Now That’s What I Call Disney!

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Tracklist

CD 1
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1When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio)
choir vocals:
Disney Studio Chorus
vocals:
Cliff Edwards (actor/musician, best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket)
conductor:
Paul J. Smith (film and television composer, Disney Legends honoree)
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 13)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
Cliff Edwards3.253:15
2Circle of Life (The Lion King)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Rifkin
producer:
Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
editor:
Adam Smalley
additional vocals:
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 (American trombonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger) 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 Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
part of:
The Lion King (Live in Prague)
Carmen Twillie and Lebo M3.53:59
3Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid)
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
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)
recording of:
Kiss the Girl (The Little Mermaid)
additional lyricist:
Lin‐Manuel Miranda (from 2022 until 2023)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 日音 Synch事業部, 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 Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Samuel E. Wright32:43
4Colours of the Wind (Pocahontas)
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:
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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 68)
part of:
Pocahontas (1995 Disney animated film soundtrack)
Judy Kuhn33:35
5The Bare Necessities (The Jungle Book)
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
vocals:
Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian) and Bruce Reitherman
performer:
Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Productions (in 1967)
mixed at:
Digital Magnetics in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
The Bare Necessities (From "The Jungle Book")
lyricist and composer:
Terry Gilkyson
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1964)
part of:
The Jungle Book (1967 Disney film soundtrack)
Phil Harris and Bruce Reitherman3.94:51
6You’ve Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
producer:
Don Davis (American score composer), Jim Flamberg, Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer) and Frank Wolf (engineer at Skyline Recording)
vocals:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
recording of:
You’ve Got a Friend in Me (from "Toy Story") (in 1995)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
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 Newman3.452:05
7That’s How You Know (Enchanted)
co-producer:
Robbie Buchanan, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
mixer:
Frank Filipetti
arranger:
Martin Erskine
recording of:
That's How You Know
lyricist:
Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
composer:
Alan Menken
Amy Adams3.353:50
8Hakuna Matata (The Lion King)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Rifkin
engineer:
Paula Jones (Australian audio engineer, producer)
producer:
Mark Mancina (American score composer) and Jay Rifkin
editor:
Adam Smalley
additional vocals:
Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
lead vocals:
Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella
vocals:
Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Jason Weaver
conductor:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
arranger:
Mark Mancina (American score composer) and Jay Rifkin
orchestrator:
Bruce Fowler (American trombonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger) 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)
recording of:
Hakuna matata (The Lion King)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1994)
part of:
The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams2.653:33
9Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid)
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
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)
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), 日音 Synch事業部, 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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 62)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Samuel E. Wright2.93:14
10Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
producer:
Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
lead vocals:
Angela Lansbury
conductor:
David Friedman (film and theatre composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor)
recording of:
Beauty and the Beast (song from 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), 日音 Synch事業部, 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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 64)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (1991 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (2017 Disney film soundtrack)
Angela Lansbury3.352:46
11A Whole New World (Aladdin)
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:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 65)
part of:
Aladdin (stage musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film)
part of:
Aladdin (1992 film soundtrack)
Brad Kane and Lea Salonga3.252:41
12He’s a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
recording of:
He's a Pirate (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
orchestrator:
Robert Elhai, Elizabeth Finch, Bruce Fowler (American trombonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger), Walt Fowler, Bill Liston, Ladd McIntosh, Suzette Moriarty, Conrad Pope and Brad Warnaar
composer:
Klaus Badelt (German score composer), Geoff Zanelli (American score composer) and Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
part of:
Pirates of the Caribbean (Live in Prague)
part of:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006 film soundtrack)
part of:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017 film soundtrack)
part of:
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003 film soundtrack)
Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer21:30
13A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella)
lead vocals:
Ilene Woods
vocals:
Mice Chorus
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Records (in 2012)
recording of:
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella, 1950 animated film) (from 1949-09-19 until 1949-10-07)
lyricist:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Al Hoffman
