COCO 3D [2017 / 2018] [3D Blu-ray + 2D Blu-ray] [SteelBook Collection’s Edition] [UK Release] Celebrate the Mexican “Day of the Dead” holiday celebration with ‘COCO’ in eye-popping 3D!
In Disney • PIXAR’s vibrant story of family, fun and adventure, where an aspiring musician Miguel [voice of Anthony Gonzalez] teams up with charming trickster Héctor [voice of Gael García Bernal] on an extraordinary journey through the “Land of the Dead.” Despite his family's generations-old ban on music, young Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colourful “Land of the Dead.” After meeting a charming trickster named Héctor, the two new friends embark on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history, becomes an unexpected friend who helps Miguel uncover the mysteries behind his family's stories and traditions – in gorgeous Technicolor, spectacular sound and eye-popping 3D!
FILM FACT: Awards and Nominations: 2017 African-American Film Critics Association: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. Win: Top 10 Films in 3rd place. 2017 Atlanta Film Critics Circle: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. 2017 Austin Film Critics Association: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. 2017 Awards Circuit Community Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film for Lee Unkrich. Win: Honourable Mentions for Lee Unkrich. Nomination: Best Original Song for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the song “Remember Me.” 2017 Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2017 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature film. Win: Best Song for “Remember Me.” 2017 Capri, Hollywood: Win: Capri Animated Movie of the Year Award. Win: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the song “Remember Me.” 2017 Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film for Darla K. Anderson. 2017 Hollywood Film Awards: Win: Animation of the Year. 2017 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards: Nomination: Best Animation. 2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Film. 2017 San Francisco Film Critics Circle: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. 2017 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards: Nomination: Best Animated Feature Film. 2017 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards: Win: Best Voice Performance for Anthony Gonzalez. Win: Best Animated Feature Film. Nomination: Best Voice Performance for Gael García Bernal. Nomination: Best Original Score for Michael Giacchino. 2017 Women Film Critics Circle Awards: Win: Best Animated Female. Win: Best Family Film. 2018 Academy Awards®: Win: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for song "Remember Me." Win: Best Animated Feature Film for Darla K. Anderson and Lee Unkrich. 2018 Golden Globes: Win: Best Motion Picture for an Animated Film. Win: Best Original Song in a Motion Picture for Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for song “Remember Me”2018 BAFTA Film Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film for Darla K. Anderson and Lee Unkrich. 2018 Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA: Win: Best Music for Michael Giacchino. Win: Best Animated Feature Film. 2018 Alliance of Women Film Journalists: Win: EDA Award: Best Animated Feature Film. Nomination: Best Animated Female for Best Animated Female Alanna Ubach [Mamá Imelda]. 2018 American Cinema Editors: Win: Best Edited Animated Feature Film for Steve Bloom. 2018 Annie Awards: Win: Best Animated Feature Film. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Animated Effects in an Animated Production for Carl Kaphan, Dave Hale, Jason Johnston, Keith Daniel Klohn and Shaun Galinak. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production for John Chun Chiu Lee. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production for Alonso Martinez, Daniel Arriaga, Daniela Strijleva, Greg Dykstra and Zaruhi Galstyan. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production for Adrian Molina and Lee Unkrich. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production for Adrian Molina, Germaine Franco, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Michael Giacchino and Robert Lopez. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for Dean Kelly. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production for Anthony Gonzalez as the voice of "Miguel." Win: Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production for Adrian Molina and Matthew Aldrich. