Music of Disney: Legacy in Song, CD Box Set (From 5/11/13)

I bought this amazing CD box set back in 1992.
 

It features music from Disney milestones such as "Turkey in the Straw" from "Steamboat Willie", and "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" from "Three Little Pigs" to "Beauty and the Beast", with animated movies, shorts, TV shows, live action movies, and even music from the theme parks represented.

If that wasn't enough, this set includes a terrific book focusing on each section.

The play list, courtesy of Amazon:

Disc: 1
1. Turkey In the Straw: Steamboat Willie (1928) - Traditional
2. Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?: Three Little Pigs (1933) - Pinto Colvig/Mary Moder/Dorothy Compton/Billy Bletcher
3. Heigh-Ho: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) - The Dwarf Chorus
4. Whistle While You Work: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Adriana Caselotti
5. Someday My Prince Will come: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Adriana Caselotti
6. When You Wish Upon A Star: Pinocchio (1940) - Cliff Edwards
7. Give A Little Whistle: Pinocchio (1940) - Cliff Edwards/Dickie Jones
8. Dance Of The Reed Flutes: Fantasia (1940) - The Philadelphia Orch/Leopold Stokowski
9. Baby Mine: Dumbo (1941) - Betty Noyes
10. Love Is A Song: Bambi (1942) - Donald Novis
11. Little April Shower: Bambi (1942) - Amy Lou Barnes/Sally Mueller/Mary Moder/Alice Sizer/Betty Bruce
12. Saludos Amigos: Saludos Amigos (1943) - Disney Studio Chorus
13. You Belong To My Heart: The Three Caballeros (1944) - Dora Luz
14. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah: Song Of The South (1946) - James Baskett
15. Ev'rybody Has A Laughing Place: Song Of The South (1946) - James Baskett/Jesse Cryor/Johnny Lee/Nicodemus Stewart
16. The Lord Is Good To Me: Melody Time (1946) - Dennis Day
17. Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly): So Dear To My Heart (1946) - Burl Ives
18. A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes: Cinderella (1950) - Ilene Woods
19. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: Cinderella (1950) - Verna Felton/Ilene Woods/James McDonald
20. I'm Late: Alice In Wonderland (1951) - Bill Thompson/Kathryn Beaumont
21. The Unbirthday Song: Alice In Wonderland (1951) - Jerry Colonna/Ed Wynn/Kathryn Beaumont
22. The Second Star To The Right: Peter Pan (1953) - The Jud Conlon Chor
23. You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!: Peter Pan (1953) - Bobby Driscoll/Kathryn Beaumont/Paul Collins/Tommy Luske
24. Bella Notte: Lady And The Tramp (1955) - Bill Hamlin/Oliver Wallace
25. Once Upon A Dream: Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Mary Costa/Bill Shirley
26. Cruella De Vil: 101 Dalmatians (1961) - Bill Lee/Lisa Davis/Ben Wright
27. Higitus Figitus: The Sword In The Stone (1963) - Karl Swenson/Ricky Sorenson

Disc: 2
1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Mary Poppins (1964) - Julie Andrews/Dick Van Dyke/The Pearlie Chorus
2. A Spoonful Of Sugar: Mary Poppins (1964) - Julie Andrews
3. Chim Chim Cher-ee: Mary Poppins (1964) - Dick Van Dyke/Julie Andrews/Karen Dotrice/Matthew Garber
4. Winnie The Pooh: Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree (1966) - Disney Studio Chorus
5. The Bare Necessities: The Jungle Book (1967) - Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman
6. I Wan'na Be Like You: The Jungle Book (1967) - Louis Prima/Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman
7. The Aristocats: The Aristocats (1970) - Maurice Chavelier
8. Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat: The Aristocats (1970) - Phil Harris/Scatman Crothers/Thurl Ravenscroft/Liz English
9. The Age Of Not Believing: Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) - Angela Landsbury
10. Nobody's Problems: Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) - Angela Landsbury
11. Oo-De-Lally: Robin Hood (1973) - Roger Miller
12. Someone's Waiting For You: The Rescuers (1977) - Shelby Flint
13. Candle On The Water: Pete's Dragon (1977) - Helen Reddy
14. Best Of Friends: The Fox And The Hound (1981) - Pearl Bailey
15. Perfect Isn't Easy: Oliver & Company (1988) - Bette Midler
16. Part Of Your World: The Little Mermaid (1989) - Jodi Benson
17. Under The Sea: The Little Mermaid (1989) - Samuel E. Wright
18. Kiss The Girl: The Little Mermaid (1989) - Samuel E. Wright
19. Be Our Guest: Beauty And The Beast (1991) - Jerry Orbach/Angela Landsbury
20. Beauty And The Beast: Beauty And The Beast (1991) - Angela Landsbury