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 日音 Synch事業部 and Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1948)
part of:
Cinderella (1950 Disney animated film)
Ilene Woods with Mice Chorus2.94:37
14Friend Like Me (Aladdin)
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick and Michael Farrow
producer:
Alan Menken
mixer:
Bruce Botnick
editor:
Kathleen Fogarty-Bennett
vocals:
Robin Williams (US actor & comedian)
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:
Friend Like Me (Aladdin)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
part of:
Aladdin (stage musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film)
part of:
Aladdin (1992 film soundtrack)
Robin Williams32:29
15I Just Can’t Wait to Be King (The Lion King)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Rifkin
producer:
Mark Mancina (American score composer)
editor:
Adam Smalley
additional vocals:
Rowan Atkinson and Laura Williams (musical theatre vocalist)
lead vocals:
Jason Weaver
vocals:
Rowan Atkinson
conductor:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
arranger:
Mark Mancina (American score composer)
orchestrator:
Bruce Fowler (American trombonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger) 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)
recording of:
I Just Can’t Wait to Be King (The Lion King)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 日音 Synch事業部, Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1994) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1994)
part of:
The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
Jason Weaver with Rowan Atkinson and Laura Williams2.82:52
16I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) (Hercules)
producer:
Alan Menken
background vocals [Calliope]:
Lillias White
background vocals [Clio]:
Vaneese Thomas
background vocals [Melpomene]:
Cheryl Freeman
background vocals [Terpsichore]:
LaChanze
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)
Susan Egan and Cheryl Freeman42:21
17Once Upon a Dream (Sleeping Beauty)
vocals:
Mary Costa (soprano) and Bill Shirley (actor/singer)
recording of:
Once Upon a Dream (from Disney’s 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty)
lyricist:
Sammy Fain and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
additional composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
is based on:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 6. Valse
Mary Costa, Bill Shirley and Chorus2.52:47
18Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
Howard Ashman, Robert Kraft and Alan Menken
vocals:
Jodi Benson
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)
recording of:
Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), 日音 Synch事業部, 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 Little Mermaid (2008 Broadway musical based on the 1989 Disney film)
part of:
The Little Mermaid (1989 film soundtrack)
Jodi Benson33:15
19Zero to Hero (Hercules)
producer:
Alan Menken
vocals:
Tawatha Agee, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, Vaneese Thomas and Lillias White
conductor:
Michael Kosarin
arranger and orchestrator:
Danny Troob
vocals arranger:
Michael Kosarin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Records (in 1997)
recording of:
Zero to Hero
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)
Lillias White, Tawatha Agee, Cheryl Freeman, Lachanze, Roz Ryan, Vaneese Thomas and Chorus2.52:21
20Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins)
choir vocals:
Pearlies (fictional characters from Mary Poppins) (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
spoken vocals:
J. Pat O’Malley (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
vocals:
Julie Andrews (English actress/vocalist) (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20) and Dick Van Dyke (US actor) (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
orchestra:
Disney Studio Orchestra
conductor:
Irwin Kostal (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
arranger:
Irwin Kostal
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Records (in 1997)
recording of:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins) (from 1963-04-12 until 1963-12-20)
additional lyricist:
Anthony Drewe
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1963)
part of:
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
part of:
Mary Poppins (stage version)
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and The Pearlie Chorus feat. Richard M. Sherman and J. Pat O'Malley3.22:03
21Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat (The Aristocats)
vocals:
Liz English, Phil Harris (US singer, songwriter, jazz musician, actor and comedian), Thurl Ravenscroft and Scatman Crothers
recording of:
Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat (The Aristocats)
lyricist:
Floyd Huddleston
composer:
Al Rinker
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Phil Harris, Scatman Crothers, Thurl Ravenscroft and Liz English2:03
22Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King)
recording engineer and mixer:
Jay Rifkin
producer:
Mark Mancina (American score composer)
editor:
Adam Smalley
vocals:
Sally Dworsky, Kristle Edwards, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Joseph Williams (vocalist for Toto, son of composer John Williams)
conductor:
Nick Glennie‐Smith
arranger:
Mark Mancina (American score composer)
orchestrator:
Bruce Fowler (American trombonist, composer, orchestrator, arranger) 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)
recording of:
Can You Feel the Love Tonight (The Lion King)
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 67)
part of:
De Leeuwenkoning (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Dutch version)
part of:
Der König der Löwen (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, German version)
part of:
El Rey León (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Spanish version)
part of:
Król lew (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Polish version)
part of:
Le Roi Lion (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, French version)
part of:
Leijonakuningas (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Finnish version)
part of:
O Rei Leão (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Brazilian Portuguese version)
part of:
O Rei Leão (The Lion King 1994 film soundtrack, Portuguese version)
part of:
The Lion King (2019 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Lion King (stage musical)
part of:
The Lion King (1994 film soundtrack)
Joseph Williams and Sally Dworsky with Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Kristle Edwards3.252:57
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phonographic copyright (℗) by:Walt Disney Records (in 2011)
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