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Editorial in an Animated Feature Production for Greg Snyder, Lee Unkrich, Steve Bloom and Tim Fox. Win: Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production for Bryn Imagire, Danielle Feinberg, Ernesto Nemesio, Harley Jessup and Nathaniel McLaughlin. Nomination: Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production for Allison Rutland. Nomination: Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production for Madeline Sharafian. 2018 Art Directors Guild: Win: Excellence in Production Design Award: Best Animated Film for Bert Berry (art director), Bryn Imagire (art director), Daniel Arriaga (art director), Harley Jessup (production designer) and Nathaniel McLaughlin (art director). 2018 Behind the Voice Actors Awards: Win: Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for Alanna Ubach as the voice of "Imelda." Win: Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film for Alanna Ubach, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Edward James Olmos, Gael García Bernal and Renee Victor. Win: Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film for Anthony Gonzalez as the voice of "Miguel Rivera." Win: Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for Alanna Ubach as the voice of "Imelda." Win: Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film for Alanna Ubach, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Anthony Gonzalez, Benjamin Bratt, Edward James Olmos, Gael García Bernal and Renee Victor. Nomination: Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film for Anthony Gonzalez as the voice of “Miguel.” Nomination: Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film for Gael García Bernal as the voice of “Héctor.” Nomination: Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for Benjamin Bratt as the voice of “Ernesto de la Cruz.” Nomination: Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role for Renee Victor as the voice of “Abuelita.” 2018 Cinema Audio Society, USA: Win: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures in an Animated Film for Blake Collins (foley mixer), Christopher Boyes (re-recording mixer), Joel Iwataki (scoring mixer), Michael Semanick (re-recording mixer) and Vince Caro (original dialogue mixer). 2018 Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain: Win: Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera) for Adrian Molina and Lee Unkrich. 2018 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards: Nomination: Best Music Supervision for Films Budgeted Over 25 Million Dollars for Tom MacDougall. Nomination: Best Song/Recording Created for a Film for Kristen Anderson-Lopez (songwriter), Miguel (recording artist), Natalia Lafourcade (recording artist), Robert Lopez (songwriter) and Tom MacDougall (music performer) for song: “Remember Me.” 2019 Grammy Awards: Nomination: Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for Michael Giacchino (composer). Nomination: Best Song Written for Visual Media for Kristen Anderson-Lopez (songwriter) and Robert Lopez (songwriter) for song “Remember Me.” 2018 International Film Music Critics Award: Nomination: Best Original Score for an Animated Film for Michael Giacchino. 2018 Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA: Win: Golden Reel Award: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing, Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film for Dee Selby (foley editor), J.R. Grubbs (supervising sound editor) Barney Jones (music editor), Christopher Boyes (supervising sound editor), Dennie Thorpe (foley artist), Geoff Vaughan (foley artist), Jack Whittaker (sound effects editor), Justin Doyle (sound effects editor), James Likowski (foley editor), Jana Vance (foley artist), Marshall Winn (dialogue editor), Michael Silvers (dialogue editor, sound effects editor), Stephen M. Davis (supervising music editor), Teresa Eckton (sound effects editor) and Warren Brown (music editor). Nomination: Golden Reel Award: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Musical for Feature Film for Stephen M. Davis (supervising music editor) and Warren Brown (music editor). 2018 Visual Effects Society Awards: Win: Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature for Darla K. Anderson, David Ryu, Lee Unkrich and Michael O'Brien. Win: Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature for Emron Grover, Guilherme Sauerbronn Jacinto, Jonathan Hoffman and Michael Honsel. Win: Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature for Dave Strick, Jamie Hecker, Jonathan Pytko and Michael Frederickson. Win: Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Animated Feature for Dave Hale, Keith Daniel Klohn, Kristopher Campbell and Stephen Matthew Gustafson.
