Haim Mazar and Grace Fisher to Score Disney Short 'Lilo & Scratch'
The composers pair a nine-piece Hawaiian ensemble with a 70-piece orchestra for the short, which screens before Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Hexed'.
Haim Mazar and Grace Fisher will score Disney's animated short 'Lilo & Scratch', according to Variety. The short will screen before Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Hexed'.
The score combines a nine-piece Hawaiian ensemble with a 70-piece symphony orchestra conducted by Mazar. Fisher and Mazar created a new original theme for the characters that can be adapted for both the Hawaiian ensemble and the orchestra.
'Lilo & Scratch' was written and directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn and Malcon Pierce. Nathan Curtis produced the short, and Jared Bush served as executive producer.
Composers' Background
Fisher, a lifelong musician who studied piano, cello and guitar, developed Acute Flaccid Myelitis at 17, which left her paralyzed from the neck down. She learned to play instruments using her mouth and to compose through adaptive technology.
Mazar recently composed and conducted Disney's animated short 'Versa'. Veerasunthorn directed 'Hexed' and 'Wish', and Pierce directed 'Versa'; Curtis produced 'Zootopia+'.
Quick answers
Who is scoring 'Lilo & Scratch'?
Haim Mazar and Grace Fisher will score the Disney animated short.
Where will 'Lilo & Scratch' screen?
It will screen before Walt Disney Animation Studios' 'Hexed'.
Who wrote and directed 'Lilo & Scratch'?
Fawn Veerasunthorn and Malcon Pierce wrote and directed the short.