Quick, what was the first animated feature film ever to be
\nreleased? Easy answer:
\nSnow White And The Seven Dwarfs<\/i>, back in 1937.<\/p>\n
But this movie was groundbreaking in more than one way. You see,
\nthis was the first movie to spawn an
\noriginal<\/i> motion picture soundtrack – one actually featuring
\nmusic from the film, not adaptations as had been done earlier.<\/p>\n
Generations have grown up on this film (sorry to my friends at
\nDisney – I didn’t get around to watching the copy I bought for my
\ndaughter), and its music could well be some of the longest lasting
\npopular music I know of. Songs from this score like “Someday My
\nPrince Will Come” and “Whistle While You Work” are still
\noccasionally hummed.<\/p>\n
For the 60th anniversary of this film, a restored version of the
\nsoundtrack was released. And while some of the music sounds very
\ndated, the fact this disc even exists is a miracle. Digitally
\nedited from several ancient sources, it very rarely sounds its
\nage.<\/p>\n
Like most Disney soundtracks I’ve listened to, you can almost
\nfollow the action in your head as the music plays, even without
\nhaving a picture in front of you. When the music for “Magic Mirror”
\nplays, you can almost see the evil queen gazing into the mirror,
\nhoping she’ll finally be declared the fairest of them all. You can
\nhear the poison apple being created, and you can see the dwarfs
\nmourning the apparent loss of their friend in the funeral-type
\nsetting of “Chorale For Snow White”.<\/p>\n
Unlike many of the Disney soundtracks I’ve reviewed, however,
\nthis one, running a solid 73 minutes, might be a little much for
\nthe young ‘uns to sit through. The kid in all of us adults, though,
\nwill probably squeal with glee at the result of some painstaking
\nwork those who rebuilt this soundtrack went through.<\/p>\n
Only one song really shows its age – “You’re Never Too Old To Be
\nYoung”. I can’t tell if this is a demo or not (guess I should have
\nheld off on cleaning the bathroom this weekend and watched the
\nfilm), but from the faint “take two” at the start of the track, one
\nwould guess that this particular song is a demo. And only one song,
\n“Music In Your Soup,” really gets annoying with the dwarfs slurping
\nup supper. (Frankly, this is one track you don’t want the kids to
\nhear – they’re so impressionable these days.)<\/p>\n
Even with the minor weaknesses, this soundtrack shows why it’s
\ncontinued to captivate and charm listeners since 1937. I will
\nadmit, however, that some of the songs are not the way I remember
\nthem to be, meaning I didn’t hear them right the first time when I
\nwas a kid. “Heigh-Ho” is one of those tracks that I expected to
\nhear in the skewed view my mind had of it. It’s still a charming
\nsong, but it’s going to take time for me to unlearn the way I
\nalways thought it was sung.<\/p>\n
\nSnow White And The Seven Dwarfs<\/i> is another Disney soundtrack
\nthat is aimed at the kids, but will end up pleasing the parente who
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