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KRISTEN BELL: It was way more organic than that. Two of my friends, Jackie [Tohn] and Michael [Scharf], had this idea about a show that would teach kids music education under the guise of entertainment. I thought, “That’s something I can really get behind.”
ANIMATION MAGAZINE
The series, which is the brainchild of Jackie Tohn (American Idol) and Michael Scharf (The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation), along with Ivan Askwith and Kristen Bell, evolved quite organically as the extension of the friendship between Tohn, Scharf and Bell. Tohn and Bell also voice the characters Re and Mi, respectively, alongside Luke Youngblood (Galavant, Fast & Furious: Spy Racers) as Do.
Animation World Network
Premiering today, the innovative, beautifully CG animated preschool series created by Jackie Tohn and Michael Scharf brings music education to kids through a fun world of melodies, harmonies, and musical friends.
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I wouldn’t be the freak I am today were it not for music. And so [co-creator Michael Scharf] and I started coming up with this show that we were hoping would be able to bring the music education that kids weren’t getting in schools into their homes, into their tablets. And we sort of were just talking about it together.
Parentology
MEET THE CREATORS OF “DO, RE & MI” – AMAZON’S NEW ANIMATED MUSICAL SERIES: Michael Scharf and Jackie Tohn
Animation Scoop
New Amazon Prime Video animated series Do, Re & Mi is a fun musical comedy about three birds and their love of friendship, adventure and music. This has been a passion project for co-creators Jackie Tohn and Michael Scharf for nearly a decade. To say they’re excited for the show to finally premiere this Friday September 17th is an understatement.
Animation Magazine
Executive produced by Bell, Tohn, Michael Scharf, and Ivan Askwith, as well as Nicolas Atlan and Terry Kalagian of Gaumont, Do, Re & Mi is a production of Amazon Studios and Gaumont for Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Kids+. (Read more about this charmingly chirpy series in the Sept./Oct. issue of Animation Magazine, available soon!)
Animation World Network
Executive produced by Bell, Tohn, Michael Scharf, and Ivan Askwith, as well as Nicolas Atlan and Terry Kalagian of Gaumont, Do, Re & Mi is produced Amazon Studios and Gaumont for Prime Video and Amazon Kids+.
TV guide
September 17
Series
Do, Re & Mi - Amazon Original Series: Season 1
indiewire
Amazon Prime Video is also expanding into animation in 2021 — with marquee shows like “Invincible,” “Fairfax,” and “Do Re & Mi” —
Parentology
“Featuring delightful adventures and toe-tapping original songs spanning multiple genres, the series takes little ones on a journey where they will discover new sounds and melodies, move to the beat, and see how music helps solve every problem!” states the Amazon press release.
Jazwares
Jazwares is ready to hit a high note with a toy line inspired by animated preschool series Do, Re & Mi from Amazon Studios and Gaumont. The range is set to hit shelves in 2021, timed to coincide with the series premiere.
KIDSCREEN
Amazon Studios has given the greenlight to Gaumont’s new musical preschool show Do, Re & Mi. Created by Jackie Tohn (GLOW, American Idol) and Michael Scarf (Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation), the 52 x 11-minute Amazon Original will be produced by Gaumont with executive producers Tohn, Scharf, Kristen Bell (Frozen) and Ivan Askwith (Reading Rainbow).
VARIETY
Created by Tohn (“American Idol”) and Scharf (“Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation”), “Do, Re & Mi” showcases original tracks performed by Bell (Princess Anna in Disney’s “Frozen”), Tohn and other guests. The series follows three birdie best friends named Do, Re & Mi who live in a world filled with rhythm, beats and melodies. Every episode of the series starts with an adventure and ends in a song.
Kidscreen
Created by Jackie Tohn (American Idol, A Futile and Stupid Gesture) and Michael Scharf (The Moon and The Son: An Imagined Conversation), the 52 x 11-minute series follows the magical adventures of a musical eighth note, Mi, whose daily task is to find inspiration for a song.
VARIETY
“There’s some advantages there in terms of having a targeted environment for kids programming,” says Vernon Sanders, co-head of Amazon Studios, who notes the company will launch “Do, Re & Mi,” an animated series that features original songs performed by Kristen Bell and others. “This is not a case in which we’re completely abandoning the space, but we will be targeted when we [explore] it,” he adds.
DEADLINE
Amazon Studios has greenlit production on Do, Re & Mi, an animated musical series for preschoolers, from Kristen Bell, Jackie Tohn (GLOW, A Futile and Stupid Gesture), Michael Scharf (Moon and The Son: An Imagined Conversation), Ivan Askwith (Veronica Mars) and Gaumont. The 52-episode 11-minute series will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories.
Hollywood Reporter
Bell will share producer duties with Tohn, Michael Scharf and Ivan Askwith. The series was created by Tohn and Scharf.
The show will follow Mi, the musical note, who searches for a song each day with pals Do, an electronic tablet, and Re, a bossy keyboard. The trio find their song by the end of each episode.
Variety
“What better way to jumpstart our new animation division than by joining with Kristen Bell and her creative, innovative partners Michael, Jackie and Ivan who brought Do, Re & Mi to our attention,” commented Atlan. “We believe ‘Do, Re & Mi’ will connect kids to music in a fun, new way across all screens.”