Pinocchio (soundtrack)

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Pinocchio
Pinocchio cover
Soundtrack by Various Artists
Released February 9, 1940
Genre Soundtrack
Label Victor Records
Disneyland Records
Walt Disney Records
Disney film soundtracks chronology
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(1938)		 Pinocchio
(1940)		 Fantasia
(1940)
2006 Release
2006 Release

Pinocchio is the soundtrack to the 1940 Walt Disney film of the same name, first released on February 9, 1940. The album was described as being "recorded from the original soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production Pinocchio". According to Walt Disney Records, "this is the first time the phrase 'original soundtrack' was used to refer to a commercially available movie recording"[1].

Contents

[edit] Songs

The songs in the film were written by Leigh Harline, Ned Washington and Frank Churchill. The incidental music was composed by Paul J. Smith.

  1. "When You Wish upon a Star" - Cliff Edwards
  2. "Little Wooden Head" - Christian Rub
  3. "Give a Little Whistle" - Cliff Edwards & Dickie Jones
  4. "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life for Me)" - Walter Catlett
  5. "I've Got No Strings" - Dickie Jones & Mae Questel
  6. "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (reprise)" - Walter Catlett
  7. "When You Wish upon a Star (reprise)" - Cliff Edwards & Chorus

[edit] Songs not used in the film

Songs written for the film but not used include:

  • "I'm a Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow" - Jiminy Cricket (Later used in the 1947 Disney film Fun and Fancy Free)
  • "As I Was Saying To the Duchess" - J. Worthington Foulfellow
  • "Three Cheers For Anything" - Lampwick, Pinocchio, Alexander & Other Boys
  • "Monstro the Whale" - Chorus

[edit] Releases

[edit] Original release

The soundtrack was first issued as a collection (Victor P-18) of three 78rpm singles.

[edit] Track listing

  • "When You Wish Upon a Star" b/w "Little Wooden Head" (Victor 26477)
  • "Give a Little Whistle" b/w "Hi Diddle Dee Dee" (Victor 26478)
  • "I've Got No Strings" b/w/ "Turn On the Old Music Box" (Victor 26477)

[edit] Current release

[edit] Track listing

  1. "When You Wish Upon A Star" - 3:15
  2. "Little Wooden Head" - 5:45 +
  3. "Clock Sequence" - 0:55
  4. "Kitten Theme" - 0:40
  5. "The Blue Fairy" - 3:28
  6. "Give A Little Whistle" - 1:38
  7. "Old Gepetto" - 4:44
  8. "Off To School" - 4:19
  9. "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (An Actor's Life For Me)" - 1:41
  10. "So Sorry" - 1:36
  11. "I've Got No Strings" - 2:23
  12. "Sinister Stromboli" - 2:28
  13. "Sad Reunion" - 3:22
  14. "Lesson In Lies" - 2:31
  15. "Turn On The Old Music Box" - 0:50
  16. "Coach To Pleasure Island" - 4:45
  17. "Angry Cricket" - 1:20
  18. "Transformation" - 3:51
  19. "Message From The Blue Fairy" - 1:30
  20. "To The Rescue" - 0:34
  21. "Deep Ripples" - 1:29
  22. "Desolation Theme" - 1:42
  23. "Monstro Awakens" - 2:03
  24. "Whale Chase" - 3:19
  25. "A Real Boy" - 1:42

+ - for reasons unknown (possibly loss of the vocal masters) this track contains none of the vocals present on this track as presented in the film

[edit] See also

List of Disney film soundtracks

[edit] References

  1. ^ Walt Disney Records - History. Disney.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.