
This one´s for Stefan96ze! ;-) With a track record like that of Blue Sky Studios, it's hard to imagine that its parent company, 20th Century Fox, won't green-light every project the subsidiary has coming down the pipes. In its short history, Blue Sky has produced the Ice Age franchise, Robots, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and Rio, each translating their sub-$100 million budgets into immense box office returns (sometimes exceeding half a billion dollars). Their 2011 venture, Rio, continues that trend while also being among the most critically acclaimed of the lot. Its animated protagonists are brightly exotic birds, the two leads a pair of macaws who are extremely rare and are thus the targets of bird smugglers based in Rio de Janeiro. The entire film is essentially comprised of chases of this awkward duo (and friends) by the evil humans and their cohorts in the animal kingdom. An unlikely romance between the macaws and the initial inability of the out-of-place, Minnesota-raised male of the pair leads to inevitable redemption. The movie has been widely praised for its tasteful application of 3D technology and extremely vivid colors. The soundtrack for Rio was meant to play a far greater role in the narrative of the film than in previous Blue Sky animations, with musical elements conveyed directly by characters and source music tied to the region in many scenes. Extending this personality into his score is John Powell, whose contribution is equally saturated with <b>...</b>
John Powell
Rio
Soundtrack
Score
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Blue Sky Studios
Ice Age