''Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack for the 1992 Disney animated feature film, ''Aladdin''''. ''The album was released by

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on CD and cassette tape on November 10, 1992. The soundtrack was intertwined with demos, work tapes and unreleased masters, as well as original scores in 1994 in a four-disc box set entitled '' The Music Behind the Magic: The Musical Artistry of Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice''. A

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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 of ''Aladdin.'' The music on the album earned composer Alan Menken the Academy Award for Best Original Score and the

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, as well as a nomination for the

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. Menken, along with lyricist

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, also won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the

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, and a

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for the song "

A Whole New World "A Whole New World" is the signature song from Disney's 1992 animated feature film ''Aladdin'', with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. A duet originally recorded by singers Brad Kane and Lea Salonga in their respective roles as the ...

". It is currently the first and only Disney song to win Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards. The album is one of the best-selling soundtrack albums to an animated film, with 3million copies sold in the United States and 300,000 copies sold in Canada.

Track listing

Notes

Unreleased songs and score

Cut songs

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and Alan Menken composed several songs for an initial story treatment of Aladdin prior to beginning work on ''

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''.Hochman, Steve (1994). ''The Music Behind the Magic: The Musical Artistry of Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice''. Burbank: Walt Disney Records.Culhane, John (1992). ''Disney's Aladdin: The Making of an Animated Film'' (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion. 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 "Friend Like Me" is a song from the 1992 Disney film ''Aladdin''. It was performed by Robin Williams in his role as the Genie. The song is also performed by Will Smith in the remake. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song a ...

" 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. Work tape, demo and master recordings of cut songs have been released in several formats, notably on the 1994 '' The Music Behind the Magic'' box set, the 2004 special edition soundtrack and the 2004 DVD release of the film. 1990 Original Score - music by Alan Menken, lyrics by

. *Arabian Nights *Arabian Nights (Reprise #1) *Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kassim *Arabian Nights (Reprise #2) *

*To Be Free *

Proud of Your Boy "Proud of Your Boy" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken. Originally intended for Disney's animated film ''Aladdin'' (1992), the song was omitted when Aladdin's mother was written out of the story. After being disca ...

– A demo version performed by Menken was featured on the 2004 special edition soundtrack. A pop version recorded by

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was included on the 2004 DVD release of the film. In 2011, it was restored in the film's stage musical adaption. *How Quick They Forget *Arabian Nights (Reprise #3) *High Adventure – A demo version performed by Menken and Ashman was featured on the 2004 special edition soundtrack. *Arabian Nights (Reprise #4) — This was later used as the ending for '' Aladdin and the King of Thieves''. Additional Menken/Ashman demos *Call Me a Princess – A cover version was recorded by actress/singer

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and released on her first solo album, ''Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust'' in May 2008. *Humiliate the Boy Menken solo demos *Count on Me Menken/

demos *Why Me *My Time Has Come *My Finest Hour

Accolades

Charts

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Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

External links

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