Voice Cast: Anthony Gonzalez [Miguel], Gael García Bernal [Héctor], Benjamin Bratt [Ernesto de la Cruz], Alanna Ubach [Mamá Imelda], Renée Victor [Abuelita], Jaime Camil [Papá], Alfonso Arau [Papá Julio], Herbert Siguenza [Tío Oscar / Tío Felipe], Gabriel Iglesias [Clerk], Lombardo Boyar [Plaza Mariachi / Gustavo], Ana Ofelia Murguía [Mamá Coco], Natalia Cordova-Buckley [Frida Kahlo], Selene Luna [Tía Rosita], Edward James Olmos [Chicharrón], Sofía Espinosa [Mamá], Carla Medina [Departures Agent], Dyana Ortelli [Tía Victoria], Luis Valdez [Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo], Blanca Araceli [Emcee], Salvador Reyes [Security Guard], Cheech Marin [Corrections Officer], Octavio Solis [Arrivals Agent] and John Ratzenberger [Juan Ortodoncia]
Directors: Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina
Producers: Darla K. Anderson, John Lasseter and Mary Alice Drumm
Screenplay: Adrian Molina (original story/screenplay), Jason Katz (original story), Lee Unkrich (original story) and Matthew Aldrich (original story/screenplay)
Composer: Michael Giacchino (Original Score)
Cinematography: Matt Aspbury (Director of Photography: Camera) and Danielle Feinberg (Director of Photography: Lighting)
Image Resolution: 1080p (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Audio: English: 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
English: 5.1 DTS-HD High Resolution Master Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Audio
English: 2.0 Dolby Digital Stereo Descriptive Audio
Subtitles: English
Running Time: 105 minutes
Region: All Regions
Number of discs: 3
Studio: PIXAR Animation Studios / Walt Disney Pictures
Andrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘COCO’ is a 2017 3D amazing wonderful colourful computer-animated fantasy film produced by PIXAR Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and based on an original idea by Lee Unkrich, and it is directed by Lee Unkrich and was co-directed by Adrian Molina. The concept for the animated film ‘COCO’ was inspired by the Mexican “Day of the Dead” holiday celebration.
Twelve-year-old Miguel [Anthony Gonzalez] lives in the village of Santa Cecilla in Mexico. Miguel’s passion is music but his family has banned it for several generations. Miguel’s great-great-grandfather chose a music career over life with the family, and the succeeding generations have never forgiven him. Miguel has a secret place where he practices his guitar while watching movies of his hero, the great Mexican singer/actor Ernesto de la Cruz [Benjamin Bratt].
As the “Day of the Dead” approaches, there is an indescribable excitement in the air. Everyone in the village is getting ready to honour their arriving loved ones with decorated home altars, candles, foods and beverages, and flowers. In Miguel’s home, pictures of three generations of ancestors are placed on the “Ofrenda” [Spanish for “offering”]. The top photograph, however is torn where the musician ancestor would have been.
Determined to compete in a music contest in the plaza, young Miguel decides to borrow the guitar kept in Ernesto de las Cruz’s tomb. Suddenly he finds himself transported to the land of the dead with his street dog named Dante. This place turns out to be a large metropolis, with amazing brightly lit homes. On the bridge from there to earth, he meets several generations of his ancestors. One of them promises to give him the blessing he needs to return to earth, but with the condition he gives up music. Miguel decides instead that he will find de la Cruz, whom he believes might be the missing musician from the photograph, and get his blessing instead.
During his journey, Miguel gets some help from a skeleton named Hector [Gael Garcia Bernal], who wants the boy to take his photograph to an “Ofrenda” so that he can visit his relatives on earth. Unless he is remembered by them, he cannot travel on the “Day of the Dead.” And eventually, he will disappear forever. “Memory,” Miguel learns, is very important.
Other themes of this charming animated film are the importance of honouring those who have gone before us, acknowledging the afterlife, having a passion for life, and creating family solidarity through rituals.
Director Lee Unkrich hits all the right marks in this impressive animated feature with its all Hispanic cast, its celebration of the restorative power of music, its lavish creation of the land of the dead, and its simple emphasis on an old photograph as a key to a young and talented boy's future.
One scene is especially emotionally affecting — watch for it — when Miguel sings his great-great-grandfather’s song “Remember Me” to his great-grandmother Coco [Ana Ofelia Murguia].
PIXAR’s journey to the “Land of the Dead” was an ambitious undertaking, even for a studio that’s produced some of the best-animated films of the past 20 years. But animated film ‘COCO’ wonderfully explores familial themes, identity, and learning what it means to grow up in a world that isn’t perfect. Miguel’s trip is a representation of what it means to grow up and learn the truths about how life works outside the safe confines of home. Hector, Miguel and even the slobbery dog Dante are all characters you won’t ever forget.
In an era when young people are so easily seduced by celebrity, ‘COCO’ reveals the emptiness of such adulation, poignantly teaching children to preserve and respect the memory of their elders while reminding them that the source of true creativity is so often personal.
