The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

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Before Broadway was Disneyfied and Times Square became a mall, the best Broadway musicals were being written for Disney animated features by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. Their songs for The Little Mermaid created the mold from which their even more popular work (Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin) would be cast. Almost every tune in Mermaid has its (slightly inferior) counterpart in Beauty, for example. But there's no topping the Oscar-winning calypso show-stopper, "Under the Sea"--in which a Caribbean crab convinces you that "Darlin' it's better/Down where it's wetter." Other songs, just as delightful, are even more impressive in the context of the movie. The rapturous "Kiss the Girl" accompanies a scene in which, despite the whispered urgings of creatures all around, the romantic hero does not act on the title's advice! That's the kind of abstract dramatic (OK, comedic) conceit you'd expect from Harold Pinter rather than Disney. And the gruesomely hilarious "Les Poissons" gives us a fisheye view of a kitchen where the seafood chef is a sort of French Ed Gein--a sadistic murderer who brutally tortures and chops up his victims, then eats them! Who says Disney never did black comedy? "...I stuff you with bread/It won't hurt, 'cause you're dead/And you're certainly lucky you are...." Lyricist Ashman may not have been Cole Porter, but he was the next best thing. --Jim Emerson --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Little Mermaid music delivers!!!
  • Wonderful Part of the Sea!
  • I loved this movie!
  • Works with iPod
  • I love Little Mermaid
 The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Little Mermaid
Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001M3Z
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

  1. Fathoms Below
  2. Main Titles
  3. Fanfare
  4. Daughters Of Triton
  5. Part Of Your World
  6. Under The Sea
  7. Part Of Your World (Reprise)
  8. Poor Unfortunate Souls
  9. Les Poissons
  10. Kiss The Girl
  11. Fireworks
  12. Jig
  13. The Storm
  14. Destruction Of The Grotto
  15. Flotsam And Jetsam
  16. Tour Of The Kingdom
  17. Bedtime
  18. Wedding Announcement
  19. Eric To The Rescue
  20. Happy Ending

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Before Broadway was Disneyfied and Times Square became a mall, the best Broadway musicals were being written for Disney animated features by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. Their songs for The Little Mermaid created the mold from which their even more popular work (Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin) would be cast. Almost every tune in Mermaid has its (slightly inferior) counterpart in Beauty, for example. But there's no topping the Oscar-winning calypso show-stopper, "Under the Sea"--in which a Caribbean crab convinces you that "Darlin' it's better/Down where it's wetter." Other songs, just as delightful, are even more impressive in the context of the movie. The rapturous "Kiss the Girl" accompanies a scene in which, despite the whispered urgings of creatures all around, the romantic hero does not act on the title's advice! That's the kind of abstract dramatic (OK, comedic) conceit you'd expect from Harold Pinter rather than Disney. And the gruesomely hilarious "Les Poissons" gives us a fisheye view of a kitchen where the seafood chef is a sort of French Ed Gein--a sadistic murderer who brutally tortures and chops up his victims, then eats them! Who says Disney never did black comedy? "...I stuff you with bread/It won't hurt, 'cause you're dead/And you're certainly lucky you are...." Lyricist Ashman may not have been Cole Porter, but he was the next best thing. --Jim Emerson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Little Mermaid music delivers!!! .......2007-01-27

Hats off for Mr. Alan Menken for the breathtaking score for this motion picture.

Winner of 2 academy awards, this cartoon movie has excelled and reached heights a lot of other movies wanted to reach..

This soundtrack is kinda short but the music in it is just AWESOME!
(and by the way, I added the music to my iPod with no problem)

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Part of the Sea!.......2006-07-27

When I was a very little girl, my parents told me the story about a little mermaid that written by Anderson. This was one of the most wonderful stories that I couldn't forget. Several years later, I watched the movie "The Little Mermaid" of Disney. I was deeply attracted by it. And what attracted me most was the music in it. Then my parents bought this soundtrack CD for me as my 14th birthday gift.
I suppose many girls' favorite song in this soundtrack is "Part of Your World". I love this song very much. It still feels so classic even though almost 20 years went by. In this song, Ariel showed that she was so eager to go up to the land. Though the tune is tender and slow, we can feel Ariel's heart and her dreams were so strong, feel how much she believed that her dreams would come true someday. Beautiful and glorious instrumental music, lovely lyric with sweet and dreamy lady vocal, all these made this song so classic and will always be classic. The reprise version of "Part of Your World" is so great as the original version. The tableaux of this reprise version are most unforgettable to me in this movie. "I don't know when, I don't know how, but I know something's starting right now." I'm deeply attracted by this song when every time I listen to it. After I listened to this song, I began to pay more attention to songs that created by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken or performed by Jodi Benson. The song "Under the Sea" is really famous to every Disney fan, though it's not my favorite in the movie. This song is a typical song for the sea in my opinion. It's full-filled with Caribbean feelings, spirited tune, comical lyric and Sebastian's wonderful vocal. At first, I thought Sebastian's voice was strange, and I always skipped "Under the Sea" when every time I listened to this soundtrack. But now, I love his voice very much, then I bought the album "Sebastian from The Little Mermaid" and often listen to it. "Les Poissons" is really a strange but very comical song. When I first listened to it in the movie with my cousin, we couldn't help laughing very loudly. "Poor Unfortunate Souls" is a wonderful song too, it reflected Ursula's ambition. "Kiss the Girl" is a lovely song too, Sebastian's performance and the chorus are great!
Besides all these songs, there is something that made the movie so great, the scores. All these scores are very beautiful, the musical instruments in the scores have been placed perfectly. The scores made the movie very dramatic. I love the track "Main Title" very much, the principal melody in this track is that of "Part of Your World". It's really beautiful, feels just like Ariel's magical stories. The track which I can't help listening to over and over again is "Happy Ending". I always be attracted by the chorus at the end of this track. "Now we can walk, now we can run, now we can stay all day in the sun..." Some other scores are glorious too, and some of them feels just like symphony.
I think that this soundtrack is one of the best of Disney. All the songs were performed by wonderful leading vocals and lovely chorus, all the scores are very beautiful. Well, some of my friends consider that Disney movies and music are only for little kids. I don't agree with this absolutely. Because I think Disney music have not only kids' innocence but also adult thoughts, music in "The Little Mermaid" is a good example. This wonderful soundtrack can be accepted by kids easily, and can be loved by many adults. So, if you're a Disney fan or a person who love music very much, this glorious soundtrack shouldn't be missed by you!

