Song of the Sea (2014)
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- PG
- 1h 33min
- Animation, Adventure
- 20 Nov 2015 (USA)
- Movie
Ben, a young Irish boy, and his little sister Saoirse, a girl who can turn into a seal, go on an adventure to free the fairies and save the spirit world.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 25 nominations.
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Cast
| David Rawle | ... |
Ben (voice)
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| Brendan Gleeson | ... |
Conor / Mac Lir (voice)
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Lisa Hannigan | ... |
Bronach (voice)
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| Fionnula Flanagan | ... |
Granny / Macha (voice)
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| Lucy O'Connell | ... |
Saoirse (voice)
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| Jon Kenny | ... |
Ferry Dan / The Great Seanachaí (voice)
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| Pat Shortt | ... |
Lug (voice)
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Colm Ó'Snodaigh | ... |
Mossy (voice)
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| Liam Hourican | ... |
Spud / Bus Driver (voice)
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Kevin Swierszcz | ... |
Young Ben (voice)
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Will Collins | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as William Collins)
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| Paul Young | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Directed by
| Tomm Moore | ||
Written by
| Will Collins | ... | (screenplay by) |
| Tomm Moore | ... | (based on an original story by) |
Produced by
| Mary Callery | ... | Exec Prod Screen Ireland |
| Clément Calvet | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Jérémie Fajner | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Samuel Feller | ... | associate producer |
| Claus Toksvig Kjaer | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Tomm Moore | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Ross Murray | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Stéphan Roelants | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Thibaut Ruby | ... | line producer |
| Isabelle Truc | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Marc Umé | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Serge Umé | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Frederik Villumsen | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Paul Young | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
| Bruno Coulais | ... | (original music composed by) |
Editing by
| Darragh Byrne | ||
Editorial Department
| Jean-Luc Ciber | ... | dcp mastering: Luxembourg |
| Darren T. Holmes | ... | consulting editor |
| Julien Mazon | ... | trailer editor |
Production Design by
| Adrien Merigeau | ... | (production design) |
Art Direction by
| Adrien Merigeau | ... | (art direction) |
Production Management
| Claus Toksvig Kjaer | ... | production manager |
| Véronique Maessen | ... | production manager |
| Fabien Renelli | ... | production manager |
| Katja Schumann | ... | production manager |
| Serge Umé | ... | production manager |
| Olivier van Hoorebeke | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Fabian Erlinghauser | ... | first assistant director |
| Stuart Shankly | ... | first assistant director |
| Nora Twomey | ... | voice director |
Art Department
| Lily Bernard | ... | scene illustrator/background artist/colour sketches |
| Alice Dieudonné | ... | concept artist |
| Amelie Flechais | ... | visual concept artist |
| Alessandra Sorrentino | ... | storyboard artist |
| Ross Stewart | ... | concept art |
| Nora Twomey | ... | head of story |
Sound Department
| Nostradine Benguezzou | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Julien Billeau | ... | foley artist |
| Guillaume Boissot | ... | sound recordist |
| Felix Davin | ... | sound designer |
| Marie Doyeux | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Garret Farrell | ... | dialogue recordist |
| Jorge García Bastidas | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Alexandre Jaclain | ... | sound designer |
| Jonathan Martins | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Tijn van de Wetering | ... | dubbing mixer: Dutch version |
Visual Effects by
| François Crèvecoeur | ... | visual effects artist |
| Eric Dupont | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Pascal Nowak | ... | colorist |
| Jeremy Purcell | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Marc Umé | ... | visual effects supervisor |
Animation Department
| Bille Storm Andersen | ... | layout artist (as Niklas Kragh Andersen) |
| Sandra Norup Andersen | ... | character designer |
| Virgile Bage | ... | animator |
| Louise Bagnall | ... | posing artist |
| Clara Baidel | ... | assistant animator |
| Rosa Ballester Cabo | ... | character designer |
| Danas Bereznickas | ... | animator (as Danas Berznitsky) |
| Alfredo Cassano | ... | animator |
| Alice Dieudonné | ... | key background artist |
| Dionysis Douliakas | ... | animator / assistant animator |
| Ciaran Duffy | ... | key background artist |
| Mikkel Mainz Elkjær | ... | clean-up artist |
| Victor Ens | ... | senior animator |
| Fabian Erlinghauser | ... | animation director |
| Giovanna Ferrari | ... | animator |
| Denis Figueiredo | ... | animator |
| Tomislav Findrik | ... | animator |
| Walter Giampaglia | ... | animator |
| Geoff King | ... | animator |
| Kenneth Ladekjær | ... | clean-up artist |
| Elio Lischetti | ... | assistant animator |
| Santiago Lopez Jover | ... | animator (as Santiago López) |
| Ole Christian Løken | ... | animator |
| Donal Mangan | ... | efx animator |
| Sean McCarron | ... | animator |
| Allan Michaut | ... | animation intern |
| Stéphanie Pavoine | ... | animator |
| Benoit Pirenne | ... | compositing |
| Marick Queven | ... | assistant animator |
| Andrzej Radka | ... | key animator / lead posing artist |
| Slaven Reese | ... | animator |
| Svend Rothmann Bonde | ... | animator |
| Marion Roussel | ... | animator |
| Rachel Schmieg | ... | animation intern |
| Alessandra Sorrentino | ... | animator |
| Janos Szabo | ... | animator |
| Stine Sæthre | ... | animator |
| Louise Bergholt Sørensen | ... | animator |
| Marie Thorhauge | ... | character designer |
| Serge Umé | ... | Compositing Supervisor / ink and paint supervisor |
| Mathilde Vachet | ... | animator |
| Olivier van Hoorebeke | ... | ink & paint supervisor |
| Sidonie Vidal | ... | background artist |
| Frederik Villumsen | ... | animation director |
| Régine Waleffe | ... | assistant animator |
