Bambi [Original recording remastered] [Soundtrack]

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Though known for his utopian idealism, Walt Disney's vision had a dark side that frequently evinced itself in the animated features that made his legend. But seldom was Disney's cynicism about human nature more heartbreaking than in his studio's 1942 adaptation of Felix Saltin's nature-based novel. The film broke new ground in several areas, not the least of which it's sparing use of dialog: Bambi contains less than a thousand spoken words. That alone placed greater emphasis on an orchestral musical score than had any previous animated film, and Disney vets Frank Churchill and Edward Plumb responded by composing a surprisingly modern, dramatically evocative soundtrack that would net the pair an Oscar nomination. Tragically, Churchill would die before the film premiered. Painstakingly cobbled together from a variety of pre-tape era source elements in conjunction with its DVD debut, this expanded edition of the film's score is the most complete yet. The quartet of charming original songs by Larry Morey and Churchill would get the latter his second Oscar nod on the project, and they are joined here by "Rain Drops," the energetic choral demo recording that became the film's charming "Little April Shower." The disc concludes with the recorded reminisces of Disney himself, legendary animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston and a concise musical analysis by Henry Mancini. --Jerry McCulley

Tracks:

Spider Snipe
Blank Page
Cracked Plaster Cast
Heiwaboke Crisis
Cat Brain Land
Plasma Gate Quest
Type: Ecco System
Call of the Vague
Green Eyed Devil
Crow's Paint Brush (Color Repair)
T for Tone
Slide Down
Lock the Head
One Drop, One Life
In Store
Dog Song
Chain Keeper
Last Target on the Last Day

Album Description

On their sixth full-length studio release Melt Banana exercise a hitherto undetected area of their musical musculature: the "rock" region. Summing up an entire album, and one as diverse as Bambi's Dilemma, with such a pedestrian qualifier is risky business, agreed, but it seems to fit like never before. The band, of course, refuses to accommodate any such pigeonholing: "Maybe it is rock, but maybe not. We just make whatever we want. We just follow our own instincts!"

Customer Reviews:

Amazing.......2007-06-23

Amazingly bad. I just saw these guys open up for Tool, and I couldn't believe it. I am open to new stuff, I like wierd things, I like non-conformity in music, but you have to at least have some musical talent to pull it off. To, me this band is like Primus, except without the talent. Thier love show sucked so bad, and I expected to hear some smaples of thier studio work and think "Oh, I get what they were doing, myabe I should give them another try," but thier studio stuff sounds even worse. In cocert, all we could hear was the guitar, could barely hear anything else, and could not hear her "singing". That was a blessing, because all she does is yell annoyingly.

I have not listened to a full studio album by these guys, but I think seeing a live performance is an even better indecation of a band's talent and musical ability. These guys are truly horrible. Nothing creative, no talent, pure crap.

A great follow-up to Cellscape.......2007-06-01

This year I have been disappointed by the new releases of my favorite bands (Arcade Fire and Blonde Redhead). Not so with Melt Banana. They have offered up something with melody, noise, punk and pure chaos. In the best Melt Banana tradition! I had wondered if they could equal Cellscape. They have equaled or perhaps bettered it. There is not a weak track on this album.

Can't stop listening.......2007-05-26

This might be the best Melt-Banana record released to date. Although definitely more accessible to the general populace than some of their previous, significantly weirder records, it doesn't mean that it is by any means boring. The straight ahead pop noise sound is complimented by much more mature composition and musicianship. The drumming is particularly notable.

Blank Page of the Blind might be my favorite song ever.

The best MxBx yet!!!!.......2007-05-23

Anyone whose listened to Melt Banana before would know that they never dissapoint. Every one of their albums has been absolutley incredible, and every song is killer. This album is no exception. And in my opinion, the best one yet. Bambi's Dilemma has more of a rock and roll feel this time around, while still retaining those noise rock/grindcore tendencies. Yako's vocals are absolutely incredible, and Aagata(guitar) seems to be playing more actual riffs this time. All in all, if you like Melt Banana, you know what your getting. If this is your first Melt Banana cd, this is where you should start. And make sure you see them live, theres nothing like it.

