Joel McNeely scores Tinker Bell

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Dan Goldwasser



Composer Joel McNeely recently recorded his score to the upcoming DisneyToon Studios computer-animated film Tinker Bell at the Sony Scoring Stage with an 88-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony.


Joel McNeely conducts Tinker Bell

Orchestrated by McNeely and David Slonaker, McNeely conducted the music which is filled with sweeping melodies and a lot of energy to it. A choir was used later in the week, giving the music that special Disney touch.


The Hollywood Studio Symphony

The violin section on Tinker Bell

The percussion section

The music was mixed by scoring engineer Richard Breen, while director Bradley Raymond and producer Jeannine Roussel gave feedback. Matt Walker (Senior VP of Post Production Music) and Brett Swain (VP of Post Production Music) were also on hand to lend opinion and suggestions. In the back of the booth were music editor Dominic Certo and ProTools Recordist Larry Mah.


Matt Walker, Sandy DeCrescent, Bradley Raymond and Joel McNeely

Scoring mixer Richard Breen

Music editor Dominic Certo and ProTools Recordist Larry Mah

Tinker Bell will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 28, 2008.

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