Walt Disney Records will release a new soundtrack album for the 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid as part of the label’s Legacy Collection, which celebrate the anniversaries of a number of Disney movies. The album features the film’s original songs composed by Alan Menken (The Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Enchanted, Tangled) and lyrics by Howard Ashman, as well as Menken’s score, including previously unreleased music. Also included on a second disc are numerous demos of both songs and the score. The soundtrack will be released on November 24, 2014 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The Little Mermaid directed by received two Academy Awards for Menken’s original score and the original song Under the Sea. The animated features directed by John Musker & Ron Clements is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.
Here’s the album track list:
Disc 1:
1. Fathoms Below – Performed by Ship’s Chorus
2. Main Titles (Score)
3. Fanfare (Score)
4. Daughters of Triton – Performed by Daughters of Triton
5. Intro Ariel (Score)
6. Intro Ursula (Score)
7. Triton Reprimands (Score)
8. Sebastian’s Dilemma (Score)
9. Part of Your World – Performed by Jodi Benson
10. Fireworks (Score)
11. The Storm (Score)
12. Part of Your World (Reprise) / Ursula Plots – Performed by Jodi Benson
13. Ariel in Love (Score)
14. Under the Sea – Performed by Samuel E. Wright
15. Sebastian and Triton (Score)
16. Destroying the Grotto (Score)
17. Flotsam and Jetsam (Score)
18. Ursula’s Lair (Score)
19. Poor Unfortunate Souls – Performed by Pat Carroll
20. She’s Got Legs (Score)
21. Sebastian Relents (Score)
22. On Land (Score)
23. Miss Manners (Score)
24. Les Poissons – Performed by René Auberjonois
25. Crab On a Plate / Bedtime (Score)
26. Tour of the Kingdom (Score)
27. Kiss the Girl – Performed by Samuel E. Wright
28. Ariel Left Behind (Score)
29. Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) – Performed by Pat Carroll
30. The Truth (Score)
31. Interrupting the Wedding / Ursula’s Defeat (Score)
32. Happy Ending – Performed by the Disney Chorus
Fisc 2:
1. Fathoms Below Work Tape – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
2. Daughters of Triton (Synth Demo) – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
3. Part of Your World (Synth Demo) – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
4. Fireworks / The Gigue (Score) (Piano Demo) – Performed by Alan Menken
5. The Storm (Score) (Piano Demo) – Performed by Alan Menken
6. Under the Sea (Synth Demo) – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
7. Poor Unfortunate Souls (Basic Synth Demo) – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
8. Poor Unfortunate Souls (Final Synth Mockup) – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
9. Les Poissons (Work Tape Demo) – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
10. Les Poissons (Synth Demo) – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
11. Kiss the Girl (Synth Demo B) – Performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken
12. Happy Ending Score (Piano Demo) – Performed by Alan Menken