Academy Award-winning composer Mychael Danna, and Jeff Danna explain the strange symmetry between the plot of Onward (2020) and their own lives, while exhibiting the techniques of thematic composition and how powerful it can be to help tell a story, especially in animation.
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Jeff & Mychael Danna
Brothers Mychael and Jeff Danna are award-winning composers known for blending orchestral music with global traditions. Mychael won an Oscar and Golden Globe for Life of Pi, with other credits including Capote, Moneyball, and Where the Crawdads Sing. Jeff’s work includes The Boondock Saints, Silent Hill, and Resident Evil: Apocalypse. Together, they’ve scored The Breadwinner, The Addams Family films, and Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur and Onward, collaborating with directors like Ang Lee and Terry Gilliam.