Song of the Sea (2014)
Song of the Sea (2014)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
David Rawle
Ben (voice)
Brendan Gleeson
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
Lisa Hannigan
Bronach (voice)
Fionnula Flanagan
Granny / Macha (voice)
Lucy O'Connell
Saoirse (voice)
Jon Kenny
Ferry Dan / The Great Seanachaí (voice)
Pat Shortt
Lug (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 (voice) / Producer
Tomm Moore
Director / Story / Producer
Darragh Byrne
Editor
Bruno Coulais
Original Music Composer
Katja Schumann
Production Manager
Claus Toksvig Kjaer
Production Manager
Marc Umé
Visual Effects Supervisor / Software Engineer
Slaven Reese
Animation
Clément Calvet
Co-Producer
Pascal Nowak
Color Designer
Nora Twomey
Other
Eric Dupont
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joshua Jason
Publicist
Darren T. Holmes
Editorial Coordinator
Garret Farrell
Recording Supervision
Ross Stewart
Art Department Coordinator
Patrice Renson
Conductor
Serge Umé
Co-Producer
Nostradine Benguezzou
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
François Crèvecoeur
VFX Artist
Maya Merigeau
Production Design / Art Direction
Michel Hick
Software Engineer
Alexandre Jaclain
Sound Designer
Tomislav Findrik
Animation
Ole Christian Løken
Animation
Tod Polson
Thanks
Fabian Erlinghäuser
First Assistant Director / Animation Director
Svend Andreas Rothmann Bonde
Animation
Alfredo Cassano
Animation
Stéphan Roelants
Co-Producer
Thibaut Ruby
Line Producer
Stine Sæthre
Animation
Louise Bergholt Sørensen
Animation
Mathilde Vachet
Animation
Danas Berznitsky
Animation
Alessandra Sorrentino
Animation / Storyboard Designer
Kila
Additional Music
Stuart Shankly
First Assistant Director
Geoff King
Animation
Jeremy Purcell
Visual Effects Supervisor
Susana Grilo
Production Intern
Giovanna Ferrari
Animation
Santiago López Jover
Animation
Jérémie Fajner
Co-Producer
Isabelle Truc
Co-Producer
Marion Roussel
Animation
Samuel Feller
Associate Producer
Atshong Chen
Production Accountant
Denis Figueiredo
Animation
Walter Giampaglia
Animation
Marie Doyeux
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sidonie Vidal
Background Designer
Virgile Bage
Animation
Frederik Villumsen
Animation Director / Producer
Sandra Norup Andersen
Character Designer
Marie Thorhauge
Character Designer
Ross Murray
Producer
Rosa Ballester Cabo
Character Designer
Félix Davin
Sound Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 23, 2014
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Content RatingPG
Box Office$857,522
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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.