The Sound and Music of The Muppets

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On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds.

To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino house band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

In this SoundWorks Collection exclusive we talk with director James Bobin, film editor James Thomas, supervising sound editors Kami Asgar and Sean McCormack, and sound re-recording mixer Kevin O’Connell.

Movie Studio:
Walt Disney Pictures

Sound Studio:
Universal Studios

Directed by:
James Bobin

Original Music by:
Bret McKenzie

Courtesy of Soundworks Collection.