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Basic Info:
Video:1080p5.09 GB1 hr 6 min (originally 1 hr 25 min)
Audio:5.1 (6 Channels)448 kbps
Rating: PG
Fan Edit Type: FanMix
Edit Completed: January 21, 2026
Synopsis:June Bailey (Brianna Denski) is having a rough time dealing with her mother being away and sick. Amidst an attempt to return home from Math Camp, she discovers that Wonderland, an imaginary park she and her mother created, has come to life, but is infested by a growing darkness. She must team up with her animal friends, Greta (Mila Kunis), Boomer (Ken Hudson Campbell), Gus (Kenan Thompson) & Cooper (Ken Jeong), and Steve (John Oliver) to save the park while also facing her past to reignite her imagination.
Background:Not many might remember this film, but in 2019, a film called Wonder Park was released by Nickelodeon Movies which ended up flopping at the box office. It was supposed to start up a franchise and was infamously known for having no director credit. However, the film does have a good premise and areas where it can work, but some of the editing and especially the ending drags it down. For a while, I have thought about this film and to see how an edit of this film could work. It wasn't until later on in 2024 when after watching the film, I decided to test out a potential rescore of the film using Joe Hisaishi's music from Studio Ghibli films (particularly Spirited Away). The test was successful and proved that an edit of this film can work.
It should be noted that Wonder Park's plot does follow similar beats to films like Up, Inside Out, and My Neighbor Totoro. For Spirited Away, it does follow the story of a girl who comes across a magical place who through trials grow as a person and gets more stronger by the end. This is that, but squished in by the time the film reaches 10-20 min into the runtime and not as compelling. By changing the score and restructuring the film, it could bring out the better parts of the story to its potential.
Goals:Rescore the film with Joe Hisaishi's music. Specifically from Hayao Miyazaki's films Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Boy and the Heron. The music surprisingly works very well in syncing up with the scenes with little to no cuts. It also helps to bring out the more important moments in the film. It was initially supposed to be only Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, but I decided to include The Boy and the Heron due to how well it fits in the climax and that film also deals with loss and how to move forward. Although this film doesn't go exactly into grief, it does go a bit into the fear of losing a loved one.
Restructured the film's story. The film starts at the point where June discovers Wonderland instead of the original opening which could be considered as a very long prologue. It's actually similar to how Spirited Away begins when Chihiro and her family discover the seemingly abandoned town. Essentially cutting straight to the point. Throughout the film, the audience will see more and more of June's past and what happened aside from a wordless opening. It's to help unravel the narrative, but also to keep more focus on the park. Some jokes have been trimmed and some scenes have been shifted around.
Change List:
Major Overall Changes:
• Rescored the entire film with Joe Hisashi's score from Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Boy and the Heron. They have positioned in this film based on what motif I decide to associate it with and where in the story they fit.
• Increased the saturation in the film. In the trailer, the film was shown to be very saturated and bright while the final product was reduced which didn't look the best.
• The film has been restructured where the film has a wordless opening of what happened with June's mother and that more details of the backstory are kept in the dark until near the ending. June's discovery of the park is now the ensuing event that kicks off the plot right away instead of having to wait 20 minutes to get there. It eliminates the park's screentime issue too now giving it the main focus.
• The original ending to the film has been completely cut to create some ambiguity over what happens when June comes back home. This is to help keep the message intact unlike the original where June's Mom comes home fully cured and everything resets back to the status quo which defeats the whole purpose of the message
• As part of restructuring, many scenes from the first 20 minutes have been reused as flashbacks to allow for the viewer to slowly see June's past in an emotionally resonant way.
• Cut out some unneccesary jokes to keep the pace flowing.
• Many sound effects have been redone with new ones to compensate for the quality loss when removing the original music.
Specific Changes:
• Added Starlight Fan Edits logo in the style of Studio Ghibli's opening credits. The same applies for the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon logos.
• Added a quote from Hayao Miyazaki that in a literal way ties into the nature of June's creation. "Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul."
• The film's overall saturation has been increased.
• All of the stuff involving June accidentally wrecking the neighborhood in the opening has been completely removed. The opening is a montage of clips later in the film of June's Mom having to go away and June putting Wonderland away. The music set to this is "One Summer Day" by Joe Hisaishi [this will serve as June's motif].
• The film has been retitled as "Wonderland".
