In those shows, he has built tension with limited means, especially in the final few seasons of Alias where he pared down his orchestra to a lean sound palette, but I have yet to hear that kind of original inventiveness from his feature work (his music for last year\'s Mission Impossible III was Alias transferred to the big screen). Giacchino\'s music for Alias and Lost has been consistently engaging, challenging, and unique.
With knowledge of those two films, I am ready to proclaim Giacchino a remarkable stylist who knows how to communicate a film\'s emotions and actions using accepted tropes, but I am unsure about placing the sobriquet "next big thing" on his shoulders. Ratatouille marks Giacchino\'s second Pixar film after The Incredibles, a score that channeled John Barry so well that many thought Barry wrote the themes. Unfortunately, this remarkable ability is also, to me, the greatest shortcoming of his Pixar scores. Giacchino is a master at meeting expectations, often while throwing in a twist of his own. In short, you hear Carl Stalling\'s genre-setting music for "Merry Melodies." Giacchino parodies this style as well, most effectively in "100 Rat Dash," quite possibly the best such imitation I\'ve ever heard as it emulates without copying. You probably hear racing strings and squealing brass that quickly changes to dancing strings in their highest register.
Do you hear La Marseillaise played by a brass-heavy orchestra? Do you hear a light waltz tempo, perhaps played on an accordion? You\'ll find both of those tropes piled on top of one another in the 40 second "Welcome to Gusteau\'s." Similarly, imagine you are watching cartoon slapstick, full of chases, pratfalls, and knives being thrown at anthropomorphic animals. Stop for a moment and imagine the sound of Paris in movies.
In what other movie will you find score cue titles like "Kiss and Vinegar," "Colette Shows Him Le Ropes," "Heist To See You," and "End Creditouilles?" This cleverness delves deeper than the titles as well, as Giacchino plays with every musical convention you can imagine. That level of cleverness extends to Michael Giacchino\'s lovely score for the movie. Every time I see that little "rat ∙ a ∙ too ∙ ee" I just have to smile. Who likes rats and who needs to be reminded that this movie is full of them? And how many Americans have ever had ratatouille? Or know that it\'s a stewed vegetable dish? But perhaps realizing that a movie about a French rat who just wants to cook needs this title, the marketing people did the best they could and put the movie\'s pronunciation right in the title graphic. It has the word "rat" right at the beginning. After all, it\'s a French word, and Americans do not go to movies with foreign titles. Or, guests may visit with a ticket or Annual Pass with the Park Hopper option as long as they entered their first park where they made their reservation earlier in the day.Isn\'t Ratatouille the best name for a movie you\'ve heard all year? In this day and age you would think that some corporate power somewhere would have insisted that the director or the producer change the name. Note that guests will need a valid ticket or pass and a theme park reservation for the same park on the same day to experience both the Early Theme Park Entry and the extended evening hours. Guests staying at Deluxe Walt Disney World resort hotels will be able to access extend evening hours Guests staying at one of the Disney Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resort hotels will be able to take part in the extended evening hours (see list below). Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros.Under the Sea ~ Journey of The Little Mermaid.In addition, the following attractions are planned to operate: Magic Kingdom During the extended evening theme park hours, select merchandise and food and beverage locations will be available. So far only Magic Kingdom and EPCOT are taking part in the Extended Evening Hours. View the current Extended Evening Hours dates. Remy's Ratatouille Adventure is now included in EPCOT's Extended Evening hours Magic Your Way Single and Multi Day Tickets.