

Song of the Sea
Directed by Tomm Moore
The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear… From TMDB
220 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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Song of the Sea is a 2014 family animation fantasy film, directed by Tomm Moore, starring David Rawle, Brendan Gleeson and Lisa Hannigan.
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- posts span Apr 3, 2015 to Nov 5, 2026
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60 of 220 · most liked firstFrom the first trailer of "Kindred Spirits", the new animated feature film by Tomm Moore & Cartoon Saloon (Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers) + Folivari. Coming in 2028. Full video >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQn9...
neutral · AI labelView post →First clip from ‘Julián,’ the new animated feature from Cartoon Saloon (‘The Secret of Kells,’ ‘Song of the Sea,’ ‘Wolfwalkers’), directed by Louise Bagnall. The film is set to premiere later this month at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
neutral · AI labelView post →EXCLUSIVE: Watch the first teaser for Cartoon Saloon's 'Kindred Spirits,' the new animated feature in development from studio co-founder Tomm Moore ('The Secret of Kells,' 'Song of the Sea'). www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Kindred Spirits", the new animated feature film project by Tomm Moore & Cartoon Saloon (Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, Wolfwalkers). To be pitched at Cartoon Movie 2026 festival.
neutral · AI labelView post →Song of the Sea is such a gorgeous, gorgeous animated film. Cartoon Saloon never misses.
positive · AI labelView post →Cartoon Saloon has unveiled a new film at the Cartoon Movie 2026 festival. The film is titled Kindred Spirits from Tomm Moore, the director of Wolfwalkers and Song of the Sea and will follow an Irish refugee child and a Choctaw son looking for a new home and a family. I love it.
positive · AI labelView post →Just finished Song of the Sea, a beautifully animated movie featuring an abundance of Celtic and Norse folklore. The love that's gone into this film is clear to see & if you find yourself with a couple of hours free in the run up to Christmas, definitely give it a watch. But be prepared to sob!
positive · AI labelView post →Song of the Sea is leaving Netflix soon and it’s a gorgeous Sunday night movie. Halloween appropriate too. It’s such a work of art in every way
positive · AI labelView post →Hope your weekend is going swimmingly. 🦭🌊 Movie: SONG OF THE SEA from Tomm Moore and Cartoon Saloon
neutral · AI labelView post →"Song Of The Sea" is a simple yet endearing and charming fantasy film. Bringing some fantastic 2D animation that really makes the most of it's watercolor art style alongside a beautiful score and atmosphere with memorable characters in terms of writing and visuals.
positive · AI labelView post →This mari is inspired from the seanchaí from the movie Song of the Sea - collecting history and stories…
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie night with kids! 🍿 If you haven’t seen Tomm Moore’s masterpiece Song of the Sea, I highly recommend! (His Secret of Kells and Wolfwalkers are amazing, too.)
positive · AI labelView post →I just watched Song of the Sea and wow. what an absolutely stunning movie. the art, story, and music were all so so beautiful. highly highly recommend giving this a watch!! 🦭
positive · AI labelView post →“Visiting Colder Waters” #MerMay day 17 Another commission for Maku, from 2021 Pulled a lot of inspiration from the movie Song of the Sea for this one. 🦭🪼🐬 #furry #furryart #mermaid #fantasyart #traditionalart
neutral · AI labelView post →#MusicChallenge #MotherNatureSong in honour of a very soggy Saturday in the beautiful coastal town of Berwick upon Tweed. 'Song of the Sea' is from the eponymous film, the second installment of Irish director Tomm Moore's "Irish Folklore Trilogy" youtu.be/IFlioLWmE7k?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I also watched another film today, Song of the Sea. A really beautiful film, touching and moving. The art style and the animation is so gorgeous, as is the score. The exploration of grief and folktales is perfectly cute for children yet with the emotional depth needed for the adults. 📽️ #Filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →Reminder to everyone lining up their spooky movie months: Song of the Sea is mostly set on Halloween and features a witch.
neutral · AI labelView post →This trailer upcoming film by the WOLFWALKERS and SONG OF THE SEA team, about a Choctaw boxer, a little Irish girl, and her ghost brother looks *great*
neutral · AI labelView post →10 favorite Animated Features! (Also using Dee’s caveats) Aladdin Kiki’s Delivery Service Tokyo Godfathers Iron Giant Promare Felix the Cat: The Movie The Brave Little Toaster Song of the Sea Pinocchio (2022) Tenchi Muyo! In Love
neutral · AI labelView post →Poem by W.B. Yeats. SONG OF THE SEA by @cartoonsaloon.bsky.social My favorite Halloween movie.
