Music has played a central role in Walt Disney films. “Steamboat Willie,” the short film that brought Mickey Mouse into the world in 1928, is highly unlikely to be believed without Mickey whistling “Turkey In The Straw. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, was conceived as a musical, setting a precedent that dates back to Encanto, the 2021 film whose “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” was a number one hit a year ago. Animated feature films weren’t the only Disney films to include music. TV shows, short films, and live-action videos were full of tunes, creating a rich frame of painting that has endured over the years and has often flourished outside the confines of the world as well. Videos. The breadth and intensity of Disney’s catalog can be heard in the following 40 songs, songs that have been at the center of pop culture for nearly a hundred consecutive years.
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A failure when it was released in theaters in 1992, and gained such a cult following that it reached Broadway just about two decades later. A stirring anthem that appears in the middle of the film, “Seize The Day,” is a call for mobilization for newsboys, inciting them to rebel against publishers. It is a song that is destined for the stage: a large and catchy song that highlights the whole.
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