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]
| Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Artwork for original release | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length |
| |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Walt Disney Animation Studios chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Filmtracks |  [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4/5[4] |
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]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Alan Menken
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- A^ "Where they cut off your ear/If they don't like your face" were revised to "Where it's flat and immense/And the heat is intense" for remastered reissues.
- B^ Version included on the original CD and cassette releases (1992) contains several alternate cues.[citation needed]
All lyrics are written by Howard Ashman; all music is composed by Alan Menken
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Unreleased songs and score
editCut songs
editHoward 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]
- Arabian Nights
- Arabian Nights (Reprise #1)
- Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim
- Arabian Nights (Reprise #2)
- Friend Like Me
- To Be Free
- Proud of Your Boy – A demo version performed by Menken was featured on the 2004 special edition soundtrack. A pop version recorded by Clay Aiken was included on the 2004 DVD release of the film.[15] In 2011, it was restored in the film's stage musical adaptation.
- How Quick They Forget
- Arabian Nights (Reprise #3)
- High Adventure – A demo version performed by Menken and Ashman was featured on the 2004 special edition soundtrack.
- Arabian Nights (Reprise #4) — This was later used as the ending for Aladdin and the King of Thieves.
Additional Menken/Ashman demos[13]
- Call Me a Princess – A cover version was recorded by actress/singer Kerry Butler and released on her first solo album, Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust in May 2008.
- Humiliate the Boy
Menken solo demos[13]
- Count on Me
- Why Me
- My Time Has Come
- My Finest Hour
Accolades
edit| Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Charts
editCertifications and sales
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[22] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[24] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[25] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[27] | Platinum | 350,000[26] |
| 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. | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Various Artists - Aladdin: Special Edition Soundtrack". Amazon. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). All Music. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Aladdin (Alan Menken)". Film Tracks. September 15, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- ^ "Soundtrack (Disney) - Aladdin (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
- ^ "Disney Music Emporium Pavilion Returns to D23 Expo 2022, September 9 Through 11". Disney Music Group. Burbank, California: Business Wire. July 12, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. 4 October 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c "SEARCH – Aladdin". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Film | Score for a Film in 1994". BAFTA Awards. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Pareles, Jon (March 2, 1994). "Top Grammy to Houston; 5 for 'Aladdin'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 2, 2009. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "36th Grammy Awards - 1994". Rock On The Net. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - Aladdin". RIAA. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ "Disney Enjoys Success Of Universal Canada Deal". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 15. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 8, 2000. p. 51.
- ^ a b c d e f g Hochman, Steve (1994). The Music Behind the Magic: The Musical Artistry of Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice. Burbank: Walt Disney Records.
- ^ Culhane, John (1992). Disney's Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion. ISBN 1-56282-757-X
- ^ a b "Aladdin: Ultimate DVD review". IGN. September 17, 2004. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
- ^ "Nominees for 36th annual Grammy Awards". UPI. January 6, 1994. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "MTV Movie Awards | 1993". MTV. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Past Winners Database: 1992 19th Saturn Awards". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Alan Menken – Aladdin". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack / Alan Menken – Aladdin". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Disney's 'Frozen' Soundtrack Hits Top 10 on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. United States. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 310.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Music Canada. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Diverse; 'Aladdin')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
- ^ McClure, Steve (February 19, 1995). "Abroad Perspective - Tokyo". Billboard. p. 50. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – Various Artists – Aladdin" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1994年2月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 935. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ White, Adam (August 6, 1994). "Asia Falling Under the Influence Of Taiwan's Rock Records" (PDF). Billboard. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ^ "British album certifications – Alan Menken – Aladdin - Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Aladdin". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 29, 2018.