positive · AI labelView post →#lookandplay (371) #MusicChallenge Lisa Hannigan • Song of the Sea 💙 Composer: Bruno Coulais. From 'Song of the Sea' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Animated film by Tomm Moore 🌊 youtu.be/IFlioLWmE7k?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Yesterday I watched Song of the Sea for the first time & it was stunning. A beautiful film in every way, from animation to storytelling. It had such a sad/happy ending. If you’ve not seen it, I’d recommend I hope Netflix add the other Cartoon Saloon films! I need to see them!
positive · AI labelView post →SONG OF THE SEA *is* a Halloween movie, ya know…
neutral · AI labelView post →5 movies to get to know me: CRIMSON PEAK John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA THE LORD OF THE RINGS* THE THIRD MAN SONG OF THE SEA *the trilogy is one story as Tolkien wrote it and a Jackson filmed it and it's my list, so it's one movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with 1 TTRPG, 1 book, 1 board game, 1 movie, and 1 TV show. 🎲 Dungeons & Dragons 📖 The Picture of Dorian Gray ♟️ Betrayal at the House on the Hill 🎬 Song of the Sea 📺 Arcane
neutral · AI labelView post →On another note, Song of the Sea is fantastic film made by Cartoon Saloon.
positive · AI labelView post →— Meet ur oomf !! • Name: Lily ✨ • mbti/sign: INFP ~ Gemini ♊ • Hobby: Music 🎼 Movies 🎬 Photography 📷 Hiking 🍄 • Birth flower: Honeysuckle 🪻 • Fav food: Ramen 🍜 • Fav animal: Bunnies 🐇 • Comfort movie: Lord Of The Rings ⚔️ Song Of The Sea 🦭 Ponyo 🪸 Arrietty 🍃 Interview With The Vampire 🦇
neutral · AI labelView post →He's very Cromwellian. They never explicitly name him in the movie but "Lord Protector" ... It's not subtle. I love all Cartoon Saloon. Secret of Kells Song of the Sea The Breadwinner They even have a short in Star Wars Visions!
positive · AI labelView post →Most beautiful looking Cartoon Saloon movie? It‘s Song of the Sea. One of the most exquisite movies ever.
positive · AI labelView post →just watched Song of the Sea and bawled my eyes out, stunning movie
positive · AI labelView post →I believe that was also said in reference to Song of the Sea. Which is an additional layer of ick given that film isn't even from an Asian country at all (it's an Irish production).
neutral · AI labelView post →Song of the Sea! I need to buy a DVD of this one some time cuz it's probably my favorite non-American animated film
positive · AI labelView post →I love Song of the Sea. It is also a hell of a hard movie to watch.
positive · AI labelView post →10 years ago, September 6, 2014, world premiere of Tomm Moore's "Song of the Sea" took place at Toronto International Film Festival. #SongoftheSea #TommMoore #CartoonSaloon #fanart
neutral · AI labelView post →SONG OF THE SEA is a Halloween movie. I’ll be taking no questions.
positive · AI labelView post →waiting for Cartoon Saloon to pls make another movie based on Celtic mythology thank you signed, an avid fan of Song of the Sea
positive · AI labelView post →🔸Did a request movie review for Cartoon Saloons Song of the Sea for members on Patreon. Does it tread water? Watch and find out. Join for $1 to watch or join for $5 to request a review of your favorite movie. As well as get access to other exclusive videos: www.patreon.com/MannLightfoo...
neutral · AI labelView post →Reminder that TOMORROW, we'll be watching Song of the Sea in my community discord at 8:00 PM ET!!! Come join us then! We do movie watch parties every Monday! discord.com/invite/KMCnA...
neutral · AI labelView post →Game for 🎥 folks, spell your name with movie titles Jurassic Park E.T. Secret of Kells Song of the Sea Intolerable Cruelty Clue: The Movie Amelie
neutral · AI labelView post →This Sunday! A triple feature and bake/yard sale fundraiser from 3-9 pm at New City Center! 📽️ 3:20: Luca 🍿5:20: Song of the Sea 🕸️ 7:00: Into the Spiderverse* *contains flashing lights Movies will have subtitles in English. All proceeds will support community members. 💖✊ Masks required inside! 😷✌️
neutral · AI labelView post →and now for a terrible take: the only way I can imagine the Silmarillion as a movie is if it were animated, maybe by the people who did Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea.
