Toon Talk: Brother Bear Special Edition DVD - Mar 30, 2004

Toon Talk: Brother Bear Special Edition DVD
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Unlike the film itself, none of Phil Collins’ Brother Bear songs were nominated for the Academy Award this year. But, as you can see by the list below, “Great Spirits�? and “On My Way�? are not alone in the realm of great Disney songs ignored by Oscar:

  1. “Someday My Prince Will Come�? or “Heigh-Ho�? (music by Frank Churchill, lyrics by Larry Morey) from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
  2. “The Second Star to the Right�? (music by Sammy Fain, lyrics by Sammy Cain) from Peter Pan (1953).
  3. “Belle Notte�? (music and lyrics by Peggy Lee and Sonny Burke) from Lady and the Tramp (1955).
  4. “On the Front Porch�? (music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) from Summer Magic (1963).
  5. “Fortuosity�? or “Are We Dancing?�? (music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) from The Happiest Millionaire (1967).
  6. “Why Should I Worry?�? (music and lyrics by Dan Hartman and Charlie Midnight) from Oliver and Company (1988).
  7. “This is Halloween�? (music and lyrics by Danny Elfman) from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993).
  8. “Out There�? or “God Help the Outcasts�? (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996).
  9. “Reflection�? (music by Matthew Wilder, lyrics by David Zippel) from Mulan (1998).
  10. “Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride�? (music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Mark Keali’l Ho’omalu) from Lilo and Stitch (2002).

Honorable Mention: Here are five more classic tunes that found other songs from the same film edging them out of competition:

  1. “Little April Shower�? (music and lyrics by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey) from Bambi (1942). (“Love Is A Song�? was nominated instead.)
  2. “A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes�? (music and lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston) from Cinderella (1950). (“Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo�? was nominated instead.)
  3. “Feed the Birds (Tuppence A Bag)�? (music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman) from Mary Poppins (1964). (“Chim-Chim-Cher-ee�? won.)
  4. “Part of Your World�? (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman) from The Little Mermaid (1989). (“Under the Sea�? won, and “Kiss the Girl�? was also nominated.)
  5. “If I Never Knew You�? (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) from Pocahontas (1995). (“Colors of the Wind�? won.)

Coming Soon in Toon Talk:

  • As the ads say, “Bust a Moo on April 2�? with the premiere of Home on the Range, starring the voices of Judi Dench, Roseanne, Jennifer Tilly, Randy Quaid and Cuba Gooding, Jr. and new songs from Disney icon Alan Menken.
  • April 9th sees the release of two highly-anticipated films: The Alamo, directed by The Rookie’s John Lee Hancock and starring Dennis Quaid, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson and Billy Bob Thornton as Davy Crockett; and Ella Enchanted, starring The Princess Diaries’ Anne Hathaway, Cary Elwes, Minnie Driver, Eric Idle and Joanna Lumley.
  • A sort of True Life Adventure for the new millennium, Sacred Planet brings the beauty and wonder of our world to IMAX and other large format screens April 22nd.

And Coming Soon from Buena Vista Home Video:

  • April 6th: Son of Flubber, the sequel to The Absent-Minded Professor starring Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk and Ed Wynn; and the TV sequels to Angels in the Outfield: Angels in the Endzone (starring original Angel Christopher Lloyd) and Angels in the Infield (starring The Emperor’s New Groove’s Patrick Warburton). Also: Hope Springs, a romantic comedy starring Colin Firth, Heather Graham and Minnie Driver.
  • April 13th: The songs of the former Beatle get the animated treatment with Paul McCartney: The Music and Animation Collection. Also: just in time for the April 16th theatrical premiere of Volume 2, the DVD debut of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Volume 1, starring Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu and Splash’s Daryl Hannah.
  • April 20th: Eddie Murphy brings home all your ‘grim grinning ghost’ favorites in the DVD debut of The Haunted Mansion. Also: The complete first season of ESPN’s controversial drama, Playmakers, and the romantic comedy The Third Wheel, starring Denise Richards, Luke Wilson and Ben Affleck.
  • April 27th: Oscar-winning director James Cameron goes back to Titanic with Ghosts of the Abyss, a thrilling documentary originally shown in IMAX 3-D, making its DVD debut in a two-disc special edition.

-- Kirby C. Holt

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-- Posted March 30, 2004

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