Directed by jimmy hayward and steve martino in their directorial debuts, the film s screenplay was written by cinco paul and ken daurio, and features the. In its short hour and a half, the film attempted to merge two completely different kinds of fantasy concepts into one, and unfortunately, the part everybody seems to have liked was that which occupied the first half of hancock. Hes an eccentric elephant who found who ville sitting on a dust speck and makes friends with its mayor, voiced by steve carell. The meltdown and shrek behind him, john powell is the reigning king of animation film scores and his soundtrack for horton is an absolute classic. I played it for my mother, who hasnt seen the movie yet, and she was also truly amazed by the musical richness of this soundtrack. Along the way, horton and the mayor forms an unlikely bond and sought to save each other from utter humiliation by their friends. And this happens to be one of john powell s best score in the childrens animation genre. Based on the book by dr seuss the creator of the cat in the hat and the grinch this cheery animated tale tells the story of horton the elephant. The hit movie received 18 award nominations including a kids choice award, golden schmoes award, and academy of science. Jan 06, 2009 i strongly suggest to listen to this in high quality. In the movie, horton the elephant has a small friend who is a mouse and he is present in most of the scenes, however he is not in the book at all. With jim carrey, steve carell, carol burnett, will arnett. This is the first song on the cd, plus i combined it with cave of destiny because its so short. The film music of john powell composer chicken run composer 1999 chill factor composer forces of.
Seuss horton hears a who based on the classic 1954 book of the same name, the film tells of an elephant named horton voiced by jim carrey who one day hears a voice emanating from a tiny speck. Horton hears a who, rio at the best online prices at ebay. A soundtrack consisting of the films score was released on march 25, 2008 by. Contributor names jimmy hayward, steve martino director john powell, additional john ashton thomas, james mckee smith composer. A new cg animated feature film from 20th century fox animation, the makers of the ice age films, based on the beloved book, first published in 1954, by ted geisel, who wrote under the pen name dr. Deep in the jungle of nool lives horton, a goofy yet noble elephant, who hears a cry for help from a floating speck of dust that is inhabited by the microscopic city of whoville and its hapless yet upstanding mayor. Blue sky studios welcomed such a trial, though, with their computeranimated 2008 release, dr. Jimmy hayward, steve martino, john powell, pete anthony, and conrad pope pete anthony. Horton hears a who clip film living on speck usa duration. The makers of ice age, and comedy giants jim carrey and steve carell, bring to life dr. Near fine in a very good priceclipped second issue dust jacket. Horton hears a who features an unexpectedly involving dts hd master audio 5. Seuss feature film adaptation, the first adaptation to be fully animated, and the second dr.
Horton the elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists. The other jungle animals think hes crazy and try to destroy the speck, making horton and whoville do everything to try to be heard. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the verso of the front free endpaper, for greg barrett with best wishes dr. Horton hears a who is an entertaining film, whose message about equality is nicely integrated into an expanded narrative that is well animated, sounds and probably looks great.
The books wide fan base, coupled with the popularity of voice actors jim carrey and steve carell, should make most kids, especially those under 12, interested in seeing the film. No trailers for horton hears a who appears on the disc, nor does anything about john powell \s score. An imaginative elephant named horton carrey hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Seuss classic childrens book gets the bigscreen treatment with mixed. Seuss version of horton hears a who has a lot of differences. And this happens to be one of john powells best score in the childrens animation genre.
Without reading too deep into this animated adaptation of a dr. Seuss classic, one will find strong messages of tolerance and warnings of fear. Horton hears a who this lesson plan emphasizes rhyming words and listening comprehension. Horton hears a who has a nice message of equality, and the artists at blue sky studios did a wonderful job keeping the seuss style intact, but realized in a fully 3d way. The wire the complete series, deadwood the complete series, horton hears a who, man on wire, and more.
And in horton hears a who, we meet a kindhearted elephant named horton, who lives in the jungle of nool. Carrey is a bit overthetop, but still amusing as the likeable horton, and carell is good as the slightly zany and overeager mayor. This book tells the story of horton the elephant and his treacherous adventures saving whoville, a tiny planet located on a small speck of dust, from the evil animals who mock him. Mar 14, 2008 horton hears a who has a nice message of equality, and the artists at blue sky studios did a wonderful job keeping the seuss style intact, but realized in a fully 3d way. A fter the liveaction debacles of the grinch and the cat in the hatbad bananas with greasy black peelsi approached horton hears a who. Students write about something they did that made them.
