"Aladdin" on the first line in Billboard! And 9 more facts about music from Disney films

Music and songs from the Disney animated films are, in fact, a separate genre. For years, the stars have been waiting for the invitation to execute the main (or at least some!) Number in the next project, because everyone knows: this song can become a new hit. Surely, something in your head is also playing in your head. Do not switch the wave, now we will tell a few interesting facts about Disney music .

Music from Snow White was the first soundtrack in history

The bonds for animated films are perceived today as something completely ordinary, but it was not always the case. The first to release music and songs as a separate product was invented by Walt Disney. In 1938, a record with a soundtrack for Snow White and Seven Dwarfish went on sale. An additional incentive to listen to the record was the fact that there were two songs that did not fall into the film itself (they were written specifically for her). The record was a huge success, and the studio received its first Oscar nomination for the best music for the film.

The main song from the "King of the Leo" should not have got into the film

Okay, you may not remember the songs from Snow White and Pinocchio right away, but Kan You The Love Tonight from Elton John's King You know for sure. By the way, the musician was given complete creative freedom, but the resulters of the animation were not too satisfied. The thing is that the song is about love, and this is not the main storyline of the film (yet he is about growing up and the relationship of his father and son). At first they wanted to throw the song, then make the song of Timon and Pumba, but in the end they decided to leave the main topic. Obviously, it is not in vain - the soundtrack to “King Leo” has become the best -selling music from animated films in history.

The song from "Aladdin" was on the 1st line of the chart Billboard Hot 100

In a sense, the song from Aladdin- “A Whole New World” -is even more successful. This is the only song from the animated film that has ever headed the Billboard Hot 100 rating. This weekly chart is based on sales and radio rotations. We can say that at some point it was the most popular song in the world.

The song from the Nutcracker is performed by two opera singers - father and son

Last year's hit Disney “The Nutcracker and Four Kingdoms” is based on the fairy tale of Hoffmann, but received his own original plot. In the soundtrack, of course, there are a lot of Tchaikovsky, but the main number - “Fall on Me” - was written specifically for the film. Andrea and Matteo Bocelli - father and son, both opera singers perform it. They are very similar in appearance, but their voices are completely different. The voice of Bochelli Sr. is sometimes called the strongest and most beautiful on the modern opera stage. Bochelli Jr. is praised more restrained, but he is only 21 years old. In general, listen to yourself .

Randy Newman wrote the main song from the "History of toys" in one day

The cult “Toy History” is now the first animated Disney film with 3D animation and the first fruit of cooperation with the Pixar studio. Initially, it was planned to be released at all without a soundtrack. They thought that the story, in essence, about male friendship, and she did not need a musical lyrics. But at the last moment, it was decided to order the main song to Randy Newman, the American singer and composer, who specializes more on the musical satire. To compose “Youʼve Got a Friend in Me” , Newman was enough for one day. Since then, he has been performing it at every concert, because, according to him, "she means too much for people."

Some classic Disney songs were written for other films

Since the time of Snow White, Disney has been constantly producing musical hits. Some songs (of course, with changed words) even passed from one project to another. For example, the song of the boat of the KAA from the "Book of the Jungle" was originally written for the first Mary Poppins. And the main theme from Peter Pan went to Alice in Wonderland - these two films were prepared at the same time, so it was possible to crank up the reciprocal maneuver - the composition from Alice, on the contrary, was presented to Peter Pan. In general, Disney hits comfortably exist outside of time, space and even outside their films. If you doubt it, here you have a playlist .

In Lilo and Stich more than Elvis's songs than in any film of Elvis himself

Elvis Presley starred a lot in the cinema, and, of course, films with his participation did not do without his own songs. Nevertheless, “Lilo and Stich” will give a head start to any of them. His soundtrack has five out of 12 compositions-the songs of the King of Rock and Roll! In addition, the film has dozens of “Easter eggs” for Elvis fans, and he was released on the screens on exactly the 25th anniversary of the death of the singer.

In Ralph against the Internet, songs from 10 other Disney films are heard

The second part of Ralph’s adventures, released last year, was called one of the best films of the year many times. In addition to the content part, the soundtrack is especially interesting, which includes songs from 10 other Disney paintings (the album eventually included fragments of only some of them). This is an echo of postmodern reception of the authors of Ralph, who meets the Disney Princess on the Internet. The main song is performed by Imagine Dragons, and it is called “Zero” . The entire soundtrack can be listened to here .

In the Chinese version of the Soundtrack "Beauties and Beasts" sings Jackie Chan

The soundtrack to the "beauty and the monster" - the classic of Disney, but did you know that he had localized versions? Moreover, the Mandarinsky (group of Chinese dialects) The option includes the voice of Jackie Chan, who voiced the monster. And he performs all the songs of the hero! Not the most famous fact, but Jackie Chan has a completely successful parallel career of pop artist. He has already released 12 solo albums, including the official album of the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.

The Beatles had to sing in the Jungle Book, but they refused. Then they were spoiled

Work on the original “The Book of the Jungle” (this is the story of Kipling about Mowgli) took place in the mid-1960s. Disney's studio invited the main world stars to voice and performance of songs for films. At that time, the Beatles were the main ones. They were invited to voice the vultures and write a song for them. The musicians thought for a long time, but in the end refused. According to the official version -due to a dense schedule, according to rumors-sharply against was Lennon, and it was he who put a veto. Having lost the Beatles at the last moment, the creators of the Jungle Book were not at a loss and sparked them in the image of the vultures. The birds made recognizable hairstyles, and they spoke with a bright Liverpool accent.

You can find music from Disney films in different musical services. In particular, Apple Music has a Disney curatorial page , where thematic playlists are published (for example, “Music for travel” or “Lullabies”) and there is even Disney digital radio .

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