Disc: 3
1. A Whale Of A Tale: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) - Kirk Douglas
2. Old Yeller: Old Yeller (1957) - Jerome Courtland
3. Pretty Irish Girl: Darby O'Gill And The Little People (1959) - Sean Connery
4. The Parent Trap: The Parent Trap (1961) - Tommy Sands/Annette Funicello
5. Castle In Spain: Babes In Toyland (1961) - Ray Bolger
6. Enjoy It: In Search Of The Castaways (1962) - Maurice Chevalier/Hayley Mills
7. On The Front Porch: Summer Magic (1963) - Burl Ives
8. The Monkey's Uncle: The Monkey's Uncle (1965) - Annette Funicello
9. That Darn Cat: That Darn Cat (1965) - Bobby Troup
10. Fortuosity: The Happiest Millionaire (1967) - Tommy Steele
11. Mickey Mouse Club March: The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) - The Mouseketeers
12. I'm No Fool: The Mickey Mouse Club (1956) - Cliff Edwards
13. You, The Human Animal: The Mickey Mouse Club (1956) - Cliff Edwards
14. Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater: The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) - The Mouseketeers/Jimmie Dodd
15. Wonderful World Of Color (Main Title): Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color (1961) - The Wellingtons
16. The Spectrum Song: Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color (1961) - Paul Frees
17. The Ballad Of Davy Crockett: Davy Crockett (1955) - The Mellomen
18. The Swamp Fox: The Swamp Fox (1959) - Leslie Nielsen
19. The Wonderful World Of Disney (Main Tittle): The Wonderful World Of Disney (1968) - George Burns
20. Zorro: Zorro (1957) - The Mellomen
21. Strummin' Song: Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color (1961) - Annette Funicello
22. Mister Piano Man: The Golden Horseshoe Review (1962) - Annette Funicello
23. Duck Tales Theme: Duck Tales (1990) - Jeff Pescetto
24. Tale Spin Theme: Tail Spin (1990) - Jim Gilstrap
25. Meet Me Down On Main Street: Disneyland (1956) - The Mellomen
26. The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room: Disneyland (1963) - Wally Boag/Fulton Burley/Thurl Ravenscroft/The Mellomen
27. It's A Small World (After All): New York World's Fair (1964) - The Disneyland Chorus
28. Yo, Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me): Disneyland (1967) - The Mellomen
29. There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow: New York World's Fair (1964) - Rex Allen
30. Golden Dream: EPCOT Center (1982) - Richard Page/Marti McCall
31. Main Street Electrical Parade: Disneyland (1979) - Jean Jacques Perrey/Gershon Kingsley

Disney's Frozen : A Mostly Spoiler Free Review

By: Nick

Disney's newest animated feature film, Frozen, was released this weekend.
I went into this wanting to love it, and, well, I really, really liked it.
It's absolutely beautiful to look at.
The music is wonderful, the best in a long time. However, I was hoping for more songs featuring Idina Menzel, who played Elphaba in Wicked. Speaking of Wicked, there are several things that reminded me of that tremendous musical, in a good way. I also got a vibe that the song-writers were channeling other musicals, including Avenue Q, which was co-written by one of the Frozen's soundtrack's writers, Robert Lopez.
Olaf the Snowman is maybe one of the funniest Disney characters. Ever. As much as I wanted more Idina Menzel, I wanted even more Olaf.
Looking back, that may be my biggest issue, if you can even call it that: I wanted more of everything!

The story has many twists that I wish I could say I didn't expect, but, as I'd reviewed the Frozen Deluxe Storybook App , these surprises were spoiled, which may have contributed to my initial feelings.
I say initial feelings, because we bought the soundtrack when we got home, and listening to it has brought back just how terrific the movie really is.
I'm looking forward to seeing it again.

