The Legacy Collection

[Sotiris]

Press Release: Walt Disney Records' newly created line of collectible CDs, Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection, will celebrate the anniversaries of Disney's most cherished and classic properties that have been enchanting audiences for generations. Through 2015, Walt Disney Records will celebrate 12 anniversaries including "Pinocchio" (75th), "Fantasia" (75th), "Cinderella" (65th), "Lady and the Tramp" (60th), "Sleeping Beauty" (55th), "Mary Poppins" (50th), "The Lion King" (20th) and "Toy Story" (20th), among others.

To honor these musical landmarks, Walt Disney Records The Legacy Collection will feature the beloved original soundtracks, plus valuable documentary content that tells the story behind the music. Each album will feature newly created artwork from Lorelay Bove, a visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios ("Tangled," "Winnie the Pooh," "Wreck-It Ralph"). The illustrations, inspired by the original properties, will celebrate Disney's rich heritage and create a unified look for the entire collection.

The first release in the series is The Lion King, a two-disc set featuring the original motion picture soundtrack, 30 minutes of previously unreleased score, plus liner notes by Don Hahn (producer) and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. Track list follows:

Disc One

01. “Circle of Life/Nants’ Ingonyama” Performed by Carmen Twillie, African Vocals Performed by Lebo M
02. “Didn’t Your Mother Tell You Not to Play With Your Food” Score
03. “We Are All Connected” Score
04. “Hyenas in the Pride Land” Score
05. “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” Performed by Jason Weaver with Rowan Atkinson and Laura Williams
06. “Elephant Graveyard” Score
07. “I Was Just Trying to Be Brave” Score
08. “Be Prepared” Performed by Jeremy Irons with Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin and Jim Cummings
09. “Simba, It’s to Die For” Score
10. “Stampede” Score
11. “Mufasa Dies” Score
12. “If You Ever Come Back We’ll Kill You” Score
13. “Bowling for Buzzards” Score
14. “Hakuna Matata“ Performed by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella with Jason Weaver and Joseph Williams
15. “We Gotta Bone to Pick With You” Score
16. “Kings of the Past” Score
17. “Nala, Is It Really You?” Score
18. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” Performed by Joseph Williams and Sally Dworsky with Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella and Kristle Edwards
19. “Remember Who You Are” Score
20. “This Is My Home“ Score
21. “The Rightful King” Score

Disc Two

01. “The Morning Report” Performed by James Earl Jones, Jeff Bennett and Evan Saucedo
02. “Warthog Rhapsody” Performed by Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella
03. “We Are All Connected” Score Demo
04. “I Was Just Trying to Be Brave” Score Demo
05. “Stampede” Score Demo
06. “Mufasa Dies” Score Demo
07. “This Is My Home” Score Demo
08. “The Rightful King” Score Demo
09. “Circle of Life” Instrumental Demo
10. “Circle of Life” Performed by Elton John
11. “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” Performed by Elton John
12. “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (End Title) Performed by Elton John

Members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club will get a chance to hear some of the music before it’s released during the D23 Disney Fanniversary Celebration roadshow, which will tour the country later this year, and D23 Members have the opportunity to purchase the complete collection with a special set of exclusive lithographs at a special price.

The release schedule for Walt Disney The Legacy Collection follows:

The Legacy Collection 2014:

The Lion King 20th 6/24/14
Mary Poppins 50th 8/26/14
Sleeping Beauty 55th 10/7/14
The Little Mermaid 25th 11/17/14

The Legacy Collection 2015:

Fantasia 75th 1/3/15
Pinocchio 75th 2/3/15
Toy Story 20th 3/17/15
Disneyland 60th 4/7/15
Lady and the Tramp 60th 5/12/15
Pocahontas 20th 6/23/15
Aristocats 45th 8/14/15*
Cinderella 65th 8/14/15*

*First to Market at D23

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[taei]

I love this, i just wish we'd get the complete score.
The Score to Lion King is amazing and not having the entire score has always been sad for me =')

I just really hope that this is somewhere in there. Hopefully...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaLLyKocJ0M[/youtube]


But a part of me tells me that it won't.

Planning on getting:
Lion King
Little Mermaid
Sleeping Beauty
Pocahontas.

