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This page is a list of documented news and events that follow the development and production process of Melody. Striked information is information that is out of date or debunked as no longer being true.

2014[]

October[]

  • October 29: Melody was originally announced at the newly-formed ZAG Animation Studios. The film would be co-directed by Chris Columbus and Jeremy Zag. It's also going to be ZAG's first featured film.[1]

2015[]

February[]

  • February 3: Jeremy Zag shared a concept art of Melody on his Instagram. He mentioned in the caption that the film was slated for release on Christmas 2017.[2]

June[]

  • June 16: A concept art of Melody dancing with a boy was shown in Jeremy Zag's photo at ZAG Animation Studios.[3]

2016[]

June[]

  • June 1: Jeremy Zag posted a reel featuring himself playing piano for a song he written for the movie.[4]
  • June 15: Jeremy Zag shared an image featuring all of ZAG's brands. The official logo for the film was also revealed for the first time under the "ZAG Princess" label.[5]
  • June 29: Jeremy Zag shared a photo of a crew meeting at ZAG Animation Studios about the development of Melody. His caption revealed that "Bahman Naraghi, Chris Columbus, Harvey Mason Jr, David Foster, [and] Michael Barnathan" are involved in the film.[6]

July[]

  • July 7: Jeremy Zag shared a photo of a doll prototype for Melody that was first seen during the June 29th meeting.[7]
  • July 9: A concept art for Melody was briefly seen in a ZAG Heroez promotional video at the Miraculous Ladybug panel at Anime Expo.[8]

August[]

  • August 6: Jeremy Zag shared a selfie of his lunch meeting with James Newton Howard. However, it's currently unconfirmed if the latter is going to be a composer for the film.[9]
  • August 23: Jeremy Zag shared a concept art of New York City on his Instagram.[10]
    • On the same day, he shared a concept art of a mansion from the film. He described the mansion as a "Castle in NYC, between Fairy [tale] and Reality".[11]
  • August 29: Jeremy Zag shared a concept art of Melody dancing with a boy on the clouds. The concept art was first seen on June 16, 2015.[12]

September[]

  • Early September: The official ZAG website was updated and included Melody as one of ZAG's featured brands. It also revealed two pieces of concept art from the film.[13]
    • The synopsis for the film is revealed: "For as long as she can remember Melody has been a dreamer with a passion for music. But she doesn't believe in her voice. She doesn't see herself as [star] material. Not like her idol, Rose Stellar. One day, while playing music at the park she gets an unexpected visit from the queen of pop herself and that was when her life was about to change forever."
    • The website also has a "release date timeline", revealing a concept art for the film and it was slated for release in 2018.[14]
  • September 10: Various concept art for the film was shared by a YouTuber named "Miraculousity".[15][16][17][18]

2017[]

March[]

  • March 7: Jeremy Zag shared a photo of two crew members looking through a "movie master schedule" for Melody at ZAG Animation Studios.[19]
  • March 16: Jeremy Zag shared a photo of a crew meeting working on the story for Melody. A concept art was also shown in a photo, featuring a female character singing to a baby.[20]

April[]

  • April 1: Jeremy Zag shared a reel of a recording session with Harvey Mason Jr for Melody.[21]
    • Later that day, it's revealed that the recording session is for the first song of Melody.[22]
  • Mid-April: An animatic reel for the opening sequence for Melody was leaked to the public on ZAGTOON DEV, one of ZAG's official Vimeo channels. The reel featured a song that was first recorded back on April 1st. The singer for the demo reel is presumably Jeremy Zag who sang it in French.[23]
    • Interestingly, the reel featured the 20th Century Fox intro. This indicates that the reel was meant to be created to share with investors.
  • April 20: Jeremy Zag shared a logo for ZAGON Studios, a joint-venture studio that would be animating Melody.[24]
  • April 26: The official "release date timeline" from the ZAG website was updated, revealing that the film's slate release year was pushed back to 2019.[25]
  • April 27: A poster for Melody was shown in Jeremy Zag's photo set of the interior of ZAGON Studios.[26]
    • Later that night, he posted a photo of a meeting with Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox at ZAGON Studios. While it's unconfirmed, it's heavily implied it was an investor meeting for ZAG to find a production partner that can finance the film.[27]

May[]

