This excerpt from the 2003 Pixar film Finding Nemo illustrates a rarely used directorial technique wherein the soundtrack, composed by Thomas Newman, intentionally drowns out dialog between characters that would normally be too important to miss.
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Why? Because director Andrew Stanton (who later went on to direct WALL-E) felt the story would be better told by communicating what Nemo was feeling rather than what Nigel the Pelican (voiced by Geoffrey Rush) was saying. Film music is one of the most effective tools a director can use to tell the audience how they are supposed to feel about what they are seeing.
The MusicRevolution.com community of musicians congratulates Pixar on creating a Great Movie Music Moment. If filmmakers wish to license a Thomas Newman sound alike, a list of similar tracks available for licensing can be found here.
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