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Saturday, June 17, 2017

Disney·Pixar LOU Soundtrack Review

disney pixar lou soundtrack review

If you've seen Cars 3 in theaters, you more than likely also caught Pixar's charming, brand new short film "Lou" (directed by Dave Mullins) in front of it. If you loved the music in the short as I did, you'll be thrilled to know that it's now available to purchase [digitally only] from Walt Disney Records on both iTunes and Amazon Music!

This two track album retails for $1.99 and includes the "Suite from Lou" (5:04), "Lou End Credits" (0:40) and a digital booklet.

disney pixar lou soundtrack review

The score is composed by Chistophe Beck, who is no stranger to Disney productions (having scored hits like The Muppets, Frozen and Disney Animation's short film Paperman); though this is his very first composition for a Pixar Studios film. With how cute it turned out, I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't his last either.

The theme that Beck wrote for Lou, like the film, has a lot of charm and heart to it. It's bright, upbeat, somewhat quirky and very catchy. Beck very much captured the sweet innocence of the title character Lou and the youthfulness of the supporting cast on screen. I really like how much the cello shines in several parts too—one of my favorite instruments. There's also a really fun drum kit segment during the second third of the "Suite from Lou" (very reminiscent of something out of Monsters University) which had me tappin' my fingers. Finally, I love how the version of Lou's theme repeated during the end credits track adds a new level of whimsy to the already magical melody.

disney pixar lou soundtrack review
Composer Chistophe Beck

Overall this is a new classic short film with an equally as classic score that fits in perfectly with the best of Pixar's previous efforts. As soon as I saw Lou, I had hoped for a soundtrack release. I'm glad I got what I wished for! For all you Pixar fans out there—you won't want to miss this. Purchase the album on Amazon or iTunes using the direct links below and be sure to let me know your thoughts on the score and the film itself.

disney pixar lou soundtrack review
disney pixar lou soundtrack review

Note- Pixar began releasing their short film soundtracks regularly in 2013 beginning with The Blue Umbrella and then continued with Toy Story of Terror in 2014, Lava in 2015 (featured on the Inside Out soundtrack) and Piper in 2016. For whatever the reason, Sanjay's Super Team and Toy Story That Time Forgot did not get soundtrack releases. Click any of my titles above to read my thoughts!

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