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Tokyo Disneyland Polynesian Terrace & Shops BGM

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:14:46 +0000

Sticking with my Polynesian theme for this snowy Mid-Western day (in mid-March!!!): is any information available for this loop, originally found in the Treasures of Fantasy booklet?:

01. To You Sweetheart, Aloha (~04.05)
02. Ua Haav Arev Are (~03.02)
03. The Far Lands (~03.46)
04. Beyond the Reef (~02.50)
05. The Moon of Manakoora (~02.59)
06. My Tane (~03.18)
07. Trade Winds (~03.25)
08. Little Brown Gal (~04.45)
09. Aloha My Tani / Aloha Oe (~05.40)
10. Ukelele Lady (~02.37)
11. Song of the Islands (~03.20)
12. Silver Moon (~02.26)
13. Orchids from Hawaii (~02.46)
14. Hawaiian Memories (~03.43)
15. Pearly Shells (~02.50)
16. Hawaiian Rose (~02.28)
17. I'll Weave a Lei of Stars for You (~02.21)
18. Kalena Kai (~01.38)

(Times are from this website: TDR Music.)

Unfortunately, there are no samples available I can listen to; the TDR Music site only uses OMA files. Based on the times though, I wonder if any of the tracks comes from the Living Strings, Hawaiian Memories or Percy Faith & His Orchestra, Shangri-La!?

Any information is appreciated.

Innoventions at Disneyland

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:29:58 +0000

Hello:

I would like to try recording the Disneyland Innoventions exterior loop when I visit the park in April. Has anyone already scoped this out? Does the music come from the building itself or are there speakers surrounding the building? I guess I'm wondering if an induction recording is even possible.

I'm visiting from Missouri and will be with family, so I really only get one shot at this. Any information is tremendously appreciated.

Thanks,
wedroy1923

Up Wins Oscar for Best Score!

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:06:23 +0000

Now, can we finally get a CD release of the soundtrack? Please?

Buena Vista Records Presents ALMOST ALICE

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:33:50 +0000

Buena Vista Records Presents ALMOST ALICE Featuring Other Voices from WONDERLAND

Album Introduces Fifteen Newly Recorded Songs in a Whimsical Take on Lewis Carroll's WONDERLAND Including Avril Lavigne's "Alice (Underground)"

Burbank, CA — Buena Vista Records will release two albums capturing the wonder of Lewis Carroll's beloved books and visionary director Tim Burton. ALMOST ALICE is a 16-song compilation featuring ALICE IN WONDERLAND's end credit track "Alice (Underground)" written by Avril Lavigne and produced by Butch Walker. Danny Elfman composes the score for the original motion picture soundtrack. Hot Topic will issue an exclusive version of ALMOST ALICE which includes two bonus tracks. All three albums will be released on March 2, 2010. ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™ on March 5, 2010 (U.S. theaters).

The ALICE IN WONDERLAND Soundtrack captures the musical landscape Danny Elfman masterfully created for the highly anticipated Tim Burton film starring Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter. Elfman has established himself as one of Hollywood's leading film composers and has written close to 50 film scores featuring his unique sound, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Milk, Chicago, Batman, Spiderman, Men in Black, Edward Scissorhands and Pee Wee's Big Adventure.

ALMOST ALICE boasts an eclectic array of recording artists with original songs based on some of the most charismatic characters in literary history, such as "In Transit" performed by Mark Hoppus and Pete Wentz. Other artists include The All-American Rejects, Shinedown, 3OH!3, Franz Ferdinand and All Time Low. "Very Good Advice" performed by Robert Smith, is the only song from Disney's 1951 animated film "Alice in Wonderland" that appears on the collection.

Coming to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™ on March 5, 2010, ALICE IN WONDERLAND is an epic 3D fantasy adventure starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Mia Wasikowska as 19-year-old Alice, who returns to the whimsical world she first encountered as a young girl, reuniting with her childhood friends: the White Rabbit, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Dormouse, the Caterpillar, the Cheshire Cat, and of course, the Mad Hatter. Visit the official site for more info at Disney.com/wonderland.

