The Only Disney Soundtrack Necessary
353388
I love all Disney films and I was considering buying the soundtracks of my favorite ones (Alice In Wonderland, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Mary Poppins). By carefully analysing the tracks of each CD, I saw that most of them had the song and the score weaved together all in one package. But I don't think I would like it or listen to it, I mean don't get me wrong, I enjoy instrumental music but it tends to get boring. So then I saw that the Mary Poppins album had only songs on it meaning that my problem was solved, I only bought the Mary Poppins soundtrack. Julie Andrews' voice is beatiful and not only did she win the Oscar for Best Actress, her interpretation of the son Chim Chim Cher-ee won one for the Sherman Brothers and when she sings Feed The Birds, it sends chills up my spine. Might I add that if you still want the other songs or simply more, buy one of the song compilation CDs like Classic Disney Volumes I, II, III, IV and V or (what I did) get the two Princess Collection albums, they are worth it.
And whatever you do also buy the movie, one of Disney's best live-action films and watch for Julie Andrews in Disney's latest motion picture : The Princess Diaries (in theaters August 3rd) which also has a great sountrack (if you like pop) but unfortunately, Julie doesn't sing.
3773321
When I study for my exam I steal down every hour or so and sit right in front of the CD player and press the play button. After that I walk back up with a big dreamy grin on my face humming a tune walking in the clouds. Disney. It's pure magic. Every Disney CD I buy I will aver is the best  and since this one was the latest (I have Vol 1,2 and 5) I'm telling you this is the best one. ;-)  But seriously, I absolutely love it. It has a wonderful collection of songs and the top three in my opinion, "I Won't Say I'm In Love", "God Help The Outcasts" and "Belle" would already carry any CD through. I have never heard Hercules and so at first I thought a bit askance at buying a CD with so many 'modern Disney's' being a more classic Disney fan, but thatnk God I bought this. If you're a hopeless romantic you'll be addicted to "I Won't Say I'm in love". To say I love it would be an understatement. It's beautiful....captures a young girls denial perfectly. A nice twist to the normal love songs. I can't get over this one.
515501
This soundtrack is great - almost all the songs on it (26 of them!) include Doc, and most of them include the main cast (Lambie, Stuffy, Hallie, etc).  There is really only one song (Nobody Wants a Broken Toy) that doesn't have any of the main cast . We recognized a bunch of songs from the episodes my son has on his DVDs, and of course it includes the Intro song, the Check Up song, and the I Feel Better song.  It is definitely a favorite here, and adorable to hear my 3-year old sing along to things like, "Do what the doctor says" and "Wash your hands."
671916
This music is absolutely beautiful...one of Walt Disney's best music tracks if you ask me. My son, boyfriend, and I all love grooving to the varied music from pop, to zydeco, to jazz, to love songs. My son asks for me to play this every day in the car.
866187
I love all disney soundtracks.  Parents buy them for your children they would lovew them
4867458
This album is a nice collection of songs from several Disney & Disney/Pixar movies.  Song we all grew up listening to.  If you are a Disney fan and enjoy listening to songs from the movies, this is the album for you.  Enjoy!!!!
564570
'Kim Possible', the hit Disney animated show, has now produced a great soundtrack. With artists like Smashmouth, Christina Milian, LMNT, Christy Carlson Romano (the voice of Kim Possible), and many others, this is a great buy for any KP fan. Personally, my favorite songs are Say The Word and The Naked Mole Rap!
3868852
I love the music, but many other reviewers are giving bad reviews to the format, not the quality of the production.  It is not the composer's fault that it is not released on CD.  It is not the orchestra's fault that it is not released on CD.  Lowering the star count hurts the artist.  Disney is bulletproof.  I like paying $7.99 for the MP3 soundtrack rather than $16.98 for CDs, though I prefer CDs.  Increasingly, all of my music is on Ipod, though I like to do the conversions myself.  Up is great.  Its range of musical score style from the era of the childhood of Carl Fredericksen into his twilight years is wonderful.  Regardless of format, I love it.  Buy it and burn it to CD if you like.
