Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)
{{Short description|1992 soundtrack album by various artists}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Various artists
| cover = Disney's Aladdin soundtrack cover.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Artwork for original release
| released = October 27, 1992 {{small|(original release)}}
March 27, 2001 {{small|(re-release)}}
September 28, 2004 {{small|(Special Edition)}}{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Aladdin-Special-Soundtrack-Various-Artists/dp/B0002ZMJF2 |title=Various Artists - Aladdin: Special Edition Soundtrack |website=Amazon |access-date=2023-06-21}}
| recorded = 1988–1992
| venue =
| studio = {{flat list|*BMG Studios, New York Citywide
- Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City
- Todd-AO Studios, Los Angeles}}
| genre = {{hlist|Film score|pop}}
| length = {{Plainlist|
- {{Duration|m=50|s=1}} {{small|(1992 and 2001 releases)}}
- {{Duration|m=56|s=52}} {{small|(Special Edition)}}}}
| label = Walt Disney
| producer = *Alan Menken
| chronology = Walt Disney Animation Studios soundtrack
| prev_title = Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| next_year = 1994
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)
| single1date = October 31, 1992
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id= r110157|pure_url=yes}} Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]. All Music. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
|rev2 = Filmtracks
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/aladdin.html|title=Aladdin (Alan Menken)|publisher=Film Tracks|date=September 15, 2011|access-date=May 8, 2016}}
|rev3 = Sputnikmusic
}}
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.{{Cite news |date=July 12, 2022 |title=Disney Music Emporium Pavilion Returns to D23 Expo 2022, September 9 Through 11 |work=Disney Music Group |publisher=Business Wire |location=Burbank, California |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220712005548/en/Disney-Music-Emporium-Pavilion-Returns-to-D23-Expo-2022-September-9-Through-11 |access-date=July 15, 2022}}
The music on the album earned composer Alan Menken the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, as well as a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.{{Cite web |title=Film {{!}} Score for a Film in 1994 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1994/film/score |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=BAFTA Awards}} Menken, along with lyricist Tim Rice, also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 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.{{Cite web |title=36th Grammy Awards - 1994 |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1994/grammys.htm |access-date=May 1, 2022 |website=Rock On The Net}} The album is one of the best-selling soundtrack albums to an animated film, with 3{{nbsp}}million copies sold in the United States{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum - Aladdin |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Soundtrack&ti=Aladdin |website=RIAA |access-date=May 29, 2018}} and 300,000 copies sold in Canada.{{cite magazine |title=Disney Enjoys Success Of Universal Canada Deal |magazine=Billboard |date=April 8, 2000 |volume=112 |issue=15 |page=51 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0A4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| total_length = 50:01
| all_music = Alan Menken
| title1 = Arabian Nights
| note1 = {{anchor|ref_A}}[A]
| extra1 = Bruce Adler
| length1 = 1:19
| lyrics1 = Howard Ashman
| title2 = Legend of the Lamp
| note2 = includes a monologue by Robin Williams
| extra2 = (score)
| length2 = 1:25
| title3 = One Jump Ahead
| extra3 = Brad Kane
| length3 = 2:22
| lyrics3 =Tim Rice
| title4 = Street Urchins
| extra4 = (score)
| length4 = 1:52
| title5 = One Jump Ahead (Reprise)
| extra5 = Brad Kane
| length5 = 1:01
| lyrics5 = Rice
| title6 = Friend Like Me
| extra6 = Robin Williams
| length6 = 2:26
| lyrics6 = Ashman
| title7 = To Be Free
| extra7 = (score)
| length7 = 1:39
| title8 = Prince Ali
| extra8 = Robin Williams
| length8 = 2:51
| lyrics8 = Ashman
| title9 = A Whole New World
| extra9 = Brad Kane, Lea Salonga
| length9 = 2:40
| lyrics9 = Rice
| title10 = Jafar's Hour
| extra10 = (score)
| length10 = 2:43
| title11 = Prince Ali (Reprise)
| extra11 = Jonathan Freeman
| length11 = 1:07
| lyrics11 = Rice
| title12 = The Ends of the Earth
| extra12 = (score)
| length12 = 1:35
| title13 = The Kiss
| extra13 = (score)
| length13 = 1:51
| title14 = On a Dark Night
| extra14 = (score)
| length14 = 2:55
| title15 = Jasmine Runs Away
| extra15 = (score)
| length15 = 0:46
| title16 = Marketplace
| extra16 = (score)
| length16 = 2:37
| title17 = The Cave of Wonders
| extra17 = (score)
| length17 = 4:57
| title18 = Aladdin's Word
