Author: Jason Poss

Gold lettering shows “Disney Mufasa The Lion King” on a black background.
Disney - Mufasa: The Lion King. Movie poster shows Mufasa characters on a snowy mountaintop. Text reads, “The story of an orphan who would be king… in theaters December 20 in Dolby Cinema, Read D 3D, and IMAX.” Credits are small and hard to discern in this image.

Mufasa: The Lion King

The end-of-year theatrical releases continue with “Mufasa: The Lion King”. SoS has been working on this film throughout the last year, providing music transcription for localization.

Our work began almost a year ago, transcribing small sections of character performances to create sheet music used by language territories to cast local voice actors. During postproduction the work continued, transcribing full versions of the songs and updating those transcriptions whenever edits to the film affected the vocals. The amount of music and number of characters in the film made this no small task.

“Mufasa: The Lion King” is in theaters worldwide December 20.

A simple, cartoonish, white angelic character in flowing garments swirls around an upside-down, cute, black, perhaps hooded character also in flowing garments. Together, they resemble a taijitu, or yin and yang symbol. They are set on a black background with three shooting stars swirling around the characters. Above the characters reads “Hauntii”.
A simple, cartoonish, white angelic character in flowing garments swirls around an upside-down, cute, black, perhaps hooded character also in flowing garments. Together, they resemble a taijitu, or yin and yang symbol. They are set on a black background with three shooting stars swirling around the characters. Above the characters reads “Hauntii”.

G.A.N.G. Nominates Hauntii for 4 Awards

The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) nominated “Hauntii” in four categories for the 23rd Annual G.A.N.G. Awards. “Hauntii” was nominated for

  • Best Music for an Indie Game
  • Best Original Song – “Home to Home”
  • Best New Original IP Audio
  • Best Audio for an Indie Game

SoS orchestrated, handled music preparation, and contracted the musicians and studio for “Hauntii”’s recording session.

We are delighted that composer Michael Ward’s excellent soundtrack is being recognized by the Guild. If you are a member of G.A.N.G., we ask you to consider voting for “Hauntii” in each nominated category.

Congratulations, Michael Kirby Ward!

To read more about SoS’s work on “Hauntii”, click HERE.

Beyond Multi-language Video

Disney showcases Moana 2 song “Beyond” in 27 languages

Symbols of Sound created the notated vocal transcriptions used to localize Moana 2 in 45 languages. Disney featured 27 versions of the song “Beyond” in this video.

The video is another excellent feat of voice-matching actors recreating the tone and interpretation of the original performance while adapting it to their local languages. The performances are a reminder of the amazing international collaboration required to bring the quality and passion of Disney films to worldwide audiences.

Composer Palooza
Composer Palooza
Composer Palooza - A holiday and awards season mixer with composers and music creatives. Thursday 12/12, 7:30pm, Game Changer Brewhouse, 13730 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA, 91423 CO-HOSTED BY: Brooke deRosa - Composer (The Merry Gentlemen) Danita Ng-Poss and Jason Poss - Music Preparation Professionals / Orchestrators (Moana 2, Mufasa) Darren Fung - Composer (Unspoken; The Silent Planet) Greg Nicolett - Composer (Skystrider; Enemy No More) Ian Arber - Composer (Paris Has Fallen) Jeff Toyne - Composer (Palm Royale) Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson - Composers (Cobra Kai) Lindsay Jones - Composer (Surviving the Sleepover) Lucas Lechowski - Composer (The Performance) Michael Paraskevas - Composer (Agatha All Along) Nikhil Koparkar - Composer Dead Whisper) Philip Klein - Composer (The Madness)

Composer Palooza

Holiday and Award Season Music Creative Mixer

SoS will be co-hosting a Composer Mixer with other music professionals on Thursday, December 12, in Sherman Oaks! Come join us as we celebrate the holidays and our projects in contention this award season! Hope to see you there!

Register by clicking this link:

<CLICK HERE TO JOIN US AT COMPOSER PALOOZA!>

Photos of Mark Mancina, Danita Ng-Poss, and Jason Poss. Text overlay reads, “Film Music Live with Daniel Schweiger. Mark Mancina / Danita Ng-Poss & Jason Poss 1PM (4pm EST) Monday December 9th

Moana 2 Interview

Live YouTube chat with composer Mark Mancina, Danita Ng-Poss, and Jason Poss

LIVE EVENT – December 9 at 1 pm (13:00) PST / 21:00 UTC/GMT

Join Moana 2 composer Mark Mancina, and song transcribers Danita Ng-Poss & Jason Poss, for a live chat on the Film Music Live YouTube Channel hosted by Daniel Schweiger. Bring your questions, and join the discussion Monday, Dec. 9, here:

<Film Music Live with MARK MANCINA, DANITA NG-POSS & JASON POSS>

If you are not able to attend the live discussion, you can watch the recorded video at the same link.