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Released
  
February 9, 1940

Movie
  
Pinocchio

Genre
  
Soundtrack

Release date
  
9 February 1940

Label
  
Walt Disney Records

Awards
  
Grammy Hall of Fame

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Pinocchio is the soundtrack to the 1940 Walt Disney film of the same name, first released on February 9, 1940. The album was described as being "recorded from the original soundtrack of the Walt Disney Production Pinocchio". According to Walt Disney Records, "this is the first time the phrase 'original soundtrack' was used to refer to a commercially available movie recording".

Contents

The soundtrack won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. "When You Wish Upon A Star" won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Songs

The songs in the film were written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington.

  1. "When You Wish Upon A Star" - Cliff Edwards - 3:16
  2. "Little Wooden Head" - Christian Rub - 05:45
  3. "Give A Little Whistle" - Cliff Edwards & Dickie Jones - 1:38
  4. "Hi Diddle Dee Dee" - Walter Catlett - 1:40
  5. "I've Got No Strings" - Dickie Jones and Patricia Page - 2:23
  6. "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee (Reprise)" - Walter Catlett - 00:22
  7. "When You Wish Upon A Star (Reprise)" - Cliff Edwards & Chorus - 01:27

Songs not used in the film

Songs written for the film but not used include:

  • "I'm A Happy Go Lucky Fellow" (also called "Jiminy Cricket")- Jiminy Cricket (Later used in the 1947 Disney film Fun and Fancy Free)
  • "Honest John" - Chorus
  • "As I Was Saying To The Duchess" - J. Worthington Foulfellow
  • "Three Cheers For Anything" - Lampwick, Pinocchio, Alexander & Other Boys
  • "Monstro The Whale" - Chorus
  • "Turn On The Old Music Box" - Jiminy Cricket

    • Three of these songs, however, are used in a multi-record 78-RPM 1950 cover album of the songs released by Decca Records and conducted by Victor Young. Although Cliff Edwards appeared as Jiminy Cricket on the album, no one else from the film cast did. Soprano Julietta Novis, who sung Schubert's Ave Maria on the soundtrack of Disney's Fantasia, sang the song "Little Wooden Head", instead of it being sung by Geppetto. Other singers on the album included the Ken Darby Chorus and the King's Men.

    Years later, Disneyland Records issued a true soundtrack album from the film.

    Original release

    The soundtrack was first issued as a collection (Victor P-18) of three 78rpm singles.

    Track listing

  • "When You Wish Upon A Star" b/w "Little Wooden Head" (Victor 26477)
  • "Give A Little Whistle" b/w "Hi Diddle Dee Dee" (Victor 26478)
  • "I've Got No Strings" b/w/ "Turn On The Old Music Box" (Victor 26477)

    • Track listing

    1. "When You Wish Upon A Star" - 3:15
    2. "Little Wooden Head" - 5:45 +
    3. "Clock Sequence" - 0:55
    4. "Kitten Theme" - 0:40
    5. "The Blue Fairy" - 3:28
    6. "Give A Little Whistle" - 1:38
    7. "Old Geppetto" - 4:44
    8. "Off To School" - 4:19
    9. "Hi Diddle Dee Dee" - 1:41
    10. "So Sorry" - 1:36
    11. "I've Got No Strings" - 2:23
    12. "Sinister Stromboli" - 2:28
    13. "Sad Reunion" - 3:22
    14. "Lesson In Lies" - 2:31
    15. "Turn On The Old Music Box" - 0:50
    16. "Coach To Pleasure Island" - 4:45
    17. "Angry Cricket" - 1:20
    18. "Transformation" - 3:51
    19. "Message From The Blue Fairy" - 1:30
    20. "To The Rescue" - 0:34
    21. "Deep Ripples" - 1:29
    22. "Desolation Theme" - 1:42
    23. "Monstro Awakens" - 2:03
    24. "Whale Chase" - 3:19
    25. "A Real Boy" - 1:42

    + - for reasons unknown (possibly loss of the vocal masters) this track contains none of the vocals present on this track as presented in the film sung by Christian Rub

    Songs

    1When You Wish Upon a StarCliff Edwards
    2Jiminy Cricket Theme / Little Wooden HeadLeigh Harline
    3The Blue Fairy Arrives / When You Wish Upon a StarLeigh Harline - Paul Smith

    References

    Pinocchio (soundtrack) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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