• The scene of June being dropped off to Math Camp is now set to "One Summer Day". A scene of June looking at a note from Dad has been moved to this scene.
• The sequence of June and Banky causing a "distraction" on the bus has been removed since it doesn't fit the tone of the kind of edit I'm doing. The scene just fades into the aftermath of the bus stopping.
• The whole sequence of June leaving the Bus to entering Wonderland has been rescored with Joe Hisaishi's music from Spirited Away specifically the tracks "A Road to Somewhere" and "Nighttime Coming". Some sound effects where added to account for the removed score.
• The scene of June walking around the park is rescored with "The Empty Restaurant" by Joe Hisaishi.
• The sequence of June and the Park animals fighting the Chimpanzombies are rescored with the following scores by Joe Hisaishi: "Run!" (from Howl's Moving Castle) [this theme will serve as the "Park Motif"] and "The Dragon Boy" (from Spirited Away).
• Added a brief montage of stills and a clip of the Darkness (with added grain) to line up the film with the music and to keep the pacing smooth.
• Added a flashback to when June is playing with her Mom with plushies resembling the park animals. This was part of the opening scene but has been moved to here as the audience's first hint of June's backstory which will get more revealed as the film goes on. Steve's dialogue has been muffled for the brief moment and the scene is scored with "Bathhouse Morning" by Joe Hisaishi.
• Removed the "Gandalf" quip. Now Boomer gets straight into what happened at the park.
• The original opening scene which showcases the park has been moved to the middle as a flashback showing what the park was like before the Darkness. Some moments have been trimmed to keep it in flow with the music "Procession of the Gods" by Joe Hisaiahi. A line mixing was used to create Boomer's line "That's when the strangest thing happened."
• The sequence of the Darkness taking over is rescored with "Love Under Fire" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle) [this motif is tied in later to the scene of June burning the blueprints of Wonderland].
• The skyfinger chase scene has been rescored with "Escape" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle). Several cuts have been made to trim down the scene while keeping in pace with the music. One notable scene cut is June using the Fish from the carousel to briefly outsmart the Chimpanzombies. This is to make her character growth more notable as I wanted to have her first as defenseless, but taking command by the end. Sound effects have been added to compensate for audio quality.
• The scene of June and the rest of the gang talking about their next move is rescored with "Day of the River" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away). A joke from Steve has been cut to make the pacing flow better.
• The sequence of June and everyone heading to Clockwork Swings has been rescored with "Cleaning House" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle).
• Added a brief segment of "Sen's Courage" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away) in the moment Boomer is sleeping before accidentally touching Steve's quills.
• The sequence from June and everyone chasing the blueprint all the way to the fireworks fall scene has been rescored with "The Bottomless Pit" and "The Dragon Boy" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away). Sound effects for the fireworks have been used to remove residue music leftovers.
• The scene of June burning the blueprints has been moved after when June falls into a hole to Zero G Land. This now functions as a flashback which adds context. The whole scene has been rescored with "The Magic Door" and "Love Under Fire" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle).
• The scene of June in Zero G Land opens with some still shots to add to the slower pacing and the atmosphere. The whole sequence has been rescored with "The Secret Cave" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle).
• The scene of June talking to Peanut about how the person (June's Mom) who gave him ideas for creating is gone has been rescored with "Ask Me Why (Mother's Message)" by Joe Hisaishi (from The Boy and the Heron) [this will serve more as the motif of what I call "June's Destiny" and in a way ties into that theme of the fear of losing someone you love].
• The sequence of the Chimpanzombies in Zero G Land have been rescored with "Yubaba's Panic" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away).
• The third-act break up scene has been removed since it's clichéd and very forced in. The scene now opens instead with a fade in to June walking the in the middle of the park with the crayon. The group is now simply seperated for a time.
• The whole sequence of June finding the skyflinger and later piloting it to fix the bridge has been rescored with "Symphonic Variations" (performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) and "Sophie's Castle"by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle). The song "Wonder" by Rachel Platten has been completely removed.
• The whole sequence of Boomer on the Rollar Coaster has been rescored with "Sootballs", "Sen's Courage", and "The Stink Spirit" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away) [they have been heavily edited to fit the scene].
• The scene of the Chimpanzombies sending Peanut into the Darkness has been rescored with "Memories" by Joe Hisaishi (from The Boy and the Heron).
