While "The Wild Robot" has a familial story at its core, it also features many incredible action sequences. Bowers says the key to composing those fast-paced moments is to approach them "as one ...

Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot” and composer Kris Bowers got the nod thanks to theme songs for a robot, the gosling it tries to raise, their foxy pal and others.

With two published sequels ready and waiting, DreamWorks Animation has a franchise in the works with The Wild Robot, a big success in its first weekend. It’s good, too. Based on the first of ...