349560
A wonderful piece of music that includes not one but two Lion King scores. From both the first and second Lion King film.
The first disk on the set includes the original soundtrack to the 1994 movie the Lion King. Full of all the songs that appeared in the movie, as well as Elton John versions of the main songs sung throughout. "Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love tonight?" are some of the more memorable songs that any fan of the movie will want to listen to over and over again. Also inclused on the soundtrack as the instrumental songs we hear like when Simba confronts Scar and the memorable background songs heard all the way through. A definte masterpiece and probably one of Disney's best musical scores ever.  A must have for any fan of good Disney music and of the Lion King.
The second CD is from the 1998 sequal of the Lion King and again is filled with some great songs. Instead of Elton John we have a graet Africanesque singer by the name of Lebo M. The opening song while not as powerful as Circle of Life still is very effctive and also used in the Broadway Lion King musical.  That song being called "He Lives in You" and it is plays on a lot of themes from the first as well as bringing us into the new movie.  Like the first soundtrack where Elton John did his own rendition of the main songs of the movie, Lebo has his own versions of some of the  songs as well as some original songs like "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" which is a pretty interseting version of the song.
The pluses overall would be that you get two great soundtracks to two great films. A great view at what Disney used to be able to accomplish and what a great work of cartooning was, even if the second is a made to video, it still seems to work quite well musicaly. Keeping up well with the quality of the first.  Also for the price it is a great deal. Two CD's to the original and follow up all in one nice set really can't be beat as a very fair price. Also I found it very interseting to see the similarites between the two, even if the stories in both films were totaly differnet. For example we have Scar's "Be Prepared" in the first fiml where he rallies the troops and dreams of being king and "My Lulliby" sung by Zira singing to a male cub and her children preparing them for a hostile take over of Simba's pride. And most of all you get 24 songs for the price of one CD. A set that all ages will truly enjoy.
A few downsides are that songs on the second CD are weak. "Upendi" which is sung by Rafiki is a song that most in the Lion King community frown on as the whole song and moment in the film are awkard at points. Some of the Lebo M songs you probably won't care for as he isn't any Elton John and the songs aren't all remixes of the songs heard in Simba's Pride. Would have been nice to have more songs related to the second movie rather then sounding more like half soundtrack and half Lebo M album.
Bottom Line is this is a great set of musical pieces to two of Disney's finest movies both story and musicaly. Definitely check it out as you won't be sorry.
2194022
I agree with others that this underrated and ignored-by-the-studio effort was the last great Disney animated film for a long, long time.  Among other excellent elements are the songs--and has anyone mentioned the marvelous singing of Shelby Flint?  Her behind-the-credits rendition of "The Journey" sets up the story and makes for one of the most haunting openings of any Disney film, and of course, she helped propel "Someone's Waiting For You" to an Oscar nomination.  Predictably, there is no CD (unlike the forgettable Rescuers Down Under) and unless you are already a "star," you don't get much billing at Disney.  Apparently destined to be the Marni Nixon of animation, Shelby Flint also sang in Snoopy Come Home (again, no CD) and some others.  Joni Mitchell has admitted imitating her at the start of her career, but apparently lacking Mitchell's chutzpa, Flint's name must be dug out of the small credits.  She, and the songs, help make this film exceptional.
3532786
Like many of the viewers who have already commented on this page, I knew I had to grab my hands on this CD the moment I left the theatre.  The credits which replayed the main theme was the icing on the cake.  My first disapointment was seeing that I would have to wait for almost two weeks to buy the soundtrack as it came out on July 22nd.  That in itself is downright puzzling as most movies now will even release the soundtrack before the movie even hits theatres.
Now after finally finding a store that had this CD, I knew my wait would be well worth it.  I couldn't wait to hear the main themes that sounded so unforgettable in the movies.
