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In Disney and Pixar’s “Soul,” Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) is a middle-school band teacher whose true passion is playing jazz. When he gets lost in his music, he goes into "the zone,” an immersive state that causes the rest of the world to literally melt away.
This Christmas only on Disney+, Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film “Soul” introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a ...
Oct 14, 2020 · This Christmas only on Disney+, Pixar Animation Studios’ all-new feature film “Soul” introduces Joe Gardner (voice of Jamie Foxx) – a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a ...
Nov 7, 2019 · Watch the new trailer for Disney & Pixar’s Soul now. About Soul: What is it that makes... Next summer, Joe Gardner will discover his brilliant, passionate self.
Soul is a 2020 American animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers, both of whom co-wrote it with Mike Jones, and produced by Dana Murray.
Research is an important part of Pixar’s films, taking filmmakers to places ranging from landfills to Scotland. “Soul” called for some of their best research to date. “We visited a number of jazz clubs,” says production designer Steve Pilcher. The Half Note is pretty true to scale of the typical size of a jazz club.
Joe Gardner, a middle school music teacher, feels stuck in life and unfulfilled at his job. He dreams of a career in jazz, to which his seamstress mother, Libba, objects. By chance, his former student Curly informs him of an opening in the band of jazz legend Dorothea Williams.
