Princess and the Frog |  | Creator: Randy Newman
Label: Walt Disney Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 1,311
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 000458502
UPC: 050087149215
EAN: 0050087149215
ASIN: B002O4J4F2
Release Date: November 23, 2009
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| Tracks:
| • | Never Knew I Needed Performed by Ne-Yo | | • | Down in New Orleans (Prologue)Performed by Anika Noni Rose | | • | Down in New Orleans Performed by Dr. John | | • | Almost There Performed by Anika Noni Rose | | • | Friends on the Other Side Performed byKeith David as "Dr. Facilier" | | • | When We're Human Performed by Michael Leon-Wooley as "Louis," Bruno Campos as "Prince Naveen" and Anika Noni Rose as "Tiana" featuring Terence Blanchard on Trumpet | | • | Gonna Take You There Performed by Jim Cummingsfeaturing Terrance Simien | | • | Ma Belle Evangeline Performed by Jim Cummings | | • | Dig a Little Deeper Performed by Jenifer Lewis as"Mama Odie" featuring the Pinnacle Gospel Choir | | • | Down in New Orleans (Finale) Performed by Anika Noni Rose as "Tiana" | | • | Fairy Tale/Going Home Score | | • | I Know This Story Score | | • | The Frog Hunters/Gator Down Score | | • | Tiana's Bad Dream Score | | • | Ray Laid Low Score | | • | Ray/Mama Odie Score | | • | This Is Gonna Be Good Score |
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Album Description
Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical, THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana, a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. The collection of magical songs from this amazing soundtrack features Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls), Ne-Yo (R&B music star) and Academy Award® winning composer Randy Newman. Set in the great city of New Orleans, the sounds of Jazz, Zydeco, Blues, Gospel and more are all present for an unforgettable musical experience the entire family will enjoy! This soundtrack features 8 new songs including "Almost There" by Anika Noni Rose and "Never Knew I Needed" by Ne-Yo with more original songs and compositions written by Randy Newman (Academy Award® winner for Monsters, Inc. and GRAMMY® Award winner for Toy Story 2 and Cars. Get More than Music from this album. UNLOCK MORE when you insert this CD into your computer! Enjoy a second world of bonus album content: exclusive Behind the scenes, Links to various Disney and Princess and the Frog communities, Videos, interviews and more!
Album Description
2009 release. The Princess And The Frog: Tiana and Her Princess Friends is the follow up release in the successful and Friends musical series which includes titles such as Cinderella And Friends, Sleeping Beauty And Friends and The Little Mermaid And Friends. Join Tiana, Belle, Ariel, Giselle and others as they sing their favorite songs on this delightful collection of Disney Princess music.
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 Disney Musicals are BACK!!! November 23, 2009
Jerrod M. Miller
24 out of 26 found this review helpful
I have just purchased this soundtrack and may I say, THANK YOU DISNEY for bringing this timeless era to life again!
The Jazz Age is my favorite genre of music and the 1920's is my ABSOLUTE favorite time in history. And Randy Newman's songs and score are so well put together!
Disney's renaissance era(The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin, etc.) would be so proud, in terms of music. Now I will admit it doesn't have that same intensity then the great Alan Menken's scores, but Randy Newman is dead behind him.
Now dispite the contraversy and racism(the first african american princess, her getting turned into a frog, the time period, and the black magic), this is now the time for change and this movie will prove that you can look past all that and enjoy it, like ALL Disney movies do.
Now I'm not someone who makes up someones mind for them, but people please, don't let the opinion of every tom, dick, and harry stop you from missing out on something that is as CLASSIC, TRUE Disney as this looks.
Now for the music...4.8 out of 5 stars! It couldn't have been done any better than this! These songs are SO perfectly done by Mr. Randy Newman, If he doesn't get an Oscar Nomination for Best Song or Score I'll be shocked.
1. Never knew I Needed - 4 out of 5 stars - It has an awesome beat and feeling to it, but the R&B is a little off for this particular genre.
2. Down in New Orleans(Prologue) - 5 out of 5 stars - Anika Noni Rose(beautiful voice) does an amazing job at bringing the excitment out of what's to come in just 30 seconds.
3. Down in New Orleans - 5 out of 5 stars - Randy Newman through and through, it is a wonderful depiction of New Orleans, past and present, I just wish it had some improvasation.