The track list for ALMOST ALICE is as follows:

01. Alice (Underground) Performed by Avril Lavigne
02. The Poison Performed by The All-American Rejects
03. The Technicolor Phase Performed by Owl City (previously released)
04. Her Name Is Alice Performed by Shinedown
05. Painting Flowers Performed by All Time Low
06. Where's My Angel Performed by Metro Station
07. Strange Performed by Tokio Hotel and Kerli
08. Follow Me Down Performed by 3OH!3 featuring Neon Hitch
09. Very Good Advice Performed by Robert Smith
10. In Transit Performed by Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz
11. Welcome to Mystery Performed by Plain White T's
12. Tea Party Performed by Kerli
13. The Lobster Quadrille Performed by Franz Ferdinand
14. Running Out of Time Performed by Motion City Soundtrack
15. Fell Down a Hole Performed by Wolfmother
16. White Rabbit Performed by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

ALMOST ALICE and the ALICE IN WONDERLAND Soundtrack will be available March 2, 2010 wherever music is sold.

Reflections of Earth/Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremony

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:05:08 +0000

If you are a fan of the Millennium Celebration at Epcot, especially the music from Reflections of Earth and the Tapestry of Nations/Dreams, you should definitely check out the music from the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Olympics. When I watched the ceremony on TV, I kept hearing a familiar tone to the music, and now that I've listened to the score in its entirety several times, I can tell you that it is so close to both RoE and Tapestry, that there are at least half a dozen parts that are nearly direct quotes from those two works.

The two scores (the Vancouver one and the Epcot Millennium scores) are like sister works in that way (or perhaps the Vancouver opening is a successor to RoE/Tapestry), with much in the Olympic score that is different, but also enough similarity that I feel the composer, Dave Pierce, must have been involved in the creation of RoE/Tapestry. Does anyone have any information linking Pierce and Gavin Greenaway, the composer from the Millennium Celebration? The quotes in the music are so direct and unmistakable that they are either the most flattering inspiration ever, or there must have been collaboration (or it's a lawsuit waiting to happen! ).

Regardless, it is great music, and if you like RoE and Tapestry, you will surely like the additional music. It's available on iTunes at:
Sounds of Vancouver 2010: Opening Ceremony Commemorative Album

If anyone has more information on the link between these works, I would love to know more!

--Scott

Disneyland Paris Official Albums

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:54:15 +0000

Has anyone found an accurate listing of the offical albums of Disneyland Paris. I believe there were 5th, 10th and 15th anniversary releases but can't find anything on the net as to content. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Rock 'n Rollercoaster

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:37:08 +0000

Hey folks, does anyone know who the announcer forRock 'n Rollercoaster is?

Thanks in advance!

Mission: SPACE Opening Ceremony Music

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:48:27 +0000

Anyone have any information on the music for this ceremony as seen in this video? It's fantastic.

Derric Johnson's Re'Generation

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:34:35 +0000

found these today at the same Salvation Army where we got the Phil Harris record!

They're all on the IMPACT label except the album simply titled "the Re'Generation" which is on Regency Records.

They're all in pretty good shape.

Carousel of Progress [DL]

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:31:59 +0000

I know i've probably beaten this subject to death... but i still find the current use of the carousel theater an utter waste of a unique building. It was built as a rotating show building not an exhibit hall. Everything inside could have easily been moved into a static building. Now i know i not everyone like the hole idea of bringing an old show back.....but ... unless an equally entertaining show can be developed.. it REALLY shuld be home to The Carousel of Progress...updated of course. ... and if possible... like the haunted mansion...a sound alike used for the finale...Rex Allens vocals and singing the theme...were such an integrate part of the original show...ive seen the walt disney world version... and it lacks a charm the original had...That original show had you humming that tune all day once you left theater.

Annette Funicello

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:04:43 +0000

I have been unsuccessful in find a recording that is only heard for a snippet in the movie The Parent Trap. The very first scene at the dance an Annette Funicello version of Let's Get Together is playing in the background. Has anyone seen this available anywhere? Randy? Does it exist?

Summer Nightastic! Lights Up Disney World

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:13:42 +0000

Main Street Electrical Parade Lights the Night Again as Walt Disney World Resort Launches 'Summer Nightastic!'

New Terror for Tower, too

Lake Buena Vista, FL — The "Main Street Electrical Parade" lights up the streets of Magic Kingdom and headlines a season of after-dark excitement coming to Walt Disney World Resort.

"After the sun goes down, our Walt Disney World parks will light up the night with 'Summer Nightastic!'," announced Meg Crofton, president of Walt Disney World Resort, at a media event Wednesday.

