| Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Released | October 27, 1992 (1992-10-27) | |||
| Recorded | 1988–1992 | |||
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| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1992 Disney animated filmAladdin. The album was released byWalt Disney Records onCD andcassette tape on October 27, 1992. The soundtrack was intertwined with demos, work tapes and unreleased masters, as well as original scores in 1994 in a four-discbox set entitledThe Music Behind the Magic: The Musical Artistry of Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice. Aremastered reissue with altered lyrics and new artwork was released on March 27, 2001. A special edition reissue featuring two previously released demos and new artwork was released on September 28, 2004.The Legacy Collection: Aladdin was released on September 9, 2022, to coincide with the 30th anniversary ofAladdin.[3]
The music on the album earned composerAlan Menken theAcademy Award for Best Original Score[4] and theGolden Globe Award for Best Original Score,[5] as well as a nomination for theBAFTA Award for Best Film Music.[6] Menken, along with lyricistTim Rice, also won theAcademy Award for Best Original Song,[4] theGolden Globe Award for Best Original Song[5] and aGrammy Award for Song of the Year for the song "A Whole New World". It is currently the first and only Disney song to win Song of the Year at theGrammy Awards.[7][8] The album is one of the best-selling soundtrack albums to an animated film, with 3 million copies sold in the United States[9] and 300,000 copies sold in Canada.[10]
All music is composed byAlan Menken.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Arabian Nights" ([A]) | Howard Ashman | Bruce Adler | 1:19 |
| 2. | "Legend of the Lamp" (includes a monologue byRobin Williams) | (score) | 1:25 | |
| 3. | "One Jump Ahead" | Tim Rice | Brad Kane | 2:22 |
| 4. | "Street Urchins" | (score) | 1:52 | |
| 5. | "One Jump Ahead (Reprise)" | Rice | Brad Kane | 1:01 |
| 6. | "Friend Like Me" | Ashman | Robin Williams | 2:26 |
| 7. | "To Be Free" | (score) | 1:39 | |
| 8. | "Prince Ali" | Ashman | Robin Williams | 2:51 |
| 9. | "A Whole New World" | Rice | Brad Kane,Lea Salonga | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Jafar's Hour" | (score) | 2:43 | |
| 11. | "Prince Ali (Reprise)" | Rice | Jonathan Freeman | 1:07 |
| 12. | "The Ends of the Earth" | (score) | 1:35 | |
| 13. | "The Kiss" | (score) | 1:51 | |
| 14. | "On a Dark Night" | (score) | 2:55 | |
| 15. | "Jasmine Runs Away" | (score) | 0:46 | |
| 16. | "Marketplace" | (score) | 2:37 | |
| 17. | "The Cave of Wonders" | (score) | 4:57 | |
| 18. | "Aladdin's Word" (includes cue fromWhen You Wish Upon a Star) | (score) | 1:51 | |
| 19. | "The Battle" | (score) | 3:39 | |
| 20. | "Happy End in Agrabah" ([B]) | (score) | 4:15 | |
| 21. | "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" | Rice | Peabo Bryson,Regina Belle | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 50:01 | |||
Notes
All lyrics are written by Howard Ashman; all music is composed by Alan Menken.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 22. | "Proud of Your Boy (Demo)" | Alan Menken | 2:29 |
| 23. | "High Adventure (Demo)" | Alan Menken,Howard Ashman | 4:21 |
| Total length: | 6:50 | ||
All music is composed by Alan Menken.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performed by: | Length |
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| 1. | "Arabian Nights" (demo/final) | Howard Ashman | Alan Menken,Bruce Adler | 1:48 |
| 2. | "Legend of the Lamp" (final/dialogue byRobin Williams) | (score) | 1:24 | |
| 3. | "On a Dark Night" (final) | (score) | 2:54 | |
| 4. | "One Jump Ahead" (final) | Tim Rice | Brad Kane | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Street Urchins" (final) | (score) | 1:56 | |
| 6. | "One Jump Ahead, Reprise" (final) | Rice | Kane | 1:00 |
| 7. | "Count on Me" (demo) | Alan Menken | Menken | 2:38 |
| 8. | "Call Me a Princess" (demo) | Ashman | Howard Ashman, Menken | 2:40 |
| 9. | "Jasmine Runs Away" (final) | (score) | 0:44 | |
| 10. | "Marketplace" (final) | (score) | 2:36 | |
| 11. | "Why Me" (unreleased master) | Rice | Jonathan Freeman | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Friend Like Me" (work tape) | Ashman | Ashman, Menken | 1:07 |
| 13. | "Friend Like Me" (final) | Ashman | Robin Williams | 2:27 |
| 14. | "To Be Free" (final) | (score) | 1:37 | |
| 15. | "The Cave of Wonders" (final) | (score) | 4:56 | |
| 16. | "Prince Ali" (demo) | Ashman | Ashman, Menken | 4:13 |
| 17. | "Prince Ali" (final) | Ashman | Williams | 2:51 |
| 18. | "A Whole New World" (work tape) | Rice | Menken,Tim Rice | 0:50 |
| 19. | "A Whole New World" (final) | Rice | Kane,Lea Salonga | 2:39 |
| 20. | "The Kiss" (final) | (score) | 1:50 | |
| 21. | "Aladdin's World" (final) | (score) | 1:51 | |
| 22. | "Humiliate the Boy" (demo) | Ashman | Freeman, Menken | 3:42 |
| 23. | "Jafar's Hour" (final) | (score) | 2:39 | |
| 24. | "Prince Ali, Reprise" (final) | Rice | Freeman | 1:12 |
| 25. | "The Ends of the Earth" (final) | (score) | 1:35 | |
| 26. | "The Battle" (final) | (score) | 3:38 | |
| 27. | "Happy End in Agrabah" (final) | (score) | 4:14 | |
| 28. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise" (unreleased master) | Ashman | Adler | 0:44 |
| 29. | "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)" (single) | Rice | Peabo Bryson,Regina Belle | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 70:44 | |||
All lyrics are written by Howard Ashman; all music is composed by Alan Menken.
| No. | Title | Performed by: | Length |
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| 1. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise #1" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 0:31 |
| 2. | "Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise #2" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 0:32 |
| 4. | "Friend Like Me" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Proud of Your Boy" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 2:27 |
| 6. | "How Quick They Forget" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 3:57 |
| 7. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise #3" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 0:34 |
| 8. | "High Adventure" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Arabian Nights, Reprise #4" (demo) | Ashman, Menken | 0:43 |
| Total length: | 18:47 | ||
Howard Ashman andAlan Menken composed several songs for an initial story treatment of Aladdin prior to beginning work onBeauty and the Beast.[11][12] This story treatment incorporated several plot elements from the original folk tale and additional characters that were eliminated during later story development. Three songs from this score - "Arabian Nights", "Friend Like Me" and "Prince Ali" - survive in the final film.
Menken composed several additional songs for the subsequent story revisions following Ashman's 1991 death, prior to Tim Rice's involvement with the project.[11]
Work tape, demo and master recordings of cut songs have been released in several formats, notably on the 1994The Music Behind the Magic box set,[11] the 2004 special edition soundtrack and the 2004 DVD release of the film.[13]
1990 Original Score - music byAlan Menken, lyrics byHoward Ashman.[11]
Additional Menken/Ashman demos[11]
Menken solo demos[11]
Weekly charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[21] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[24] | 3× Platinum | 300,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[25] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[27] | Platinum | 350,000[26] |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[29] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Taiwan | — | 150,000[30] |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[31] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[32] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||