I just got a copy of the Big boxed set of the Disneyland 50th Anniversary. Pretty cool. I have a lot of it already (Disneyland Forever, Collector editions, etc.), but there's some really cool stuff on there. I love the remix of the MSEP, the Mark Twain (with the steam whistle & bell), the Monorail, The original Mr. Lincoln show, The super-clean Adventures through Inner Space track, The 2001 Haunted Mansion Holiday show (the recent one was the re-done, Danny Elfman one), the Circle-rama 360 show and the New Orleans music track (Happy rag). Not too crazy about the cheesy reverb they added to the Tiki Room tracks. The book's real nice, great set-up (each land is represented with the track list and then has photos of each attraction over the next few pages). I get so excited every time they throw us a few more bones. It seems that one day, they will have released just about every track of audio or music.
I'll wait.
(P.S.: I LOVE that "Soarin' over California" track that Jerry Goldsmith did - can you tell? I request it on here every chance I get. beautiful, stirring track. Goldsmith rules.)
A Musical History of Disneyland - 50th Anniversary...
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It was rather $$$. Have you found it for less than $100?
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Disneyland 50th music Boxed set...
I really love that 50th boxed set. They really did a nice job on a lot of the tracks - some of my favorites include:
The Haunted Mansion - did a nice job editing all the graveyard tracks together so it sounds more like you're on the ride (As opposed to the separated, isolated tracks heard on the 30th Anniv.)
Pirates of the Caribbean - Same thing - great mixing of the end scene with the city on fire.
It's a Small World - I have never heard a recording of all of the different music styles from all the different lands, as are heard on here. Especially the Hawaiian part (with the lap steel-guitar & “underwater” voices – that was always my favorite part)
Adventure through Inner Space - This, to me, is really the prize on here - a crystal-clear recording or the attraction's queue spiel & ride. Sounds awesome.
Carousel of Progress – How funny is this? I had a bad boot of this a while back someone gave me – and this one sounds great. I just love the whole Innocent, naiveté with which the Husband & Wife (I love how he always calls her “Mother” – creepy and priceless) talk about how much better the future is gonna be with progress during the Progressland segment at the end. Hilarious.
Space Mountain – this is the new music for the ride which just opened – I love it! It sounds like an old Johnny Williams-meets-Lalo Schifrin TV Cop-show theme from the seventies, only a little bit more modern-sounding. I don’t know why they feel the need for music on a rollercoaster, but at least it’s cool.
America Sings! – I’ve had this track for a while (released in Disneyland Forever), but now it’s got the original line “Was it Pancho, down at the Rancho?” line from “Who put that hole in my Sombrero”. It was thought too “racist” back in the 70’s (changed to “I just can’t figger…who pulled that trigger…”), but apparently now it’s OK. The tail at the end with Tomorrowland and Autopia is cool, though.
The Mark Twain Riverboat - I was really hoping for the 1990’s spiel on here, but I LOVE the Whistle & Bell SFX.
The Monorail – same thing – wish it had the more modern spiel on here, but the Monorail driving by and honking is really cool.
The Enchanted Tiki Room/Tiki Garden – Can’t really figure out why they added tons of reverb to these tracks – don’t really need it. I do like the little tail at the end of Tiki room where they have the Jungle cruise, however.
America, the Beautiful/Circle-Vision 360 – God, I miss this attraction! I know most people, by today’s standards, would find this attraction a snooze, but you have to remember that back in the 60’s when it came out, it was the IMAX or “Soarin’ over California” of it’s time. I used to love going in there, after a long day’s walking the park, just to lean up against the well-polished brass banisters & watch the vistas of America trapped in a time capsule of the 60’s. It was so cool. The music brings it all back.
Star Tours – I was really hoping for more than a re-hash of this track which appeared on the last Official album of the park. No ride spiels? Oh well. Maybe next time.
