We really don't like that.' Pixar doesn't interrupt their strong stories with characters breaking out into song. He wrote a couple of songs that other performers do. He adds, 'Randy doesn't sing in the film. The score is a real highlight of the film. Brannon reveals that once again Randy Newman has provided 'an amazing score.' The musicians include many members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. One of the strengths of Pixar's features has been their soundtracks. At the beginning of 1998 we announced it would be a theatrical feature.'Įmmy Award-winning actor, Kelsey Grammer, provides the voice for The Prospector.

We soon realized this film was going to be much better than a direct-to-video product. We started developing the project in 1996. In addition we have some great new voices including Kelsey Grammar, Wayne Knight and Joan Cusack. The entire cast is back including Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. And to top it off, all of the original cast returned. We worked on the film keeping the standards of a theatrical film. So that was what we did, but we knew we had a great story. Nobody was making animated theatrical sequels (with rare exceptions including American Tail 2). That's the way Disney did it and we follow suit. He explains that, 'When we started the film in 1996, the thing to do was to make a direct-to-video sequel. Animation World Magazine wanted to find out how this project became a major animated feature that could very well set new box office records.Ī talk with Ash Brannon, co-director of the film, quickly laid the matter to rest. In 1996 when Pixar announced they were going to do a direct-to-video sequel to the original Toy Story, a lot of people expected the finished results to be a mediocre low budget video made to cash-in on the company's initial success. The gang is coming our way again in Toy Story 2!© Disney Enterprises, Inc.

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