  • May 2: Jeremy Zag shared a photo of the art direction team for Melody. The team include Nathanael Bronn, Jerome Cointre, Pascal Boutboul, Dave Reynolds, and Martin Meunier.[28]
  • May 4: Jeremy Zag shared a photo of the second recording session for the film.[29]
  • May 16: Jeremy Zag shared a photo of people from 20th Century Fox visiting ZAG Animation Studios, presumably another meeting to pitch Melody to investors.[30]
  • May 21: During a ZAG Heroez summit meeting, Jeremy Zag shared a photo of Dave Reynolds. While there isn't confirmation yet, the latter is presumably a writer for Melody based on a hashtag on the caption.[31]
    • Later that day, he posted a photo of a crew meeting about Power Players. There are five pieces of concept art for Melody shown in the photo.[32]

June[]

  • June 6: Jeremy Zag traveled to France, his home country, and shared a photo of the crew members, presumably for the development of Melody.[33]
  • June 13: Jeremy Zag shared a photo of Sébastien Thibaudeau working on the story for Melody while the two are on their way to the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.[34]

August[]

  • August 26: Jeremy Zag shared a concept art of Melody singing in her bedroom with the music notes.[35]

October[]

  • October 10: Jeremy Zag revealed that another recording session for a song for Melody was held.[36]
  • October 20: Jeremy Zag shared a reel of a female crew member recording scratch voices for an unknown character for the film, presumably Rose Stellar.[37]
    • Later that day, he shared another reel of a different female crew member recording a demo version of another song for the film.[38]

December[]

  • December 11: A character model for Rose Stellar was revealed on Jeremy Zag's Instagram story.[39]
  • December 21: Jeremy Zag shared a concept art for a map of ZAG World on his Instagram. While it's unknown what "ZAG World" is, the map features a castle that is inspired by Rose Stellar's mansion.[40]

2018[]

January[]

  • January 15: Jeremy Zag shared an Instagram reel of an instrumental snippet of another song for the film, "Sunny's Letter".[41]

2019[]

February[]

  • February 12: Jeremy Zag shared the official logo for "ZAG Power Princess", a renamed label for Melody.[42]
  • February 23: Jeremy Zag shared a character model for Melody, created by Kaan Zorlu.[43][44]

March[]

  • March 5: Jeremy Zag shared an artwork created by Angie Nasca featuring magical creatures who are allies with major characters from ZAG's intellectual properties. The artwork featured the music notes from the film.[45]

November[]

  • November 12: Kaan Zorlu shared more concept art of his character model for Melody from February 23rd.[46]

December[]

  • December 15: Jeremy Zag shared another concept art of Melody singing in her bedroom.[47]

2020[]

May[]

  • May 15: Jeremy Zag shared an artwork of various protagonists from ZAG's intellectual properties. Melody is represented in the artwork with the titular character at the front and center.[48]

2021[]

December[]

  • December 31: Jeremy Zag shared a promotional image featuring major characters from ZAG's intellectual properties to celebrate New Year's Eve. Melody and two of the music notes are featured in the image.[49]

Unknown dates[]

  • ZAG pitched the film to Cross Creek Pictures. Eventually, it led to the two studios signing a ten-picture deal.[50]
  • "ZAG Power Princess", the label Melody falls under, has been renamed to "ZAG Passion".[51]

2022[]

January[]

  • January 29: Melody has officially began production after eight years of development. On the announcement day, Jeremy Zag shared concept art from the film created by Angie Nasca. He also confirmed that Cross Creek Pictures became a production partner for the film.[52]

May[]

  • May 10: Deadline announced that Katy Perry will be featured in the film, as the voice of the titular character. She's also involved in producing and writing for the film.[53]
    • Tyler Thompson shared a concept art of Melody and the music notes reading a letter.[54]
    • The official Cross Creek Pictures Instagram shared more concept art from the film.[55]
  • May 22 to 24: Melody was featured at the Las Vegas Licensing Expo to find potential licensing partners.[56]

September[]

  • September 6: The official ZAG website revealed the synopsis for Melody as well as a concept art collage that is displayed at ZAG Animation Studios. The synopsis also confirmed that the boy who appeared alongside Melody in concept art is named Cole.[57]

November[]

  • November 22: Jeremy Zag shared a concept art of the New York City's buildings on his Instagram story.[58]

2023[]

January[]

  • January 9: The official ZAG Studios YouTube channel uploaded an "Inside ZAG" webisode featuring Angie Nasca. The webisode revealed various concept art for the film.[59]