| note18 = includes cue from When You Wish Upon a Star
| extra18 = (score)
| length18 = 1:51
| title19 = The Battle
| extra19 = (score)
| length19 = 3:39
| title20 = Happy End in Agrabah
| note20 = {{anchor|ref_B}}[B]
| extra20 = (score)
| length20 = 4:15
| title21 = A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)
| extra21 = Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle
| length21 = 4:05
| lyrics21 = Rice
}}
Notes
{{smalldiv|1=
- A{{anchor|endnote_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{{anchor|endnote_B}}^ Version included on the original CD and cassette releases (1992) contains several alternate cues.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
}}
{{track listing
| all_music = Alan Menken
| all_lyrics = Howard Ashman
| total_length = 6:50
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| headline = Aladdin (Special Edition Soundtrack)
| title22 = Proud of Your Boy (Demo)
| extra22 = Alan Menken
| length22 = 2:29
| title23 = High Adventure (Demo)
| extra23 = Alan Menken, Howard Ashman
| length23 = 4:21
}}
{{track listing
| all_music = Alan Menken
| headline = The Music Behind the Magic: Aladdin
| extra_column = Performed by:
| total_length = 70:44
| title1 = Arabian Nights
| note1 = demo/final
| extra1 = Alan Menken, Bruce Adler
| length1 = 1:48
| lyrics1 = Howard Ashman
| title2 = Legend of the Lamp
| note2 = final/dialogue by Robin Williams
| extra2 = (score)
| length2 = 1:24
| title3 = On a Dark Night
| note3 = final
| extra3 = (score)
| length3 = 2:54
| title4 = One Jump Ahead
| note4 = final
| extra4 = Brad Kane
| length4 = 2:22
| lyrics4 = Tim Rice
| title5 = Street Urchins
| note5 = final
| extra5 = (score)
| length5 = 1:56
| title6 = One Jump Ahead, Reprise
| note6 = final
| extra6 = Kane
| length6 = 1:00
| lyrics6 = Rice
| title7 = Count on Me
| note7 = demo
| extra7 = Menken
| length7 = 2:38
| lyrics7 = Alan Menken
| title8 = Call Me a Princess
| note8 = demo
| extra8 = Howard Ashman, Menken
| length8 = 2:40
| lyrics8 = Ashman
| title9 = Jasmine Runs Away
| note9 = final
| extra9 = (score)
| length9 = 0:44
| title10 = Marketplace
| note10 = final
| extra10 = (score)
| length10 = 2:36
| title11 = Why Me
| note11 = unreleased master
| extra11 = Jonathan Freeman
| length11 = 3:21
| lyrics11 = Rice
| title12 = Friend Like Me
| note12 = work tape
| extra12 = Ashman, Menken
| length12 = 1:07
| lyrics12 = Ashman
| title13 = Friend Like Me
| note13 = final
| extra13 = Robin Williams
| length13 = 2:27
| lyrics13 = Ashman
| title14 = To Be Free
| note14 = final
| extra14 = (score)
| length14 = 1:37
| title15 = The Cave of Wonders
| note15 = final
| extra15 = (score)
| length15 = 4:56
| title16 = Prince Ali
| note16 = demo
| extra16 = Ashman, Menken
| length16 = 4:13
| lyrics16 = Ashman
| title17 = Prince Ali
| note17 = final
| extra17 = Williams
| length17 = 2:51
| lyrics17 = Ashman
| title18 = A Whole New World
| note18 = work tape
| extra18 = Menken, Tim Rice
| length18 = 0:50
| lyrics18 = Rice
| title19 = A Whole New World
| note19 = final
| extra19 = Kane, Lea Salonga
| length19 = 2:39
| lyrics19 = Rice
| title20 = The Kiss
| note20 = final
| extra20 = (score)
| length20 = 1:50
| title21 = Aladdin's World
| note21 = final
| extra21 = (score)
| length21 = 1:51
| title22 = Humiliate the Boy
| note22 = demo
| extra22 = Freeman, Menken
| length22 = 3:42
| lyrics22 = Ashman
| title23 = Jafar's Hour
| note23 = final
| extra23 = (score)
| length23 = 2:39
| title24 = Prince Ali, Reprise
| note24 = final
| extra24 = Freeman
| length24 = 1:12
| lyrics24 = Rice
| title25 = The Ends of the Earth
| note25 = final
| extra25 = (score)
| length25 = 1:35
| title26 = The Battle
| note26 = final
| extra26 = (score)
| length26 = 3:38
| title27 = Happy End in Agrabah
| note27 = final
| extra27 = (score)
| length27 = 4:14
| title28 = Arabian Nights, Reprise
| note28 = unreleased master
| extra28 = Adler
| length28 = 0:44
| lyrics28 = Ashman
| title29 = A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)
| note29 = single
| extra29 = Peabo Bryson, Regina Belle
| length29 = 4:05
| lyrics29 = Rice
}}
{{track listing
| all_music = Alan Menken
| all_lyrics = Howard Ashman
| headline = The Music Behind the Magic: Aladdin (The Original Score)
| extra_column = Performed by:
| total_length = 18:47
| title1 = Arabian Nights, Reprise #1
| note1 = demo
| extra1 = Ashman, Menken
| length1 = 0:31
| title2 = Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim
| note2 = demo
| extra2 = Ashman, Menken
| length2 = 2:45
| title3 = Arabian Nights, Reprise #2
| note3 = demo
| extra3 = Ashman, Menken
| length3 = 0:32
| title4 = Friend Like Me
| note4 = demo
| extra4 = Ashman, Menken
| length4 = 2:35
| title5 = Proud of Your Boy
| note5 = demo
| extra5 = Ashman, Menken
| length5 = 2:27
| title6 = How Quick They Forget
| note6 = demo
| extra6 = Ashman, Menken