Remember – dreams come True (Wishes) – I love this track (except, of course, for the barfy kids at the beginning). This is one of those tracks that I will always remember the first time I heard it at the park (Like “Fantasmic!”) and it brings back memories of that. The best part (besides the middle with all the lands) is the end where it goes, “…and your wish…will…come…true…” over those chords – I love the tension just before it comes back to the root (where Julie Andrews says her end part) - always gets a lump in the throat. Yes, I'm a dork.
Haunted Mansion Holiday – I got a copy of this a few years back from a friend (and boy, did I feel special) – it’s from the first year of HMH. In my humble opinion, it’s better than the subsequent one that Elfman did. It was it’s own thing. It’s cool now, ‘cause everyone else can hear it. Corey Burton (the Holiday Ghost Host) does such an amazing impression of Paul Frees, he should win an award.
Main Street Electrical Parade – FINALLY!, They did it right. I’ve been wondering if they would re-do this oft-offered track that’s seen more re-edits than Pirates & Haunted Mansion combined! I honestly think I have, like, eight different versions of this from the time it was first heard on that old LP of the music from the park back in the late 70’s. I love the Bell chimes & the Snail & Caterpillar noises. I just wish they could’ve found the guy doing Pete from “Pete’s Dragon” that I have on an old video tape from back in the early 90’s who sounds like a So-Cal surfer-dude. “Cowabunga, Elliot!”. Totally.
Submarine Voyage – Sonar pings? Not on the ride.
Flight to the Moon – the Hostess narrating on this track sound like the hottest bimbo in the Galaxy. “Please be sure to take along all your personal belongings…including your imagination”. Genius.
(Mission to Mars was more my generation, though)
Roger Rabbit’s cartoon Spin – so far, no actual recording of the actual ride track has been released – only this jazzy version of “Hungarian Rhapsody”.
The Monorail Song – Disneyland Monorail/ Nation on Wheels – The Peoplemover – OK – can somebody tell me - isn’t this the same piece of music, only chopped up into different pieces? I have five different versions of this (the first – released through Disneyland Forever as “The Monorail song”) and they’re all from the same recording session and are just “Frankensteined” together. Hmm.
Matterhorn Yodelers – The Matterhorn Bobsleds/The Sounds of the Matterhorn – This is great. I’ve been wanting this for a while. Sounds great. Even has a little “Remain seated, please…” as the cherry on top.
Overall, if you don’t yet own many of these tracks, then this Boxed set is like hitting the Jackpot – very comprehensive. If they released something like this ten years ago, I would’ve wet myself. It’s nice to know that somebody, somewhere deep within the hallowed walls of Disney, is getting something this cool out to the public. And it’s about time.
-Ickymouse.
The Haunted Mansion - did a nice job editing all the graveyard tracks together so it sounds more like you're on the ride (As opposed to the separated, isolated tracks heard on the 30th Anniv.)
Pirates of the Caribbean - Same thing - great mixing of the end scene with the city on fire.
It's a Small World - I have never heard a recording of all of the different music styles from all the different lands, as are heard on here. Especially the Hawaiian part (with the lap steel-guitar & “underwater” voices – that was always my favorite part)
Adventure through Inner Space - This, to me, is really the prize on here - a crystal-clear recording or the attraction's queue spiel & ride. Sounds awesome.
Carousel of Progress – How funny is this? I had a bad boot of this a while back someone gave me – and this one sounds great. I just love the whole Innocent, naiveté with which the Husband & Wife (I love how he always calls her “Mother” – creepy and priceless) talk about how much better the future is gonna be with progress during the Progressland segment at the end. Hilarious.
Space Mountain – this is the new music for the ride which just opened – I love it! It sounds like an old Johnny Williams-meets-Lalo Schifrin TV Cop-show theme from the seventies, only a little bit more modern-sounding. I don’t know why they feel the need for music on a rollercoaster, but at least it’s cool.