• The scene of June deciding to go into the Darkness is rescored with "Ask Me Why (Mahito's Commitment)" by Joe Hisaishi (from The Boy and the Heron).
• The sequence of the Chimpanzombies carrying things into the Darkness and June going into it has heavy wind sound effects added.
• The sequence of June going into the Darkness and the wordless flashback has been set to "The Great Collapse" by Joe Hisaishi. This sequence reveals everything about what the park was to the audience. The song "Hideaway" by Grace VanderWaal has been completely removed.
• The flashback moment of June's Mom getting sick and later talking to June one last time to her before going away for treatment has been rescored with "Ask Me Why (Mahito's Commitment)" by Joe Hisaishi (from The Boy and the Heron). The line "You are the Wonder in Wonderland" is now tied closer to June's line into the Darkness.
• A fade in has been added when we the insde of the Darkness for the first time. Some low rumbling sounds have been added.
• The entire climax of June and Peanut getting out of the darkness to successfully bringing the park back to life has been rescored with "Reprise"by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away). Zero cuts were made during the whole sequence. Some sound effects with the bendy straws were added in some scenes.
• Removed June's line "The park is coming back to life" since it's unnecessary.
• From the scene of the Wonder Chimps dancing in celebration to June exiting the park, it is rescored with "The Return" by Joe Hisaishi.
• The ending is now heavily ambiguous as we don't see what happens after June leaves the forest (it ends on a quick fade out). This is done to remove the original ending which completely nullifies the impact of the message of the story while also making it feel pointless.
• Redid the whole end credits. Instead of the poorly cropped characters, I went for a style of credits that's a little closer to Spirited Away although it's still its own thing. The music used are an English cover of the song "Always With Me" by rokubairenka, "The Sixith Station" by Joe Hisaishi, and the ending of the "Spirited Away Suite" by Joe Hisaishi. The background art used is film concept art by Betsy Bauer.
• A director credit to David Feiss has been added since he was credited in certain articles as director following Dylan Brown's firing and that he most likely had the most creative control following that decision. Other adjustment to the credits were made.
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Basic Info:
Video:
1080p
5.09 GB
1 hr 6 min (originally 1 hr 25 min)
Audio:
5.1 (6 Channels)
448 kbps
Rating: PG
Fan Edit Type: FanMix
Edit Completed: January 21, 2026
Synopsis:
June Bailey (Brianna Denski) is having a rough time dealing with her mother being away and sick. Amidst an attempt to return home from Math Camp, she discovers that Wonderland, an imaginary park she and her mother created, has come to life, but is infested by a growing darkness. She must team up with her animal friends, Greta (Mila Kunis), Boomer (Ken Hudson Campbell), Gus (Kenan Thompson) & Cooper (Ken Jeong), and Steve (John Oliver) to save the park while also facing her past to reignite her imagination.
Background:
Not many might remember this film, but in 2019, a film called Wonder Park was released by Nickelodeon Movies which ended up flopping at the box office. It was supposed to start up a franchise and was infamously known for having no director credit. However, the film does have a good premise and areas where it can work, but some of the editing and especially the ending drags it down. For a while, I have thought about this film and to see how an edit of this film could work. It wasn't until later on in 2024 when after watching the film, I decided to test out a potential rescore of the film using Joe Hisaishi's music from Studio Ghibli films (particularly Spirited Away). The test was successful and proved that an edit of this film can work.
It should be noted that Wonder Park's plot does follow similar beats to films like Up, Inside Out, and My Neighbor Totoro. For Spirited Away, it does follow the story of a girl who comes across a magical place who through trials grow as a person and gets more stronger by the end. This is that, but squished in by the time the film reaches 10-20 min into the runtime and not as compelling. By changing the score and restructuring the film, it could bring out the better parts of the story to its potential.
Goals:
Rescore the film with Joe Hisaishi's music. Specifically from Hayao Miyazaki's films Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Boy and the Heron. The music surprisingly works very well in syncing up with the scenes with little to no cuts. It also helps to bring out the more important moments in the film. It was initially supposed to be only Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle, but I decided to include The Boy and the Heron due to how well it fits in the climax and that film also deals with loss and how to move forward. Although this film doesn't go exactly into grief, it does go a bit into the fear of losing a loved one.