Wish they'd have:
Aladdin
Hunchback
Beauty and the Beast


Though this makes me wonder..
If they ever do release a Frozen (which I can see happening and if they were really smart, they'd have released it alongside the 3D blu-ray Crystal Edition), I can see them adding in the outtake songs that were sung by the original cast.


Either way, can't wait!!!!!!
And maybe we'll also get them on vinyl record

[Fflewduur]

Very cool stuff. Not all of these are must-haves for me, but Fantasia, Poppins, and Disneyland are absolute no-brainers. Looking forward to these...

[bruno_wbt]

I'm so looking forward to it. I always wanted to have the complete score of The Little Mermaid.

I hope they add Beauty and the Beast in 2016, Aladdin and Snow White in 2017 in the collection.

[ce1ticmoon]

Wow, this is nice. I actually don't have any of the soundtracks on CD, so I may start collecting these.

They should do a similar collector-oriented collection for Blu-ray.... lol.

[Avaitor]

Aww man, no 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. That's probably my most wanted, and its anniversary is this year.

[SWillie!]

Wow, now THIS is some pretty exciting news. I had a feeling the crazy success of the Frozen soundtrack would have them revisiting some older ones. A *little* disappointed they didn't just go ahead and make it the full score, but even so - it seems like a nice middle ground between "a few highlights" and "literally everything." I'm really surprised and impressed that they're going for a "collector's series" approach here.

I really, REALLY hope they end up going past the announced titles. Beauty and the Beast, Dumbo, Hunchback, Alice, Dumbo, Dalmatians, Great Mouse Detective, Fox and the Hound all have 5 year anniversaries in 2016. Would make a solid line-up.

Just give us all of them!

[Lnds500]

I'd be nice if we got the complete score or something like that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little ... gs.2Fscore

[sunhuntin]

taei, thank you for that song. ive always loved that piece, but it never occured to me to look on youtube for it, lol. i also love the piece that plays as simba is running through the desert

[Atlantica]

Wow !

Finally, something worthwhile and interesting from the Disney Vault ! I only hope that the promised quality and new score / songs / artwork etc continue into every release, and they don't loose interest in them, like the Platinum / Diamond home releases.

[MeerkatKombat]

super surprised Beauty and the Beast isn't part of the line
I'd love Hunchback too
I'm tempted by SB, TLM and probably Pocahontas too. I'd love to hear more of these. 'Farewell' on Pocahontas still gets me emotional.
It is criminal that Hans Zimmer's score for TLK hasn't been released in full yet.

[bruno_wbt]

super surprised Beauty and the Beast isn't part of the line

If they include it, that would be in 2016 to celebrate the anniversary, like all the others.

[Patrick]

How are they not releasing Aladdin to line up with the blu ray release??

[bruno_wbt]

How are they not releasing Aladdin to line up with the blu ray release??

Because the anniversary is in 2017.

[Vlad]

Yeah, I read the article on D23. This is pretty exciting news. I'm planning on getting The Lion King, Sleeping Beauty and The Little Mermaid. I really hope they'll include Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Frozen.

[carolinakid]

I wonder if the Walt era STs will have any bonus/previously unreleased material. The previously released ST CDs seemed pretty complete.

[Avaitor]

Yeah, I read the article on D23. This is pretty exciting news. I'm planning on getting The Lion King, Sleeping Beauty and The Little Mermaid. I really hope they'll include Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Frozen.

It's a little early for Frozen, though. But maybe we'll see in 2018.

[unprincess]

no Tarzan soundtrack? are the post rennaissance, non princess films going to be ignored again?

[Avaitor]

no Tarzan soundtrack? are the post rennaissance, non princess films going to be ignored again?

I think it's a little soon for Tarzan, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's included come 2019 if Disney's still doing this. Along with Toy Story 2, maybe the Princess and the Frog, and, again, hopefully, 20,000 Leagues.

[Vlad]

Yeah, I read the article on D23. This is pretty exciting news. I'm planning on getting The Lion King, Sleeping Beauty and The Little Mermaid. I really hope they'll include Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Frozen.

It's a little early for Frozen, though. But maybe we'll see in 2018.

Yeah, I forgot it was about the films' anniversaries. but I stand corrected about the other ones though