Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | October 27, 1992 (original release) March 27, 2001 (re-release) September 28, 2004 (Special Edition) [1] | |||
Recorded | 1988–1992 | |||
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Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Singles from Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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AllMusic | [2] |
Filmtracks | [3] |
Sputnikmusic | 4/5 [4] |
Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1992 Disney animated film Aladdin . The album was released by Walt Disney Records on CD and cassette tape on October 27, 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 Legacy Collection: Aladdin was released on September 9, 2022 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Aladdin. [5]
The music on the album earned composer Alan Menken the Academy Award for Best Original Score [6] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, [7] as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music. [8] Menken, along with lyricist Tim Rice, also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, [6] the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song [7] 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. [9] [10] The album is one of the best-selling soundtrack albums to an animated film, with 3 million copies sold in the United States [11] and 300,000 copies sold in Canada. [12]
All music is composed by Alan Menken
No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Arabian Nights" ( [A] ) | Howard Ashman | Bruce Adler | 1:19 |
2. | "Legend of the Lamp" (includes a monologue by Robin Williams) | (score) | 1:25 | |
3. | "One Jump Ahead" | Tim Rice | Brad Kane | 2:22 |
4. | "Street Urchins" | (score) | 1:52 | |
5. | "One Jump Ahead (Reprise)" | Rice | Brad Kane | 1:01 |
6. | "Friend Like Me" | Ashman | Robin Williams | 2:26 |
7. | "To Be Free" | (score) | 1:39 | |
8. | "Prince Ali" | Ashman | Robin Williams | 2:51 |
9. | "A Whole New World" | Rice | Brad Kane, Lea Salonga | 2:40 |
10. | "Jafar's Hour" | (score) | 2:43 | |
11. | "Prince Ali (Reprise)" | Rice | 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)" | Rice | Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle | 4:05 |
Total length: | 50:01 |
Notes
All lyrics are written by Howard Ashman; all music is composed by Alan Menken
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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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 is composed by Alan Menken
No. | Title | Lyrics | Performed by: | Length |
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1. | "Arabian Nights" (demo/final) | Howard Ashman | Alan Menken, Bruce Adler | 1:48 |
2. | "Legend of the Lamp" (final/dialogue by Robin Williams) | (score) | 1:24 | |
3. | "On a Dark Night" (final) | (score) | 2:54 | |
4. | "One Jump Ahead" (final) | Tim Rice | Brad Kane | 2:22 |
5. | "Street Urchins" (final) | (score) | 1:56 | |
6. | "One Jump Ahead, Reprise" (final) | Rice | Kane | 1:00 |
7. | "Count on Me" (demo) | Alan Menken | Menken | 2:38 |
8. | "Call Me a Princess" (demo) | Ashman | Howard Ashman, Menken | 2:40 |
9. | "Jasmine Runs Away" (final) | (score) | 0:44 | |
10. | "Marketplace" (final) | (score) | 2:36 | |
11. | "Why Me" (unreleased master) | Rice | Jonathan Freeman | 3:21 |
12. | "Friend Like Me" (work tape) | Ashman | Ashman, Menken | 1:07 |
13. | "Friend Like Me" (final) | Ashman | Robin Williams | 2:27 |
14. | "To Be Free" (final) | (score) | 1:37 | |
15. | "The Cave of Wonders" (final) | (score) | 4:56 | |
16. | "Prince Ali" (demo) | Ashman | Ashman, Menken | 4:13 |
17. | "Prince Ali" (final) | Ashman | Williams | 2:51 |
18. | "A Whole New World" (work tape) | Rice | Menken, Tim Rice | 0:50 |
19. | "A Whole New World" (final) | Rice | Kane, Lea Salonga | 2:39 |
20. | "The Kiss" (final) | (score) | 1:50 | |
21. | "Aladdin's World" (final) | (score) | 1:51 | |
22. | "Humiliate the Boy" (demo) | Ashman | Freeman, Menken | 3:42 |
23. | "Jafar's Hour" (final) | (score) | 2:39 | |
24. | "Prince Ali, Reprise" (final) | Rice | Freeman | 1:12 |
25. | "The Ends of the Earth" (final) | (score) | 1:35 | |
26. | "The Battle" (final) | (score) | 3:38 | |
27. | "Happy End in Agrabah" (final) | (score) | 4:14 | |
28. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise" (unreleased master) | Ashman | Adler | 0:44 |
29. | "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (single) | Rice | Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle | 4:05 |
Total length: | 70:44 |
All lyrics are written by Howard Ashman; all music is composed by Alan Menken
No. | Title | Performed by: | Length |
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1. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise #1" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 0:31 |
2. | "Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 2:45 |
3. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise #2" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 0:32 |
4. | "Friend Like Me" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 2:35 |
5. | "Proud of Your Boy" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 2:27 |
6. | "How Quick They Forget" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 3:57 |
7. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise #3" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 0:34 |
8. | "High Adventure" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 4:19 |
9. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise #4" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 0:43 |
Total length: | 18:47 |
Howard Ashman and Alan Menken composed several songs for an initial story treatment of Aladdin prior to beginning work on Beauty and the Beast . [13] [14] 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. [13]
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, [13] the 2004 special edition soundtrack and the 2004 DVD release of the film. [15]
1990 Original Score - music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman. [13]
Additional Menken/Ashman demos [13]
Menken solo demos [13]
Awards | |||
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Award | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result |
Academy Awards [6] | 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 [8] | Best Original Film Score | Alan Menken | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards [7] | 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 [9] [10] [16] | 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 [17] | Best Song from a Movie | "A Whole New World" – Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle | Nominated |
Saturn Awards [18] | Best Music | Alan Menken | Nominated |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [22] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada) [24] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
Germany (BVMI) [25] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Japan (RIAJ) [26] | Platinum | 350,000 [27] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [28] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [29] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Taiwan | — | 150,000 [30] |
United Kingdom (BPI) [31] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [32] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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