Pocahontas (soundtrack)
Pocahontas: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | May 30, 1995 | |||
Recorded | 1994–1995 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 55:08 | |||
Label | Walt Disney | |||
Producer |
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Walt Disney Animation Studios chronology | ||||
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Singles from Pocahontas: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Filmtracks | [2] |
Pocahontas: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the
In honor of the film's twentieth anniversary, the soundtrack was
Background
The music for Pocahontas has one of the largest and most complex scores ever written for a Disney animated film. It was the fourth Disney animated film that was composed by
Schwartz was recommended to Menken by people at Disney.[6] On a documentary of the soundtrack, Menken says that after he thought about it he realized that Schwartz' style would be perfect for the film's music because of his writing that is a brilliant combination of theater, folk, and classic. Menken said, "I just really felt that he and I would be able to find a voice that was unique to the two of us together, and we did." The first song they wrote together was "Colors of the Wind". According to Jim Pentecost, the producer of the film, the emotion of the lyrics and music for "Colors of the Wind" was very powerful and defined the movie and what it was going to be about. The song was written at the beginning stages of developing the story. Jim Pentecost said, "When Stephen came up with the title 'Colors of the Wind' and developed his lyric, it helped greatly to tell us what this movie should be."[7]
Menken and Schwartz came together and were able to create this soundtrack based on things they felt strongly about and found a way of expressing through music. On the soundtrack documentary video, Schwartz talked about how they knew what they wanted to say through the music and portray who Pocahontas was, and they were able to find the parts of themselves that met with the character of Pocahontas to create the music for the film.[8]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Virginia Company" | Chorus | 1:30 |
2. | "Ship at Sea (Score)" | Alan Menken | 2:34 |
3. | "The Virginia Company (Reprise)" | Mel Gibson and Chorus | 0:35 |
4. | "Steady as the Beating Drum (Main Title)" | Chorus | 1:46 |
5. | "Steady as the Beating Drum (Reprise)" | Jim Cummings | 0:45 |
6. | "Just Around the Riverbend" | Judy Kuhn | 2:27 |
7. | "Grandmother Willow (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:27 |
8. | "Listen With Your Heart I" | Linda Hunt, Bobbi Page | 1:12 |
9. | "Mine, Mine, Mine" | David Ogden Stiers, Mel Gibson, and Chorus | 3:05 |
10. | "Listen with Your Heart II" | Linda Hunt, Bobbi Page | 2:46 |
11. | "Colors of the Wind" | Judy Kuhn | 3:34 |
12. | "Savages (Part 1)" | David Ogden Stiers, Jim Cummings & Chorus | 1:43 |
13. | "Savages (Part 2)" | Judy Kuhn, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Cummings & Chorus | 2:15 |
14. | "I’ll Never See Him Again (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:55 |
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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15. | "Pocahontas (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:22 |
16. | "Council Meeting (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:11 |
17. | "Percy's Bath (Score)" | Alan Menken | 0:51 |
18. | "River's Edge (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:27 |
19. | "Skirmish (Score)" | Alan Menken | 2:02 |
20. | "Getting Acquainted (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:30 |
21. | "Ratcliffe's Plan (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:47 |
22. | "Picking Corn (Score)" | Alan Menken | 0:55 |
23. | "The Warriors Arrive (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:23 |
24. | "John Smith Sneaks Out (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:14 |
25. | "Execution (Score)" | Alan Menken | 1:34 |
26. | "Farewell (Score)" | Alan Menken | 4:47 |
27. | " Vanessa Williams | 4:17 | |
28. | "If I Never Knew You (End Title)" | Jon Secada & Shanice | 4:13 |
Chart and commercial success
The film's soundtrack is probably best known for the song that serves as the film's anthem, "
The soundtrack also won the
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
Single | Artist |
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Billboard Hot 100 | 4 | "Colors of the Wind" | Vanessa L. Williams |
Hot R&B / Hip Hop Singles & Tracks | 53 | ||
Australia Singles Chart | 16 | ||
UK Singles Chart | 21 | ||
UK Singles Chart | 51 | "If I Never Knew You" | Jon Secada and Shanice |
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[19] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Belgium (BEA)[20] | Gold | 25,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[21] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
France ( SNEP)[22]
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Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[23] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24] | Gold | 7,500^ |
Sweden (GLF)[25] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[26] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Filmtracks review
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- ^ Rosela1996 (June 7, 2013), The music of Disney's "Pocahontas", retrieved July 27, 2016
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- ^ Rosela1996 (June 7, 2013), The music of Disney's "Pocahontas", retrieved July 27, 2016
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