Restructured the film's story. The film starts at the point where June discovers Wonderland instead of the original opening which could be considered as a very long prologue. It's actually similar to how Spirited Away begins when Chihiro and her family discover the seemingly abandoned town. Essentially cutting straight to the point. Throughout the film, the audience will see more and more of June's past and what happened aside from a wordless opening. It's to help unravel the narrative, but also to keep more focus on the park. Some jokes have been trimmed and some scenes have been shifted around.
Change List:
Major Overall Changes:
• Rescored the entire film with Joe Hisashi's score from Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and The Boy and the Heron. They have positioned in this film based on what motif I decide to associate it with and where in the story they fit.
• Increased the saturation in the film. In the trailer, the film was shown to be very saturated and bright while the final product was reduced which didn't look the best.
• The film has been restructured where the film has a wordless opening of what happened with June's mother and that more details of the backstory are kept in the dark until near the ending. June's discovery of the park is now the ensuing event that kicks off the plot right away instead of having to wait 20 minutes to get there. It eliminates the park's screentime issue too now giving it the main focus.
• The original ending to the film has been completely cut to create some ambiguity over what happens when June comes back home. This is to help keep the message intact unlike the original where June's Mom comes home fully cured and everything resets back to the status quo which defeats the whole purpose of the message
• As part of restructuring, many scenes from the first 20 minutes have been reused as flashbacks to allow for the viewer to slowly see June's past in an emotionally resonant way.
• Cut out some unneccesary jokes to keep the pace flowing.
• Many sound effects have been redone with new ones to compensate for the quality loss when removing the original music.
Specific Changes:
• Added Starlight Fan Edits logo in the style of Studio Ghibli's opening credits. The same applies for the Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon logos.
• Added a quote from Hayao Miyazaki that in a literal way ties into the nature of June's creation. "Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul."
• The film's overall saturation has been increased.
• All of the stuff involving June accidentally wrecking the neighborhood in the opening has been completely removed. The opening is a montage of clips later in the film of June's Mom having to go away and June putting Wonderland away. The music set to this is "One Summer Day" by Joe Hisaishi [this will serve as June's motif].
• The film has been retitled as "Wonderland".
• The scene of June being dropped off to Math Camp is now set to "One Summer Day". A scene of June looking at a note from Dad has been moved to this scene.
• The sequence of June and Banky causing a "distraction" on the bus has been removed since it doesn't fit the tone of the kind of edit I'm doing. The scene just fades into the aftermath of the bus stopping.
• The whole sequence of June leaving the Bus to entering Wonderland has been rescored with Joe Hisaishi's music from Spirited Away specifically the tracks "A Road to Somewhere" and "Nighttime Coming". Some sound effects where added to account for the removed score.
• The scene of June walking around the park is rescored with "The Empty Restaurant" by Joe Hisaishi.
• The sequence of June and the Park animals fighting the Chimpanzombies are rescored with the following scores by Joe Hisaishi: "Run!" (from Howl's Moving Castle) [this theme will serve as the "Park Motif"] and "The Dragon Boy" (from Spirited Away).
• Added a brief montage of stills and a clip of the Darkness (with added grain) to line up the film with the music and to keep the pacing smooth.
• Added a flashback to when June is playing with her Mom with plushies resembling the park animals. This was part of the opening scene but has been moved to here as the audience's first hint of June's backstory which will get more revealed as the film goes on. Steve's dialogue has been muffled for the brief moment and the scene is scored with "Bathhouse Morning" by Joe Hisaishi.
• Removed the "Gandalf" quip. Now Boomer gets straight into what happened at the park.
• The original opening scene which showcases the park has been moved to the middle as a flashback showing what the park was like before the Darkness. Some moments have been trimmed to keep it in flow with the music "Procession of the Gods" by Joe Hisaiahi. A line mixing was used to create Boomer's line "That's when the strangest thing happened."
• The sequence of the Darkness taking over is rescored with "Love Under Fire" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle) [this motif is tied in later to the scene of June burning the blueprints of Wonderland].
• The skyfinger chase scene has been rescored with "Escape" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle). Several cuts have been made to trim down the scene while keeping in pace with the music. One notable scene cut is June using the Fish from the carousel to briefly outsmart the Chimpanzombies. This is to make her character growth more notable as I wanted to have her first as defenseless, but taking command by the end. Sound effects have been added to compensate for audio quality.
