Santa Cecilia. âEven though music isnât allowed in his home, Miguel finds inspiration in the musicians who perform in his hometown plaza,â says co-director/screenwriter Adrian Molina. âSanta Ceciliaâhome of superstar Ernesto de la Cruzâis so full of music, it inspires Miguel to want to be a musician.â
Franco and musical consultant Camilo Lara of the music project Mexican Institute of Sound were called on to help create the soundscape of Miguelâs world, along with the assistance of cultural consultants BenjamĂn JuĂĄrez Echenque and Marcela Davison AvilĂŠs. Lara joined the music team early, helping filmmakers navigate various moments from the film through the spectrum of Mexican musicâfrom cumbia to mariachi music. Said Lara, âFrom day one, the whole idea was to be as authentic as possible. We listened to a lot of musicâfrom sophisticated to street. I think we managed to present a beautiful mosaic of the vast diversity of our music.
âI was also responsible for a magical session in Mexico City,â continues Lara. âWe recorded a wide range of top Mexican musicians of many genresâbanda, marimba, mariachi and son jarocho. We had top Mexican maestros. It was a mind-blowing experience.â