Disney: The Music Behind the Magic

Disney: The Music Behind the Magic

by Disney
Disney: The Music Behind the Magic

Disney: The Music Behind the Magic

by Disney

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Overview

The double-disc set Disney: The Music Behind the Magic was conceived as a celebration of 50 years of Walt Disney Records, but it also works very well as a collection of greatest hits from the studio's films, theme parks, and TV shows. The first disc does a comprehensive and creative job of chronicling Disney's golden age, including required tracks like "Mickey Mouse March," "Some Day My Prince Will Come," "When You Wish Upon a Star," and "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" but also making room for some slightly less-expected songs like Bambi's "Little April Shower" and The Parent Trap's "Let's Get Together." Annette Funicello's title song for The Monkey's Uncle features the Beach Boys on backing vocals, and famous songs from Disneyland's main attractions, like "It's a Small World," Pirates of the Carribean's "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)," and the Haunted Mansion's "Grim Grinning Ghosts" show just how expansive the Disney world became by the end of the '60s. It would be easy to fill up two discs with classic Disney music from the '30s to the '60s, but the second disc of Disney: The Music Behind the Magic does a good job of spotlighting the best and most interesting moments in Disney music from the '70s to the 2000s. Those aren't necessarily the same songs: 1979's "Home on the Range" comes from Disney's Children's Favorites, which is the studio's longest-running album to stay in print since its release, while "Ducks Dance, Too," from 1982's Mousercise, reflects the aerobics craze of the early '80s. The creative renaissance Disney experienced later that decade and in the early '90s is commemorated with The Little Mermaid's "Part of Your World," Beauty and the Beast's "Be Our Guest," and Aladdin's "A Whole New World." The Nightmare Before Christmas' "What's This?" and The Lion King's "Hakuna Matata" show that creativity stretched into the mid-'90s. Pixar's earliest collaborations with Disney are also represented by Toy Story's "You've Got a Friend in Me" and Toy Story 2's Oscar-winning "When She Loved Me." The teen pop songs that round out the second disc, such as Lizzie McGuire's "Why Not?" could be seen as the Annette Funicello or Haley Mills songs of current times, but without the nostalgia to give them charm. Either way, Disney: The Music Behind the Magic offers a great overview of Disney's musical history, enhanced by Leonard Maltin's liner notes and fun bits of trivia about each release represented here. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date: 11/07/2006
Label: Walt Disney
UPC: 0050087100001

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Mickey Mouse March
  2. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf
  3. Someday My Prince Will Come [from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937
  4. Give a Little Whistle
  5. When You Wish Upon a Star
  6. Baby Mine
  7. Little April Shower
  8. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
  9. A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
  10. So This Is Love
  11. The Second Star to the Right
  12. The Ballad of Davy Crockett
  13. The Siamese Cat Song
  14. He's a Tramp
  15. Once Upon a Dream
  16. Cruella de Vil
  17. Let's Get Together
  18. It's a Small World
  19. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
  20. A Spoonful of Sugar
  21. Monkey's Uncle
  22. Winnie-The-Pooh
  23. The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers [from Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Too (19
  24. Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)
  25. I Wan'na Be Like You
  26. Grim Grinning Ghosts

Disc 2

  1. Home on the Range
  2. Ducks Dance, Too
  3. Part of Your World
  4. Under the Sea
  5. Be Our Guest
  6. Beauty and the Beast [from Beauty and the Beast: A New Broadway Musical
  7. A Whole New World
  8. What's This?
  9. Circle of Life
  10. Hakuna Matata
  11. They Live in You
  12. Colors of the Wind
  13. You've Got a Friend in Me
  14. The Bells of Notre Dame
  15. I Won't Say (I'm in Love)
  16. Reflection
  17. Strangers Like Me
  18. When She Loved Me
  19. Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride
  20. Why Not?
  21. Cheetah Sisters (2003)
  22. Breaking Free
  23. Find Yourself
  24. Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Disney   Primary Artist
Sleeping Beauty Chorus   Primary Artist
Troy   Primary Artist
LaChanze   Primary Artist
Tony Jay   Primary Artist
Paul Frees   Primary Artist
Angela Lansbury   Primary Artist
Susan Egan   Primary Artist
Mary Costa   Primary Artist
Bill Shirley   Primary Artist
Paul Kandel   Primary Artist
Larry Groce   Primary Artist
Jodi Benson   Primary Artist
Lebo M.   Primary Artist
Disney Chorus   Primary Artist
Jason Weaver   Primary Artist
Ernie Sabella   Primary Artist
Nathan Lane   Primary Artist
Randy Newman   Primary Artist
Mickey Mouse Club   Primary Artist
Mike Douglas   Primary Artist
Adriana Caselotti   Primary Artist
Brad Kane   Primary Artist
Hayley Mills   Primary Artist
Danny Elfman   Primary Artist
Tigger   Primary Artist
Thurl Ravenscroft   Primary Artist
Ilene Woods   Primary Artist
The Mouseketeers   Primary Artist
Brad Paisley   Primary Artist
The Mellomen   Primary Artist
The Cheetah Girls   Primary Artist
James Baskett   Primary Artist
Lea Salonga   Primary Artist
Carmen Twillie   Primary Artist
David Ogden Stiers   Primary Artist
Sarah McLachlan   Primary Artist
Jerry Orbach   Primary Artist
Annette Funicello   Primary Artist
Hilary Duff   Primary Artist
Vanessa Hudgens   Primary Artist
Betty Taylor   Primary Artist
Disneyland Children's Sing-Along Chorus   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Lion King Cast Ensemble   Primary Artist
Cliff Edwards   Primary Artist
Cheryl Freeman   Primary Artist
Dickie Jones   Primary Artist
Peggy Lee   Primary Artist
Dick Van Dyke   Primary Artist
Louis Prima   Primary Artist
Joseph Williams   Primary Artist
Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu   Primary Artist
Lillias White   Primary Artist
Judy Kuhn   Primary Artist
Samuel E. Wright   Primary Artist
Julie Andrews   Primary Artist
Vaneese Thomas   Primary Artist
Phil Collins   Primary Artist
Jim Cummings   Primary Artist
Phil Harris & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus   Primary Artist
Beauty and the Beast Cast Ensemble   Primary Artist
Bill Lee   Primary Artist
Donald Duck   Primary Artist
Si & Am   Primary Artist
Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree Chorus   Primary Artist
Chris Boardman   Conductor
J.A.C. Redford   Conductor
Joseph Church   Conductor

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
Lebo M.   Composer
Mack David   Composer
Jeff Sheridan   Mastering
Tim Rice   Composer
Randy Thornton   Research
Alan Menken   Composer
B.J. Baker   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Al Hoffman   Composer
J. Douglas Dodd   Composer
R. Gilbert   Composer
C. Midnight   Composer
Steve Gerdes   Creative Director
J. Livingston   Composer
Randy Petersen   Composer
Steve Sterling   Package Design
Leonard Maltin   Liner Notes
Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Phil Collins   Composer
Richard M. Sherman   Composer
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