Accordions, Mandolins and Pizzicato Strings: ‘Luca’ Composer on Scoring the Italy-Set Pixar Film
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variety.comJon Burlingame It took composer Dan Romer a while to find the right Italian touch for the music of “Luca,” Disney-Pixar’s animated fantasy (opening June 18) about young sea monsters masquerading as humans on the Italian Riviera.“Not quite Italian enough” was director Enrico Casarosa’s response to his first try. “Too Italian!” was the response to his second.
Eventually Romer discovered the correct instrumental seasoning: a bit of accordion, a little mandolin, a lot of acoustic guitar and pizzicato strings — just enough to hint at the locale and the period (late ’50s, early ’60s).“I was looking for something off the beaten path, a little bit independent,” Casarosa tells Variety about his choice for composer.
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