Finding Nemo, the MUSICAL?

Brother Colin writes in from Boston:

"Okay, so I know the composers and the star of a theme park show. Big deal. Only the show is at Disney World, and the show is "Finding Nemo."

Try to get your brain around the scale and technical ambition evident in these clips and photos."

Jeez. Live-action Pixar that's not on Ice? Wow.

Joe Ranft & Bob Moog, R.I.P

Ack! The world lost two greats this week. First, Joe Ranft, one of the Pixar story-gods and voice artist for several of their films. Then, Bob Moog, creator of the first popular synthesizer.

I was fortunate enough to meet both these guys this year. Bob was at a "Legends of Synthesis" event in Chatsworth a few months ago. I asked him what kind of music he liked to listen to. He said "Rap, Hip-hop mostly." Joe was at Jeff Pidgeon's wedding (for which I was "Bridesman")