• The scene of June and the rest of the gang talking about their next move is rescored with "Day of the River" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away). A joke from Steve has been cut to make the pacing flow better.
• The sequence of June and everyone heading to Clockwork Swings has been rescored with "Cleaning House" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle).
• Added a brief segment of "Sen's Courage" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away) in the moment Boomer is sleeping before accidentally touching Steve's quills.
• The sequence from June and everyone chasing the blueprint all the way to the fireworks fall scene has been rescored with "The Bottomless Pit" and "The Dragon Boy" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away). Sound effects for the fireworks have been used to remove residue music leftovers.
• The scene of June burning the blueprints has been moved after when June falls into a hole to Zero G Land. This now functions as a flashback which adds context. The whole scene has been rescored with "The Magic Door" and "Love Under Fire" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle).
• The scene of June in Zero G Land opens with some still shots to add to the slower pacing and the atmosphere. The whole sequence has been rescored with "The Secret Cave" by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle).
• The scene of June talking to Peanut about how the person (June's Mom) who gave him ideas for creating is gone has been rescored with "Ask Me Why (Mother's Message)" by Joe Hisaishi (from The Boy and the Heron) [this will serve more as the motif of what I call "June's Destiny" and in a way ties into that theme of the fear of losing someone you love].
• The sequence of the Chimpanzombies in Zero G Land have been rescored with "Yubaba's Panic" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away).
• The third-act break up scene has been removed since it's clichéd and very forced in. The scene now opens instead with a fade in to June walking the in the middle of the park with the crayon. The group is now simply seperated for a time.
• The whole sequence of June finding the skyflinger and later piloting it to fix the bridge has been rescored with "Symphonic Variations" (performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) and "Sophie's Castle"by Joe Hisaishi (from Howl's Moving Castle). The song "Wonder" by Rachel Platten has been completely removed.
• The whole sequence of Boomer on the Rollar Coaster has been rescored with "Sootballs", "Sen's Courage", and "The Stink Spirit" by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away) [they have been heavily edited to fit the scene].
• The scene of the Chimpanzombies sending Peanut into the Darkness has been rescored with "Memories" by Joe Hisaishi (from The Boy and the Heron).
• The scene of June deciding to go into the Darkness is rescored with "Ask Me Why (Mahito's Commitment)" by Joe Hisaishi (from The Boy and the Heron).
• The sequence of the Chimpanzombies carrying things into the Darkness and June going into it has heavy wind sound effects added.
• The sequence of June going into the Darkness and the wordless flashback has been set to "The Great Collapse" by Joe Hisaishi. This sequence reveals everything about what the park was to the audience. The song "Hideaway" by Grace VanderWaal has been completely removed.
• The flashback moment of June's Mom getting sick and later talking to June one last time to her before going away for treatment has been rescored with "Ask Me Why (Mahito's Commitment)" by Joe Hisaishi (from The Boy and the Heron). The line "You are the Wonder in Wonderland" is now tied closer to June's line into the Darkness.
• A fade in has been added when we the insde of the Darkness for the first time. Some low rumbling sounds have been added.
• The entire climax of June and Peanut getting out of the darkness to successfully bringing the park back to life has been rescored with "Reprise"by Joe Hisaishi (from Spirited Away). Zero cuts were made during the whole sequence. Some sound effects with the bendy straws were added in some scenes.
• Removed June's line "The park is coming back to life" since it's unnecessary.
• From the scene of the Wonder Chimps dancing in celebration to June exiting the park, it is rescored with "The Return" by Joe Hisaishi.
• The ending is now heavily ambiguous as we don't see what happens after June leaves the forest (it ends on a quick fade out). This is done to remove the original ending which completely nullifies the impact of the message of the story while also making it feel pointless.
• Redid the whole end credits. Instead of the poorly cropped characters, I went for a style of credits that's a little closer to Spirited Away although it's still its own thing. The music used are an English cover of the song "Always With Me" by rokubairenka, "The Sixith Station" by Joe Hisaishi, and the ending of the "Spirited Away Suite" by Joe Hisaishi. The background art used is film concept art by Betsy Bauer.
• A director credit to David Feiss has been added since he was credited in certain articles as director following Dylan Brown's firing and that he most likely had the most creative control following that decision. Other adjustment to the credits were made.
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