"My Own Home" is a song from the

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'', from 1967. The song was sung by

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playing the part of the girl from the Man Village. The song was written by Disney staff songwriters,

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. This song serves as the basis for the Sarah Brightman song "On the Nile" and was sampled in the Slum Dogz song "The Jungle Book".

Composition

The Shermans were brought onto the film by

, who thought that the film in keeping with

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's book was too dark for family viewing. In a deliberate effort to keep the score light, this song as well as the Sherman Brothers' other contributions to the score generally concern darker subject matter than the accompanying music would suggest. The song was described as a "

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song" with Indian overtones. Composer

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also included cues of "My Own Home" in the soundtrack to foreshadow its appearance at the end of the film. The Jungle Book, Platinum Edition, Disc 1

References

{{authority control 1967 songs Songs from The Jungle Book (1967 film) Songs written by the Sherman Brothers