Released October 28, 1997 Release date 28 October 1997 | Recorded 1996–1997 | |
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Genres Soundtrack, Musical theatre Similar That Thing You Do! Original, The Osbourne Family Al, Last Action Hero, Princess and I, Hairspray | ||
Anastasia: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack for the 1997 Fox Animation Studios film Anastasia. It contains songs from the film written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, selections of the original score composed by David Newman, and performed by Liz Callaway, Jim Cummings, Jonathan Dokuchitz, and Kelsey Grammer, among others, and featured singles by Aaliyah and Deana Carter and a duet with Richard Marx and Donna Lewis, along with tracks from the film's score composed by David Newman. It was released on October 28, 1997 on CD and audio cassette.
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The songs "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December" were given nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globes. Newman also received his first Oscar nomination for the score. The single "At the Beginning" managed to position #45 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also to #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Lynn Ahrens; all music composed by David Newman and Stephen Flaherty.
Personnel
Songs
A Rumor in St PetersburgStephen Flaherty3:25
Journey to the PastLiz Callaway - Stephen Flaherty2:55
Once Upon a DecemberLiz Callaway2:48