Thursday, March 26, 2026

The Music of Dinosaur (2000 film)

Copyright © 2000 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Music by
James Newton Howard

Executive Music Producer
Chris Montan

Music
Orchestrations by
Brad Dechter, Jeff Atmajian, James Newton Howard

Electronic Score Produced by
J.T. Hill

Score Conducted by
Pete Anthony

Choir Conducted by
Paul Salamunovich and Lebo M.

Additional Vocal Arrangements by
Lebo M.

Score Recorded and Mixed by
Shawn Murphy

Additional Engineering by
Bill Schnee

Supervising Music Editor
Jim Weidman

Music Editor
David Olson

Director, Music Production
Andrew Page

Music Production Manager
Tom MacDougall

Music Production Coordinator
Deniece LaRocca

Orchestra Contractor
Sandy DeCrescent

Vocal Contractors
Phillip Ingram and Sally Stevens

Music Preparation
JoAnn Kane Music Service

Vocalists
Josie Aiello
Alexandra Brown
Lynn Davis
Jim Gilstrap
Dorian Holley
Phillip Ingram
Kudisan Kai
Christine Lafond
Darryl Phinnessee
Louis Price
Lisbeth Scott
Oren Waters
Yvonne Williams

Original Soundtrack Available from
Walt Disney Records

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Find Yourself (Brad Paisley’s song)

When you find yourself
In some far off place
And it causes you
To rethink some things
You start to sense
That slowly you’re becoming someone else
And then you find yourself

When you make new friends
In a brand new town
And you start to think
About settlin’ down
The things that would have been lost on you
Are now clear as a bell
And you find yourself
Yeah that’s when you find yourself

Well you go through life
So sure of where you’re headin’
And you wind up lost
And it’s the best thing that could have happened
‘Cause sometimes when you lose your way
It’s really just as well
‘Cause you find yourself
Yeah that’s when you find yourself

When you meet the one
That you’ve been waiting for
And she’s everything
That you want and more
You look at her, and you finally start
To live for someone else
And then you find yourself
Yeah, that’s when you find yourself

We go through life
So sure of where we’re heading
And then we wind up lost
And it’s the best thing that could have happened
And sometimes when you lose your way
It’s really just as well
Because you find yourself
Yeah, that’s when you find yourself

Performed and Written by
Brad Paisley

Produced by
Frank Rogers

Recorded by
Richard Barrow and Brian David Willis

Mixed by
Justin Niebank

Brad Paisley appears courtesy of Arista Nashville

Copyright © 2006 Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP) / Pixar Talking Pictures (ASCAP)

Cars: Original Soundtrack
Available on CD from Walt Disney Records

Sound the Bugle (Bryan Adams’ song)

Sound the bugle now - play it just for me
As the seasons change - remember how I used to be
Now I can’t go on - I can’t even start
I got nothing left - just an empty heart

I’m a soldier - wounded so I must give up the fight
There’s nothing more for me - lead me away
Or leave me lying here

Sound the bugle now - tell them I don’t care
There’s not a road I know that leads to anywhere
Without a light - I fear that I will stumble in the dark
Lay right down - decide not to go on

Then from on high - somewhere in the distance
There’s a voice that calls - “remember who you are”
If you lose yourself - your courage soon will follow
So be strong tonight - remember who you are

Yeah - you’re a soldier now - fighting in a battle
To be free once more
Yeah - that’s worth fighting for

Written by
Gavin Greenaway and Trevor Horn

Produced by
Gavin Greenaway

Copyright © 2002 SKG Songs (ASCAP) / Unforgettable Songs Limited (PRS) / SPZ Music Inc. (BMI) / Songs of SKG (BMI)

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (Music from the Original Motion Picture)
Available on CD from A&M Records / UMG Soundtracks

Sunday, March 1, 2026

The World Premiere of Touchstone Pictures’ Hidalgo

Photo Courtesy of Alamy

22 years ago, Touchstone Pictures’ Hidalgo was premiered on the red carpet at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. It features TJ, the main horse that plays from the film title, owned by actor Viggo Mortensen.