COCO MUSIC TRACK LIST
REMEMBER ME (Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) [Performed by Ernesto de la Cruz and Benjamin Bratt] [Performed by Héctor and Young Coco by Gael García Bernal, Gabriella Flores and Libertad García Fonzi] [Performed by Miguel and Mamá Coco by Anthony Gonzalez and Ana Ofelia Murguía]
EVERYONE KNOWS JUANITA (Music by Germaine Franco) (Lyrics by Adrian Molina) [Performed by Gael García Bernal]
REMEMBER ME Reprise (Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) [Performed by Héctor and Young Coco by Gael García Bernal, Gabriella Flores and Libertad García Fonzi]
UN POCO LOCO (Music by Germaine Franco) (Lyrics by Adrian Molina) [Performed by Anthony Gonzalez and Gael García Bernal]
REMEMBER ME Reprise (Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) [Performed by Miguel AND Mamá Coco BYAnthony Gonzalez and Ana Ofelia Murguía]
THE WORLD ES MI FAMILIA (Music by Germaine Franco) (Lyrics by Adrian Molina) [Performed by Anthony Gonzalez and Antonio Sol]
PROUD CORAZÓN (Music by Germaine Franco) (Lyrics by Adrian Molina) [Performed by Anthony Gonzalez]
ALLÁ EN EL RANCHO GRANDE (Written by Silvano Ramos)
LA LLORONA (Traditional) [Performed by Alanna Ubach and Antonio Sol]
CIUDAD VICTORIA (Written by Rubén Fuentes-Gassón)
DORA’S DANCE (Written by Germaine Franco)
LA PETENERA (Traditional)
LA ZANDUNGA (Traditional)
JÁLALE (Written by Camilo Lara, Holger Beier and Pat Beier) [Performed by Instituto Mexicano de Sonido]
HOY NO FIO, MAÑANA SÍ (Written by Camilo Lara) [Performed by Instituto Mexicano de Sonido]
REMEMBER ME (Dúo) (Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) (Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez) [Performed by Miguel featuring Natalia Lafourcade]
MUCH NEEDED ADVICE (Music by Michael Giacchino and Germaine Franco) (Lyrics by Adrian Molina) [Performed by Benjamin Bratt and Antonio Sol]
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3D Blu-ray Image Quality – PIXAR Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures presents us with a stunning 1080p image which is enhanced with a 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Moviegoers are given a memorable tour through the Land of the Dead thanks to a stunningly gorgeous image that lights up the screen right from the opening moments and we get to view a vast and splendid array of sumptuous colours are a was with the warmth of amber-yellows hues, giving the little town of Santa Cecilia a lovely picturesque quality before your eyes. Simply put, this is a total sumptuous feast for the eyes, and will sure give the viewers some mesmerising images from start to finish. Black levels are equally rich and inky throughout, especially with opulent shadows that penetrate deep into the screen for a fantastic three-dimensional feel without sacrificing the tiniest of details. With spot-on contrast delivering crisp, brilliant whites throughout, the bones of the dead are immaculate and gleaming from start to finish especially with the 3D spectacular images, you get to view. Viewers can count the separate rocks making the cobblestone roads or the cracks in the buildings of the marketplace. So all in all, PIXAR Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures have brought you something totally unique and totally awe inspiring.
3D Blu-ray Audio Quality – PIXAR Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures brings us another stunning 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, plus a bonus of a 5.1 DTS-HD High Resolution Surround Sound experience, but of course to hear the preferred audio, you have to go to the menu, because the disc defaults to the 5.1 DTS-HD High Resolution Surround Sound version automatically. But despite this, both audio experiences are really good, but I preferred the 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio experiences, especially when you hear the chatter of the living visiting the marketplace or the voices of the dead walking the streets of the afterlife. During the two talent shows and the big sunrise concert at the end, the room is surrounded with the cheers, applause of the crowds and eventually the boos from the crowd, that displays really excellent directionality ambience of sounds and will fully immerse the viewer. Action sequences come with superb panning effects, as noises discretely travel from one speaker to the next, creating an awesome 360 deg. sound field experience. The excellent composed film music score and the brilliant song selections, display a great deal of warmth and fidelity as each pluck of the guitar string can be heard and every high-pitched vocal note can be appreciated. Amid the fantastic festivities, vocals are always maintain with priority with the front speakers and are always intelligible, providing us to hear the voice cast’s each line spoken and especially their inflection, that have a very emotional depth that will bring tears to anyone's eyes. So all in all, PIXAR Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures have brought you something really special to experience.
