Studio Pixar released a new special trailer for her future cartoon “Soul“. In it, special attention was paid to the main character, a black musician, and to what place music occupied in his life.
Director and screenwriter Pete Docter admitted that he embodied many of his own memories and experiences as a hero, a jazz musician Joe Gardner. However, he understood that his white background could ruin everything. And then he called for help from blacks.
The main character of “Souls” was voiced by Jamie Foxx, an actor, singer and comedian, known for his role as Ray Charles in the film “Ray“- for him he received”Oscar“. The consultations also attracted the entire black staff of the studio, and not only.
Black musicians took part in the work on Soul: Herbie Hancock, Terry Lyn Carrington, John Baptiste, Questlove, David Diggs and others. The studio also emphasizes that Bradford Young, a black cameraman, helped create the film (Arrival“).
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