Seuss books werent very long, it is hard to make a fulllength feature film about them. Hes open to all kinds of stuff, so when he hears a tiny voice calling out to him, he doesnt freak out. Seuss tale of a sweet, lovable elephant named horton. Lovely and only marred by a slightly sagging middle and a gratuitous, tacked on pop song finale. The original score for the films soundtrack album was composed by john powell.
The film s central conceit is that the two main characters never meet they. Seuss book horton hears a who, the main story concerns the selfless elephant horton whose big ears allow him to hear a voice from a whole world that exists on a speck of dust perched on a flower. Hes an eccentric elephant who found whoville sitting on a dust speck and makes friends with its mayor, voiced by steve carell. This is actually symphonophone and jojo saves the day combined.
With the word hears figuring so prominently in the title and storyline, it will come as no surprise that sound design and score were two of the film s most critical elements. Horton the elephant finds himself the protector of an unseen world living on a speck of dust. Created by british composer john powell who is also credited with playing the 30 foot water system, euphonifaffamelophone, and trombugle in the liner notes, the original score bounces between genres with all the energy of dr. I strongly suggest to listen to this in high quality. Seuss books and cartoons to be adapted to movie form, horton hears a who.
Horton hears a who by seuss, first edition abebooks. Horton hears a who soundtrack fall from tree youtube. Convinced that there is a very small person on this speck of dust, horton places the speck on a clover and proceeds. Gothic choirs, spanish tangos, string sections, big. You know what they saythe bigger the animal, the bigger its heart. Hes going about his business when he hears a cry for help, which seems to be coming from a tiny bit of dirt but is actually the microscopic home of the citizens of whoville. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Seuss books are among the defining works of family literature, have sold over 200 million copies, and have been translated into fifteen languages. Hes going about his business when he hears a cry for help, which seems to be coming from a tiny bit of dirt but is actually the microscopic home of. Always open to the world around him, horton hears the tiny voices of the microscopic whos and promises to look after them. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of horton hears a who. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. What is most remarkable about this film is the fidelity it retains to seuss work and intentions. Original motion picture soundtrack john powell on allmusic 2008 horton hears a who. Seuss film starring jim carrey after how the grinch stole christmas 2000.
One day horton is pretty certain that he hears a voice coming from a speck of dust. Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. Seuss classic exceeded my expectations, and conceding that my expectations couldnt have been much lower. Horton hears a who summary and 4 sets of discussion questions based on themes in the story. Seuss, produced by blue sky studios and distributed by 20th century fox. Seuss received genuine hollywood treatment, and unlike the two previous entries of the decade how the grinch stole christmas and the cat in the hat, 20th century foxs dr. Suess classic cartoon about horton, voiced by jim carrey. This proves to be quite a challenge, but horton and the whos work together to make. Im therefore torn between expressing relief that this cartoon version of dr.
Horton hears a who soundtrack symphonophone youtube. Dec 08, 2008 stay tuned for rts test drive of the dark knight bdlive function, in which fans can record, upload and share their own commentary tracks set to scenes from the film. Seuss adaptation that stays true to the spirit of the source material. In all honesty, i did not expect, however, to come away from it thinking that this was the first great movie ive. The movie adaptation when compared to the classic dr. Composer kung fu panda composer kung fu panda secrets of. Mar 03, 2017 horton hears a who clip film living on speck usa duration. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Convinced that there is a very small person on this speck of dust, horton places the speck on a clover and proceeds to carry the clover and speck with him to protect it from harm. Horton hears a who activities for several curricular areas. Dialogue is clean and wellprioritized, lfe support is robust and aggressive, and the film s bouncy score is precise, dynamic, and nicely balanced across every channel. John powell with such an intriguing concept at its core, its disappointing that director peter bergs hancock was hacked into such a confusing mess. The presence of the mouse whose name is morton does not alter the story line at all, he just adds a little comedy to the plot, which jim carrey takes care of anyways. This was nominated for an annie award for music in an animated feature production. Horton encourages citizens to question their leaders as it broaches topics of faith and responsibility. Seuss horton hears a who john powell it took until the 2000s before the stories of dr. The story of the elephant who hears a voice from a tiny world on a floating piece of dust allows for the two classic worlds to be explored in the film, though any fan of the original story can tell you that the added martial arts sequence, among. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
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