Walt Disney Records Presents: The Official Album

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Annotation

'The Official Album' was a music compilation released on CD by Walt Disney Records in 1997. It primary contains music used in the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland theme parks, though many of the tracks have been shortened from their full length for this collection (e.g., Grim Grinning Ghosts is only the chorus).

Most notably, this CD is the only official release for the soundtrack of IllumiNations 25 B, which played at Epcot from May 19, 1997 to January 31, 1998.

http://www.allmusic.com/album/r117154

"Fantasyland Castle Medley" is a mash-up of the following titles:

• When You Wish Upon a Star
• Once Upon a Dream
• A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
• Some Day My Prince Will Come

"Main Street Electrical Parade" is a mash-up of the following titles:

• Electrical and Lights Fanfare (Don Dorsey)
• Baroque Hoedown (Jean-Jacques Perrey / Gershon Kingsley)
• Alice in Wonderland (Bob Hilliard / Sammy Fain)
• All in the Golden Afternoon (Bob Hilliard / Sammy Fain)
• The Unbirthday Song (Mack David / Al Hoffman / Jerry Livingston)
• Entry of the Gladiators (J. Fucik)

"Tinkerbell's Fantasy In The Sky" is a mash-up of the following titles:

• Tinkerfly (Vasile Sirli)
• Following the Leader (Winston Hibler / Ted Sears / Oliver Wallace)
• What Made the Red Man Red? (Sammy Cahn / Sammy Fain)
• Never Smile at a Crocodile (Frank Churchill)
• A Pirate's Life (Ed Penner / Oliver Wallcae)
• The Elegant Captain Hook (Sammy Cahn / Sammy Fain)
• You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (Sammy Cahn / Sammy Fain)
• Berceuse (Brahms) • Main Title (Oliver Wallace)