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Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: Welcome to the Fiesta [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1:1] [2:16] With this featurette, we get to view a musical presentation reel that moves through the streets of the “Land of the Dead” that originally debuted at the 2015 D23 Expo. Please Note: D23: The Official Disney Fan Club is the official fan club for The Walt Disney Company. Founded in 2009, the organization is known mainly for its biennial exposition event, the D23 Expo. The name D23 refers to D for Disney and 23 for 1923, which is the year Walt Disney founded the company. As an added bonus, you can listen to an audio commentary with Director Adrian Molina and Producer Darla K. Anderson telling you their concept of bringing the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’
Special Feature: Mi Familia [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [10:00] With this featurette, we get to view PIXAR artists discuss their own family rules and how learning about traditional family dynamics in Mexico played a key role in the story. At the same time we get to view clips from the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’ Contributors include: Daniela Strijleva [Additional Character Art Direction], Amy L. Allen [Set Dressing Lead], Ernesto Nemesio [Lighting Concept Artist], Danielle Feinberg [Director of Photography – Lighting], Darla K. Anderson [Producer], Adrian Molina [Co-Director/Writer], Jason Katz [Story Supervisor], Lee Unkrich [Director], Daniel Unkrich [Character Art Director], Matthew Aldrich [Writer], Harley Jessup [Production Designer], Manny Hernandez [Story Artist], Octavio Solis [American playwright and Cultural Consultant], Lalo Alcaraz [Cartoonist and Cultural Consultant], Alanna Ubach [Voice of Mamá Imelda], Michael Venturini [Supervising Animator] and Gini Cruz Santos [Supervising Animator].
Special Feature: Dante [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [6:14] With this featurette, we get to view Miguel’s loveable canine companion, Dante, and is highlighted in this short feature about how the Dante's breed is Xoloitzcuintli, which is the national dog of Mexico. Dante is Miguel's loyal pet in the animated movie. Xolo dogs are nearly hairless, and often have missing teeth, causing their tongues to hang out. At the same time we get to view clips from the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’ Contributors include: Lee Unkrich [Director], Darla K. Anderson [Producer], Jason Katz [Story Supervisor], Alonso Martinez [Character Modeling and Articulation Artist], Danielle Feinberg [Director of Photography – Lighting], Michael Capbarat [Story Manager] and Natalia Cordova-Buckley [Frida Kahlo].
Special Feature: How to Draw A Skeleton [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:18] With this featurette, we get to view Daniel Arriaga [Character Art Director] who was involved with the animate film ‘COCO’ teaches viewers how to draw a PIXAR-style skeleton in great detail and is very informative.
Special Feature: Audio Commentary with Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina and Darla K. Anderson [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [1:43:03] With this featurette, we get to hear this special audio commentary with Director Lee Unkrich, Co-Director Adrian Molina and Producer Darla K. Anderson who have an in-depth discussion about working on the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO,’ and how they wanted the animated film to look and it is well worth listening to as you get to hear a wealth of in-depth information about the animated film and also a lot of behind-the-scene background facts about the animated film ‘COCO’ and were very happy how ‘COCO’ evolved into a really wonderful joyous family film, as well as a very emotional film, colourful film, as well as a very cultural film and they felt the finished film turned out so much better than any of us could of dreamed, especially working with such a wonderful team who all had such amazing talents, who were all very important, and they also all put their heart and soul into the project in making it look so beautiful, funny and poetic, as well as working outside the box, in making a very special movie. As the end credits is coming to the end, they say to us, “Thank you for listening to our voices droning on throughout this personal audio commentary and we have loved doing this and especially making the film ‘COCO’ and thank you for listening to our stories, adios amigos.”
