Michael Giacchino on Watching John Carter and Speed Racer Gain Fans

Michael Giacchino’s scored seven movies for Pixar - The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Up, Cars 2, Inside Out, Coco, and Incredibles 2 - but none would prepare him for the unique challenge he faced on his eighth Pixar film, Lightyear.
Lightyear is the in-world movie that would have inspired Toy Story’s Andy to want a Buzz Lightyear toy. In the film, Buzz (voiced by Chris Evans) makes a devastating decision that leaves his crew of more than 1,000 scientists and technicians stranded on a hostile planet called T’Kani Prime. While most come to accept their fate and try to build lives in this new world, Buzz refuses. He’s determined to fix his mistake and get everyone back to Earth, even if it means giving his whole life to the mission.
With Lightyear playing in theaters nationwide, I got the chance to chat with Giacchino about his experience creating a score for his eighth Pixar movie. While he did insist much of the creative process stays the same from film to film, whether it’s live-action or animation, there was one significant difference he encountered while completing the score for Lightyear. It was in the recording stage of the process due to COVID restrictions.
Hear all about that and two past movies Giacchino worked on that he thinks deserve more love in this interview!
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[@insertjokeh3r3]

Speed racer is amazing.

[@waltuhgaming6523]

Dude speed racer slaps, i know its a simple movie but thats good its nothing but fun and sometimes we need that And theres really not much like it visually

[@chasehedges6775]

John Carter is a masterpiece

[@jacksonjames2489]

And it's a damned pity what happened to it.

[@TheSocratesofAthens]

It proves that you should watch things for yourself rather than listen to critics.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@TheSocratesofAthens Definitely but critics aren’t wrong sometimes.

[@neilvarma]

John Carter might be worth a revisit I see ! Great interview Perri!

[@chasehedges6775]

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[@victornadler8731]

Speed racer's soundtrack is amazing

[@jacksonjames2489]

Glad to hear the crew is as proud of 'John Carter' as many of us who finally got around to watching it love it. Classically winsome pulp adventure, Golden Age-style romantic grandeur, Pixar heart and Michael's lush and lyrically sweeping score -- took me a watch or two to 'get it,' but once I did, it's -- for me at least -- as transporting and compulsively re-watchable as anything I've come across. So much spirit and heart. Sad to say I was one of those who fell victim to its poor 'selling' and completely ignored it for years. Damn shame what happened to it. One silver lining, I suppose, is how much more powerful the ending shot is for those of us who earnestly wish to return but likely never will.