Label: Disney
EAN: 0050086082025
ASIN B000001M77

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-31 18:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fantasyland Castle Medley
producer:
Ken Lisi and Aarin Richard
remixer:
Sam Buckner and Steve Litten
arranger:
Richard Bellis and George Wilkins (composer and singer, worked for Disney)
medley including a recording of:
Fantasyland Castle Medley
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
medley of:
Once Upon a Dream (from Disney’s 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty)
medley of:
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella, 1950 animated film)
medley of:
Someday My Prince Will Come
Leigh Harline, Ned Washington / Sammy Fain, Jack Lawrence / Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston / Frank Churchill, Larry Morey5:48
2It’s a Small World (After All)
recording of:
It’s a Small World (After All)
writer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman2:39
3The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room
recording of:
The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room
writer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman1:17
4Grim Grinning Ghosts
recording of:
Grim Grinning Ghosts (From “The Haunted Mansion”)
lyricist:
Xavier Atencio
composer:
Buddy Baker (American composer and arranger)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Buddy Baker, Xavier Atencio1:02
5Zip‐A‐Dee‐Doo‐Dah
recording of:
Zip‐a‐Dee‐Doo‐Dah (Song of the South)
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son, Joy Music Inc. and Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1945)
part of:
The 20th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1947 winner)
part of:
Song of the South (1946 live action/animated film)
Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert2:00
6Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me)
recording of:
Yo Ho (A Pirate’s Life for Me) (from “Pirates of the Caribbean”)
lyricist:
Xavier Atencio (in 1967)
composer:
George Bruns (in 1967)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
George Bruns, Xavier Atencio1:04
7Ev’rybody Has a Laughing Place
recording of:
Ev’rybody Has a Laughing Place
lyricist:
Ray Gilbert
composer:
Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
Allie Wrubel, Ray Gilbert1:31
8The Ballad of Davy Crockett
recording of:
The Ballad of Davy Crockett
lyricist:
Tom Blackburn
composer:
George Bruns
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
George Bruns, Tom Blackburn1:40
9Mickey Mouse March
partial recording of:
Mickey Mouse March (opening theme for The Mickey Mouse Club TV show, 1955–59)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Dodd
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
Jimmie Dodd0:57
10IllumiNations
producer:
Keith Dyer and Steve Skorija
arranger:
John Debney (American score composer)
recording of:
IllumiNations (Nighttime Spectacular, Epcot)
medley of:
Remember the Magic
medley of:
IllumiNations Fanfare
medley of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12d. Дивертисмент (г) Трепак: русский танец (Trepak: Russian dance)
medley of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
medley of:
Ma mère l’Oye (suite pour orchestre)
medley of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia (catch-all for arrangements)
medley of:
Daphnis et Chloé
medley of:
English Folk Song Suite: I. March “Seventeen Come Sunday” (orchestrated by Jacob)
medley of:
El Salón México
medley of:
Rodeo: IV. Hoedown
medley of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: I. I pini di Villa Borghese
medley of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica)
medley of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
medley of:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
medley of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
medley of:
El sombrero de tres picos (ballet)
medley of:
Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy)
Copland / Debney / Holst / Berman, Antelis / de Falla13:11
11Space Mountain
engineer and mixer:
Sam Buckner and Greg Lhotka
producer:
Ed Sotto and Aarin Richard
bass:
Ron Eglit
drums (drum set):
Ron Fish (American score composer)
guitar:
Dick Dale (surf guitarist) and Carl Verhein
synthesizer:
Aarin Richard
recording of:
Space Mountain (1998 theme)
composer:
Aarin J. Richard
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
Camille Saint‐Saëns, Aarin Richard32:47
12Main Street Electrical Parade
recording of:
The Main Street Electrical Parade
lyricist:
Jean‐Jacques Perrey
composer:
Gershon Kingsley
medley of:
Cinderella (Main Title)
medley of:
Electric Fanfare / Fanfare of Lights
medley of:
Baroque Hoedown
medley of:
Alice in Wonderland (main theme of Alice in Wonderland, 1951 film)
medley of:
The Unbirthday Song (Alice in Wonderland, 1951 film)
medley of:
Following the Leader (Peter Pan, 1953 animated film)
medley of:
You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (Peter Pan, 1953 animated film)
medley of:
The Elegant Captain Hook (Peter Pan, 1953 animated film)
medley of:
Casey Junior
medley of:
Heigh‐Ho (The Dwarfs’ Marching Song)
medley of:
Dig, Dig, Dig (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Disney film)
medley of:
Brazzle Dazzle Day
medley of:
Boo Bop Bopbop Bop (I Love You, Too) (Pete’s Dragon)
Dorsey / Perrey, Kingsley / Hilliard, Fain / David, Hoffman, Livingston / Hilliard, Fain / David, Hoffman, Livingston / Fučík / Dorsey / Kasha, Hirschhorn / Kasha, Hirschhorn4:30
13Finale from Fantasmic!
recording of:
Finale (Fantasmic!)
lyricist and composer:
Bruce Healey and Barnette Ricci
publisher:
Bixio Music Group Ltd. (ASCAP) and Grandi Firme Della Canzone Ed Mus srl. (SIAE)
part of:
Fantasmic! (theme park show soundtrack)
Bruce Healey, Barnette Ricci3:30
14Fantasy in the Sky
engineer:
Paul Freeman (engineer)
producer:
Bruce Healey
medley including a recording of:
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes (Cinderella, 1950 animated film)
lyricist:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
composer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Al Hoffman
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division) and Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1948)
part of:
Cinderella (1950 Disney animated film)
medley including a recording of:
America the Beautiful
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
medley including a recording of:
Fanfare (part of Walt Disney Records’ “Fantasy in the Sky” medley)
composer:
Jack Eskew (musical arranger/orchestrator)
medley including a recording of:
God Bless America
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Corp.
medley including a recording of:
Heigh‐Ho (The Dwarfs’ Marching Song)
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
On est toutes Blanche-Neige
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
medley including a recording of:
It’s a Small World (After All)
writer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
medley including a recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
medley including a recording of:
Let’s Go Fly a Kite (Mary Poppins)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing)
part of:
Mary Poppins (stage version)
part of:
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
medley including a recording of:
Mickey Mouse March (opening theme for The Mickey Mouse Club TV show, 1955–59)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Dodd
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label)
medley including a recording of:
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious (Mary Poppins)
additional lyricist:
Anthony Drewe
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1963)
part of:
Mary Poppins (stage version)
part of:
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
medley including a recording of:
This Is My Country (American patriotic folk song)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Al Jacobs (in 1940)
medley including a recording of:
Whistle While You Work (from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs")
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971)
composer:
Frank Churchill
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd
part of:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 Disney animated film, songs and musical score)
medley including a recording of:
Yankee Doodle
anthem of:
Connecticut, United States
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4501)
Jack Eskew / Mack David, Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston / Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman / Frank Churchill, Larry Morey / Jimmie Dodd / Dukas / [traditional] / Ward / Al Jacobs, Don Raye / Irving Berlin6:11
15Light Magic
engineer and mixer:
Paul Freeman (engineer)
producer:
Bruce Healey
spoken vocals [announcer]:
Randy Crenshaw
vocals:
Ellis Hall (US soul singer and multi-instrumentalist) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
medley including a recording of:
Baroque Hoedown
composer:
Gershon Kingsley and Jean‐Jacques Perrey
medley including a recording of:
Be Our Guest (Beauty and the Beast)
lyricist:
Howard Ashman (in 1991)
composer:
Alan Menken (in 1991)
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division), Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1991) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1991)
part of:
The 64th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (2017 Disney film soundtrack)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
part of:
Beauty and the Beast (1991 Disney animated film soundtrack and score)
medley including a recording of:
Dream Our Dreams
lyricist:
Tom Child
composer:
Bruce Healey
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1997)
medley including a recording of:
Dream Our Dreams Fanfare
composer:
Bruce Healey
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1997)
medley including a recording of:
Little April Shower (from "Bambi")
lyricist:
Larry Morey (American lyricist, 1905–1971) (in 1942)
composer:
Frank Churchill (in 1942)
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1942)
medley including a recording of:
Pixie Dust Reveal
composer:
Bruce Healey
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1997)
medley including a recording of:
Pixie Fanfare I
composer:
Bruce Healey
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1997)
medley including a recording of:
Pixie Fanfare II
composer:
Bruce Healey
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1997)
medley including a recording of:
Step in Time (Mary Poppins)
lyricist and composer:
Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:
Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1963)
part of:
Mary Poppins (stage version)
part of:
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
medley including a recording of:
Topsy Turvy (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
lyricist:
Stephen Schwartz (musical theatre lyricist/composer)
composer:
Alan Menken
publisher:
Walt Disney Music Company (music publisher, do not use as release label) (in 1996) and Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1996)
part of:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film soundtrack)
Bruce Healey / Frank Churchill, Larry Morey / Bruce Healey / Alan Menken, Howard Ashman / Bruce Healey / Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz / Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman / Bruce Healey16:01