Different, but great!.......2007-05-14

I'm not sure what it is with people who automatically cry "sellout!" the second a band shows a stylistic shift. This album is a far cry from "Scratch or Stitch" and "Speak Squeak Creak," with its much poppier songs overall, but it's still great. Anyone who automatically throws this out because it's different from old Melt-Banana stuff just obviously does not welcome experimental change.

I guess it's true what the guys from Bad Acid Trip say in "Funbus."
"The craving for new is something to shun,
thinking is bad, it spoils the fun."

Heigh-Ho! Mozart: Favorite Disney Tunes In The Style Of Great Classical Composers

Average customer rating:

Just amazing
A Disney Classic!

Heigh-Ho! Mozart: Favorite Disney Tunes In The Style Of Great Classical Composers
Eugenia Zukerman , Shanghai Quartet , Los Angeles Guitar Quartet , Anthony Newman , Paul Barritt , and Voices Of Ascension
Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000006UX
Release Date: 1995-06-16

Tracks:

Colors Of The Wind, from Pocahontas, in the style of Anton Dvorak
Heigh-Ho! from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in the style of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Beauty and the Beast, in the style of Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Second Star from the Right, from Peter Pan, in the style of Thomas Tallis
Under the Sea, from The Little Mermaid, in the style of Scott Joplin
I Wanna Be Like You, from Jungle Book, in the style of Heitor Villa-Lobos
Can You Feel The Love Tonight, from The Lion King, in the style of Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikowsky
With a Smile and a Song, from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in the style of Frederic Chopin
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf, from The Three Little Pigs, in the style of Johann Strauss
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, from Cinderella, in the style of Edvard Greig
Main Street Electrical Parade, in the style of Antonio Vivaldi
Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag), from Mary Poppins, in the style of Johannes Brahms
Little April Shower, from Bambi, in the style of George Frederick Handel
Winnie The Pooh, in the style of Sergei Prokofiev
Prince Ali, from Aladdin, in the style of Bela Bartok
When You Wish Upon a Star, from Pinocchio, in the style of Richard Strauss

Customer Reviews:

Just amazing.......2001-08-08

This album I got at Disneyland Paris. I saw it and just knew that I had to have it. It's classic disney tunes in the style of the great composers. And it really do remind of them. As a lover of classic music and disney music, this couldn't be a better album.

A Disney Classic!.......2000-03-09

This cd is a great introduction for little ones into the world of classical music. My children ages 6 and 4 have "worn out" their first copy of this lively cd. If you enjoy disney music, this is a must for your children's music library.

Average customer rating:

Delightful Disney Music
Uncle Walt would be quite honored!
Fabulous CD
sleeping to Disney
this is a treasure

Heigh-Ho! Mozart

Manufacturer: Delos Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000709
Release Date: 1995-06-16

Tracks:

Colors of the Wind in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
Heigh-Ho! In the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
Beauty and the Beast in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
Second Star to the Right in the Style Of - Voices of Ascension
Under the Sea in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
I Wanna Be Like You in the Style Of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
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With a Smile and a Song in the Style Of - Carol Rosenberger
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? [In the Style Of] [In the Style Of... - English Chamber Orchestra
Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
Main Street Electrical Parade [in the Style Of Mozart] [In the Style of - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Feed the Birds [In the Style Of...] - Shanghai Quartet
Little April Shower in the Style Of - Anthony Newman
Winnie the Pooh in the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
Prince Ali in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
When You Wish upon a Star in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Delightful Disney Music.......2007-03-28

These Disney tunes done in the style of classic composers are so much fun. Children and adults alike will enjoy these songs over and over.

