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Pocahontas: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
is the
soundtrack
album to the 1995
Disney
animated film
Pocahontas
. It was released by
Walt Disney Records
on May 30, 1995, on
CD
and
audio cassette
. The soundtrack contains songs from the film, including each instrumental song, written by
Alan Menken
and
Stephen Schwartz
, and
conducted
by
David Friedman
. The main songs feature vocals by
Judy Kuhn
,
Mel Gibson
,
Linda Hunt
,
Jim Cummings
,
David Ogden Stiers
, and Bobbi Page. The soundtrack features two hit singles; "
Colors of the Wind
" performed by American singer and actress
Vanessa Williams
, and the film's love theme song "
If I Never Knew You
" performed by American singers
Jon Secada
and
Shanice
. The film won the
Academy Award
for
Best Original Score
and
Best Original Song
(for "Colors of the Wind").
In honor of the film's twentieth anniversary, the soundtrack was
remastered
and
reissued
as the eleventh entry of
The Legacy Collection
series. The
Legacy
edition includes the film's complete original soundtrack in chronological order, along with six demo recordings in a two-disc set. There are 28 tracks on disc one, and 14 tracks on disc two. This release includes the song "
If I Never Knew You
", performed by Kuhn and Gibson in the film. The original song performed by the characters was cut from the film, and not included on the original soundtrack. The song was put back into the movie when it was re-released for the 10th anniversary of the film, and finally featured on the new edition of the soundtrack.
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Background
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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
Alan Menken
.
[4]
He had previously worked with lyricist
Howard Ashman
, who died before the making of
Pocahontas
. He began working with
Stephen Schwartz
, who became the lyricist for the soundtrack.
[5]
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.
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Track listing
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All lyrics are written by
Stephen Schwartz
; all music is composed by
Alan Menken
Side 1
Title
| Performer(s)
|
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1.
| "The Virginia Company"
| Chorus
| 1:30
|
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2.
| "Ship at Sea (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 2:34
|
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3.
| "The Virginia Company (Reprise)"
| Mel Gibson
and Chorus
| 0:35
|
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4.
| "Steady as the Beating Drum (Main Title)"
| Chorus
| 1:46
|
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5.
| "Steady as the Beating Drum (Reprise)"
| Jim Cummings
| 0:45
|
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6.
| "
Just Around the Riverbend
"
| Judy Kuhn
| 2:27
|
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7.
| "Grandmother Willow (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:27
|
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8.
| "Listen With Your Heart I"
| Linda Hunt
, Bobbi Page
| 1:12
|
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9.
| "Mine, Mine, Mine"
| David Ogden Stiers
, Mel Gibson, and Chorus
| 3:05
|
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10.
| "Listen with Your Heart II"
| Linda Hunt, Bobbi Page
| 2:46
|
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11.
| "
Colors of the Wind
"
| Judy Kuhn
| 3:34
|
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12.
| "
Savages
(Part 1)"
| David Ogden Stiers, Jim Cummings & Chorus
| 1:43
|
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13.
| "
Savages
(Part 2)"
| Judy Kuhn, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Cummings & Chorus
| 2:15
|
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14.
| "I’ll Never See Him Again (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:55
|
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Side 2
Title
| Performer(s)
|
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15.
| "Pocahontas (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:22
|
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16.
| "Council Meeting (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:11
|
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17.
| "Percy's Bath (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 0:51
|
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18.
| "River's Edge (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:27
|
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19.
| "Skirmish (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 2:02
|
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20.
| "Getting Acquainted (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:30
|
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21.
| "Ratcliffe's Plan (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:47
|
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22.
| "Picking Corn (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 0:55
|
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23.
| "The Warriors Arrive (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:23
|
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24.
| "John Smith Sneaks Out (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:14
|
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25.
| "Execution (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 1:34
|
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26.
| "Farewell (Score)"
| Alan Menken
| 4:47
|
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27.
| "
Colors of the Wind
(End Title)"
| Vanessa Williams
| 4:17
|
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28.
| "
If I Never Knew You
(End Title)"
| Jon Secada
&
Shanice
| 4:13
|
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Chart and commercial success
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The film's soundtrack is probably best known for the song that serves as the film's anthem, "
Colors of the Wind
", which went on to win an
Academy Award
, a
Golden Globe Award
, and a
Grammy Award
. As a single, "Colors of the Wind" went on to reach #4 on the U.S. pop charts in 1995, and was one of Williams' biggest hits. The
Pocahontas
soundtrack joined other Disney animated feature soundtrack albums in the
multi-platinum category
in the certifications from the
Recording Industry Association of America
.
Pocahontas
was simultaneously certified triple-platinum, platinum and gold. It became the fifth consecutive soundtrack for a Disney animated film to surpass the 3 million milestone, following
The Little Mermaid
,
Beauty and the Beast
,
Aladdin
, and
The Lion King
.
The soundtrack also won the
Academy Award
for
Best Musical or Comedy Score
, sold 2.3 million copies in the remaining two months of 1995 alone, and went on to reach No. 1 on the
Billboard
200
.
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Charts
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
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Chart (1995)
|
Peak
position
|
Single
|
Artist
|
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
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Certifications and sales
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References
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- ^
Allmusic review
- ^
Filmtracks review
- ^
Reif, Alex (August 19, 2015).
"The Legacy Collection: Pocahontas Soundtrack Review"
.
LaughingPlace.com
. Retrieved
July 13,
2016
.
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Rosela1996 (June 7, 2013),
The music of Disney's "Pocahontas"
, retrieved
July 27,
2016
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"Pocahontas"
. November 6, 2005
. Retrieved
July 27,
2016
.
- ^
redmorgankidd (February 6, 2009),
The Making of Pocahontas (1/3)
,
archived
from the original on 2021-12-15
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July 27,
2016
- ^
Rosela1996 (June 7, 2013),
The music of Disney's "Pocahontas"
, retrieved
July 27,
2016
{{
citation
}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
link
)
- ^
Rosela1996 (June 7, 2013),
The music of Disney's "Pocahontas"
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July 27,
2016
{{
citation
}}
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link
)
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http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12040603
"Pocahontas"
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"Australiancharts.com ? Soundtrack ? Pocahontas"
. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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"Austriancharts.at ? Soundtrack ? Pocahontas"
(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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"Ultratop.be ? Soundtrack ? Pocahontas"
(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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"Ultratop.be ? Soundtrack ? Pocahontas"
(in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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"Charts.nz ? Soundtrack ? Pocahontas"
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"Soundtrack Chart History (
Billboard
200)"
.
Billboard
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums ? Year-End 1995"
.
Billboard
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May 8,
2021
.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums ? Year-End 1996"
.
Billboard
. Retrieved
May 8,
2021
.
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(PDF)
.
Australian Recording Industry Association
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July 22,
2021
.
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.
Ultratop
. Hung Medien.
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.
Music Canada
.
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"French album certifications ? B.O.F. ? Pocahontas"
(in French).
Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique
. Retrieved
7 May
2019
.
- ^
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Diverse;
'
Walt Disney - Pocahontas
'
)"
(in German).
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
.
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"New Zealand album certifications ? Various ? Pocahontas"
.
Recorded Music NZ
. Retrieved
December 28,
2019
.
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"Guld- och Platinacertifikat ? Ar 1987?1998"
(PDF)
(in Swedish).
IFPI Sweden
. Archived from
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on 2011-05-17
. Retrieved
December 28,
2019
.
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"American album certifications ? Soundtrack ? Pocahontas"
.
Recording Industry Association of America
.
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