Michael Giacchino To Score Zootopia

Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino marks his first-ever feature collaboration with Walt Disney Animation Studios for next spring's big-screen adventure Zootopia.

"In a world as vast as Zootopia, we needed someone who could deliver a score that can feel exotic and powerful, but also provide that same emotional intimacy," said director Byron Howard. "We tell stories with images, Michael tells stories with music. Zootopia is a massive film with deep emotional themes running throughout the story, and Michael was the perfect choice to bring the music of this extraordinary animal world to life."

Giacchino's impressive line of credits include a number of geek culture hits, such as Lost, Super 8, Jurassic World, The Incredibles, and Star Trek. ecently, he scored 2015's Inside Out, Jupiter Ascending, and Tomorrowland.

"I am really proud to be a part of this film," continued Giacchino. "It's one of those films with a huge heart and wonderfully realized characters set within a story that's not only incredibly fun and entertaining but takes an honest look at our own world and the important issues we deal with living in such a diverse society. That's what really attracted me to the film—the chance to write music that reflects these kind of challenges."

The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it's a melting pot where animals from every environment live together—a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when rookie Officer Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), to solve the mystery. Walt Disney Animation Studios' Zootopia, a comedy-adventure directed by Byron Howard (Tangled, Bolt) and Rich Moore (Wreck-It Ralph, The Simpsons), and produced by Clark Spencer (Wreck-It Ralph, Lilo & Stitch), opens in theaters on March 4, 2016.