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Something remarkable is happening on TikTok.
So Vulture sought to sniff out (rat joke!)
SoRatatouillehas long been ingrained in the musical landscapes, both comedic and sincere, of TikTok.
I love all of [Em Jaccss] videos, Mertzlufft told Vulture.
What works about them is that theyre short, theyre concise, and theyre specific.
She makes these very specific choices that just make it so funny.
Hes not the ratatouille.
Its just a dish.
Its funny, because its clearly meant to be a joke, and people then take it seriously.
This is in the style of classic Disney.
The end ofHunchbackreally inspiredRatatouille[the musical].
So I knew the soundscape I was going for.
Im a writer, composer, arranger, orchestrator.
I was very familiar with that, because I used to study it a lot.
So, when I got to this, I knew what we needed: big tremolo strings.
We need a French horn.
We need lots of trumpet and brass.
We need tubular bells.
Its all of those very specific, Disney-esque throw in sounds.
All of the orchestrations are done in a program called Logic Pro X, which is all fake.
So all of those instruments are 100 percent fake.
Everything else is just me playing a keyboard and mixing it well.
The track became the backing audio for other contributions to the Ratatouille the Musical project.
Christian walked Vulture through his approach to capturing the sound of different characters through his Alan Menkeninspired compositions.
Christian says the medium of TikTok makes it very interesting, because you really have a minute.
Because people just want the good stuff.
For his song Recipe for Success, a duet between Remy and Linguini, its excitement.
So when we were performing it, I didnt have to act very hard.
It was just us goofing around in the kitchen.
Thats all part of his aesthetic.
Ratatouille the Musical has only continued to grow as it reaches more creatives on the platform.
A@ratatouillemusicalaccount has nearly 200 thousand followers and has become a hub for people looking to get involved.
There is a pitch perfect Lin-Manuel Miranda parody number for Remy made by @rockysroad.
Patton Oswalt the voice of Remy himself is a fan.
My…God…@BradBirdA113have you SEEN this?!?!
Youre able to reach people that you couldnt prior.
it’s possible for you to make connections through that.
Its been nice to have this outlet and to bring joy.
Its just fun, no pressure.
Everyones having a great time creating.
We are all living in such a technologically advanced time in history.
So we praise you, Ratatousical.
May the world remember your name.