While the music on this CD is great, I could not help but be terribly dissapointed by what Walt Disney records put out to buysers.  If the music wasn't so amazing, I would consider getting a refund on the CD.  The organization of this CD has got to be the poorest quality I have ever seen on a movie soundtrack.  Its as if a six year old snuck into the studio, hit a lot of buttons that put random pieces of music together and the producers never caught it.
Not one title save for one or two has the correct music attached to it.  When seeing track #7 was "Barbossa Is Hungry" I knew the music would be when Ms. Swann found out that the pirates were cursed.  But no, on this CD you hear the main theme played.
The first track "Fog Bound" has a happy fiddle playing in the beginning of it, when there was none to be found in the movie.  Track #14 is titled "One Last Shot" which is in reference to Captain Sparrow using his bullet on Barbossa, which killed him.  Instead the music heard on this track is of the final few minutes when Jack escaped onto his boat and Will and Elizabeth kissed.
These are just a few examples of the terrible disorganization that appears on this CD.  To top it off, nothin is even in sequence.  The "Underwater March" which is track 13 comes after the music you hear in the final battle which is "Skull and Crossbones" on track 11.
The final kick in the but was the total track time on the CD, which is just a shade under 44 minutes.  Does Disney think we're that dumb to think there was just 44 minutes of music in a 2 1/2 hour movie?!  Music from two of the four major battles are missing, those being the fight between Jack and Will in the shop and the crew of the Black Pearl taking over the ship that Jack had stolen.
So lets see Disney, you leave 30 mintues of the CD blank, you give us music that isn't chronological, and you don't give accurate titles.  Essentially, you would have to see the movie about 15 times to know where the music fits in scence for scene.
Now after all is said and done, I am still giving it three stars because the music is that good.  The main theme in this soundtrack has got to be one of my 5 favorites of all time, and having over 100 soundtracks, thats a statement not taken lightly.  Sure it may sound like Hans Zimmer's "Gladiator", but c'mon, everything done by Zimmer sounds similar.  "The Rock", "Crimson Tide", "The Peacemaker", all sound nearly the same.  Gladiator joins the ranks of those three in some scences.  So why are we to think that one of Zimmers disciples Klaus Badelt isn't to do the same.  Harry Gregson-Williams, Trevor Rabin, and Badelt all have the same percussion dominant touch in their soundtracks, just as Zimmer did in his 1990's glory.
Sure it may sound repetitive, but if you enjoy that kind of music, who cares?  Don't you think Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach had music that sounded similar at some point?  That is a bad comparison, but each composer has his/her own style, so if you loved Gladiator, you won't be dissapointed in this music.
In closing, if you loved the music as much as I did, buy the soundtrack.  But be warned, there are a lot of problems with this CD which will downright annoy you.  But for those 10-15 minutes where you can clearly picture the scences in the movie, or when you hear that main theme playing, you'll know the money was worth it.
2336041
This is easily one of the most beautiful fantasy soundtracks I've ever heard in a movie. It has a very soft, ethereal quality to it. The soundtrack makes what is essentially a puppet show seem like a real epic. The two-disc has the original soundtrack CD, plus an additional hour from the complete movie score. Yes, you get an additional hour with this limited edition set. The complete score has a few important tracks not available on the single-disc version, including the entrance to Aughra's observatory, Jen playing the pipes, the Garthim attack at the observatory, Skeksis feast, Gelfling Dreamfast, and much more. The only problem is it's not being produced anymore so you'll have to get it secondhand. Still, if you like the movie and like the soundtrack, it's definitely worth shelling out a few extra bucks for this version.
1568890
Disney Standards is a great album by Steve Tyrell honoring some of the very best of the music from Disney movies. WE get great songs on this album; and Steve's voice is just perfect for these numbers. The quality of the sound is excellent and the artwork is very smart--good job on that artwork!

