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blackcauldron85 wrote:My Soul book came in the mail!!! Major spoilers ahead!!!

Thanks for sharing this information! Some things left me with more questions than answers though.

blackcauldron85 wrote:22 introduced Joe to "the Mystics," whose "minds were in the Astral Plane, their bodies were still on Earth."

This finally explains Moonwind and how he can be present in both realms.

blackcauldron85 wrote:Terry found Joe and 22 and "a portal scooped up Joe and 22" and they went back to the You Seminar. 22 gave Joe the Earth Pass that she was given. Joe played with the Quartet, but "Joe felt strangely unfulfilled."

This part confused me. What happened to Joe's body when Terry took him back to the Soul realm? Real people with a physical form can't exist there, right? What exactly is an Earth Pass and how does it work? Do you get reborn when you use it, do you get revived, do you possess another person?

blackcauldron85 wrote:They both leapt in the portal, and Joe returned to the Great Beyond. Joe was an inspiration to the counselors, and they gave him an Earth Portal. "Joe took one more fateful step, unsure of what lay ahead, but prepared to appreciate each and every moment of his wonderful life."

This part is also hard to make sense of. Since Joe returned to the Great Beyond, does that mean he died again? How can he return there otherwise? Does he being given an Earth Portal means he was revived in his old body or reincarnated?

D82 wrote:Also, I don't know if they've seen the entire film or just the first 30 minutes, but the people from Pixar Post say that what we've heard from Jon Batiste's song "Born to Play" is the full song, or at least the part that Joe plays in the movie. They also say it doesn't have any words. We'll see. I think it's possible there'll be an extended version on the soundtrack that may contain some lyrics.

Could it be that in the movie it's only a short instrumental piece of it and the full thing is reserved for the end credits? It just seems so weird for Disney and Batiste to be referring to it as a song if it doesn't have any lyrics.

I'm going to bed now, but if I have a way to send you pictures of those pages of the book tomorrow, it might make more sense...?

That would certainly help.

Is whats said did the following article true or https://www.laughingplace.com/w/article ... rger-soul/

I typed my last post right before I fell asleep, and literally I was like, Oh, I can just use Imgur to share photos. https://imgur.com/a/lf8ufvE

Sotiris wrote:This part confused me. What happened to Joe's body when Terry took him back to the Soul realm? Real people with a physical form can't exist there, right? What exactly is an Earth Pass and how does it work? Do you get reborn when you use it, do you get revived, do you possess another person?

Sotiris wrote:This part is also hard to make sense of. Since Joe returned to the Great Beyond, does that mean he died again? How can he return there otherwise? Does he being given an Earth Portal means he was revived in his old body or reincarnated?

Hopefully the above pics will help make more sense; it’s a short kids’ book with about 30 pages & a lot of pictures, so it doesn’t go in-depth about much. There isn’t a picture of the Earth Pass in the book; I thought of it like a school hall pass when reading it. I don’t know the answers to your questions.

Thanks! The pics did help a bit. When Terry took Joe and 22 back to the Soul realm, they were both in their Soul form which means Joe's body must have been left unconscious like it was before 22 inhabited it. Although it's not explained why Joe's soul was going to the Great Beyond in the first place when he wasn't even dead yet. In any case, I understand that the Earth Pass enabled Joe to return to his body in order to play at the Half Note and then astral project to the Soul realm like the Mystics do in order to talk to 22, but it's still unclear what happens when Joe gives 22 the Earth Pass back. Does he fall back into a coma again? And when the Counselors presented him with an Earth portal, does that mean he returned to his original body on Earth permanently? If that's the case, is it really ethical and fair of them to make that decision and offer Joe a second chance at life over someone else? It's hard to believe there was no one else more worthy of that opportunity. Also, I still don't get how the Earth Pass works. When new souls earn it, does it mean they've been given the go-ahead to be born? Is the Earth Pass simply a permit for a brief visit to Earth? That doesn't make any sense though. How can souls experience life on Earth without a body? I'm not sure if all this convolution stems from poor world-building or lack of information, but I'm leaning towards the former.

Sotiris wrote:Could it be that in the movie it's only a short instrumental piece of it and the full thing is reserved for the end credits? It just seems so weird for Disney and Batiste to be referring to it as a song if it doesn't have any lyrics.

That makes sense. It's probably going to be as you say.

Regarding spoilers, there are a couple of Soul read aloud videos on Youtube. I haven't watched them or blackcauldron85's imgur link, as I'm trying to avoid spoilers, so I don't know if it's the same book she posted or not. Here they are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knWZw0RG3Xo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9g94D3vo5I

Patricier21 wrote:Is whats said did the following article true or https://www.laughingplace.com/w/article ... rger-soul/

We aren't sure yet. Skyler Shuler from The DisInsider, who sometimes has access to exclusive info, said he is in the film, so I think there's still a possibility.

