Finding Nemo (franchise) at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida. It is a musical adaption of the film with new songs written by Tony Award-winning Avenue Q composer Robert Lopez and his wife, Kristen Anderson-Lopez. It would "combine puppets, dancers, acrobats and animated backdrops". In August 2016, Egmont Publishing launched a magazine, titled "Finding Dory". "Finding Nemo" is the soundtrack album of the film of the same name. The soundtrack was scored by Thomas Newman. The score was nominated for the 76th Academy Awards for Best Original Score but lost against "". It received 5/5 stars from the Film Score Reviews and 3.5/5
Finding Nemo for tropical fish skyrocketed after the film's release, causing reef species decimation in Vanuatu and many other reef areas. After seeing the film, some aquarium owners released their pet fish into the ocean, but failed to release them into the correct oceanic habitat, which introduced species that are harmful to the indigenous environment, a practice that is harming reefs worldwide. "Finding Nemo" was released on VHS and DVD on November 4, 2003. The DVD release included an original short film, "Exploring the Reef", and the short animated film, "Knick Knack" (1989). It would go on to become the best-selling DVD