Originally Posted By DDMAN26 In the current ads for the Disney Parks, the one with the people holding a picture frame and inside the frame it shows people on Big Thunder, a kid at the Sword in the Stone ceremony. There's a song playing in the background that I really like but I have no idea of the name. Anyone have an idea?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've seen the ad, but the song didn't stick out to me. Most commercials use generic music that sounds like a familiar song (a quasi-Jeopardy theme is a common choice) to evoke a certain mood, without paying the high royalties for famous music. I suspect that's what they did for this ad, as they've done that before in other Disney Parks commercials. Is it online anywhere (YouTube maybe)? That might help us narrow it down some. I'll keep an ear out the next time it comes on TV, and see if I recognize anything.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 Does anyone else find it absolutely ridiculous that one part of the Disney company has to pay royalties to another to use content that was produced by the same company? You would think Disney would want to use it's famous music to promote it's own products, but that never seems to happen. Seems really, really stupid to me! They do this on movie previews too. So odd seeing an ad for Sleeping Beauty and not hearing Once Upon a Dream, but some generic sounds-alike.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I just saw it again, and I definitely don't recognize the song, but it does sound vaguely familiar. My first thought is that it might be a countermelody to another Disney Parks song (it sounds like it might work with the Time of Your Life/Celebrate You song from a few promotions back), but I don't know the old songs (or the one in the ad) well enough to really pick up on it right away.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Pretty sure this is the music in question, no? <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=TCqGww-5UvY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?N...Gww-5UvY</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug And here's that background music, clean... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Qf9lzEfCM&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> Is this it???
Originally Posted By DlandDug Also not it (though V-Cast says so), "Hobo Bill's Last Ride" by Doc and Merle Watson. V-Cast Song ID is letting me down tonight!
Originally Posted By DlandDug According to internet chatter, it may be a custom recording by the progressive blue-grass group The Punch Brothers. I listened to some samples at the iTunes Store, and it certainly could be this group. There's also this note from "sonic scoop" based out of New York: >>Punch Brothers recording a new project for Disney with producer Joel McNeeley and engineer Frank Filipetti.<< <a href="http://www.sonicscoop.com/2010/09/23/rubicon-score-alicia-keys-jesse-harris-the-punch-brothers-recorded-at-avatar/" target="_blank">http://www.sonicscoop.com/2010...-avatar/</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug OK, this sounds pretty authentic. From the comments section of the YouTube of the "clean" version of the song: >>After some serious O.C.D. research I found out, The song was recorded last year by Joel McKeely. Performed by Chris Thile and his band Punch Brothers with Gabe Kahane on piano. Recorded at Avatar Studios in Manhattan which was followed by a Orchestra session and final mastering at Abbey Road in London..Unfortunately it was custom made for Disney. So its gonna be hard to get a Mastered copy. Absolutely beautiful piece of music.<<