5 out of 5 stars I loved this movie!.......2006-06-05

I loved The Little Mermaid! Total family entertainment. The music is awesome and clever- great voices wonderful to watch.
Other classics not to forget about are:
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
The Wizard of Oz
Chitty Chitty Bang Band
The first Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Sound of Music
Oliver
West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof
Singing in the Rain
The Wiz
Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Grease
The King and I
Oklahoma
The Music Man
South Pacific

My Voice Students are always asking me for recommendations so I though I'd post it for all! We can't forget about these great musicals!

5 out of 5 stars Works with iPod.......2006-03-14

To all those who might hesitate to buy this wonderful CD, of one of the greatest Disney movies ever, because of a review here on Amazon that the CD could not be downloaded to the iPod. This is NOT true. I got my CD yesterday and downloaded it directly onto my iPod without any problems. Now I can hear the gorgeous music of "The little Mermaid" wherever I want!!! Don't hesitate to buy this CD, the songs are great and a must for every fan of Disney movies and this in particular. I, also had been concerned about buying this CD, becuse this review said it would not work with the iPod. But I did buy it then and it DOES work !!!!

5 out of 5 stars I love Little Mermaid.......2006-03-04

Great! My daughter loves this movie and loves the soundtrack
Little Mermaid: Original Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • But without my voice, how can I?
 Little Mermaid: Original Disney Motion Picture Soundtrack
Alan Menken , and Howard Ashman
Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004VP0D
Release Date: 1992-06-25

Tracks:

  1. Fathoms Below
  2. Main Titles
  3. Fanfare
  4. Daughters of Triton
  5. Part of Your World
  6. Under the Sea
  7. Part of Your World (Reprise)
  8. Poor Unfortunate Souls
  9. Poissons
  10. Kiss the Girl - Samuel E. Wright
  11. Fireworks
  12. Jig - Disney Chorus
  13. Storm
  14. Destruction of the Grotto - Jodi Benson
  15. Flotsam and Jetsam - Samuel E. Wright
  16. Tour of the Kingdom - Jodi Benson
  17. Bedtime - Pat Carroll
  18. Wedding Announcement - Rene Auberjonois
  19. Eric to the Rescue
  20. Happy Ending

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars But without my voice, how can I?.......2005-10-11

The Little Mermaid was the film that revitalized the animation division of Disney. The great songs in the movie by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken were at least partially responsible for the film's success. Wonderful songs like "Part of Your World", "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl". But, unfortunately, there aren't enough songs to fill up an entire album, so the second half of the CD consists of the instrumental score. It's a good score, certainly, but it's not as enjoyable to listen to as the songs. But fans of the film should get this CD, anyway.
The Little Mermaid - Walt Disney Pictures - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The men up there don't like a lot of blabber.
 The Little Mermaid - Walt Disney Pictures - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Walt Disney Music Company
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Soundtracks | Styles | Music
Disney RecordsDisney Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music
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ASIN: B000B09JSS

Product Description

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Walt Disney Pictures Presents "The Little Mermaid"// Music by Alan Menken - Lyrics by Howard Ashman// 1. Fathoms Below 2. The Little Mermaid (Main Titles) 3. Fanfare 4. Daughters of Triton 5. Part of Your World Jodi Benson 6. Under the Sea Wright, Samuel E. 7. Part of Your World (Reprise) Jodi Benson 8. Poor Unfortunate Souls Pat Carroll 9. Les Poissons Rene Auberjonois 10. Kiss the Girl Wright, Samuel E. 11. Fireworks 12. Jig 13. The Storm 14. Destruction of the Grotto 15. Flotsam and Jetsam 16. Tour of the Kingdom 17. Bedtime 18. Wedding Announcement 19. Eric to the Rescue 20. Happy Ending

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The men up there don't like a lot of blabber........2005-10-11

The Little Mermaid was the film that revitalized the animation division of Disney. The great songs in the movie by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken were at least partially responsible for the film's success. Wonderful songs like "Part of Your World", "Under the Sea" and "Kiss the Girl". But, unfortunately, there aren't enough songs to fill up an entire album, so the second half of the CD consists of the instrumental score. It's a good score, certainly, but it's not as enjoyable to listen to as the songs. But fans of the film should get this CD, anyway.

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