With 'Coco,' the studio is as close as it has ever been. By Josh Spiegel For a long time, Pixar Animation Studios wanted to avoid making anything even resembling a musical. Though the studio’s films ...

Miguel had to seize his moment, even if that meant disobeying his family. This character was a musician, and he had to perform during Día de Los Muertos. Coco is one of the few musical movies created ...

Art, music, the joys of sound and expression. These things are a meaningful part of what makes being human wonderful. That joy seems to be key to what makes Soul, Pixar’s latest, tick. In its newest ...

A “mysterious” new Disneyland musical comedy starring a frazzled leader, ambitious lieutenant, playful maverick, cranky grouch and quirky problem solver backed by a live band is coming to the Anaheim ...

During a virtual panel at last night's Essence Festival of Culture, director Pete Docter, co-director and screenwriter Kemp Powers and producer Dana Murray partnered with American ...

At the center of Pixar’s next original film, Coco, is a 12-year-old boy who’s breaking all the rules — or at least his family’s. Miguel, voiced by newcomer Anthony Gonzalez, is a member of the ...

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In a key scene from Pixar-Disney’s latest film “Soul,” the protagonist, Joe Gardner, a frustrated middle-school band teacher yearning to be a jazz pianist, describes moments of sublime musical ...

Aside from their heartwarming stories, loveable characters and astounding animation that blew the world's minds in 1995 when Toy Story hit theaters, Pixar movies are remembered for their catchy tunes ...