May[]

  • May 5: Jeremy Zag shared on his Instagram Story a character model for Melody, presumably in her autumn attire.[60]

August[]

  • August 9: As confirmed by Jeremy Zag during an interview with Behind the Lens Online for Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie, Melody is "already halfway in production".[61]
  • August 10: Concept art for Melody are seen in ZAG Animation Studios during a behind-the-scenes video for Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie.[62]

References[]

  1. https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/entertainment-pros-launch-zag-animation/
  2. https://www.instagram.com/p/yq54iGyQ27/
  3. https://www.instagram.com/p/BF0BLPPSQz5/
  4. https://www.instagram.com/reel/BGI-g_ESQwt/
  5. https://www.instagram.com/p/BGqyQUGyQ09/
  6. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHQsapDgWwt/
  7. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHkVWThAaRU/
  8. https://youtu.be/i_UcWkzGBVQ?t=2182
  9. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJLsI7rgpuF/
  10. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJcXZ6UAjUy/
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  12. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJgufvQg9h7/
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910145814/http://www.zag-inc.com/brands/melody/
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160913042130/http://www.zag-inc.com/releasedates
  15. https://zagworld.blogspot.com/2016/09/imagens-novas-de-varias-series.html
  16. https://miraculous-zag.tumblr.com/post/150374988564
  17. https://miraculous-zag.tumblr.com/post/150375043749
  18. https://miraculous-zag.tumblr.com/post/150375134189
  19. https://www.instagram.com/p/BRWLPWlBnpL/
  20. https://www.instagram.com/p/BRtRsW1BK4V/
  21. https://www.instagram.com/reel/BSVaHzHBweO/
  22. https://www.instagram.com/reel/BSVaYRpB7UU/
  23. https://zagworld.blogspot.com/2017/04/animatic-da-abertura-de-melody.html
  24. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTI01XNhVvi/
  25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170426012012/http://www.zag-inc.com:80/releasedates
  26. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTZnxdKhyQA/
  27. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTac4jsBjvs/
  28. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTlbRwohJmx/
  29. https://www.instagram.com/p/BTsP4CvBMbm/
  30. https://www.instagram.com/p/BULBb8DBCwt/
  31. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUXllzmA0EW/
  32. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUXnZLGAT8f/
  33. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVA46hhgf4y/
  34. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVRmLIqA6TB/
  35. https://www.instagram.com/p/BYRdc9IHnPc/
  36. https://www.instagram.com/p/BaFoApOnDOS/
  37. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Bafg2l9nYkJ/
  38. https://www.instagram.com/reel/BafqVeenyxU/
  39. https://miraculous-zag.tumblr.com/post/181021057579
  40. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc-7RIBHUMw/
  41. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Bd93ZbYnbsb/
  42. https://www.instagram.com/p/Btz-TSVg_x0/
  43. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuQb2Yhg9G8/
  44. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BmGeRD
  45. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuodkX1g61n/
  46. https://www.artstation.com/artwork/BmGeRD
  47. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6FjltHAfBY/
  48. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAOq20ugDnu/
  49. https://www.instagram.com/p/CYJqPybBXc7/
  50. https://www.licenseglobal.com/movies/cross-creek-pictures-and-zag-announce-collaboration-on-10-family-films
  51. https://zag.ajicreative.club/history/
  52. https://www.instagram.com/p/CZVCiOxgAVY/
  53. https://deadline.com/2022/05/katy-perry-jeremy-zag-melody-animated-musical-cannes-cross-creek-zag-studios-1235020233/
  54. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdZPsJHujll/
  55. https://www.instagram.com/p/CdZNQSHuoiv/
  56. https://www.licenseglobal.com/streaming-tv/zag-to-unveil-new-animated-musical-melody-at-licensing-expo-2022
  57. The date is confirmed via the website's sitemap: https://zag.ajicreative.club/melody/
  58. https://theclydesdalepegasus149.tumblr.com/post/701963779152478208/a-close-up-of-a-concept-art-for-melody-the-movie
  59. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtolVDDj_hc&ab_channel=ZAGStudios
  60. https://zagged-again.tumblr.com/post/716496412735651840/from-zags-stories
  61. https://youtu.be/655JgL1Yuh8?t=1379
  62. https://youtu.be/W0rQUt4odnQ?t=109


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