Over time, some session memories stand out from the others and will remain permanent landmarks in my brain. (“Remember when…?”). Recently I had a “bring-your-daughter-to-work” experience that turned out to be just one of those unique memory markers.
We had the pleasure of of having Director Brad Bird and Composer Michael Giacchino on the show. (Yet to be released) great guests with terrific personalities and a treasure chest of story gems from their work on Coco, Ratatouille, Mission Impossible, Tomorrow Land, Iron Giant, Up and so many other other blockbuster TV and Film projects.
My daughter Samantha is a big fan of their work but, especially, the music of Giacchino. Not a week goes by that she’s not listening to one of his compositions. Michael had a beautiful display case filled with collectibles from his work in film. One such collectible was a custom made Coco guitar that he showed off and played for my daughter on, of all days; Cinco de Mayo. What a thrill! You can see the smile on my daughter’s face below. Priceless!
Bird and Giacchino shared so many great stories that we’ll render this session into a two-part series.
I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.
Stay tuned!
Michael Giacchino plays his priceless Coco guitar for Samantha.