Jetlag Productions

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Jetlag Productions was an American

animated films based on popular children's stories and original productions. The movies were animated in Japan by KKC&D Asia and Animal Ya, among other South Korean companies. They were released directly to VHS through the GoodTimes Home Video distribution
company.

Years later, with the introduction of DVD, the films were distributed via a newer department of the same company,

Gaiam company has held the copyrights to Jetlag Productions' animated films following GoodTimes Entertainment
's bankruptcy.

History

Jetlag Productions started out as a small animation company, assisting in the productions of such series as

Gaiam
.

Title listing

Fairy tale and short story adaptations

Myths and legends adaptations

Literary novel adaptations

Original works

  • Happy, the Littlest Bunny (1994), written by Larry Hartstein
  • Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle (1994), written by George Bloom
  • Curly, the Littlest Puppy (1995), written by Larry Hartstein
  • Magic Gift of the Snowman (1995), written by Larry Hartstain

TV series

Music

Unlike its predecessor,

Heidi, which featured a variation of Edvard Grieg's "Morning Mood
"). Instead, a variety of original compositions were created from scratch, produced by Andrew Dimitroff.

Original songs

Jetlag Productions incorporated original songs across all 17 of their productions. Each film featured a set of three original songs. While the inclusion of musical numbers followed a certain formula, there were exceptions to this rule. For instance, "A Christmas Carol" (1994) departed from the typical opening musical number, and "Hercules" (1995) concluded with an instrumental rendition of "Son of Zeus" rather than a vocal performance. Despite the prevalent use of off-screen voices for most songs, a few films featured in-character performances, such as "Hip Hip Hooray" from "Snow White" (1995), "Sleep and Dream" from "Magic Gift of the Snowman" (1995), "(It's the) Chance of a Lifetime" from "Cinderella" (1994), and "Out on My Own" from "Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle" (1994). An exception to this trend was the duet "When Love Has Gone Away" from "Cinderella" (1994), sung by the characters Cinderella and the prince. Among the many songs featured in Jetlag's films were notable titles like "Dream On, Cinderella" from "Cinderella"; "Start With A Smile", "This Is Home", and "(We're) The Very Best Of Friends" from "Heidi"; and "Never Give Up" from "Hercules".

Musicians

The composers and lyricists involved in original soundtracks. Among these credits, the following artists were credited as:

  • Music producer: Andrew Dimitroff
  • Composers: Nick Carr, Ray Crossley and Andrew Dimitroff
  • Lyricist: Joellyn Cooperman

Credited musicians

  • Ray Crossley
  • Andrew Dimitroff
  • Milcho Leviev
  • Mel Steinberg
  • Leslie Woodbury

Uncredited vocalist performers

  • Kathleen Barr (as the singing voice of Tooey in Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle (1994), performing "Out on My Own")
  • Garry Chalk
    (as the voice of Leo in Leo the Lion: King of the Jungle (1994), performing "I'm a Really Nice Guy")
  • Wendy K. Hamilton-Caddey (for songs such as "A Little Bit of Magic", "The Season of Love", "Keep Christmas in Your Heart", and "Land of Pocahontas", among others)

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