Composers Score Disney Short Lilo & Scratch
Haim Mazar and Grace Fisher are set to score the animated short, which plays ahead of Walt Disney Animation Studios' Hexed.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Animation
Composers Haim Mazar and Grace Fisher are set to score Disney's animated short "Lilo & Scratch," which follows Stitch as he is left in charge of Scratch, a cat introduced by Lilo as the newest member of their 'ohana. The short will play ahead of Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Hexed."
Why it matters
The short places a Hawaiian-influenced score alongside a full symphony orchestra, bringing the Lilo & Stitch world to American moviegoers before the feature presentation. Fisher, who composes using adaptive technology, is the story's other focal point.
The score pairs a nine-piece Hawaiian ensemble with a 70-piece symphony orchestra conducted by Mazar, and the composers created a new original theme for the characters. The source does not provide commercial or viewership figures for the short.
The players
Haim Mazar
Composer and conductor who leads the 70-piece symphony orchestra on the score and recently composed and conducted Disney's animated short "Versa."
Grace Fisher
Composer who created the score's new original theme with Mazar and composes using adaptive technology after being left paralyzed from the neck down by Acute Flaccid Myelitis at age 17.
Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Disney animation division that produces "Hexed" and the "Lilo & Scratch" short.
The details
Fisher and Mazar built the score around a new original theme tailored to both the Hawaiian ensemble and the symphony orchestra. Mazar recently composed and conducted the studio's animated short "Versa."
Timeline
Composers were announced for the short in an article published November 10, 2026.
Industry Dynamics
Mazar's recent composing and conducting work on Disney's "Versa" places this assignment within the studio's continued use of original animated shorts played ahead of feature films. The pairing of "Lilo & Scratch" with "Hexed" continues that pattern of short-form releases attached to theatrical features.
Viewers will see "Lilo & Scratch" before "Hexed" when the short plays ahead of the feature. The source does not specify release dates or distribution details beyond that pairing.
The takeaway
Original shorts like "Lilo & Scratch" show how studios use scores and themes to extend franchise worlds to new audiences before feature presentations. Readers following Disney animation can watch for the short's release alongside "Hexed."
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Variety.