America Sings! – I’ve had this track for a while (released in Disneyland Forever), but now it’s got the original line “Was it Pancho, down at the Rancho?” line from “Who put that hole in my Sombrero”. It was thought too “racist” back in the 70’s (changed to “I just can’t figger…who pulled that trigger…”), but apparently now it’s OK. The tail at the end with Tomorrowland and Autopia is cool, though.
The Mark Twain Riverboat - I was really hoping for the 1990’s spiel on here, but I LOVE the Whistle & Bell SFX.
The Monorail – same thing – wish it had the more modern spiel on here, but the Monorail driving by and honking is really cool.
The Enchanted Tiki Room/Tiki Garden – Can’t really figure out why they added tons of reverb to these tracks – don’t really need it. I do like the little tail at the end of Tiki room where they have the Jungle cruise, however.
America, the Beautiful/Circle-Vision 360 – God, I miss this attraction! I know most people, by today’s standards, would find this attraction a snooze, but you have to remember that back in the 60’s when it came out, it was the IMAX or “Soarin’ over California” of it’s time. I used to love going in there, after a long day’s walking the park, just to lean up against the well-polished brass banisters & watch the vistas of America trapped in a time capsule of the 60’s. It was so cool. The music brings it all back.
Star Tours – I was really hoping for more than a re-hash of this track which appeared on the last Official album of the park. No ride spiels? Oh well. Maybe next time.
Remember – dreams come True (Wishes) – I love this track (except, of course, for the barfy kids at the beginning). This is one of those tracks that I will always remember the first time I heard it at the park (Like “Fantasmic!”) and it brings back memories of that. The best part (besides the middle with all the lands) is the end where it goes, “…and your wish…will…come…true…” over those chords – I love the tension just before it comes back to the root (where Julie Andrews says her end part) - always gets a lump in the throat. Yes, I'm a dork.
Haunted Mansion Holiday – I got a copy of this a few years back from a friend (and boy, did I feel special) – it’s from the first year of HMH. In my humble opinion, it’s better than the subsequent one that Elfman did. It was it’s own thing. It’s cool now, ‘cause everyone else can hear it. Corey Burton (the Holiday Ghost Host) does such an amazing impression of Paul Frees, he should win an award.
Main Street Electrical Parade – FINALLY!, They did it right. I’ve been wondering if they would re-do this oft-offered track that’s seen more re-edits than Pirates & Haunted Mansion combined! I honestly think I have, like, eight different versions of this from the time it was first heard on that old LP of the music from the park back in the late 70’s. I love the Bell chimes & the Snail & Caterpillar noises. I just wish they could’ve found the guy doing Pete from “Pete’s Dragon” that I have on an old video tape from back in the early 90’s who sounds like a So-Cal surfer-dude. “Cowabunga, Elliot!”. Totally.
Submarine Voyage – Sonar pings? Not on the ride.
Flight to the Moon – the Hostess narrating on this track sound like the hottest bimbo in the Galaxy. “Please be sure to take along all your personal belongings…including your imagination”. Genius.
(Mission to Mars was more my generation, though)
Roger Rabbit’s cartoon Spin – so far, no actual recording of the actual ride track has been released – only this jazzy version of “Hungarian Rhapsody”.
The Monorail Song – Disneyland Monorail/ Nation on Wheels – The Peoplemover – OK – can somebody tell me - isn’t this the same piece of music, only chopped up into different pieces? I have five different versions of this (the first – released through Disneyland Forever as “The Monorail song”) and they’re all from the same recording session and are just “Frankensteined” together. Hmm.
Matterhorn Yodelers – The Matterhorn Bobsleds/The Sounds of the Matterhorn – This is great. I’ve been wanting this for a while. Sounds great. Even has a little “Remain seated, please…” as the cherry on top.
Overall, if you don’t yet own many of these tracks, then this Boxed set is like hitting the Jackpot – very comprehensive. If they released something like this ten years ago, I would’ve wet myself. It’s nice to know that somebody, somewhere deep within the hallowed walls of Disney, is getting something this cool out to the public. And it’s about time.
-Ickymouse.
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