| Damien Welsch | ... | compositing supervisor |
Music Department
| Vladimir Angelove | ... | production manager |
| Jean-Philippe Audin | ... | musician: cello |
| Elena Chouchkova | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Anne Coulais | ... | music producer |
| Bruno Coulais | ... | musician: keyboards / orchestrator |
| Ray Duffy | ... | additional music engineer |
| Shea Fitzgerald | ... | additional music engineer |
| Lisa Hannigan | ... | voice |
| Kila | ... | composer: additional music |
| Philippe Laffont | ... | music engineer: Bulgaria |
| Maxime Lefevre | ... | music engineer: France/Ireland / music mixer |
| Lucy O'Connell | ... | voice |
| Karl Odlum | ... | additional music engineer / musician: guitars/electric bass/effects |
| Deyan Pavlov | ... | conductor |
| Slim Pezin | ... | musician: guitars |
| Patrice Renson | ... | orchestrator: conductor |
| Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra-Sif 309 | ... | music performed by |
Additional Crew
| Elena Alexa | ... | production assistant |
| Maya Amsellem | ... | international sales: WestEnd Films |
| Anne-Flore Aussant | ... | production assistant |
| Begoña Ballester-Olmos | ... | translation and subtitles into spanish |
| Lucie Braverman | ... | marketing & festivals manager: WestEnd Films |
| Atshong Chen | ... | production accountant |
| Chen Chen | ... | translation and subtitles into chinese |
| Susana Grilo | ... | production intern |
| Michel Hick | ... | software engineer |
| Joshua Jason | ... | publicist |
| Mercy Liao | ... | sales director: for WestEnd Films |
| Nadine Rothschild | ... | head of marketing: WestEnd Films |
| Eve Schoukroun | ... | international sales: WestEnd Films |
| Marc Umé | ... | software engineer |
| Kairen Waloch | ... | additional casting / voice recording coordinator |
| Fabien Westerhoff | ... | head of sales & distribution: for westend films |
| Jeanette Nørgaard | ... | development (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Susannah Norris | ... | the filmmakers wish to thank |
| Tod Polson | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Cartoon Saloon
- Mélusine Productions
- Big Farm
- Superprod
- Noerlum Studios
- Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board (in association with)
- Luxembourg Film Fund (support)
- Eurimages (support)
- Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (support)
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (support)
- VOO (support)
- Wallimage (support)
- Det Danske Filminstitut (support)
- Orange Cinéma Séries (with the participation of)
- Haut et Court (with the participation of)
- West Danish Film Fund (with the assistance of)
- Magellan Films (in association with)
Distributors
- Arthouse Traffic (2015) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
- Capella Film (2022) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Child Film (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
- GKIDS (2014) (United States) (theatrical)
- Haut et Court (2014) (France) (theatrical)
- Huahua Media (2016) (China) (theatrical)
- Inoekino (2022) (Russia) (theatrical)
- KSM (2015) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Karma Films (2015) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Miracle Voice (2016) (Japan) (theatrical)
- O'Brother Distribution (2014) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- O'Brother Distribution (2015) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Polyfilm Verleih (2015) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Praesens-Film (2015) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Premium Film (2015) (Russia) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal UK (2015) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal UK (2015) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Svensk Filmindustri (2015) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Twin Film (2015) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Universal Studios (2018) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Film1 (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Folkets Bio (2015) (Sweden)
- KVH Media Group (2015) (World-wide) (ships)
- Karma Films (2015) (Spain) (Blu-ray)
- Karma Films (2015) (Spain) (DVD)
- Ketnet (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- Legendmain Filmes (2015) (Portugal)
- Magic Mall (2016) (China)
- New KSM (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- New KSM (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- StudioCanal UK (2015) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal UK (2015) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2015) (France) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal (2015) (France) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2015) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Bbo Subtitulado (spanish subtitles)
- Bulgarian National Radio, Studio 1 (music recorded at)
- Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra (music performed by)
- Buzzy's Recording (post-production sound services)
- Chromatik (post-production facilities)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Kíla (music performed by)
- Passerelle (music production)
- Pickering Forest House (music recorded at)
- SIF 309 Film Music (orchestra contractors)
- Studio Claudia Sound (music mixed at)
- Studio Claudia Sound (music recorded at)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Saoirse is a child who is the last of the selkies, women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform from seals into people. She escapes from her grandmother's home to journey to the sea and free fairy creatures trapped in the modern world. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR5,300,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $4,190,672 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | 'Cú' literally means 'dog' or 'hound' in Irish, while more specifically he is an Old English Sheepdog. See more » |
| Goofs | When Granny finds the ghosts in the bin on Halloween, she threatens to call the police. Being Irish and living unmistakably in Dublin, she would not use the term police, but would instead threaten to call "the Guards" (or "Gardaí" in Irish), the usual term for police in Ireland. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Oscars (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Song Of The Sea See more » |
| Crazy Credits | "Behind the scenes" wireframes and animatics from the production are shown beside the credits as they roll. See more » |
| Quotes |
Bronagh:
My son, remember me in your stories and in your songs. Know that I will always love you, always. See more » |