Who composed the musical score for Ratatouille?

Who composed the musical score for Ratatouille? Michael Giacchino composed Ratatouille’s musical score.

The 2007 Pixar film marked Giacchino’s second Pixar score, following The Incredibles. His music blends orchestral writing with French café colors and other European influences, helping the film shift between comic chaos, culinary excitement, and Remy’s more emotional dreams.

Giacchino wrote distinct musical ideas for Remy’s competing identities: his natural life among the rats and his aspiration to become a chef. He also created a recurring theme for Remy and Linguini, whose unusual partnership drives much of the story. The score’s instrumentation includes accordion, violin, jazz guitar, clarinet, and piano.

A frequent mistake is crediting Randy Newman because he composed music for several Pixar films, including Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. Ratatouille was instead one of Pixar’s films outside the Newman family’s usual scoring association. Giacchino also wrote “Le Festin,” performed in French by Camille.