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 Animation Collection 2: The Three Little Pigs

I confess, I was never a big Three Little Pigs fan. I knew the song of course, what Disney fan hasn't heard "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf'? But I never got it. Well, I thought I didn't. Then I read a terrific article in D23 magazine, which prompted me to watch it on YouTube. Then I downloaded it from iTunes!

This classic Academy Award winning Silly Symphony released in 1933 is one of the most famous Disney cartoons, and a leap forward for character development.

Watching it brought back a wave of nostalgia. I had seen this as a child, and the scenes with the Wolf blowing down Fifer and Fiddler Pig's homes was especially vivid.

On the right, the Wolf about to blow the house down. 

Photo taken at The Walt Disney Family Museum.

There are some edgier little visual gags, such as the picture of "Father" as a link of sausages, which hangs in Practical Pig's house, and the Wolf's disguises are especially funny.

I was happy to discover the Disney Animation Collection 2, available on Netflix, not only features the The Three Little Pigs, but 2 of it's 3 sequels (I'm not sure why all 3 aren't on this) along with 4 other shorts.

Following the Three Little Pigs is it's 1934 sequel, The Big Bad Wolf, which adds Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandma into the mix.
While this isn't as strong as a whole, I feel the animation is better. The edginess continues, with the Wolf dressing as Grandma and breaking the 4th wall by asking how he's doing at one point. There is even a moment which "dates" this, when the Wolf imitates Jimmy Durante at one point.

This is followed by another sequel, Three Little Wolves, from 1936. By now I started wondering why Practical Pig continued saving his ungrateful and lazy brothers. But save them he does with his "Wolf Pacifier". This is even edgier, and, well, a bit odd, when at one point the Wolf dressed as Little Bo Peep, locks Fifer and Fiddler in behind him, to which the Pigs reply with a blush, "Why, Bo Peep!"
It's interesting to see the progression in the skill of the animators from one short to the next, and while this is the weakest of the 3 cartoons, it's the strongest animation.

The next cartoon is a wonderful short from 1952, which I featured here on Disney Musings in the past, Lambert the Sheepish Lion about a lion cub who is mistakenly left with a flock of sheep by a stork.

I've used the word edgy several times in this post, and this next animated short is the edgiest of the bunch, if not one of the edgiest cartoons by Disney ever! Chicken Little, released in 1943, is obviously an allegory for World War II, and has a very dark, disturbing, and cautionary ending.

The next cartoon is a Silly Symphony I'd never seen, The Three Blind Mousketeers, from 1936, which takes the 3 blind mice and makes them swashbuckling Musketeers, fighting a tyrannical cat trying to keep them from feasting. It starts rather slow, but gets more enjoyable as it goes on.

Rounding out the set is another Silly Symophony I'd never a seen, even though I've seen the star several times. Elmer Elephant, from 1936, is invited to Tillie Tiger's birthday party. Tillie loves Elmer, but the other animals incessant teasing drives him off, until an emergency flares up, and Elmer saves the day, and Tillie reveals her love for our hero. This is a very sweet cartoon, and a nice way to end the set.

Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Cafe at Disney California Adventure

There is a great little eatery on Buena Vista Street in Disney California Adventure At the Disneyland Resort called Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Cafe.

Named after Disney's Three Little Pigs, this is the first Disney location to serve Starbucks beverages, pastries and sandwiches.

Lines often reach up to 30 minutes, and I heard from a Cast Member that the waits can get up to 90 minutes! We waited about 20!

There is plenty of seating indoors, and limited seating outdoors.

Make sure to check out the music themed bulletin board, with references to Disney Classics such as the the first color Mickey Mouse cartoon The Band Concert.

Barbie and I split the delicious Salami Royale Sandwich, layers of Salami, Fennel Salami, Sopressata, Provolone & Asiago Cheeses, Pepperoncini, Red Onions and Olive Tapenade on Ciabatta Bread, for  $8.99, and an Mocha Latte.

 
I wouldn't wait 30 minutes, but if you can get in easily, this is a great little dining location.

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