Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)

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Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Disney's Aladdin soundtrack cover.jpg
Artwork for original release
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released November 10, 1992
Recorded 1991–1992
Genre
Length <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • 50:01 (1992 and 2001 releases)
  • 56:52 (2004 Special Edition)
Label Walt Disney
Producer
Alan Menken, Tim Rice, Walter Afanasieff
Walt Disney Animation Studios chronology
Beauty and the Beast
(1991)		 Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1992)		 The Lion King
(1994)
Singles from Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 5/5 stars[1]
Filmtracks 3/5 stars[2]
Sputnikmusic 4/5[3]

Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1992 Disney animated feature film, Aladdin. The album was released by Walt Disney Records on CD and cassette tape on November 10, 1992. The soundtrack was intertwined with demos, work tapes and unreleased masters, as well as original scores in 1994 in a four-disc box set entitled The Music Behind the Magic: The Musical Artistry of Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice. A remastered reissue with altered lyrics and new artwork was released on March 27, 2001. A special edition reissue featuring two previously released demos and new artwork was released on September 28, 2004.

The music on the album earned composer Alan Menken the Academy Award for Best Original Score[4] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score,[5] as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.[6] Menken, along with lyricist Tim Rice, also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[4] the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song,[5] and a Grammy Award for Song of the Year for the song "A Whole New World". It is currently the first and only Disney song to win Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards.[7][8] The album is one of the best-selling soundtrack albums to an animated film, with 3 million copies sold in the United States[9] and 300,000 copies sold in Canada.[10]

Track listing

All music composed by Alan Menken.

Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
No. Title Performer(s) Length
1. "Arabian Nights" ([A]) Bruce Adler 1:19
2. "Legend of the Lamp" (includes a monologue by Robin Williams) (score) 1:25
3. "One Jump Ahead"   Brad Kane 2:22
4. "Street Urchins"   (score) 1:52
5. "One Jump Ahead (Reprise)"   Brad Kane 1:01
6. "Friend Like Me"   Robin Williams 2:26
7. "To Be Free"   (score) 1:39
8. "Prince Ali"   Robin Williams 2:51
9. "A Whole New World"   Brad Kane, Lea Salonga 2:40
10. "Jafar's Hour"   (score) 2:43
11. "Prince Ali (Reprise)"   Jonathan Freeman 1:07
12. "The Ends of the Earth"   (score) 1:35
13. "The Kiss"   (score) 1:51
14. "On a Dark Night"   (score) 2:55
15. "Jasmine Runs Away"   (score) 0:46
16. "Marketplace"   (score) 2:37
17. "The Cave of Wonders"   (score) 4:57
18. "Aladdin's Word" (includes cue from When You Wish Upon a Star) (score) 1:51
19. "The Battle"   (score) 3:39
20. "Happy End in Agrabah" ([B]) (score) 4:15
21. "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)"   Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle 4:05
Total length:
 50:01

Notes

  • A^ "Where they cut off your ear/If they don't like your face" were revised to "Where it's flat and immense/And the heat is intense" for remastered reissues.
  • B^ Version included on the original CD and cassette releases (1992) contains several alternate cues.[citation needed]

All lyrics written by Howard Ashman, all music composed by Alan Menken.

Aladdin (Special Edition Soundtrack)
No. Title Performer(s) Length
22. "Proud of Your Boy (Demo)"   Alan Menken 2:29
23. "High Adventure (Demo)"   Alan Menken, Howard Ashman 4:21
Total length:
 6:50

All music composed by Alan Menken.

All lyrics written by Howard Ashman, all music composed by Alan Menken.

Unreleased songs and score

Cut songs

Howard Ashman and Alan Menken composed several songs for an initial story treatment of Aladdin prior to beginning work on Beauty and the Beast.[11][12] This story treatment incorporated several plot elements from the original folk tale and additional characters that were eliminated during later story development. Three songs from this score - "Arabian Nights", "Friend Like Me" and "Prince Ali" - survive in the final film.

Menken composed several additional songs for the subsequent story revisions following Ashman's 1991 death, prior to Tim Rice's involvement with the project.[11]

Work tape, demo and master recordings of cut songs have been released in several formats, notably on the 1994 The Music Behind the Magic box set,[11] the 2004 special edition soundtrack and the 2004 DVD release of the film.[13]

1990 Original Score - music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman.[11]

  • Arabian Nights
  • Arabian Nights (Reprise #1)
  • Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim
  • Arabian Nights (Reprise #2)
  • Friend Like Me
  • To Be Free
  • Proud of Your Boy – A demo version performed by Menken was featured on the 2004 special edition soundtrack. A pop version recorded by Clay Aiken was included on the 2004 DVD release of the film.[13] In 2011, it was restored in the film's stage musical adaption.
  • How Quick They Forget
  • Arabian Nights (Reprise #3)
  • High Adventure – A demo version performed by Menken and Ashman was featured on the 2004 special edition soundtrack.
  • Arabian Nights (Reprise #4)  — This was later used as the ending for Aladdin and the King of Thieves.

Additional Menken/Ashman demos[11]

  • Call Me a Princess – A cover version was recorded by actress/singer Kerry Butler and released on her first solo album, Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust in May 2008.
  • Humiliate the Boy

Menken solo demos[11]

  • Count on Me

Menken/Tim Rice demos[11]

  • Why Me
  • My Time Has Come
  • My Finest Hour

Accolades

Awards
Award Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result
Academy Awards[4] Best Original Song "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken and Tim Rice Won
"Friend Like Me" – Alan Menken and Howard Ashman Nominated
Best Original Score Alan Menken Won
Best Sound Effects Editing Mark Mangini Nominated
Best Sound Terry Porter, Mel Metcalfe, David J. Hudson, Doc Kane Nominated
British Academy Film Awards[6] Best Original Film Score Alan Menken Nominated
Golden Globe Awards[5] Best Original Song "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken and Tim Rice Won
"Friend Like Me" – Alan Menken and Howard Ashman Nominated
"Prince Ali" – Alan Menken and Howard Ashman Nominated
Best Original Score Alan Menken Won
Grammy Awards[7][8][14] Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Alan Menken, Tim Rice, Walter Afanasieff Won
Record of the Year "A Whole New World" – Walter Afanasieff Nominated
Song of the Year "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken and Tim Rice Won
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals "A Whole New World" – Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle Won
Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken and Tim Rice Won
"Friend Like Me" – Alan Menken and Howard Ashman Nominated
Best Musical Album for Children Alan Menken and Tim Rice Won
MTV Movie Awards[15] Best Song from a Movie "A Whole New World" – Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle Nominated
Saturn Awards[16] Best Music Alan Menken Nominated

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[20] Platinum 70,000
Canada (Music Canada)[22] 3× Platinum 300,000
Germany (BVMI)[23] Gold 250,000
Japan (RIAJ)[24] Platinum 350,000[25]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] Gold 50,000
Sweden (GLF)[27] Gold 50,000
Taiwan 150,000[28]
United States (RIAA)[29] 3× Platinum 3,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

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