Movie Theater: El Capitan Theatre
Location: 6838 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028
Premiere Date: March 1, 2004
Attendees
  • Viggo Mortensen — Frank T. Hopkins
  • TJ — Hidalgo (owned by Viggo Mortensen)
  • Omar Sharif — Sheikh
  • Saïd Taghmaoui — Prince Bin Al-Reeh
  • Zuleikha Robinson — Jazira
  • Silas Carson — Katib
  • Peter Mensah — Jaffa
  • Adoni Maropis — Sakr
  • J.K. Simmons — William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody
  • Floyd “Red Crow” Westerman (R.I.P.) — Chief Eagle Horn
  • Casey Silver — Producer
  • John Fusco — Screenwriter
  • Joe Johnston — Director
  • Rex Peterson — Horse Trainer

Photo Courtesy of Alamy

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Musical Numbers of The Lion King (1997)


Act One
Scene 1: Pride Rock — Circle of Life (Rafiki, Ensemble)
Scene 2: Scar’s Cave
Scene 3: Rafiki’s Tree
Scene 4: The Pridelands — The Morning Report (Zazu, Young Simba, Mufasa) [1997–2010]
Scene 5: Scar’s Cave
Scene 6: The Pridelands — I Just Can’t Wait to Be King (Young Simba, Young Nala, Zazu, Ensemble)
Scene 7: Elephant Graveyard — Chow Down (Shenzi, Banzai, Ed)
Scene 8: Under the Stars — They Live in You (Mufasa, Ensemble)
Scene 9: Elephant Graveyard — Be Prepared (Scar, Shenzi, Banzai, Ed, Ensemble)
Scene 10: The Gorge
Scene 11: Pride Rock — Be Prepared (Reprise) (Scar, Ensemble)
Scene 12: Rafiki’s Tree
Scene 13: The Desert / The Jungle — Hakuna Matata (Timon, Pumbaa, Young Simba, Simba, Ensemble)

Act Two
Entr’acte — One by One (Ensemble)
Scene 1: Scar’s Cave — The Madness of King Scar (Scar, Zazu, Banzai, Shenzi, Ed, Nala)
Scene 2: The Pridelands — Shadowland (Nala, Rafiki, Ensemble)
Scene 3: The Jungle
Scene 4: Under the Stars — Endless Night (Simba, Ensemble)
Scene 5: Rafiki’s Tree
Scene 6: The Jungle — Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Timon, Pumbaa, Simba, Nala, Ensemble) & He Lives in You (Reprise) (Rafiki, Simba, Ensemble)
Scene 7: Pride Rock — King of Pride Rock / Circle of Life (Reprise) (Ensemble)

Song Credits
All songs by Elton John (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics) except as follows:
  • He Lives in You (They Live in You): Music and lyrics by Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, and Lebo M.
  • One by One: Music and lyrics by Lebo M.
  • Shadowland: Music by Hans Zimmer and Lebo M., lyrics by Mark Mancina and Lebo M.
  • Endless Night: Music by Lebo M., Hans Zimmer, and Jay Rifkin, lyrics by Julie Taymor
  • King of Pride Rock: Music by Hans Zimmer, lyrics by Lebo M.

Additional Score
Grasslands chant and Lioness chant by Lebo M.; Rafiki’s chants by Tsidii Le Loka

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

The Music of Moana (2016 film)

Copyright © 2016 Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Original Songs by
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i and Mark Mancina

Original Score Composed by
Mark Mancina

Executive Music Producers
Tom MacDougall and Chris Montan

Music
Original Songs Produced by
Mark Mancina, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa’i