By: Barbie

Since I had no preconceived notions going into this movie, I have to say I was blown away! I mean, wow, I wanted to stay and see the next showing, but you have to reserve your seats in advance at the theater we went to. The cartoon short at the beginning of the movie featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Get a Horse, well, I won't ruin it for you, but my mouth was on the floor it was so amazing, the 3D effects so well done I was on the edge of my seat, I didn't want to miss a thing.

The visuals and storyline to Frozen: awesome, as was the character development. I think the songs were the strongest and most memorable I've heard in a Disney movie since The Lion King.

Nick and I immediately went home and bought the soundtrack to hear them again.

So would I recommend this movie? The answer is absolutely! Come out and see it with us! We will be seeing it again!

Music of Disney: Legacy in Song, CD Box Set

I bought this amazing CD box set back in 1992.
 

It features music from Disney milestones such as "Turkey in the Straw" from "Steamboat Willie", and "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" from "Three Little Pigs" to "Beauty and the Beast", with animated movies, shorts, TV shows, live action movies, and even music from the theme parks represented.

If that wasn't enough, this set includes a terrific book focusing on each section.

The play list, courtesy of Amazon:

Disc: 1
1. Turkey In the Straw: Steamboat Willie (1928) - Traditional
2. Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?: Three Little Pigs (1933) - Pinto Colvig/Mary Moder/Dorothy Compton/Billy Bletcher
3. Heigh-Ho: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) - The Dwarf Chorus
4. Whistle While You Work: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Adriana Caselotti
5. Someday My Prince Will come: Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) - Adriana Caselotti
6. When You Wish Upon A Star: Pinocchio (1940) - Cliff Edwards
7. Give A Little Whistle: Pinocchio (1940) - Cliff Edwards/Dickie Jones
8. Dance Of The Reed Flutes: Fantasia (1940) - The Philadelphia Orch/Leopold Stokowski
9. Baby Mine: Dumbo (1941) - Betty Noyes
10. Love Is A Song: Bambi (1942) - Donald Novis
11. Little April Shower: Bambi (1942) - Amy Lou Barnes/Sally Mueller/Mary Moder/Alice Sizer/Betty Bruce
12. Saludos Amigos: Saludos Amigos (1943) - Disney Studio Chorus
13. You Belong To My Heart: The Three Caballeros (1944) - Dora Luz
14. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah: Song Of The South (1946) - James Baskett
15. Ev'rybody Has A Laughing Place: Song Of The South (1946) - James Baskett/Jesse Cryor/Johnny Lee/Nicodemus Stewart
16. The Lord Is Good To Me: Melody Time (1946) - Dennis Day
17. Lavender Blue (Dilly, Dilly): So Dear To My Heart (1946) - Burl Ives
18. A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes: Cinderella (1950) - Ilene Woods
19. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo: Cinderella (1950) - Verna Felton/Ilene Woods/James McDonald
20. I'm Late: Alice In Wonderland (1951) - Bill Thompson/Kathryn Beaumont
21. The Unbirthday Song: Alice In Wonderland (1951) - Jerry Colonna/Ed Wynn/Kathryn Beaumont
22. The Second Star To The Right: Peter Pan (1953) - The Jud Conlon Chor
23. You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!: Peter Pan (1953) - Bobby Driscoll/Kathryn Beaumont/Paul Collins/Tommy Luske
24. Bella Notte: Lady And The Tramp (1955) - Bill Hamlin/Oliver Wallace
25. Once Upon A Dream: Sleeping Beauty (1959) - Mary Costa/Bill Shirley
26. Cruella De Vil: 101 Dalmatians (1961) - Bill Lee/Lisa Davis/Ben Wright
27. Higitus Figitus: The Sword In The Stone (1963) - Karl Swenson/Ricky Sorenson

