Song of the Sea (2014)
Song of the Sea (2014)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
David Rawle
Ben (voice)
Lucy O'Connell
Saoirse (voice)
Brendan Gleeson
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Fionnula Flanagan
Granny / Macha (voice)
Pat Shortt
Lug (voice)
Jon Kenny
Ferry Dan / The Great Seanachaí (voice)
Lisa Hannigan
Bronach (voice)
Colm Ó'Snodaigh
Mossy (voice)
Liam Hourican
Spud / Bus Driver (voice)
Kevin Swierszcz
Young Ben (voice)
Will Collins
Additional Voices (voice) / Writer
Paul Young
Additional Voices / Producer
Tomm Moore
Director / Story / Producer
Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer
Darragh Byrne
Editor
Claus Toksvig Kjaer
Production Manager
Katja Schumann
Production Manager
Darren T. Holmes
Editorial Coordinator
Nora Twomey
Other
Eric Dupont
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pascal Nowak
Color Designer
Marc Umé
Visual Effects Supervisor / Software Engineer
Joshua Jason
Publicist
Garret Farrell
Recording Supervision
Slaven Reese
Animation
Clément Calvet
Co-Producer
Ross Stewart
Art Department Coordinator
Tod Polson
Thanks
Maya Merigeau
Production Design / Art Direction
Sidonie Vidal
Background Designer
Alessandra Sorrentino
Storyboard Designer / Animation
Santiago López Jover
Animation
Kila
Additional Music
Patrice Renson
Conductor
Susana Grilo
Production Intern
Michel Hick
Software Engineer
Fabian Erlinghäuser
First Assistant Director / Animation Director
Stuart Shankly
First Assistant Director
Samuel Feller
Associate Producer
Jérémie Fajner
Co-Producer
Stéphan Roelants
Co-Producer
Isabelle Truc
Co-Producer
Serge Umé
Co-Producer
Thibaut Ruby
Line Producer
Ross Murray
Producer
Frederik Villumsen
Producer / Animation Director
Atshong Chen
Production Accountant
Nostradine Benguezzou
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marie Doyeux
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alexandre Jaclain
Sound Designer
Virgile Bage
Animation
Danas Berznitsky
Animation
Svend Andreas Rothmann Bonde
Animation
Alfredo Cassano
Animation
Giovanna Ferrari
Animation
Denis Figueiredo
Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 23, 2014
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$857,522
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This Movie Is About.
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Song of the Sea (Irish: Amhrán na Mara) is a 2014 animated fantasy film directed and co-produced by Tomm Moore, co-produced by Ross Murray, Paul Young, Stephen Roelants, Serge and Marc Ume, Isabelle Truc, Clement Calvet, Jeremie Fajner, Frederik Villumsen, and Claus Toksvig Kjaer, and written by Will Collins based on Moore's original story.
It is the second feature film by Cartoon Saloon in an international co-production with The Big Farm of Belgium, Nørlum of Denmark, Superprod of France, and Melusine Productions of Luxembourg, The film is the second instalment of Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy", following his previous film The Secret of Kells (2009) and preceding the film Wolfwalkers (2020). It is also the only one to be set in relatively contemporary times, specifically the 1980s, as the other aforementioned films take place during the early Middle Ages and the 17th century respectively.
Song of the Sea follows the story of a 10-year-old Irish boy named Ben (David Rawle) who discovers that his mute sister Saoirse - whom he blames for the apparent death of his mother - is a selkie, who has to free faerie creatures from the Celtic goddess Macha.
Like other Cartoon Saloon films, the animation is a combination of traditional hand-drawn and computer-generated types, with a domination of the stylistically naïf form of the first being dominant. This follows the style set in The Secret of Kells, with it mainly appearing with a flat or 2-dimensional aspect, but also incorporating some 3-dimensional image modelling. Aptly, the imagery of the animation is composed in the form of water-colours, especially in the backgrounds and in the narrative flash-back scenes.
The film began production soon after the release of The Secret of Kells, premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 6 September in the "TIFF Kids" programme. The film had a limited release in certain countries, but won the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature and European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as the nominations for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards and 42nd Annie Awards.
The Irish-language version has been produced by Macalla with funding from TG4 and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, with selected cinemas in Ireland screening it from 10 July 2015. Brendan Gleeson and Fionnula Flanagan reprised their respective roles in this version. The DVD with the Irish audio can be bought in Cartoon Saloon's online store.