Released May 18, 1999 (US) Release date 18 May 1999 Label Walt Disney Records | Length 40:55 Movie Tarzan | |
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Recorded 1998–1999,
Conway Recording Studios
Capitol Studios
Sony Music Studios
Oceanway Recording Awards Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media Genres Soundtrack, Musical theatre, Pop music, Pop rock Similar Brother Bear, Hits, No Jacket Required, Love Songs: A Compilati, Going Back | ||
Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1999 Disney animated film, Tarzan. The songs on the soundtrack were composed by Phil Collins, and the instrumental score by Mark Mancina. The song "You'll Be in My Heart" won both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, while the soundtrack album won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contribution to the soundtrack, Collins received an American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.
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Tarzan was the first Disney soundtrack to be recorded in multiple languages for different markets, with Collins recording English, Italian, German, Spanish, and French versions of the soundtrack. Collins was assisted by composer Éric Serra to record and produce French version of the songs.
Commercial performance
The Tarzan soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on May 18, 1999. The soundtrack peaked at #5 on the Billboard charts during the week of July 10, 1999, coinciding with the film's theatrical run. The album was a major comeback for Phil Collins, and put him back in the public eye.
A promotion was held at the Disney Store. Customers who bought the soundtrack received a free and exclusive single of "You'll Be in My Heart". The soundtrack itself was labeled limited edition, including a holographic cover and an individual collector's number.
The album has sold 2,586,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2014.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Phil Collins, with score composed by Mark Mancina.
Songs
1Dos MundosPhil Collins3:21
2En mi corazón estarásPhil Collins1:39
3Hijo de hombrePhil Collins2:46