{"id":151973,"date":"2021-04-26T18:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T22:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=151973"},"modified":"2021-04-27T00:19:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T04:19:25","slug":"pete-docter-talks-soul-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/pete-docter-talks-soul-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Docter talks &#8216;Soul&#8217; Inspiration for 3rd Oscar Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n\t       <div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <div class=\"mace-youtube\" data-mace-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jb09fB76IPo?showinfo=0&#038;rel=1&#038;ytp-pause-overlay=1&#038;autoplay=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" data-mace-video-thumb=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/Jb09fB76IPo\/hqdefault.jpg\"><div class=\"mace-play-button\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Pete Docter talks &#8216;Soul&#8217; Inspiration for 3rd Oscar Win<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">Pete Docter and Dana Murray accepted the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar for &#8216;Soul&#8217; at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, but for Docter this wasn&#8217;t his first. He has won in this category three times, including &#8216;Up&#8217; (2009) and &#8216;Inside Out&#8217; (2015). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color\">blackfilm.com correspondent Koku Tona had an opportunity to question the team about the inspiration for the award-winning film after their celebratory speech, and the pair was all smiles as Murray ribbed him for coming up with such a unique concept. Pete Docter went on to talk &#8216;Soul&#8217; inspiration for 3rd Oscar win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/159376_JS2_2286-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Article: Pete Docter talks 'Soul' Inspiration for 3rd Oscar Win. The pair win best animated feature. \" class=\"lazyload wp-image-152113\"\/><figcaption>THE OSCARS\u00a8 &#8211; The 93rd Oscars will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at Union Station Los Angeles and the Dolby\u00a8 Theatre at Hollywood &amp; Highland Center\u00a8 in Hollywood, and international locations via satellite. &#8220;The Oscars&#8221; will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT\/5 p.m. PDT and in more than 200 territories worldwide. (ABC)\nDANA MURRAY, PETE DOCTER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/10\/director-pete-docter-producer-dana-murray-and-co-director-writer-kemp-powers-talk-soul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously interviewed<\/a> Docter, Murray, and Kemp Powers about the then pending release of &#8216;Soul&#8217;, which has continued to make history ever since. &#8216;Soul&#8217; is the first Pixar animation to feature an African-American protagonist, and is the only film to ever receive an Oscar for Best Animated Film without a theatrical release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film also won a second Oscar last night for Best Music (Original Score) awarded to the lively Jon Batiste, and musical duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, also known as the legendary Nine Inch Nails. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/20200103SoulMusicSession034-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Article: Pete Docter talks 'Soul' Inspiration for 3rd Oscar Win. The pair win best animated feature. \" class=\"lazyload wp-image-152120\"\/><figcaption>Trent Reznor, Kemp Powers, Atticus Ross, Pete Docter, Dana Murray and Jon Batiste at a music recording session for &#8220;Soul,&#8221; a Pixar Animation Studios film, on January 3, 2020 at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Deborah Coleman \/ Pixar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;Soul&#8217; was released on Christmas Day, 2020 and can be streamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/movies.disney.com\/soul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disney+<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The star-studded cast includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Angela Bassett, Daveed Diggs, and many more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2021\/04\/oscars-2021-list-of-black-winners-upsets-funniest-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscars 2021 List of Black Winners, Upsets &amp; Funniest Moment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#ffffff\">Pete Docter talks &#8216;Soul&#8217; Inspiration for 3rd Oscar Win<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pete Docter talks &#8216;Soul&#8217; Inspiration for 3rd Oscar Win Pete Docter and Dana Murray accepted the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar for &#8216;Soul&#8217; at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards, but for Docter this wasn&#8217;t his first. 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