The album begins with Steve Tyrell and Chris Botti performing "When You Wish Upon A Star" from Pinocchio. "When You Wish Upon A Star" always stuns me with its beauty and the child in me loves this song--and I always will love this song because of that child in me. Steve sings this with lots of feeling and panache; and it makes a strong beginning for this album that is still very pretty. "Kiss The Girl" from The Little Mermaid is a more recent Disney tune; and Steve does an equally bright job on this terrific, electric number. Those people who work for Disney never seem to fail at writing strong tunes and Steve delivers this with an upbeat, positive style that is absolutely infectious.

"You've Got A Friend In Me" features Dr. John singing with Steve Tyrell; this tune from Toy Story is a more recent tune as well--but its' one of my all time Disney favorites. I love the theme of loyalty and friendship and Dr. John and Steve Tyrell work well together; their voice are just right to make this duet memorable. "Beauty And The Beast" is a splendid song that gets the royal treatment from Steve Tyrell; and that piano arrangement couldn't be better. The percussion helps to mark the beat and the music goes well with Steve Tyrell as he sings this marvelous tune. "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" is another tune that appeals to the child in me; and Steve Tyrell gives me the sense that he's singing just to me---fabulous! The piano yet again sounds great on "A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes;" and Steve delivers this flawlessly.

"The Bare Necessities" is a great number from The Jungle Book; and when Steve sings it I begin to honestly believe that no other artist would sing this as well as Steve can! "The Bare Necessities" is easily a major highlight of this album and I think you will enjoy it. "Cruella De Vil" comes from 101 Dalmatians; and Steve sings this with all his might--and it works well, too!

As if all this weren't enough for the price of admission to be ridiculously low, we also get a bonus video of "Bella Notte" from Lady And The Tramp. The quality of the print is very good and I know you'll like this scene in which the two dogs, Tramp and Lady, begin to eat the same piece of spaghetti which results in them having a kiss! It's very sweet and it's a scene you'll probably recognize.

Overall, Disney Standards showcases Steve Tyrell's ability to sing some of the best Disney songs ever and come out smelling like a rose. Steve's fans will like this and people who like Disney tunes may want to give this CD a chance. People who like classic pop vocals may like this album as well.
62156
Good things do come in small packages!  This soundtrack is a masterpiece, despite it's only a shade over 35 minutes in play time.  I think the thing to really point out with this recording is its perfect support of the movie's storyline.  I've seen plenty of movies and listened to plenty of soundtracks in my days, but rarely do a movie and soundtrack have the synergy these two have together.
I really like to turn off the lights, light a few candles, relax in my recliner and put in this soundtrack.  Tears still well in my eyes because of the sheer beauty of the music.  I hope you've had the chance to experience the same feeling.  It is a wonderful thing!
2300319
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland classic novel is truely one my most favorite children stories in english literature, and Disney did the story proud like no other Hollywood production ever did. The soundtrack is welcome, like so many recent Disney cd soundtracks, that they include opening credits, intro music, background melodies (that may get lost in noisy movie), occasional dialogue (to move the momentum of scene), and of course, the beloved songs Disney fans cherish around the globe. I bought this particular cd at the 20th Century Music Shop at Disneyland Main St. USA, and would like to start my own cd library of similar soundtracks from other animated movies. Highly recommended, and majestically packaged!
4847421
This soundtrack is fabulous.  I just adore Angela Lansbury in this film.  The score by the Sherman brothers is one of their best.  "The Age of Not Believing" as sung by Lansbury has always been one of my favorite songs.  And the sound on the disc is great too.  The disc does run a little short, as it is essentially a CD pressing of the original 1971 LP, but all the songs are here.

Unfortunately, as with all but the most popular Disney titles, this has quickly gone out of print after just two years.  Why?  Disney often puts out a great product, but it doesn't last long.  The Mary Poppins soundtrack, on the other hand, has always been available in some form on disc or tape, and has never been out of print in 40 years.
2172119
Thanks Disney for this wonderful soundtrack. It's really a pleasure to return in the Pacific with so beautiful songs and musics !