Ariel's Beginning's composers sing, and Open Season 2!?

by Ben | September 18, 2008 8:14 am

Jeremie – who has a heap of really cool interviews on the way let me tell you, is back today, continuing his journey under the sea for our Little Mermaid interview exclusives: and what a catch! Just posted are his discussions with two of Ariel’s Beginning‘s most prominent crew members, the musical minds behind the songs and score[1] of the film: songwriter Jeanine Tesori (also of the upcoming Shrek: The Musical and Glen Keane’s Rapunzel) and composer James Dooley, formerly a collaborator with Hans Zimmer on many major motion picture scores. For those both for and against the new movie, this is a very insightful read in more ways than one: it seems its strengths and weaknesses are acknowledged by the composing pair and, though I didn’t care too much for the overall final result, it’s clear they both know and understand their art, and I have great faith in their future projects.

Now…here’s a thing: I vaguely knew somewhere in the back of my mind that we were going to be “treated” to another Open Season movie, but I had no idea it was so close to completion and on the brink of release as…a direct to video title. But, yes, Open Season 2 is indeed coming on January 27 2008 to DVD ($28.95), Blu-ray ($39.95) and PSP ($24.94), with the voices of Mike Epps, Jane Krakowski and a returning Billy Connolly (what, Martin Lawrence was too busy?). It’s no secret that I was no fan of the first[2] outing, which I simply feel was marketed incorrectly and might have made more impact if the teenage crass comedy it was hadn’t been promoted as a cuddly family flick, but this one sounds more fun, about a domesticated dachshund (the same one from the original, I’m assuming) who escapes home to join a group of woodland creatures in the great outdoors. The disc will include bonus featurettes, games, deleted scenes and a music video, with the BD adding an exclusive game and Live features. Let’s hope it’s more enjoyable in the woods second time around, even if, going by this teaser trailer[3], the humor remains as potty orientated as before…

Stay tooned! – Ben.

Source URL: https://animatedviews.com/2008/ariels-beginnings-composers-sing-and-open-season-2/

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