A Musical History of Disneyland (2005)

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A Musical History of Disneyland
A Musical History of Disneyland cover
Box set by Disneyland
Released May 5, 2005
Genre Theme Park
Label Walt Disney Records
Producer(s) Randy Thornton
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A Musical History of Disneyland (2005) is a collection of music from Disneyland, spanning from opening day to the present. Released on May 5, 2005 in honor of Disneyland's 50th Anniversary, it is the biggest release in Disneyland Records history. In print.

Contents

[edit] Official description

These descriptions are from the back of a limited edition box.

Walt Disney Records celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland with the most comprehensive and collectible box set in it’s history, A Musical History of Disneyland. Reflecting on the first 50 years of Disneyland music, this unprecedented collection features 6 CDs filled with rare and previously unreleased recordings from the opening day of Disneyland in 1955, all the way to the present. From entering Town Square, to riding the Disneyland Railroad around the Park, to remembering Walt Disney’s timeless opening day speech that started it all, this painstakingly thorough audio collection is the first time Disney Park fans can own a comprehensive collection of music from all of the greatest attractions, shows, and Lands that exist today, and some that are just a happy memory. Also included is the exclusive hardcover book, The Sounds of Disneyland, featuring rare photos and early working drawings written by Disney artist, Stacia Martin, and designed by Bruce Gordon of Walt Disney Imagineering. This one-of-a-kind box set is a timeless keepsake that every Disney Park fan and their families will treasure for many years to come.

[edit] Audio library

6 CD AUDIO LIBRARY

Over 7 hours of new and classic, restored and remastered recordings from Disneyland park, including many previously unreleased recordings, all stored in a deluxe hardcover case.

[edit] The Sounds of Disneyland

EXCLUSIVE COFFEE TABLE BOOK

72 page hardcover book, The Sounds of Disneyland, featuring an in depth look at the musical and audio history of Disneyland park.

[edit] Limited edition

BONUS: LIMITED EDITION GOLD VINYL RECORD (A Disney Theme Park Exclusive)

Limited edition gold vinyl reproduction of Walt Disney Records’ first ever release, Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom.

(this description is only found on the limited edition)

[edit] Production

  • Compilation and Restoration Producer: Randy Thornton
  • Executive Producer: Ted Kryczko
  • Mastering: Jeff Sheridan at SoundWorks Studio
  • Package Art Direction: Steve Gerdes

[edit] Editions

[edit] Standard edition

  • Unlimited run
  • Red cloth covered box
  • The 6 CD audio library
  • The Sounds of Disneyland hardcover book

[edit] Special edition

  • Unlimited run
  • Red cloth covered box
  • The 6 CD audio library
  • The Sounds of Disneyland hardcover book
  • Black reproduction of the "Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom" record

Since the limited edition quickly sold so well, it was decided to create a special edition with a unlimited run in which the reproduction of record would be black instead of gold.[1]

[edit] Limited edition

  • Limited run of 5,000 (out of print)
  • Red cloth covered box
  • The 6 CD audio library
  • The Sounds of Disneyland hardcover book
  • Gold reproduction of the "Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom" record

[edit] Limited edition special numbers

Number 0001: Sold on eBay by Disney.

Number 0050: Sold on eBay by Disney.

Number 0885: A copy that was signed by Randy Thornton and won in a contest at MagicMusic.net.

There are numbers higher than 5,000, this was due the use of an 'unsecured' numbering method – a commonly used system. However, there are still only 5,000 copies. [2]

[edit] Test pressing

In 2005 Disney sold a test pressing on eBay.

In honor of Disneyland's 50th anniversary, Disney Auctions is pleased to present this unique pair of items developed exclusively to accompany the limited-edition box-set release 50th Anniversary: A Musical History of Disneyland.