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm excited to learn of an animated movie, directed by Tomm Moore again, the Cartoon Saloon folks are working on for a 2028 premiere. I loved SECRET OF KELLS, SONG OF THE SEA, & WOLFWALKERS, all connected to Irish folklore. 🇮🇪 KINDRED SPIRITS is set in 1847 in the US. During Ireland's Famine.
positive · AI labelView post →2008-2022, only two non-Disney/Pixar films won Best Animated Feature (Into the Spider-Verse in 2019 and Rango in 2011). A good # of the Disney/Pixars were deserving but there's no way Big Hero 6 is a better movie than How To Train 2, Song of the Sea, and *megaphone* THE TALE OF THE PRINCESS KAGUYA.
positive · AI labelView post →The bad news is I just got rejection 15 in record time (less than 24 hours) The good news is my next book may feature selkie lore. I’m excited for the chance to work with this beloved piece of folklore. Art here is from the heartwarming Irish movie Song of the Sea! May these selkies bring me luck.
positive · AI labelView post →An Irish youth discovers that his mute sister is a selkie who must find her voice and free supernatural creatures from the spell of a Celtic goddess #mythology #animation #film Song of the Sea, 2014 Dir. Tomm Moore
neutral · AI labelView post →10 Favorite Animated Films: ParaNorman Song of the Sea Rango Lilo and Stitch The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Spirited Away Treasure Planet Robot Carnival Klaus The Incredibles The first three are my TOP favorite movies. After that it’s so hard to make a definitive list.
positive · AI labelView post →Watched The Secret of Kells (2009) after my swim. Cartoon Saloon's stuff seems to be in the canon of Tasteful animation but the script of this and Song of the Sea approach 'dirty crack house' children's film territory
neutral · AI labelView post →**S Watches ?? Horror and Horror Adjacent and Festive Halloween Movies In 31 Days ** #3: Song of the Sea (2014) A family animated movie about selkies and other fair folk, it is absolutely beautiful and will likely leave you sobbing at least once
positive · AI labelView post →5 Irish Film Faves: Anne Devlin Maeve The Guard Song of the Sea The Outcasts
neutral · AI labelView post →Having watched The Secret of Kells last weekend, this evening we watched Song of the Sea again. Such a beautiful film.
positive · AI labelView post →22. Selkies! They're one of my favorite creatures of myth/folklore. In addition to Song of the Sea, another movie that I enjoy that features these creatures is the Secret of Roan Inish.
neutral · AI labelView post →3.) Song of the Sea(2014) Beautifully crafted animated film discussing grief. Tearjerker, for those that need a good cry.
positive · AI labelView post →The Song of the Sea (2014) Directed by Tomm Moore, BOTD in 1977 I once saw Moore do a q and a after a screening of this film at the IFC Center in Manhattan. Clearly expecting softball queries, he was thrown for a loop by the precocious kids in the audience asking precocious kid questions.
neutral · AI labelView post →Choose 31 more of your favorite songs from animated films, one per day in no particular order. Day 17: “Lullaby” from Song of the Sea. youtu.be/7enRvwFUTes?...
neutral · AI labelView post →And because of that here’s my top 10 favorite movies of all time: 1. Sailor Moon S: The Movie 2. Labyrinth 3. K-Pop Demon Hunters 4. Kiki’s Delivery Service 5. Good Burger 6. Sailor Moon: R The Movie 7. Song of the Sea 8. Basquiat 9. Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie 10. My Neighbour Totoro
positive · AI labelView post →15 Movies to Get to Know Me (1/2) Joker Violet Evergarden Movie Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3 Inside Out 1&2 The Lion King Song Of The Sea Mary Poppins The Secret Of NIMH Ponyo The Wizard Of Oz
neutral · AI labelView post →Plus you never have to deal with "awww YouTube/Amazon/Netflix/Hulu took my favorite comfort movie away and now I can't watch it" if you own a DVD+DVD player. Legit cried when Netflix took Song of the Sea away because I used to watch it to go to sleep. Now I own the DvD and can watch when I want.
positive · AI labelView post →Let's get to know each other~ I go by Yahkus, He/Him - I'm a dork, an artist and hypno switch with themes leaning on snakes and vampires Favourite Movie: Song of the Sea Show: RahXephon Book: A Series of Unfortunate Events Music: Concrete Blonde
neutral · AI labelView post →I have already watched: Disney's Little Mermaid, its straight-to-video sequel and prequel, Luca, Splash, Aquamarine, Ponyo, Lu over the Wall, Song of the Sea, Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken, Children of the Sea. The upcoming movie ChaO is on my list. I hope I didn't forget any!
neutral · AI labelView post →I sold my first adopt, and even though my current attempt at selling others isn't going too well right now, I still wanna do more. Particularly mermaid themed adopts cause of Mermay, and a movie I saw yesterday called Song of the Sea.
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