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Soul is a 2020 animated comedy film about a jazz teacher who travels to the Great Before, a place where new souls are born, and meets a soul who helps him discover his own passion and purpose. The film features the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, and other celebrities, and original music by Jon Batiste and Trent Reznor.
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.
- $121 million
- Dana Murray
- $150 million
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.
