【料理鼠王】描述美食之都巴黎的顶尖餐厅里，一名想做名厨的餐厅学徒小林，接受一隻超会作菜但也想在厨房大展身手的老鼠小米帮助，眼见天敌变成天上掉下来的礼物，意想不到的友谊，让他们合作无间，一人的心愿变成共有的梦想。这部充满原创性及笑料的动画作品里，音乐也用庞大交响乐团交织出兼具华丽优雅与梦想驰聘的乐章，与动人的影像共筑美味关系。 　　【料理鼠王】是新锐配乐家麦可吉亚奇诺（Michael Giacchino）二度与皮克斯动画合作，继【超人特攻队】风光入围葛莱美奖，随后与导演J.J.Abrams合作影集《Lost档案》及电影【不可能的任务3】，这位被J.J. Abrams形容为天才，并深受史匹柏赏识的配乐家，交出年度配乐作品。【料理鼠王】应是皮克斯历年来最写实的动画，配乐家用庞大交响乐团经营出复古温暖的旋律，宛如好莱坞大片厂黄金时代的华丽景片与精致打光，没有蓝幕特效与爆破，不用数位音效去刺激听觉，器乐丰富但饱满细腻，节奏依旧欢乐紧凑且充满戏剧效果，让深谙料理的鼠王小米，带领法国餐厨学徒小林及观众，进入优雅与梦想可以兼得的美丽境界。 　　整张原声带配乐从法国国歌「马赛曲」开场，紧接一段浪漫的华尔滋舞曲，乐迷进入拥有顶尖餐厅的花都巴黎。〈This is Me〉在不到30秒乐曲里，就换用了木管、风笛等超过8种乐器来展现鼠王小米的魔法才华，随后用手风琴萨克斯风及通透的琴声，点出巴黎浪漫欧洲的气息。在如同早期卡通电影的滑稽追逐配乐后，〈Wall Rat〉用昂扬的小提琴及清脆的角铁，点出小米的大梦想。尔后无论手风琴或大提琴变奏都极具感染力，在〈Anyone Can Cook〉乐曲中证实了人人都可以成为食神。 电影两轨主旋律都要到〈A New Deal〉才逐渐登场，一段是预告出现，简单易记，具有磨坊音乐的主旋律，到〈Dinner Rush〉加速变奏；一段用手风琴和敲击乐像交际舞般跳跃的主旋律，上述三大主旋律在〈Special Order〉中，宛如神奇魔法将所有旋律共冶一炉，还加入夏威夷乌克丽丽琴，活泼欢乐。配乐家不时用短笛吉他去状情小鼠细碎的表情和脚步，可爱逗趣。【料理鼠王】的原声配乐确实是上等选材、精工细作、台型华、滋鲜味美、余韵动人心絃的听觉饗宴。 　　By James Christopher Monger Composer Michael Giacchino reunites with director Brad Bird on Ratatouille, whose lively and endlessly inventive soundtrack strikes a perfect balance between the old European drama of Ennio Morricone and the unhinged whimsy of Raymond Scott. Like an Old World version of Giacchino's jazz-infused, comic book-kissed score for The Incredibles, Ratatouille is both elegant and mad, built around a sweet and playful theme called "Le Festin," which is presented both instrumentally and vocally (sung by the charming French star Camille) and is as timeless as the dish for which the film is based. Bird has proved himself a master of the modern animation flick, but without the talented Giacchino, his subtle balance of sentimentality and ageless humor would take a severe blow to the heart.