Written by Disney artist Stacia Martin with art direction by Imagineer Bruce Gordon, the coffee table book 50th Anniversary: The Sounds of Disneyland provides an in-depth look at the musical and audio history of Disneyland® park with rare photos and early working drawings.

This lot also features a rare test pressing of the bonus limited-edition album Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of the Magic Kingdom, a gold-vinyl reproduction of Walt Disney Records' first-ever album release (1956). Preceding a limited edition of 5,000 gold-vinyl pressings, the album is presented in a full-color booklet-style jacket that re-creates the original album artwork, complete with vintage photos of Disneyland.

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[edit] Track listing

This listing is from the back cover of the box.

[edit] Disc 1: Main Street / Adventureland / New Orleans Square

  1. "Walt Disney's Dedication of Disneyland (July 17th, 1955)" – 0:41
  2. "All Aboard" - Main Street Station – 0:30
  3. "Minnie's Yoo Hoo! (Saxophone Quartet)" – 0:41
  4. "Meet Me Down On Main Street (The Mellomen)" – 1:52
    • Sounds of Main Street: The Fire Truck
  5. "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" – 11:54
  6. "Disney Medley (Disneyland Band)" – 4:06
    • Sounds of Horse-drawn Carriage
  7. "Alexander's Ragtime Band (Rod Miller) - Coke Corner" – 2:36
  8. "Let's Dance at Disneyland (The Elliott Brothers) - Plaza Gardens" – 2:12
    • The Sounds of Adventureland
  9. "Tiki Room Barker Bird" - Adventureland Entrance – 0:46
  10. "The Enchanted Tiki Room Garden Show" – 3:58
  11. "Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room" – 17:36
  12. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" – 3:25
  13. "Swisskapolka" - Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse – 1:54
  14. "Tarzan Medley" - Tarzan's Treehouse – 2:38
    • Sounds of the Mark Twain River Boat
  15. "The Mark Twain" – 3:50
  16. "Pirates of the Caribbean" – 16:07
  17. "Feed the Birds" - Club 33 – 3:04
  18. "Love Is A Song" - The Disney Gallery – 1:10
  19. "Sounds of the Frontierland Station" – 0:45

[edit] Disc 2: New Orleans Square, continued / Critter Country

  1. "Happy Rag" - New Orleans Square – 3:51
  2. "The Haunted Mansion" – 13:52
  3. "Rufus" - Bear Country – 0:18
  4. "Bearless Love" - Bear Country – 2:03
  5. "Country Bear Jamboree" – 15:33
  6. "All I Want" - Critter Country – 2:14
  7. "Splash Mountain" – 12:11
  8. "Country Bear Vacation Hoedown" – 16:46
  9. "The Rain, Rain, Rain Came Down, Down, Down" – 1:45
  10. "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" – 4:56

[edit] Disc 3: Frontierland / Fantasyland

  1. "Battle Cry of Freedom" - The Blockade House – 1:18
  2. "A Cowboy Needs A Horse" – 1:29
  3. "Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland and the Rainbow Caverns" – 8:18
  4. "All Aboard the Mine Train" – 1:44
  5. "The Golden Horseshoe Revue" – 31:33
  6. "The Columbia Sailing Ship" – 3:19
  7. "When You Wish Upon A Star" - Sleeping Beauty Castle – 3:12
  8. "Once Upon A Dream" - King Arthur Carrousel – 2:19
  9. "Fantasyland Dark Ride Suite" – 17:54
  10. "Matterhorn Yodelers" - The Matterhorn Bobsleds – 2:18
    • Sounds of the Matterhorn

[edit] Disc 4: Fantasyland, continued / Mickey's ToonTown / Tomorrowland

  1. "It's a Small World" – 13:42
  2. "The Sound of Toons" – 0:35
  3. "Steamboat Willie" – 2:08
  4. "Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin" – 2:26
  5. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Medley" – 2:23
  6. "America the Beautiful" - CircleVision – 17:51
  7. "The Monorail Song" - Disneyland Monorail – 1:53
  8. "Adventure Thru Inner Space" – 7:31
  9. "Miracles from Molecules" - Adventure Thru Inner Space – 1:36
  10. "Star Tours" – 4:06
  11. "The Carousel of Progress" – 19:28
  12. "Progressland" – 5:47

