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Soul (2020 film)

Soul
The poster shows Joe Gardner in his human form walking down piano key-esque stairs with a cat and buildings of New York City as a backdrop. On the letter "L" in the film's logo, Joe's soul form is standing next to 22. On top, the film's release date, along with credits on the bottom.
Release poster
Directed byPete Docter
Written by
Produced byDana Murray
Starring
Cinematography
  • Matt Aspbury
  • Ian Megibben
Edited byKevin Nolting
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • October 11, 2020 (2020-10-11) (BFI Fest)
  • December 25, 2020 (2020-12-25) (United States; Disney+)
  • January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12) (United States; theatrical)
  • March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) (United Kingdom; theatrical)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million
Box office$122.2 million

Soul is a 2020 American animated fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Kemp Powers, both of whom co-wrote it with Mike Jones,[b] and produced by Dana Murray. It stars the voices of Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Questlove, and Angela Bassett. It follows Joe Gardner (Foxx), a middle school teacher and aspiring pianist who falls into a coma following an accident and seeks to reunite his separated soul and body in time for his big break as a jazz musician.

Docter conceived Soul in January 2016, examining the origins of human personalities and the concept of determinism. During his first meeting with Jones, he pitched the idea about spacetime involving souls with personalities. The film's producers consulted various jazz musicians, including Herbie Hancock and Terri Lyne Carrington, and animated its musical sequences using the sessions of musician Jon Batiste as a reference. Apart from Batiste's original jazz compositions, musicians Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross composed the film's score. Production on Soul lasted for four years on an approximate $150 million budget. It was the first Pixar film to feature a black lead.

Soul premiered at the London Film Festival on October 11, 2020, and was scheduled for theatrical release on June 19 and November 20; however, it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released direct-to-streaming on Disney+ on December 25, 2020 (alongside the SparkShort known as Burrow), and in theaters in countries without the streaming service. It was released in theaters in the United States on January 12, 2024, and grossed over $122 million at the box office.

It received acclaim for its craftsmanship, story, characters, themes, ideas, sound design, creativity, emotional weight and musical score. The National Board of Review and the American Film Institute named Soul one of the top ten films of 2020. It was nominated for three Academy Awards at the 93rd Academy Awards, winning two, and received numerous other accolades.
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