| length6 = 3:57
| title7 = Arabian Nights, Reprise #3
| note7 = demo
| extra7 = Ashman, Menken
| length7 = 0:34
| title8 = High Adventure
| note8 = demo
| extra8 = Ashman, Menken
| length8 = 4:19
| title9 = Arabian Nights, Reprise #4
| note9 = demo
| extra9 = Ashman, Menken
| length9 = 0:43
}}
Unreleased songs and score
=Cut songs=
Howard Ashman and Alan Menken composed several songs for an initial story treatment of Aladdin prior to beginning work on Beauty and the Beast.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}} 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.
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, the 2004 special edition soundtrack and the 2004 DVD release of the film.{{cite web|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/549/549036p1.html|title=Aladdin: Ultimate DVD review|publisher=IGN|date=September 17, 2004|access-date=March 16, 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070312234759/http://dvd.ign.com/articles/549/549036p1.html| archive-date= March 12, 2007 | url-status= live}}
1990 Original Score - music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman.
- 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. 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
- 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
- Count on Me
Menken/Tim Rice demos
- Why Me
- My Time Has Come
- My Finest Hour
Accolades
Charts
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{{col-2}}
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1992–1994)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Australia|15|artist=Soundtrack / Alan Menken|album=Aladdin|rowheader=true|access-date=January 8, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|29|artist=Soundtrack / Alan Menken|album=Aladdin|rowheader=true|access-date=January 8, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|6|M|rowheader=true|title=Disney's 'Frozen' Soundtrack Hits Top 10 on Billboard 200 Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5840357/disneys-frozen-soundtrack-hits-top-10-on-billboard-200-chart|work=Billboard|location=United States|access-date=May 29, 2018}} |
{{col-2}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (1993)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)
| 66 |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 24, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123051729/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1993/the-billboard-200|url-status=live}}
| 20 |
{{col-end}}
Certifications and sales
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|relyear=1993|region=Australia|award=Platinum|artist=Various|title=Aladdin (Soundtrack)|access-date=January 8, 2021|certref={{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=PDF|page=310}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=Various Artists|title=Aladdin - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|relyear=1992|certyear=1994|access-date=May 29, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Diverse|title=Aladdin|relyear=1992|certyear=1995|access-date=February 27, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|award=Platinum|artist=Various Artists|title=Aladdin|relyear=1992|certyear=1994|certmonth=2|salesamount=350,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5AsEAAAAMBAJ&q=the+lion+king+soundtrack++japan+billboard&pg=PA50|title=Abroad Perspective - Tokyo|magazine=Billboard|page=50|date=February 19, 1995|first=Steve|last=McClure|access-date=February 26, 2020}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|title=Aladdin (B.S.O. De La Pelicula)|artist=Varios Interpretes|award=Gold|relyear=1992|certyear=1994|certref={{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2|page=935}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=album|award=Gold|artist=Soundtrack|title=Aladdin|relyear=1992|certyear=1994|access-date=May 29, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Taiwan|type=album|nocert=true|artist=Soundtrack|title=Aladdin|relyear=1992|salesamount=150,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1994/BB-1994-08-06-N.pdf|title= Asia Falling Under the Influence Of Taiwan's Rock Records|magazine=Billboard|first=Adam|last=White|page=38|date=August 6, 1994|issn=0006-2510|accessdate=February 25, 2022}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|award=Silver|artist=Alan Menken|title=Aladdin - Ost|relyear=2006|certyear=2023|access-date=February 26, 2023|id=18746-4402-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|artist=Soundtrack|title=Aladdin|relyear=1992|certyear=1993|access-date=May 29, 2018}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.aladdincentral.org/music Cut lyrics from Aladdin]
{{Disney's Aladdin}}
{{Disney Renaissance}}
{{Alan Menken}}
{{Howard Ashman}}
{{Tim Rice}}
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