[edit] Disc 5: Tomorrowland, continued / 50th Anniversary

  1. "Nation On Wheels" - The Peoplemover – 1:56
  2. "Flight to the Moon" – 13:02
  3. "America Sings" – 21:33
    • Sounds of the Autopia
  4. "The Submarine Voyage Thru Liquid Space" – 9:10
  5. "Space Mountain" – 3:48
    • Sounds of the Astro-Blaster
  6. "Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters" – 6:13
  7. "Space Mountain (New Daytime Track)" – 1:26
  8. "Remember Dreams Come True - Fireworks Spectacular" – 17:10
  9. "Closing" – 1:14

[edit] Disc 6: The Seasonal Attractions

  1. "Country Bear Christmas Special" – 16:11
  2. "It's a Small World Holiday" – 15:07
  3. "Haunted Mansion Holiday (Premiere Edition)" – 16:40
  4. "The Main Street Electrical Parade" – 9:13
  5. "Fantasmic!" – 22:39

[edit] Record: Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom

  1. "Overture"
  2. "Main Street"
  3. "Adventureland"
  4. "Frontierland"
  5. "Tomorrowland"
  6. "Fantasyland"

[edit] Official track notes

[edit] Record: Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland: A Musical Tour of The Magic Kingdom

1. Overture

  • Disneyland Theme

Composed and Conducted by Camarata

2. Main Street, U.S.A.

  • Meet Me Down On Main Street

Composed and Conducted by Oliver Wallace

3. Adventureland

  • Overture
  • Adventureland Boat Ride

Composed and Conducted by Camarata

4. Frontierland

  • Overture
  • Covered Wagon Ride
  • Golden Horseshoe
  • River Boat Ride
  • Finale

Composed and Conducted by George Bruns

5. Tomorrowland

  • Overture
  • The World of Tomorrow
  • Outer Space
  • A Meteorite Strikes
  • The Other Side of the Moon and Back
  • Next Target - Mars

Composed and Conducted by George Bruns

6. Fantasyland

  • Overture
  • King Arthur Carousel
  • Snow White Ride
  • Peter Pan Ride
  • Storybook Land
  • Finale

Composed and Conducted by Camarata

[edit] Unofficial track observations

[edit] Disc 1: Main Street / Adventureland / New Orleans Square

14. "Tarzan Medley - Tarzan's Treehouse"

  • Music cues out of order.

[edit] Disc 2: New Orleans Square, continued / Critter Country

2. "The Haunted Mansion"

  • Foyer music is heard in the stretch room sequence.

7. "Splash Mountain"

  • "Sooner or Later" is played instead instrumental version heard currently in the ride.

[edit] Disc 4: Fantasyland, continued / Mickey's ToonTown / Tomorrowland

1. "It's a Small World"

  • A instrumental version of "It's a Small World" included here isn't played on the ride.

4. "Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin"

  • Music cues out of order.
  • Finale not included.

11. "The Carousel of Progress"

  • A high pitched noise can be heard at various times.

[edit] Disc 5: Tomorrowland, continued / 50th Anniversary

7. "Space Mountain (New Daytime Track)"

  • Not the complete ride score.

[edit] Disc 6: The Seasonal Attractions

4. "The Main Street Electrical Parade"

  • Character voices included.

5. "Fantasmic!"

  • Does not include the exit music.

[edit] Criticism

Many fans dislike the extra reverb (echo) added in many places and some strange cue placements. Generally, people enjoy the collection more than dislike it.

[edit] Tips

  • The standard edition set has been found at Costco for a much cheaper price than found at the theme parks.

[edit] External links

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