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Beyond the Mysterious Beyond => The Arts => Sound Off! => Topic started by: Petrie. on May 04, 2008, 08:41:23 PM

Title: Ballads of Animation
Post by: Petrie. on May 04, 2008, 08:41:23 PM

I just recently burned myself a new mix cd (yes I still do this for my car).  This is of ones where ballads have come out of animated films/shows.  I think I got most of them if not all.  Realistically, many of them sound a lot alike down to tempo, instrumentation, and vocalists. :p

1978
Watership Down: Bright Eyes

1982
The Secret of NIMH: Flying Dreams

1986
An American Tail: Somewhere Out There

1988
The Land Before Time: If We Hold On Together

1989
All Dogs Go to Heaven: Love Survives

1991
Beauty and the Beast: Beauty and the Beast

1992
Aladdin: A Whole New World

1993
Once Upon A Forest: Once Upon A Time With Me

1994
The Lion King: Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever

1995
Balto: Reach For the Light
Pocahontas: If I Never Knew You
The Pebble and the Penguin: Now and Forever

1997
Anastasia: Once Upon a December
Cats Don’t Dance: Our Time Has Come

1998
The Prince of Egypt: When You Believe
The Lion King II: Love Will Find a Way

2000
Watership Down: Thank You, Stars

A ballad from an animated film either is based on the film’s main theme, or was performed during the film by the title character(s), and played over the end credits in a pop ballad.  Pop ballads became popular when the hit duet between James Ingram and Linda Ronstadt, Somewhere Out There made it big and almost all animated films had them for a decade after.  These ballads fell out of favor by the end of the 1990s, turning towards pop music for the credit rolls.

(That last part was on my notecard I put with the cd.)

So, how many of you have heard these, and/or like them?

Title: Ballads of Animation
Post by: Cancerian Tiger on May 05, 2008, 12:11:05 AM

Out of your list, I like the following:

LBT: If We Hold On Together
Beauty and the Beast: Beauty and the Beast
Aladdin: A Whole New World
The Lion King: Can You Feel the Love Tonight?
The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever
Anastasia: Once Upon a December
The Prince of Egypt: When You Believe
The Lion King II: Love Will Find a Way