Edna Brewer Middle School Students Have A Special Role In Pixar s Soul
Bay City News Service
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OAKLAND (BCN)
The Christmas Day release of the new Pixar/Disney animated feature film Soul on Disney+ marked the film debut of young, local talent a group of 17 students from Oakland United School District. Soul is about a middle school music teacher, played by Jamie Foxx, so it s only appropriate the film has a scene featuring real middle school musicians.
Edna Brewer Middle School music director Zack Pitt-Smith explained how his students were discovered by Pixar, which is headquartered in nearby Emeryville.