Sneak Previews: With this featurette, we get to view the following trailers: 25th Anniversary DisneyLand Paris [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [20:03] and ‘Incredibles 2’ [2018] [1080p] [2.39:1] [0:55]
BONUS: Blu-ray Special Features and Extras:
Special Feature: A Thousand Pictures A Day [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [20:03] With this featurette, we get to view a Mexico research trips were captured on film and the creative team talk about how they embraced the culture in the film, as well as how Mexico has embraced PIXAR films. This featurette also shows key places, people, photographs and observations that made their way from the real Mexico into the stylized land of Coco. It’s all very sweet and filled with surprising details. At the same time we get to view clips from the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’ Contributors include: Marcela Davison Avilés [Performing Arts Producer/Journalist and Cultural Consultant], Adrian Molina [C0-Director/Writer], Lee Unkrich [Director], Darla K. Anderson [Producer], Harley Jessup [Production Designer], Danielle Feinberg [Director of Photography – Lighting], Manny Hernandez [Story Artist], Jason Katz [Story Supervisor], Daniel Arriaga [Character Art Director] and María Ángeles [Taller (Workshop) Jacobo Y María Ángeles].
Special Feature: The Music of ‘COCO’ [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [13:12] With this featurette, we get to view an exploration of the musical styles and instruments in the animated film from the songwriters and producers, including Oscar nominated for the song “Remember Me.” At the same time we get to view clips from the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’ Contributors include: Michael Giacchino [Composer], Tom MacDougall [Executive Music Producer], Darla K. Anderson [Producer], Camilo Lara [Cultural Music Consultant], Germaine Franco [Music Producer, Writer and Arranger], Christopher Boyes [Sound Design], Gael García Bernal [Voice of Héctor], Michael Venturini [Supervising Animator] and Robert Lopez [Songwriter].
Special Feature: Land of Our Ancestors [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1 / 1.78:1] [6:19] With this featurette, we get to view the PIXAR creative team talks about how they created the “Land of the Dead” to celebrate “Dia de los Muertos” and how they came up with the rules and logic of the afterlife. At the same time we get to view clips from the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’ Contributors include: Lee Unkrich [Director], Darla K. Anderson [Producer], Jason Katz [Story Supervisor], Daniel Arriaga [Character Art Director], Danielle Feinberg [Director of Photography – Lighting], Dave Strick [Sets Modeling Artist], Ernesto Nemesio [Lighting Concept Artist], Chris Bernardi [Sets Supervisor], Amy L. Allen [Set Dressing Lead] and Adrian Molina [C0-Director/Writer].
Special Feature: Fashion Through The Ages [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [8:39] With this featurette, we get to view the animators talk about the variety of costumes they had to create for the “Land of the Dead” due to the centuries of history beyond the veil. The animators talk about the variety of costumes they had to create for the “Land of the Dead” due to the centuries of history beyond the veil. At the same time we get to view clips from the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’ Contributors include: Ana Ramírez González [Shading Designer], Michael Venturini [Supervising Animator], Christine Waggoner [Cloth and Simulation Supervisor], Marcela Davison Avilés [Performing Arts Producer/Journalist and Cultural Consultant], Lee Unkrich [Director], Harley Jessup [Production Designer], Daniela Strijleva [Additional Character Art Direction], Daniel Arriaga [Character Art Director], Michael Venturini [Supervising Animator], Gini Cruz Santos [Supervising Animator], Maria Luisa Colmenarez [Choreographer and Cultural Advisor], Rudy F. Garcia [Dancer and Cultural Advisor] and David Eberle [Cloth Simulation Core Architect].
Special Feature: The Real Guitar [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:08] With this featurette, we get to view German Vasquez Rubio [Master Guitar Maker] who was chosen by Córdoba Guitars and Disney • PIXAR to make the real life version of Ernesto de la Cruz’s guitar for the animated film ‘COCO’ which you see German Vasquez Rubio actually making the Ernesto de la Cruz’s guitar highlighted in this featurette.
