Joby Talbot has had a varied career. With his musical beginnings in rock band The Divine Comedy, he now receives commissions from the Royal Ballet in London and the Dallas Opera.
His most recent work is on the screen. “Sing” is an animated film from Illuminate Entertainment, in which animal characters participate in an American Idol-like competition. Scarlett Johansson voices a punk-rock porcupine, while Reese Witherspoon voices a pig with 25 piglets, ready for her chance at stardom.
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