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Moana 2

Can I get a "chee-hoo” in 45 languages?

Moana 2, the most recent SoS transcription project, has released in theaters. As with the first film in 2016, Symbols of Sound worked with Disney Character Voices International to transcribe the vocal performances and create sheet music for localization of the film into 45 languages.

Along with the common slate of languages, Moana 2 is dubbed into both Māori and soon Hawaiian. The Māori version is being released in New Zealand simultaneously with the English version. The Hawaiian version, to be dubbed later, is planned to feature Auliʻi Cravalho, who plays Moana in the English version.

Golden Joystick Awards Nominate “Hauntii” for Best Soundtrack

Indie game soundtrack nominated alongside AAA titles

Today, the 42nd Annual Golden Joystick Awards announced “Hauntii” as one of six nominees for Best Soundtrack. “Hauntii” is an independent video game whose nomination was a surprise among AAA titles from major, international game developers and publishers.

SoS worked with composer Michael Kirby Ward to help create and record a Hollywood soundtrack on Hauntii’s limited budget. (More info here.) From the moment we began working with Ward’s music, it was clear this was a special soundtrack unlike those found in most independent video games. We are thrilled to see the music recognized among some of the biggest video games of the last year.

Voting for the Golden Joystick Awards is open through November 1, 2024, at <https://goldenjoysticks.com>.

Agatha All Along

SoS goes down, down, down, The Witches' Road

“Agatha All Along” is the latest Disney/Marvel Television live action series for which Symbols of Sound provided vocal music transcription for localization.

Sometimes transcribing can feel like many miles of tricks and trials, but this time the Witches’ Road was straight and clear. That’s good news to Marvel fans around the world who know the importance of the ballad in Agatha’s story.

Fans will hear “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” in their local language when it arrives on Disney+ September 18, 2024.

SoS Goes to Kindergarten

At Symbols of Sound, we have spent several months assisting with localization for the new Disney show “Kindergarten: The Musical!”. This was a unique project for a children’s show, as every episode averaged six fully-produced songs, featuring as many as ten characters in each song.

SoS transcribed the song vocals from audio and created detailed sheet music to allow each character to be dubbed individually and recreate the exact harmony and performance of the original English-language version.

“Kindergarten: The Musical!” releases today, September 3, 2024, on Disney Jr. and September 4 on Disney+.

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This is the link: https://symbolsofsound.com/news/feed

In the future, we may be adding a button to follow the feed. For now, it’s only for those “in the know”.