Uncle Walt would be quite honored!.......2006-12-20

For many a baby boomer, Walt Disney meant animation. But, besides that, music played an important part in the telling of the story. So interested in music was the animator that he fashioned one of his greatest triumphs ("Fantasia") on the works of the great masters.

Well, Donald Frasier and a bevy of musicians have compiled a wonderful collection of interpretations of familiar Disney tunes, many from Walt's time, along with a few latter day compositions.

Every selection is a winner, destined to make the listener reflect and recall the films from which they came. And if one is familiar with composer whose musical style is "copied" here, the album is a treasure.

Fabulous CD.......2006-10-04

Being a classical music connoisseur, I often listen to my local public classical radio station to hear the works of the great composers of old and of today. One day the station played "Colors of the Wind" and announced it was from this CD. I fell in love with it. I am a huge Disney fan who has over 350 Disney songs on my iPod. Pretty much the only music I listen to is either classical or Disney. And having them combined makes this CD euphoria for the ears.

Each song is in the style of a different classical composer, and usually in the style of one of their more specific songs. One with a trained ear will hear chords and melodies in almost perfect similitude of the original.

I can listen to this CD over and over and never get bored. How could you be bored when you're hearing all of your favorite old Disney songs in a new exciting way?

sleeping to Disney.......2006-07-30

I am really pleased that there is a classical music cd that has only Disney classics so that I can play them for my infant daughter while she sleeps. We are big Disney fans and it's fun to play these instead of the regular classical music. They sound just like the original songs. I would have given 5 stars but I wish they would have had all instrumental music, one of the songs has a choir singing, but it still sound good.

this is a treasure.......2003-05-11

Disney music is always uplifting. Classical music is beautiful. Combine the two - and you get THIS! "Colors of the Wind" is glorious, followed by the enchanting title track. "Beauty and the Beast" is true to the romance of the original. "The Second Star to the Right" is magical. Everything is awesome - and flawless. I initially bought this because I love The Main Street Electrical Parade music, and that is definiely a highlight here - but so are ALL the other songs! This is GOOD STUFF! It is so excellent that it can be a very beneficial introduction to classical music - for kids AND adults.

Average customer rating:

Bambi
What can compare with your BEAUTIFUL SOUND?!
Come with your beautiful music
Hauntingly beautiful
As Emotional an Experience as the Movie Itself

Bambi
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Disney
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056QDP
Release Date: 2001-01-30

Tracks:

Main Title (Love is a Song)
Sleepy Morning in the Woods/Everybody Awake/The Young Prince/Learning to Walk
Exploring/Through the Woods/Say Bird/Flower
Little April Shower
The Meadow/Bambi Sees Faline/Bambi Gets Annoyed
Gallop of the Stags/The Great Prince of the Forest/Man
Autumn/The First Snow/Fun on the Ice
The End of Winter/New Spring Grass/Tragedy in the Meadow
Wintery Winds
Let's Sing a Gay Little Spring Song
It Could Even Happen to Flower
Bambi Gets Twitterpated/Stag Fight
Looking for Romance (I Bring You a Song)
Man Returns
Fire/Reunion/Finale
Rain Drops (demo recording)
Bonus Interview - Introduced By Richard Kiley: Walt Disney
Bonus Interview - Introduced By Richard Kiley: Ollie Johnston And Frank Thomas
Bonus Interview - Introduced By Richard Kiley: Henry Mancini

