Merida returns to the witch's cottage with Elinor, only to find it deserted, and discovers a message from the witch: unless Merida is able to 'mend the bond, torn by pride' before the second sunrise, the spell will become permanent. When Merida gives Elinor the cake, it transforms Elinor into a bear, unable to speak but still retaining most of her human consciousness. Merida bargains for a spell to 'change' Elinor, and the witch gives her an enchanted cake. Wisps appear, leading her to the hut of an elderly witch. In tears, Merida runs away into the forest. She easily bests her suitors in an archery contest, shaming them and infuriating Elinor, who burns Merida's bow in the ensuing argument. Merida twists the rules, announcing that, as her own clan's firstborn, she will compete for her own hand. The allied clan chieftains and their first-born sons arrive to compete in the Highland games for Merida's hand in marriage. Elinor explains that failure to consent to the betrothal could harm Dunbroch, reminding Merida of a legend of a prince whose pride and refusal to follow his father's wishes destroyed his kingdom. Ten years later, Merida discovers that she is to be betrothed to the son of one of her father's allies. Merida flees on horseback with Elinor, while Fergus and his men fend off Mor'du, though the fight costs the king one of his legs. Soon afterward, Mor'du, a huge demon bear, attacks the family. While venturing into the woods to fetch an arrow, Merida encounters a will-o'-the-wisp. In Medieval Scotland, young Princess Merida of the clan Dunbroch celebrates her birthday and is given a bow and arrow by her father, King Fergus, much to the dismay of his wife Queen Elinor. Preceding the feature theatrically was a short film entitled La Luna, directed by Enrico Casarosa. The film won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Feature Film. Receiving generally positive reviews, it was a box office success, grossing $540.4 million against a $185 million budget. Patrick Doyle composed the film's musical score.īrave premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 10, 2012, and was theatrically released in North America on June 22. The filmmakers created three original tartan patterns for three of the four clans in the film. Brave is the first film to use the Dolby Atmos sound format. To create the most complex visuals possible, Pixar completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years. Co-directing with Andrews and Purcell, Chapman became Pixar's first female director of a feature-length film. Chapman drew inspiration for the film's story from her relationship with her own daughter. Originally titled The Bear and the Bow, the film was first announced in April 2008 alongside Up and Cars 2. The film is also dedicated to Pixar chairman and Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, who died before the film's release.īrave is Pixar's first film with a female protagonist, and the first one animated with a new proprietary animation system, called Presto. Merida is the first character in the Disney Princess line created by Pixar. When Queen Elinor (Thompson), her mother, falls victim to a beastly curse and turns into a bear, Merida must look within herself and find the key to saving the kingdom. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of Princess Merida of DunBroch (Macdonald) who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed. The film stars the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson. The story was written by Chapman, who also wrote the film's screenplay with Andrews, Purcell, and Irene Mecchi. The film was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman (in the former's feature directorial debut), co-directed by Steve Purcell, and produced by Katherine Sarafian, with John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, and Pete Docter serving as executive producers. Only the Brave official OST album tracklist, original motion picture score.Brave is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Song credits – Additional film music – songs that are not included in the official soundtrack list, Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) (Jeff Bridges & The Rusty Pistols) Ĩ. We’re Gonna Hold On (George Jones & Tammy Wynette)ĥ. Hold The Light (From “Only The Brave”) (Dierks Bentley)ģ. Original music composed by Various Artistsġ. Song previews provided courtesy of iTunes Rock Dog official OST album tracklist, original motion picture score.

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