Original Score Produced by
Mark Mancina

Executive Director, Music Production
Andrew Page

Music Editor, Production / Songs
Earl Ghaffari

Songs and Score Orchestrated and Arranged by
Dave Metzger

Songs and Score Recorded and Mixed by
David Boucher

Songs and Score Conducted by
Don Harper

Music Business Affairs
Don Welty

Manager, Music Production
Ashley Chafin

Music Production Assistant
Jimmy Tsai

Executive Music Assistant
Jill Heffley

Music Editor, Score
Daniel Pinder, MPSE

Vocal Coach to Auli’i Cravalho
Peisha McPhee

Vocal Coach, Cast
Sam Kriger

Fijian Choral Direction by
Igelese Ete, featuring the Pasifika Voices Choir

Additional Engineering and Music Production
Marlon Espino

Digital Score Assembly
Kevin Harp

Digital Recordist
Larry Mah

Songs and Score Contracted by
Reggie Wilson

Music Preparation by
Booker White — Walt Disney Music

Performances by
Te Vaka

Songs
Tulou Tagaloa
Performed by Olivia Foa’i
Music and Lyrics by Opetaia Foa’i

An Innocent Warrior
Performed by Vai Mahina, Sulata Foai-Amiatu, Matthew Ineleo
Written by Opetaia Foa’i

Where You Are
Performed by Christopher Jackson, Rachel House,
Nicole Scherzinger, Auli’i Cravalho, Louise Bush
Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina
Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

How Far I’ll Go
Performed by Auli’i Cravalho
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

We Know the Way
Performed by Opetaia Foa’i and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Music by Opetaia Foa’i
Lyrics by Opetaia Foa’i and Lin-Manuel Miranda

How Far I’ll Go (Reprise)
Performed by Auli’i Cravalho
Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mark Mancina
Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

You’re Welcome
Performed by Dwayne Johnson
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Shiny
Performed by Jemaine Clement
Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mark Mancina
Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda

Logo Te Pate
Performed by Olivia Foa’i, Opetaia Foa’i, Talaga Steve Sale
Written by Opetaia Foa’i

I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)
Performed by Rachel House and Auli’i Cravalho
Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa’i, Mark Mancina
Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa’i

Know Who You Are
Performed by Auli’i Cravalho, Vai Mahina, Olivia Foa’i, Opetaia Foa’i, Matthew Ineleo
Music by Opetaia Foa’i, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mark Mancina
Lyrics by Opetaia Foa’i and Lin-Manuel Miranda

We Know the Way (Finale)
Performed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa’i
Music by Opetaia Foa’i
Lyrics by Opetaia Foa’i and Lin-Manuel Miranda

How Far I’ll Go (Alessia Cara Version)
Performed by Alessia Cara
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Produced by Oak Felder and Trevorious
Mixed by Erik Madrid
Alessia Cara appears courtesy of EP Entertainment/Def Jam Recordings

You’re Welcome (Jordan Fisher/Lin-Manuel Miranda Version)
Performed by Jordan Fisher featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda
Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Produced by !llmind
Mixed by Joey Raia
Jordan Fisher appears courtesy of Hollywood Records

Assistant Music Editor
Benjamin Robinson

Temp Score Music Editors
Tommy Holmes and Dominick Certo

Soundtrack Available on
Walt Disney Records

Friday, December 5, 2025

Walt Disney

Walter Elias Disney

Date of Birth: December 5, 1901
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Death: December 15, 1966 (65 years old)
Deathplace: Burbank, California, USA
Resting place: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, USA
Occupation
  • Animator
  • Voice actor
  • Film producer
  • Founder of Buena Vista Distribution Company
Relatives
  • Roy O. Disney (brother)
  • Roy E. Disney (nephew)
  • Lillian Marie Disney (wife)
  • Diane Disney-Miller (daughter)
  • Ron W. Miller (son-in-law)
  • Christopher Miller (grandson)

Motion Pictures (My List)
Producer
1955: Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier
1955: Lady and the Tramp
1957: Old Yeller
1959: Sleeping Beauty
1961: One Hundred and One Dalmatians
1963: The Sword in the Stone
1964: Mary Poppins
1967: The Jungle Book

The Music of Dinosaur (2000 film)

Copyright  © 2000 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Music by James Newton Howard Executive Music Producer Chris Montan Music Orchestrations by Brad D...