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Though known for his utopian idealism, Walt Disney's vision had a dark side that frequently evinced itself in the animated features that made his legend. But seldom was Disney's cynicism about human nature more heartbreaking than in his studio's 1942 adaptation of Felix Saltin's nature-based novel. The film broke new ground in several areas, not the least of which it's sparing use of dialog: Bambi contains less than a thousand spoken words. That alone placed greater emphasis on an orchestral musical score than had any previous animated film, and Disney vets Frank Churchill and Edward Plumb responded by composing a surprisingly modern, dramatically evocative soundtrack that would net the pair an Oscar nomination. Tragically, Churchill would die before the film premiered. Painstakingly cobbled together from a variety of pre-tape era source elements in conjunction with its DVD debut, this expanded edition of the film's score is the most complete yet. The quartet of charming original songs by Larry Morey and Churchill would get the latter his second Oscar nod on the project, and they are joined here by "Rain Drops," the energetic choral demo recording that became the film's charming "Little April Shower." The disc concludes with the recorded reminisces of Disney himself, legendary animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston and a concise musical analysis by Henry Mancini. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Bambi.......2007-05-13

My goal is to collect all of the soundtracks for the classic Walt Disney animated films. Bambi has such hauntingly beautiful music in it. I thought it was a perfect one to buy this time of year (Spring).

What can compare with your BEAUTIFUL SOUND?!.......2006-03-31

I wanted to buy "Bambi" soundtrack before but it was unavailable. And now the remaster is here, so I can complete my collection of "Bambi"! It's so collectable and I'll NEVER miss it!
This is an exceptional Disney soundtrack, one of my favourite, one of the best! It's a perfect soundtrack with beautiful and cute cover at least! There are some classic and well-known songs from "Bambi", they're still so classic and welcome though more than 60 years have passed! My favourite song of "Bambi" is "Little April Shower". I love the chorus so much, and my whole family who love chorus and opera love this song too! This song is so vivid, especially when the thunder came up, it makes us feel that the thunder is right near our ears! "Looking for Romance(I Bring You a Song)" is a good song, it seems so romantic! Every time I listen to it, I always sing-along unconsciously! "Love is a Song" and "Let's Sing a Gay Little Spring Song" are not so good as the two above in my opinion, but they're still very exceptional in all Disney songs! The scores of this soundtrack was the most fantastic and most important part of the movie! The scores came up in these plots were perfect and my favourite: Bambi followed Thumper and his sisters, running and laughing through the forest; in Bambi's first winter, Thumper taught him how to skate; Bambi first met Faline when they were fully-grown! Those were some of the most successful scores of Disney!
What are you waiting for? It's not so easy to meet so FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL and ENCHANTED thing! LET'S PURCHASE!

Come with your beautiful music.......2006-02-20

I love the movie, Bambi, and I love the music used in it, too. I love the way the music tells the story. Without seeing the movie, you still have a good idea of what's going on. I also love the choral groups that sing the songs - you can easily imagine raindrops, and even the wind, singing. A thoroughly enjoyable experience.

Hauntingly beautiful.......2004-03-02

This is a great C.D.! Love is a Song is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It was nominated for an Academy Award that year. My other favorites are April Showers, Looking for Romance, Let's Sing a Gay Little Spring Song, and Wintry Winds. The booklet included with the C.D. is great.

As Emotional an Experience as the Movie Itself.......2002-10-07

In few Disney soundtracks is the composer's gift better showcased than here. Much of the impact of "Bambi" was carried by music and visuals rather than dialogue, and playing this CD makes it clear just how much of your impression of this or any movie you get, unconsciously, from the music drifting out of your speakers. Tracks like "Everybody Awake," "Learning to Walk," "Little April Shower," "Gallop of the Stags," "Man," "Fun on the Ice," "Tragedy in the Meadow," "Bambi Gets Twitterpated/Stag Fight," "Man Returns," and "Fire/Reunion/Finale" fit the action so perfectly that you see the scenes replaying in your mind. Then there are the beautiful vocals "Love is a Song" and "I Bring You a Song," which should have sunk into the public consciousness the way "Heigh-Ho" (from "Snow White") or "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" (from "Cinderella") did. A beautiful score.

Average customer rating:

Great music.
i cried!!
Can Disney Get Any Better?!
Absolutly Amazing!
Beautiful New Songs, Lovely Scores and Glorious Old Songs!

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