Disc: 2
1. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Mary Poppins (1964) - Julie Andrews/Dick Van Dyke/The Pearlie Chorus
2. A Spoonful Of Sugar: Mary Poppins (1964) - Julie Andrews
3. Chim Chim Cher-ee: Mary Poppins (1964) - Dick Van Dyke/Julie Andrews/Karen Dotrice/Matthew Garber
4. Winnie The Pooh: Winnie The Pooh And The Honey Tree (1966) - Disney Studio Chorus
5. The Bare Necessities: The Jungle Book (1967) - Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman
6. I Wan'na Be Like You: The Jungle Book (1967) - Louis Prima/Phil Harris/Bruce Reitherman
7. The Aristocats: The Aristocats (1970) - Maurice Chavelier
8. Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat: The Aristocats (1970) - Phil Harris/Scatman Crothers/Thurl Ravenscroft/Liz English
9. The Age Of Not Believing: Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) - Angela Landsbury
10. Nobody's Problems: Bedknobs And Broomsticks (1971) - Angela Landsbury
11. Oo-De-Lally: Robin Hood (1973) - Roger Miller
12. Someone's Waiting For You: The Rescuers (1977) - Shelby Flint
13. Candle On The Water: Pete's Dragon (1977) - Helen Reddy
14. Best Of Friends: The Fox And The Hound (1981) - Pearl Bailey
15. Perfect Isn't Easy: Oliver & Company (1988) - Bette Midler
16. Part Of Your World: The Little Mermaid (1989) - Jodi Benson
17. Under The Sea: The Little Mermaid (1989) - Samuel E. Wright
18. Kiss The Girl: The Little Mermaid (1989) - Samuel E. Wright
19. Be Our Guest: Beauty And The Beast (1991) - Jerry Orbach/Angela Landsbury
20. Beauty And The Beast: Beauty And The Beast (1991) - Angela Landsbury

Disc: 3
1. A Whale Of A Tale: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) - Kirk Douglas
2. Old Yeller: Old Yeller (1957) - Jerome Courtland
3. Pretty Irish Girl: Darby O'Gill And The Little People (1959) - Sean Connery
4. The Parent Trap: The Parent Trap (1961) - Tommy Sands/Annette Funicello
5. Castle In Spain: Babes In Toyland (1961) - Ray Bolger
6. Enjoy It: In Search Of The Castaways (1962) - Maurice Chevalier/Hayley Mills
7. On The Front Porch: Summer Magic (1963) - Burl Ives
8. The Monkey's Uncle: The Monkey's Uncle (1965) - Annette Funicello
9. That Darn Cat: That Darn Cat (1965) - Bobby Troup
10. Fortuosity: The Happiest Millionaire (1967) - Tommy Steele
11. Mickey Mouse Club March: The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) - The Mouseketeers
12. I'm No Fool: The Mickey Mouse Club (1956) - Cliff Edwards
13. You, The Human Animal: The Mickey Mouse Club (1956) - Cliff Edwards
14. Mickey Mouse Club Alma Mater: The Mickey Mouse Club (1955) - The Mouseketeers/Jimmie Dodd
15. Wonderful World Of Color (Main Title): Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color (1961) - The Wellingtons
16. The Spectrum Song: Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color (1961) - Paul Frees
17. The Ballad Of Davy Crockett: Davy Crockett (1955) - The Mellomen
18. The Swamp Fox: The Swamp Fox (1959) - Leslie Nielsen
19. The Wonderful World Of Disney (Main Tittle): The Wonderful World Of Disney (1968) - George Burns
20. Zorro: Zorro (1957) - The Mellomen
21. Strummin' Song: Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color (1961) - Annette Funicello
22. Mister Piano Man: The Golden Horseshoe Review (1962) - Annette Funicello
23. Duck Tales Theme: Duck Tales (1990) - Jeff Pescetto
24. Tale Spin Theme: Tail Spin (1990) - Jim Gilstrap
25. Meet Me Down On Main Street: Disneyland (1956) - The Mellomen
26. The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room: Disneyland (1963) - Wally Boag/Fulton Burley/Thurl Ravenscroft/The Mellomen
27. It's A Small World (After All): New York World's Fair (1964) - The Disneyland Chorus
28. Yo, Ho (A Pirate's Life For Me): Disneyland (1967) - The Mellomen
29. There's A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow: New York World's Fair (1964) - Rex Allen
30. Golden Dream: EPCOT Center (1982) - Richard Page/Marti McCall
31. Main Street Electrical Parade: Disneyland (1979) - Jean Jacques Perrey/Gershon Kingsley