^ The second read-along link you posted is the book that I have! Sotiris, I'm glad those exist, to give you a better idea on the story than I did!

New TV spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W6ard98ft4

This and Godmothered are the only two things i have left to look forward to in 2020

Everything else has been delayed

I also look forward to Season 3 but although Swedish Disney XD are showing five episodes this week i have no idea when the will show the rest, So i might not even be this !

• Another TV spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpW3RkDujUs

• Details about a merch collection featuring artwork designed by black artists: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/ ... xars-soul/

• And it seems the end-credits song could be a new version of 1963's hit "That's Life". At least, Disney Latin America has announced Colombian singer Greeicy Rendon has recorded a new version of that song inspired by Soul for Latin America. More details here (in Spanish).

Pixar has presented the "Dorothea Williams Quartet":

AAFCA. Virtual Roundtable: Soul Interview - Jamie Foxx, Kemp Powers, and Pete Docter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdLHPBiYbqA

Disney•Pixar Announce UK Artist Celeste Will Duet With Jon Batiste During The SOUL End-Credit Song IT’S ALL RIGHT
https://www.thefancarpet.com/movie_news ... all-right/

https://twitter.com/DisneyPlusUK/status ... 6759347215

I have qustion !

Who is June Squibb's character Gerel ?

What is her role in the story ?

New featurette and promo.

DisneyFan97 wrote:I have qustion !

Who is June Squibb's character Gerel ?

What is her role in the story ?

I've found this info about her character:

June Squibb (“Nebraska”) lends her voice to Gerel, a 106-year-old heading to The Great Beyond.

Source: https://lumiere-a.akamaihd.net/v1/docum ... 1e05e6.pdf

Thank you D82 for the info about Gerel

l like June Squibb She has done quite a lot of Disney roles lately.

DisneyFan97 wrote:Thank you D82 for the info about Gerel

l like June Squibb She has done quite a lot of Disney roles lately.

You're welcome, DisneyFan97. And you're right, I've looked her up and, apart from Soul, she has had roles in Ralph Breaks the Internet, Toy Story 4 and Godmothered.

A new version of a pre-existing Japanese song will be used for the end credits in Japan. Here are some details about it, a sneak peek at the song accompanied by some new footage and the full song.

Here are also a billboard and a standee from when the film was going to be released in theaters, and a photo op:


Source: https://twitter.com/MagicManiaInc/statu ... 9007292417


Source: https://twitter.com/MOVIXSendaiRifu/sta ... 3423564800


Source: https://mickeyblog.com/2020/11/30/new-s ... y-springs/

Soul still has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes after 43 reviews.

Here are a new featurette and some new articles. There are lots of concept art images on the first two links.

How Pixar's Soul Found Its Spark in Jazz
https://www.ign.com/articles/pixar-soul-jazz

Designing the Illusory: Souls, Counselors, and The Great Before of ‘Soul’
https://www.awn.com/animationworld/desi ... great-soul

'Soul' Searching: Inside Disney and Pixar's Most Existential Movie Yet (Exclusive)
https://www.etonline.com/pixar-soul-pet ... iew-154536

How Pixar’s Soul Celebrates and Represents Black Culture
https://d23.com/how-pixars-soul-celebra ... k-culture/

How ‘Soul’ Was Nearly Pixar's 'Oceans 11'
https://collider.com/pixar-soul-heist-movie-oceans-11/

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Was Originally a Heist Film and Went Through Several Different Story Iterations
https://www.slashfilm.com/pixars-soul-s ... velopment/

Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Filmmakers Talk the Challenges of Creating The Great Before, Early Story Ideas & More [Interview]
https://www.slashfilm.com/pixars-soul-i ... na-murray/

Soul Changed One Important Detail Because Kids Were Confused
https://screenrant.com/soul-movie-spark ... te-docter/

The 'Sweet' Character That Got Cut From Pixar's Soul
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/255950 ... ixars-soul

Tina Fey Reveals Why Her Character In Disney’s ‘Soul’ Is So Relatable
https://heroichollywood.com/tina-fey-so ... character/

Soul Stars Angela Bassett and Phylicia Rashad talk capturing a 'vast and diverse humanity'
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/pixar-sou ... characters

The Music Behind Pixar’s Soul
https://news.disney.com/music-for-soul

Soul: How Nine Inch Nails Scored the New Pixar Movie
https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/soul-h ... xar-movie/

Press Conference: Jon Batiste Talks Pixar’s ‘Soul’, Finding the Perfect Jazz Music For The Film & More
https://geeksofcolor.co/2020/12/01/pres ... iste-soul/

‘Soul’ Blends Traditional Jazz with the Unique Sounds of Reznor and Ross
https://www.awardsdaily.com/2020/12/01/ ... -and-ross/