Composer Pinar Toprak celebrates EPCOT Theme debut on social media 'one of the biggest joys and honors of my life'

Dec 15, 2023 in "EPCOT"

World Celebration Gardens - December 5 2023
Posted: Friday December 15, 2023 10:00am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Pinar Toprak, the composer of the new EPCOT Gamma theme, has taken to social media to comment on the long-awaited debut of her music into the park.

In a post on X, Toprak said, "I wrote the Epcot theme more than 5 years ago and we premiered it at D23 more than 4 years ago. And now as of last week, my entire Epcot suite, along with its many variations throughout the park is officially incorporated into the park. Epcot has always had a very special place in my heart since my first visit there at the age of 17 and creating the music that millions of people will experience daily has been one of the biggest joys and honors of my life. A big thank you to Disney , John Dennis and Matt Walker for believing me in the first place and a special thank you to my music editor/score coordinator and wrangler Shie Rozow for keeping our heads above the water and to Tyler Durham on additional arrangements."

The new EPCOT Gamma theme can be heard throughout World Celebration, World Nature, and World Discovery, and has been incorporated into shows including the Spaceship Earth lighting sequence and the new nighttime spectacular 'Luminous - The Symphony of Us.'

You can listen to some of the new EPCOT Gamma Theme in the video below.

Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Pinar Toprak is a renowned composer in film and television, known for her groundbreaking score for "Captain Marvel," marking her as the first woman to compose for a major superhero film. Blending orchestral and electronic elements, her music is innovative and powerful.

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    dmc4931 day ago

    World Celebration checking out Main Street tonight

    Epcot82Guy2 days ago

    Coming soon to EPCOT... The Disney long-term fan base survey results Activation... sponsored by Teflon.

    Cmdr_Crimson2 days ago

    If Electronic Forum still existed at Epcot it would surely be fans fists a flying....Found this old brochure on eBay...Oh, we would have TONS of things to talk about..

    Cmdr_Crimson2 days ago

    First off...They thought it wouldn't fit the idea of the plaza and that's a whole load of ape spit.. I too agree miss Innoventions plaza then whatever they are calling it now.. And that pic of the holes..

    Mickeynerd172 days ago

    Why couldn't they have just refurbed the original fountain and expanded the fibre optics in the concrete? Why do we have this instead? Someone take me back to 2018 I won't complain about pin traders anymore. 🫠 Sorry if this is a repost, I just saw it.

    Basil of Baker Street3 days ago

    It feels incomplete.

    Epcot82Guy3 days ago

    I enjoy it, but it feels like a nice lead in to nothing. It would be like the Hub with no Castle. It's a lovely backdrop setting missing an icon or reason to exist. The fountain helped with that originally along with the original, open concept, symmetrical architecture. And, I'm not saying it needs a single iconic thing. But, then it needs a number of compelling components to discover. It doesn't have either, sadly.

    Bocabear3 days ago

    We were all underwhelmed with it when it finally reopened... It just doesn't add up to much, and we were noticing that while there are trees, most of the areas that were shaded were just the plant beds themselves... if you were on the walking/public areas they were still completely unshaded. That might have been the time of day we were walking through... maybe later in the day it is not as bad? But overall the area felt lackluster and uninteresting... Certainly not like a world class theme park....it felt neither inspirational or fun... Just like an office park... as if designed by people who had never actually been to a theme park, and had no direction other than a modern corporate non-descript space.

    dmc4933 days ago

    The Starlight streaming announcement jogged my memory, didn't they claim way back that they were going to release the new Epcot loop on streaming services?

    Disgruntled Walt3 days ago

    Spent quite a bit of time in Future World (never forget) this past week, and it's very meh. Why couldn't they have simply put the gardens in alongside the fountain? And please put the old music loop back into rotation. The new one is fine, but it's so dang repetitive.

    HMF5 days ago

    I think the song Big Yellow Taxi would best describe EPCOT's situation today.

    Bocabear5 days ago

    Spencer's Gifts? lol...I think most of them are gone now too..... Last time I saw one in NC, it was all sex toys.... Not the Spencer's I went to as a kid....

    Incomudro6 days ago

    I agree, even though fiber optics were an older tech, they still looked more modern. Additionally, fiber optics which were all the rage back then - lots of fiber optic lamps sold for home use - has more or less vanished now. Everything old is new again. My twin son's for instance have never seen a fiber optic lamp as far as I know. I'm certain they would find one to be really cool if they saw it now, and not dated.

    James Alucobond6 days ago

    I think it’s also worth noting that, while they did malfunction, their malfunctions were nowhere near as obvious because of how they were designed. I am continually baffled by their decision to design things in such a way that one light being out or off-color is extremely obvious while not dedicating the resources necessary to maintain them.