Aladdin
Special Edition Soundtrack
Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Records, [2004]
Format: Music CD
Edition: Special edition.
Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
The soundtrack to Disney's Aladdin features another first-rate score by composer Alan Menken and lyricists Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, who helped Menken complete the score when Ashman died before it was finished. The film's hit single "A Whole New World" and Robin Williams' bravura performance as the magic lamp on songs such as "Friend Like Me" and "Prince Ali" are justifiably credited as the album's highlights. Aladdin's score is consistently good, rivaling the best of Disney's other animated musicals from the '90s. The manic "One Jump" and "Arabian Nights" (which was later re-recorded to remove lyrics potentially offensive to Arabs) are cut from the cloth of classic Broadway show tunes, while Menken's instrumental cues range from the sweetly cartoonish "To Be Free" to the romantic "Kiss" to the ominous "Jafar's Hour" and "On a Dark Night." While it's not quite as brilliant as the music from The Little Mermaid or Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin is still a fine soundtrack and an auspicious debut for Menken and Rice's collaboration. ~ Heather Phares
Contents:
Arabian nights / Bruce Adler -- Legend of the lamp -- One jump ahead / Brad Kane -- Street urchins -- One jump ahead (Reprise) / Brad Kane -- Friend like me / Robin Williams -- To be free -- Prince Ali / Robin Williams -- A whole new world / Brad Kane & Lea Salonga -- Jafar's hour -- Prince Ali (Reprise) / Jonathan Freeman -- The ends of the earth -- The kiss -- On a dark night -- Jasmine runs away -- Marketplace -- The cave of wonders -- Aladdin's word -- The battle -- Happy end in Agrabah -- A whole new world (Aladdin's theme) / Peabo Bryson and Regina Bell -- Proud of your boy (demo version) / Alan Menken -- High adventure (demo version).
UPC: 050086116379
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
CCD SOUNDTRACK Men | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
CCD SOUNDTRACK Men | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
Enhanced CD.
At head of title: Walt Disney Pictures presents.
Original score written by Alan Menken.
"Please insert CD into your computer's ROM drive to access special features"--Container.
Lyrics in container.
Sound recording.
Produced by Walter Atanasieff.
Various performers.
At head of title: Walt Disney Pictures presents.
Original score written by Alan Menken.
"Please insert CD into your computer's ROM drive to access special features"--Container.
Lyrics in container.
Sound recording.
Produced by Walter Atanasieff.
Various performers.