You know, back when Walt Disney Records sent me a boatload of
\nsoundtracks to review, I think they had a more sinister plan: get
\nme interested in buying the corresponding movies.<\/p>\n
Well, their plan has worked – thanks in part to the fact I have
\na two-year-old happily wrecking my apartment, and thanks in part to
\nthe fact I’m basically a 27-year-old kid. If I’ve not bought some
\nof the previously reviewed films whose soundtracks we’ve already
\nreviewed (
\nDumbo<\/i>,
\nThe Jungle Book<\/i>), I will be very soon.<\/p>\n
But Walt Disney has done an evil thing to me by sending me the
\nrestored soundtrack to
\nLady And The Tramp<\/i>, when the video won’t be re-released
\nuntil September. This could well be the most enjoyable soundtrack
\nfrom the animated films I’ve listened to yet, and it contains some
\nof the most touching music of them all – and I desparately want to
\nsee the film now. (Memo to my friends at Disney: I’m not asking for
\na promo copy of the film – but please let me know if it will be on
\ncable anytime soon.)<\/p>\n
The film was made famous not only for the love story between a
\nwell-bred cocker spaniel and a mongrel from the “wrong side of the
\ntracks,” but also for the vocal work of Peggy Lee, whose vocals on
\nthis album have lost none of their power since the film was
\nreleased over 40 years ago.<\/p>\n
Most of the instrumental pieces on
\nLady And The Tramp<\/i> seem to flow together in a non-stop ebb –
\nand though it is occasionally hard to follow the story in your mind
\nat times, it can be done. The three-song sequence surrounding the
\nnew baby (“Baby’s First Morning \/ What Is A Baby \/ La La Lu”) is
\nundoubtedly the prettiest thing that I’ve heard come out of the
\nDisney stables yet, “La La Lu” occasionally moving me to tears.
\n(They know how to hit the soft spot of a parent.)<\/p>\n
But the story becomes a little more difficult to follow in the
\nsequence following the Siamese Cats (and though some might be
\noffended by this song, it is kind of funny); it’s hard to tell, for
\nexample, where “You Poor Kid” stops and “He’s Not My Dog” starts.
\nHowever, once I hie myself to the local Blockbuster Video (where
\nMrs. Pierce happens to work these days) and watch this movie, I’m
\nsure these small things will fall right into place.<\/p>\n
Of course,
\nLady And The Tramp<\/i> is also famous for the Italian restaurant
\nscene, and the song “Bella Notte” is another incredibly beautiful
\nsong that was created for the movie. If I had any criticism of it,
\nI would have liked to hear it run a little longer.<\/p>\n
There is only one moment on
\nLady And The Tramp<\/i> that I can absolutely live without – the
\ndog chorus of “Home Sweet Home” in the pound. Now, mind you, when I
\nlisten to an album for review purposes, I listen to every single
\nnote, and I don’t skip over tracks I hate. But on this one, I found
\nmyself slamming my head against my desk – hard – to try and
\nalleviate the pain my ears were going through. I know the scene is
\nan important one in the film, and the song fits the mood – but in
\nthe future, I’ll definitely fast-forward past this one.<\/p>\n
Unlike some of the recent re-issues of soundtracks to classic
\nDisney movies,
\nLady And The Tramp<\/i> contains no bonus tracks, alternate takes
\nor interviews with the songwriters – and I was surprised to find
\nmyself missing these. It’s not that the original album was lacking,
\nbut it was kind of neat to get these little historical nuggets as a
\nbonus.<\/p>\n
\nLady And The Tramp<\/i> is a movie that has passed from
\ngeneration to generation as a classic for all time, and the
\nsoundtrack has held up very well over time. I still think this
\nrelease is meant for adults, allowing them to relive the movie’s
\nscenes as they listen to it. But if the kids liked the movie,
\nthey’ll like the soundtrack as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5993],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-38949","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-original-motion-picture-soundtrack","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/38949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=38949"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=38949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}