Giacchino enrolled at SVA, majoring in film production and minoring in history. We're going to see how passionate and driven you are, and how much you want this thing. We're not going to regulate you too much. It was kind of like this great experiment-okay, you're here because you like something. I loved the kind of freedom that it provided. They actually have colleges like this? Where I can do the things that I am really interested in doing? That was amazing to me. Giacchino describes visiting the school with his parents thus: While in high school, an art teacher who mentored Giacchino recommended to his parents that he attend the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Giacchino began combining images and music at age 10, when he began creating stop-motion animation with homemade soundtracks in his basement. His brother Anthony Giacchino is a documentary filmmaker. He holds dual American and Italian citizenship. Giacchino grew up in Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey, and graduated from Holy Cross High School in Delran Township, New Jersey in 1986. His father's ancestors were Italians, coming from Sicily, and his mother's ancestors emigrated from Abruzzo in the center of Italy. Giacchino was born in Riverside Township, New Jersey.

Ratatouille soundtrack track listing