The Music Behind the Magic

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Copyright: © 2008 Walt Disney Records
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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media
2▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Home on the Range
Disneyland Children's Sing-Along Chorus & Larry Groce0:55
2Part of Your World
Jodi Benson3:13
3Under the Sea
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
additional editor:
Neil Bulk
vocals:
Samuel E. Wright (US actor, voice actor & singer)
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
arranger:
Alan Menken and Robbie Merkin
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1989)
mixed at:
Uniteye in California, United States
recording of:
Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The 62nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1989 winner)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
cover recording of:
Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1988) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1988)
part of:
The 62nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1989 winner)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Samuel E. Wright3.13:13
4Be Our Guest
additional vocals and lead vocals:
Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach
conductor:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
recording of:
Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman (in 1991)
composer:
Alan Menken (in 1991)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1991) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1991)
part of:
The 64th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (2017 Disney film soundtrack)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (1991 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
Angela Lansbury, Chorus - Beauty And the Beast & Jerry Orbach3.23:43
5A Whole New World
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick and Michael Farrow
producer:
Alan Menken and Tim Rice
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
editor:
Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett
vocals:
Brad Kane (American singer, actor, producer and writer) and Lea Salonga
conductor:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
arranger:
Alan Menken and Danny Troob
vocals arranger:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
orchestrator:
Danny Troob
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1992)
recording of:
A Whole New World (Aladdin)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1992) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1992)
part of:
The 65th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1992 winner)
part of:
Aladdin (1992 film soundtrack)
part of:
Aladdin (stage musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film)
Brad Kane & Lea Salonga3.62:40
6What's This?
recording engineer:
Robert Fernandez (engineer), Bill Jackson (American engineer) and Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Andy Bass, Bill Easystone, Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer) and Sharon Rice (Los Angeles sound engineer)
associate producer:
Bob Badami and Richard Kraft
producer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
mixer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
assistant editor:
Letitia Rogers
editor:
Bob Badami
vocals and performer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
conductor:
Chris Boardman (composer)
recording of:
What’s This? (Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas)
orchestrator:
Steve Bartek
lyricist and composer:
Danny Elfman (American singer and score composer)
publisher:
Buena Vista Music Company
part of:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Danny Elfman3.553:06
7Circle of Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Rifkin
producer:
Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
editor:
Adam Smalley
additional vocals:
Lebo M. (Lebo M, producer/composer Lebohang Morake)
choir vocals:
Committed Artists Choir & Friends
lead vocals and solo vocals:
Carmen Twillie
conductor:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
arranger:
Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
orchestrator:
Bruce Fowler (trombone, composer, arranger, orchestrator) and Nick Glennie‐Smith
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. (briefly as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1987/03/06–1987/07/24), rights holders and distribution) (in 1994)
recorded at:
BOP Studios (South African recording studios and facilities) in Mmabatho, North West, South Africa
recording of:
Circle of Life (The Lion King)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Artemis Music Limited and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1994)
part of:
The 67th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
quotes lyrics from:
Nants' Ingonyama
part of:
The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
part of:
The Lion King (Live in Prague)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
Carmen Twillie & Lebo M.3.353:58
8Hakuna Matata
Jason Weaver, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella & Joseph Williams3:32
9They Live in You
Samuel E. Wright3:00
10Colors of the Wind
recording engineer and mixer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
editor:
Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett
vocals:
Judy Kuhn
conductor:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
arranger:
Martin Erskine and Danny Troob
vocals arranger:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
orchestrator:
Danny Troob
recording of:
Colors of the Wind (Pocahontas, 1995)
lyricist:
Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
part of:
The 68th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1995 winner)
part of:
Pocahontas (1995 Disney animated film soundtrack)
Judy Kuhn33:34
11You've Got a Friend in Me
recording engineer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording) (in 1995)
producer:
Don Davis (American score composer), Jim Flamberg, Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) and Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
mixer:
Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
vocals:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) (in 1995)
orchestrator:
Don Davis (American score composer) and Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pixar (in 1995) and Walt Disney Records (in 1995)
recording of:
You’ve Got a Friend in Me (from “Toy Story”) (in 1995)
orchestrator:
Don Davis (American score composer), Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) and Jonathan Sacks (American composer)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1995)
part of:
The 68th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
version of:
Εγώ και συ μαζί
part of:
Toy Story (1995 film soundtrack)
part of:
Toy Story 2 (1999 film soundtrack)
part of:
Toy Story 4 (2019 film soundtrack)
Randy Newman3.752:04
12The Bells of Notre Dame - Soundtrack
Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz, Paul Kandel, David Ogden Stiers & Tony Jay6:24
13I Won't Say (I'm in Love)
producer:
Alan Menken
background vocals [Calliope]:
Lillias White
background vocals [Clio]:
Vaneese Thomas
background vocals [Melpomene]:
Cheryl Freeman
background vocals [Terpsichore]:
LaChanze (Rhonda LaChanze Sapp)
lead vocals [Meg]:
Susan Egan
conductor:
Michael Kosarin
arranger and orchestrator:
Danny Troob
vocals arranger:
Michael Kosarin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Records (in 1997)
recording of:
I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) (Hercules)
lyricist:
David Zippel
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
part of:
Hercules (1997 Disney animated feature film soundtrack)
recording of:
No Hablaré (Spanish Mexico Version of I Won’t Say (I’m in Love))
translated version of:
I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) (Hercules)
Cheryl Freeman, Vaneese Thomas, LaChanze, Lillias White & Susan Egan3.52:19
14Reflection
Lea Salonga2:26
15Strangers Like Me
Phil Collins3:00
16Hawaiian Roller Coasters Ride
recording engineer and mixer:
Dennis Sands (American sound engineer)
producer:
David Bifano (producer and engineer for Alan Silvestri's motion picture soundtracks) and Alan Silvestri (US score composer)
choir vocals:
Kamehameha Schools Children’s Chorus
vocals:
Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu
choir vocals arranger:
Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu and Alan Silvestri (US score composer)
recording of:
Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride (From "Lilo & Stitch")
writer:
Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu and Alan Silvestri (US score composer)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(P+CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu & Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus43:28
17Breaking Free
producer:
Jamie Houston
additional lead vocals [Troy]:
Zac Efron
lead vocals [Gabriella]:
Vanessa Hudgens (American actress and singer)
lead vocals [singing voice of Troy]:
Drew Seeley
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Records (in 2006)
recording of:
Breaking Free (in 2005)
lyricist and composer:
Jamie Houston
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label), ヤマハミュージックEH(P+CM) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
High School Musical (2006)
Gabriella & Troy33:27
18Find Yourself
recording engineer:
Richard Barrow and Brian David Willis
producer:
Frank Rogers
mixer:
Justin Niebank
recording of:
Find Yourself (Cars)
lyricist and composer:
Brad Paisley
publisher:
Pixar Talking Pictures, Walt Disney Music (USA) Co and Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
Cars (2006 film soundtrack)
Brad Paisley4:09
19Mickey Mouse Club, Alma Mater
recording of:
Mickey Mouse Club, Alma Mater (Mickey Mouse Club closing theme)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Dodd
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
version of:
Mickey Mouse March (opening theme for The Mickey Mouse Club TV show, 1955–59)
The Mouseketeers2.61:47