I guess you're probably thinking, what the heck is THIS kind of a request? But as quoted from Toaster in the original film: "You can do what you like. We're not gonna give up hope!"
I watched the two direct-to-video sequels back-to-back a couple of days ago - they're definitely, well, "kid-fare" if you want to call it that. Perhaps it's the inner child in me, but I don't think either of these two movies were that bad at all. They're decent enough, but certainly not masterpieces as they lack the charm and dark undertones/messages of the original film.
I quite enjoy the original scores given to them, however. An orchestra was utilized for both films, recorded and performed in Seattle. There's an obvious sinister/dread theme present throughout Brave Little Toaster To The Rescue, as well as a secondary hopeful theme in the second half of the film.
I'd say there's enough music to fill up one entire CD, or spread out amongst two CDs - the running time for both films combined is 147 minutes.
Here are the facts:
- Alexander Janko composed and conducted the scores for both films (he served as a primary orchestrator for David Newman from 1995 to 2000, and also co-composed the music for My Big Fat Greek Wedding).
- The production rights reside with Hyperion Pictures and The Kushner-Locke Company, according to IMDb (Disney only owns the home video and distribution rights). Taylor White would know how to contact them, since Percepto released the soundtrack for the original Brave Little Toaster film, also owned by the same companies.
- There are 8 musical numbers in the two movies (4 for each movie) - credits are as follows:
Music: William Finn
Lyrics: Ellen Fitzhugh
Arrangement: Alexander Janko
I can see it now... a 2CD presentation of both scores (maybe not necessarily complete, but a darn great package overall!), as a Signature Edition limited to 1000 copies.
I can also pull up examples and highlights of both scores, if so desired. I believe the films are uploaded to YouTube as well.
Doug, Roger? How feasible is an undertaking like this, for a pairing of animated films? I'm a sucker for animation in general and also somewhat feel as though the genre is somewhat neglected in the limited edition score market these days. If you guys could make this happen, it would definitely make my month. Thanks for reading!