Disney magic will shine and shimmer in a whole new light. Here's a look around:

With floats and characters appearing for the first time at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney's "Main Street Electrical Parade" returns with its joyous sights and sounds. Direct from Disneyland and marking its first engagement in Florida since 2001, the cherished parade will be led by Tinker Bell waving from the basket of a magical balloon aboard a new float. Pinocchio and Snow White join the parade this summer, aboard bright new floats. Disney's "Main Street Electrical Parade" is set for its summer-long nighttime premiere in early June at Magic Kingdom.
The Twilight Zone™ Tower of Terror welcomes "drop-ins" this summer with even more pulse-racing surprises. New lighting effects and the addition of a new drop sequence, created especially for "Summer Nightastic!", will bring unexpected frights to guests who step into that infamous service elevator. If they dare.
What could be more summery than fireworks on a star-studded night? Magic Kingdom will treat guests to a special summer fireworks spectacular. The night sky will explode in vivid colors and brilliant visual effects as whimsical music fills the air.
Other fun! The return of the Sounds Like Summer concert series to Epcot and extended evening hours at Disney's Animal Kingdom several times a week add up to summer fun as only Disney can do — at all four Walt Disney World theme parks.

New Summer Entertainment at WDW

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:40:03 +0000

WDWMagic is reporting a few major changes to entertainment at Walt Disney World this summer. Although rumors at this point, they are expected to be confirmed soon. Included is Magic, Music, Mayhem with perimeter fireworks, a special tag to the end of IllumiNations, and most significantly (for me, anyways) the Main Street Electrical Parade returning to the Magic Kingdom. The new entertainment will be nightly.

This is going to be one great summer!

Journey into Imagination with Figment

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:27:38 +0000

Who doesn't love this attraction?

Something that's been on my to do list for some time was comparing the music played in the queue and in the ImageWorks. After spending a couple of hours in Imagination, I can report the queue music and the ImageWorks BGM's are the same, and come in at a whopping five minutes.

Disneyland Mr. Lincoln

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:35:55 +0000

I finally got back to Disneyland after 9 months and got to see the "New" Mr Lincoln. Now maybe i missed a previous thread but i really enjoyed the use of bringing the older shows combined to make the new one... including a few surprises. The entrance lobby uses previous narration and music which was nice. Keeping some of the 50th displays and film in lobby also left a nice touch to new show. For me the big surprise was the opening of show using using the main theme music soundtrack of the circlevision film "America The Beautiful as both its intro... opening... and background portions. The incorporating of Two Brothers back into show. A slightly altered version of the original speech is heard and the return of Battle Hymn of the Republic as its ending (or so i thought) After The curtains closed a film appears shortly over the curtain then above the doors showing a flying eagle and "Golden Dreams (American Adventure version) plays as you exit theater and walk out exit lobby past portraits of famous Americans. This is essentially an altered way of presenting the "film" at American adventure and "film" ala Golden Dreams at DCA (meant to tug at the heart). Overall id say this is the better of the 3 versions previous (We can forget the 3D audio version... it was way to distracting and took away from the entire show. Show moved at a good pace and the opening film did not seem as long as older one.

Phil Harris Recording

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:17:30 +0000

found this at Salvation Army!

it's a real fun listen!

World of Color Recording Sessions

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:15:51 +0000

A post by Steve Davidson over at the Disney Parks Blog features a video of the recording sessions for World of Color at Abby Road Studios. The segment shown features music from Night on Bald Mountain.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/01/world-of-color-abbey-road/

I'm very much looking forward to this show. As to the music in particular, I'm hoping it gets it's own CD release, like Wishes or even Disney's Electrical Parade. The show is rumored to be running close to 25 or 30 minutes, longer than Fantasmic!, and along with any post-show music (there's a pop version of the World of Color theme which has been played previously at presentations for the show, I'm not sure where/when it will be played) should be plenty for a release.

MuppetVision's Queue (on Both Coasts)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:08:50 +0000

I've been digging around the forum archives a bit and still haven't found a satisfactory answer for this. From what I understand, the commonly traded MuppetVision 3D instrumental tracks play in a loop predominantly in DCA, but NOT at DHS (or, if they ARE played at DHS, it's extremely softly). In contrast, the DHS loop is heard to be mostly vocal tracks from the original Muppet soundtracks.

As such, my question is this: does anyone have playlists for either the instrumental or vocal loops? There's a list at DisneyMusicLoops that's identical for both parks but has nothing but titles, so the information I'm working from right now is muddled at best.

Cape May Cafe Music

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:01:38 +0000

Anyone know what music plays at the Cape May Cafe ? I'm especially interested in the character breakfast.

Live Chat Now Available!

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:22:11 +0000

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