Originally Posted By danyoung >How can such smart people be so wrong?! I realize it all boils down to opinion, but Destiny--breathy vocals and finger-snapping and all--sounds like the latest single from an American Idol runner-up, or something arranged for Peabo Bryson.< Yes, it's all opinion. But anyone who listens to that young lady's voice and can't appreciate the incredible control and range that she displays simply doesn't have the musical experience and knowledge to make an informed decision. You might still not like the song, but there ain't nothing breathy about her performance! There, I did it - I took it personal! Or maybe you did by saying that I was wrong about this. I don't mind others having opinions that differ from mine. But I DO mind when someone says that I'm wrong just because I don't agree with him.
Originally Posted By hopemax See, the theme park music I like the most are the songs that I can sing along to. I know the Sherman brothers are not everyone's thing, but I found them catchy, and without thinking about it, you end up singing along. There is a quote in Walt's Time, I think, that one of the Sherman's said, something like, "the music is what you take with you when you leave." Destiny's lyrics, IMO, are forgettable. I agree with the AI style. It annoys me with the parade/fireworks/celebrations songs Disney has had lately, too. And if her vocal performance is what you admire, that means the rest of us shouldn't even try. This is not a song I can spontaneously start singing at home, and then have to queue up the iTunes.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> There, I did it - I took it personal! Or maybe you did by saying that I was wrong about this. I don't mind others having opinions that differ from mine. But I DO mind when someone says that I'm wrong just because I don't agree with him. << I don't think I took it personally. Hope you didn't, either. I was being facetious saying you're wrong about it, which is why I said it's all opinion.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>How can such smart people be so wrong?! I realize it all boils down to opinion, but Destiny--breathy vocals and finger-snapping and all--sounds like the latest single from an American Idol runner-up, or something arranged for Peabo Bryson. (Remember when the animated movie soundtracks would always have one song performed by a pop or soul singer? Sounds like that to me.) <<<< I can't disagree, but the meaning is there, and that's what counts to me.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I can't do that if you're going to avoid WDW when I'm there.>> Wasn't on purpose, believe me. I'd love to meet ya. This was just a wretched summer all around until I went west recently. Although I do try and avoid WDW over the summer if possible ... but there are always exceptions! ~What the heck are you going to do in Paris, France?~
Originally Posted By danyoung >I was being facetious saying you're wrong about it, which is why I said it's all opinion.< Understood - sorry to be so crankypants.
Originally Posted By brotherdave An EPCOT mult-disk package similar to the Disneyland 50th set I would buy instantly! As for WoL, sure, I'd buy that too if available. But I'd be more interested in Horizons, World of Motion, and the original Journey Into Imagination. I'd also be interested in the original Universe of Energy as well as any background music from the 80s-90s in the park. I'm a hardcore EPCOT Center enthusiast from the early years and really miss many of the great attractions from that era, so getting the music from that period would be "heaven" to my ears! So, an emphatic "YES" to Leemac's question!!!!
Originally Posted By Labuda "And I was really excited to get those CDs back then, but...y'know...I never listen to them now, and don't really ever remember listening to them THAT much. Which is to say, for me, the music is nice to have, but not really worth the price. For me it comes down to the music being a poor substitute for being in the parks." That is exactly the same boat I'm in. Oh,. but I do still have "Baroque Hoedown" on my ipod and don't skip that track if it comes on while I'm on Shuffle.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I haven't heard 'Destiny' -- anyone know of a track online to listen to? I reminds me of the old 'Horizon' theme, sung as a duet... "Have you ever dreamed the dreams of the children? Just imagine the magic, their minds can see. (if we can dream it). Horizons, all shining and new, (shining and new). Horizons, where dreams do come true (they do come true). And it will be, a future filled with care." In the queue, waiting to get on 'Horizons', it was a nifty little tune -- but truly, when you pull it out of there, and listen to it, I can listen and think 'oh yeah...Horizons' -- but it's not great. And the vocals are pretty pitchy.
Originally Posted By danyoung Jim, I completely agree with you that the Horizons theme vocals were pretty sketchy. But this girl who sings Destiny has an amazingly powerful voice, and the song itself is a terrific arrangement that contains a couple of surprises - it just doesn't go in the direction that you might think, which is a good thing!
Originally Posted By leemac <<I haven't heard 'Destiny' -- anyone know of a track online to listen to?>> It is probably on last.fm
Originally Posted By leemac <<Would I be correct in assuming someone is presently negotiating with Disney for the exclusive rights to reproduce this music?>> Long story short - can't comment! I'm trying to understand whether there is truly a market for this type of product. The parks just aren't interested in developing OCR or theme park music CDs any more - hence why World of Color won't be released. My gut tells me that a limited edition product like that released by Intrada for soundtracks could be popular but I suspect the price point might need to be higher than most would be willing to pay.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Or the Wonders of Life music. It sounds like generic spacey new age music. >> My scenario isn't for the BGM to be available. All of WoL's BGM was new-agey stuff that is available elsewhere. I'm talking more about attraction scores and/or complete audio tracks for attractions including cast dialogue (although the latter throws up a million more clearance issues).
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I would say that the WOC soundtrack would sell way better than WOL. I was shocked when they weren't selling it in the stores on opening night, and just assumed that they hadn't stocked it yet, but as it became clear that they had no intention of ever carrying it, I became really confused. How many copies of the Fantasmic! soundtrack have they sold over the years? I personally have 3 different copies of it (one from the DL F! album, one of the WDW F! album, and one from the 50th compilation). While I doubt others have as many copies of it, I know I'm not the only person to own it. While it might have a little startup cost to create a cover and booklet and all that, it will be able to sit on the shelf for years to come with no changes made to it. How many other pieces of merchandise can do that? My only thought for why it might make sense is if they really were serious about changing the show on a regular basis. In this case, the music would have to change, rendering the soundtracks obsolete. While they could have a little sticker on it that says "As heard in Summer 2010!" like what was on the F! cases for a while (even though that music never changed), it still might be a little weird. Honestly, my only hope for the awful transitions and irrelevant segments to get fixed is that they haven't released a recording of it. Hopefully they can cut down the talking, since it kills the momentum (I'm looking at you, Buzz and Woody, Heimlich, and Dory and Marlin), and figure out a way to tighten up the first 1/3 of the show. If they did that, and realeased it on a CD, I'd be very happy.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Long story short - can't comment! I'm trying to understand whether there is truly a market for this type of product. The parks just aren't interested in developing OCR or theme park music CDs any more - hence why World of Color won't be released. My gut tells me that a limited edition product like that released by Intrada for soundtracks could be popular but I suspect the price point might need to be higher than most would be willing to pay. << I understand completely. The price is always the problem with a product that has a high production cost, but a very limited audience. I know the market is out there, but again you run into cost restrictions just trying to market to the targeted audience. I would bet that's why Disney has avoided it.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer WDC certainly didn't care about limited market/high cost when it comes to D23...
Originally Posted By u k fan I'd quite like those bluegrassy sounding versions of Disney songs they play at Camp Minnie-Mickey. I'll buy those. I wouldn't be very interested in WOL, but I may be for others in the series. I'd probably end up having to get them on the secondary market anyway so price is less relevant for me!!!
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 u k fan, if you like bluegrass Mickey style, then do you have the CD "O Mickey where art Thou?" It's the voice of Bluegrass singing Disney songs. It's pretty good.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Funny I'm not a bluegrass fan either, but my SM at the time played it all the time at work. It grew on me, so I bought it.
