just accepted it as something new that happened, and he did what any jazz musician should always try to do, and that is try to make anything that happens into something of value.” I judged what I had played,” Hancock explained. “It took me years to figure out what actually happened.

To his delight, Davis not only made the chord work, but the result sounded magical. During Davis’ set, Hancock played a chord so off-key that he feared it would destroy the entire performance. In the video, Hancock describes a concert he did with legendary musician Miles Davis. “We searched all around, and then almost by fate, somebody referred us to this video of an online Masterclass of jazz legend Herbie Hancock,” director Pete Docter explains. While making Soul, the team knew they wanted Joe to have a deep passion in his life, but weren’t sure what that passion should be. Born from an array of great talents young and old, and written by award-winning composers and musicians, the music created for Soul is sure to delight everyone from jazz enthusiasts to curious children experiencing the genre for the first time. Many would consider the film’s music to be its heartbeat. The first Pixar movie to feature a Black lead, Soul celebrates compassion, community, friendship, and a sense of giving to others. Pixar’s new animated wonder follows Joe’s journey as he fights to get back to his life and the real world, which holds a future that he’s determined to live out. The movie also features voice performances from acclaimed actress Angela Bassett as Dorothea Williams, a jazz musician, and Phylicia Rashad as Libba Gardner, Joe's mother. While looking for a way home, he befriends 22 (Tina Fey), a soul who feels quite the opposite of Joe about the world and has no interest in living on Earth at all. When it looks like his luck has finally turned, a series of events transport him into The Great Before - a place where, among other things, souls live before they go to Earth. The movie, starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey, tells the story of Joe Gardner (played by Foxx), a middle school band teacher who dreams of one day becoming a true jazz club musician. The wait for Pixar’s new animated film Soul is almost over, as it debuts December 25 exclusively on Disney+.

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