![]() ![]() There, we go back to the Dumbo’s bath scene, followed by his mother’s capture and his rejection by the other elephants. As stated above, “Baby Mine” is followed by “Pink Elephants” on this LP, but the music goes out of sequence at track two on side two. To accomplish this, Camarata moved an entire cluster of Oliver Wallace’s background themes out of their chronological film order. ![]() (Those familiar with subsequent soundtrack albums, such as those for The Sound of Music or even Mary Poppins, will be aware of the their lack of total sequence as well.) Camarata must have realized that “Pink Elephants on Parade,” with all its tempo changes, wild orchestrations and frequency changes, needed to begin side two (at the outside edge), while the simpler, quieter “Baby Mine” worked well tonally at the end of side one (near the center)-and also provided an emotional conclusion to the first half of the record. Dumbo disney full#As a pioneer in formatting the long-playing soundtrack album (much the way Goddard Lieberson did the same for Broadway cast albums at Columbia Records), Camarata would rearrange the order of the selections if it improved on how they “played out” on the disc–to keep the program constantly fresh, varied and repeatable as a creative whole.Īnother reason track sequences were sometimes re-ordered in the vinyl era was to keep certain selections closer to the outside edge of the LP record and others closer to the center, as certain tracks required more dynamic range and needed the full fidelity of the disc’s edge. When Disneyland Records presented listeners with the vinyl LP version of the Dumbo soundtrack, it was the first time home listeners could enjoy so much of the background music as well as the main title, all three sections of “When I See An Elephant Fly” and the complete “Pink Elephants on Parade.”Īs he did when creating the other album-length soundtracks, Tutti Camarata designed the Dumbo LP to maximize the listening experience. Instrumentals: “It’s Circus Day Again” by Ned Washington, Frank Churchill “Dumbo Theme,” “Dumbo and Timothy,” “Pyramid of Elephants,” “Dumbo Disgraced,” “Dumbo’s Triumph” by Oliver Wallace. Songs: “Look Out for Mister Stork,” “Casey, Jr.,” “Song of the Roustabouts,” “Baby Mine” by Ned Washington, Frank Churchill “Pink Elephants on Parade,” “When I See An Elephant Fly” by Ned Washington, Oliver Wallace. It is truly remarkable how the music’s distinctively mid-20th century sound (whose then-contemporary appeal surely led to its Oscar for Best Score), is so playable today regardless of changing musical tastes, and probably will remain so for all time as long as elephants can still fly. In only a few tunes, there is novelty pop (“Casey Jr.”) jazz/scat (“When I See An Elephant Fly”), choral ballad (“Baby Mine”), modern opera (“Song of the Roustabouts”), the myriad of styles that is “Pink Elephants,” and several authentic-sounding circus marches (which should be extra-familiar to Mickey Mouse Club fans who also heard them on Thursday afternoon “Circus Day” extravaganzas). Hearing all of this on the most popular music reproduction media of the day emphasizes how much the music of Dumbo exemplifies a variety of late ‘30s and early ‘40s musical styles. The brevity of 78 RPM discs did not allow for the complete version of “Pink Elephants” (the words “on Parade” are not listed in the title on this particular album), nor do we get more than one chorus of “When I See An Elephant Fly.” But “Baby Mine” is short enough to share its disc side with the delightful music accompanying Dumbo’s bath, titled here as “”Dumbo’s Serenade.” Unlike the other three however, RCA’s Dumbo soundtrack was never reissued on compact disc. Instrumental: “Dumbo’s Serenade” by Oliver Wallace.ĭumbo was the third Disney animated feature soundtrack album released by RCA Victor, and like the previous Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs or Pinocchio releases, all the material on the three 78 RPM discs came directly from the film with sound effects and dialogue intact. Songs: “Look Out for Mister Stork,” “Casey Junior,” “Song of the Roustabouts,” “Baby Mine” by Ned Washington, Frank Churchill “Pink Elephants,” “When I See An Elephant Fly” by Ned Washington, Oliver Wallace. Jumbo) Margaret Wright (Casey Jr./Vocal Effect by Sonovox) Cliff Edwards (Jim Crow) Hall Johnson (Preacher Crow) James Baskett (Fat Crow) Nick Stewart (Glasses Crow) Jim Carmichael (Straw-Hat Crow) The Hall Johnson Choir, The Sportsmen Quartet (Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Days, Max Smith, Mart Sperzel). RCA Victor Records P-101 (Three 10” 78 RPM Discs) ![]() Recorded from the Sound Track of the Film The fourth Disney animated feature was short, sweet and successful on the big screen, TV, home video-and on records, from 78 shellacs to internet downloads. ![]()
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