Special Feature: Paths to PIXAR: ‘COCO’ [Caminos A PIXAR: ‘COCO’] [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [11:44] With this featurette, we get to view Anthony Gonzales the voice of Miguel, was offered the part in a unique way, which was captured on film and we also get to view the PIXAR crew shares personal stories that impacted the animated film. At the same time we get to view clips from the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’ Contributors include: Luis Gonzales [Story Artist], Carolina Ángel [Stimulation Coordinator], Adrian Molina [Co-Director/ Writer], Jesús Martínez [Animation Manager], Ana Ramírez González [Shading Designer], Alonso Martínez [Character Modeling and Articulation Artist], Germaine Franco [Music, Producer, Writer and Arranger], Ernesto Nemesio [Lighting Concept Artist], Lalo Alcaraz [Cartoonist and Cultural Consultant], Daniel Arriaga [Character Art Director], Jonas Rivera [Producer for ‘Up’ and ‘Inside Out’], Vivian Rodriguez [Café Service Manager], Adrián Maruri [Assistant recording Engineer], Anthony David Duran [Home Entertainment Coordinator] and Manuel Zenon Rodriguez [Animator].
Special Feature: How To Make Papel Picado [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:19] With this featurette, we get to view PIXAR artist Ana Ramírez González teaches us how to traditionally make the paper Papel Picado and opening the door to encourages you have ago at making one yourself.
Special Feature: You Got The Part! [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1] [2:12] With this featurette, we get to view Anthony Gonzales, voice of Miguel, and we are informed that Anthony Gonzales was originally hired to be the temporary voice of Miguel in the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO,’ but while recording the voice of Miguel, but out of the blue in a very big surprise Anthony Gonzales receives a big box and when he opens it up, he reads a big hand drawn message that he is going to be the voice of Miguel and of course Marta Lilian Duarte de Gonzalez [Anthony’s Mum] was there to congratulate her very emotional excited son and at the same time Anthony Gonzales meets all of the staff involved in the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO,’ which was captured on film.
Special Feature: Deleted Scenes [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1 / 2.39:1] [33:07] With this featurette, we get to view seven deleted scenes that was decided were not suitable for the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO’ and are presented in their unfinished rough storyboard state, some of which contain unused songs written by Robert Lopez and Kristin Anderson-Lopez, and they are as follows: Día del los Muertos; The Way of the Riveras; Celebrity Tour; The Bus Escape; Alebrije Attack; The Family Fix, and To the Bridge. Here you get a personal introduction by Lee Unkrich [Director] and Adrian Molina [Co-Director/Writer] before each storyboard animation.
Special Feature: Trailers and Promos: With this featurette, we get to view Five trailers from around the world that are presented to show how the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO’ is marketed differently between countries, and they are as follows: Feeling: United States Trailer #1 [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [2:12]; Dante’s Lunch – Web Exclusive [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [1:56]; Destiny – Mexico Trailer [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [2:34]; Journey – Brazil Trailer [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [2:01] and Belong – Australia Trailer [2017] [1080p] [2.39:1] [2:13].
Special Feature: Un Poco Coco [2017] [1080p] [1.78:1] [3:05] With this featurette, we get to view a reel of character animation created to promote the PIXAR • Disney Animation film ‘COCO.’
Finally, PIXAR Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures have released their 19th feature-length film with ‘COCO’ 3D takes you on a wonderful tour of the Mexican holiday of “Day of the Dead,” and the theme of course is remembering loved ones who have passed away. We also get to view a young aspiring musician's journey through the “Land of the Dead,” and in doing so we get to experience a lush and vibrant tapestry of a very rich cultural history. This exclusive United Kingdom 3D Blu-ray SteelBook makes you experience some totally gorgeous and sumptuous image presentation and definitely a reference quality audio presentation also, especially for all age groups. But also very important, is that we get an amazing plethora of informative assortment of special features, so overall, this three Blu-ray disc package is sure to provide many hours of total enjoyment. Very Highly Recommended!
Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film Aficionado
Le Cinema Paradiso
United Kingdom