4. Almost There* - 5 out of 5 stars - Not your typical Disney Princess song and that's why I think its gonna get one of the Oscar Noms. for best original song and Anika Noni Rose is perfectly casted as Princess Tiana, a strong and independent woman who has big dreams and knows that she can get them.
5. Friends on the Other Side* - 5 out of 5 stars - Now this is real Disney, A Phemoninal bad guy with style! This is my personal favorite, dirty & evil jazz. Keith David...words can't explain this performance but YYYEESS!! It should be an Oscar Nom. just for entertainment purposes. ARE YOU READY?!?
6. When We're Human - 5 out of 5 stars - This is just fun! Pure up-beat swing(reminisces of the great "Bare Necessities" and legendary jazz musicans Louie Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller) Great trumpet wailing and great lyrics for each character that defines who they are and who they always will be.
7. Gonna Take you there - 4 out of 5 stars - It's perfect cajun and zydeco, but it just wasn't enough it just sounded like a section in the movie than an actual song but I like the beat.
8. Ma Belle Evangeline - 5 out of 5 stars - Ray, the lovesick Cajun firefly, sings about his love, Evangeline, and its so wonderfully OLD-FANSHIONED Disney. Jim Cummings performance is both heart-warming and funny (and beautiful trumpet playing).
9. Dig a Little Deeper* - 5 out of 5 stars - This is the true message of the movie. "Find out who you are and you'll find out what you need" It's a fun up-beat gospel extravagenza, done by the hilarious and talented Jenifer Lewis. This will be another Oscar Nom. for entertainment purposes but if something is gonna win, its either this or ALMOST THERE.
10. Down in New Orleans(Finale) - 5 out of 5 stars - Anika Noni Rose sends you leaving with a bone-chilling and memorable ending that couldn't have been said any better.
11. - 17. THE SCORE - 4.5 out of 5 stars - Its strings(voilin, viola, cello, bass and even banjo) are remarkable and the jazz and country bluegrass and spiritual licks are surpising and make the slow, beautiful stuff all the better and the ending score is so majestic and fanfarish, its the perfect compliment of instrumental playing to the songs.
Growing up with Disney has been fantastic, Disney makes you lose yourself in your bad times and it always makes you smile and laugh and cry and relate and everything in between. So with all of these classics in my home,I know that THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG will be right up there with them.
Can't stop listening! December 28, 2009
M. Linden (California)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a fabulous soundtrack to a fantastic movie! I got it as a gift for Christmas after seeing the movie a few weeks ago and I cannot stop listening to it! Even my dad loves it, though he hasn't seen the movie yet. The song styles are all very different, my favorites being "Down in New Orleans" and "When We're Human". This CD just makes make me want to dance!
love it November 24, 2009
Deirdre Simmons (CA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Just bought this album. I absolutely love the blend of New Orleans sounds used in the singing tracks. Broadway, Cajun, ragtime, & gospel sounds are used through out the whole ablum. My favorite songs are, GONNA TAKE YOU THERE, MA BELLE EVANGELINE & DIG A LITTLE DEEPER. Also I really enjoyed the score which included the same blend of sounds; but what I liked best was how it remained very soft and beautiful with out being boring & included the Disney/ Fairytale touch. I think this album was well thought out and it shows. Only thing is, I would have put the Ne-Yo pop song at the end of the album instead of the 1st song b/c (aside from the lyrics) it doesnt fit well with the rest of the album which is very classic. My one other complaint though was that I was hoping that big score number used in the commercial would be on the album but it wasnt. Guess I was just pipe dreaming. I'll get over it. =) Cant wait to see the movie, hope my review was helpful.
Finally a Worthy Disney Soundtrack!!! November 27, 2009
Don Vito Corleone (Sleeping with the Fishes)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm glad to see that Disney is returning to its roots and delivering a significant movie with a great soundtrack the way they know. I'm very excited about this new movie and it seems that it will be wonderful. At first, I was a little worried that Randy Newman will be doing the songs and the score. Sure he is a very talented guy and the Pixar soundtracks are really good, but Pixar don't make musicals. I thought that the man to do this was the legendary Alan Menken but fortunately, Newman proof to be a terrific composer and this soundtrack is one of the best I've heard. The Songs Down in New Orleans, Almost There, Friends on the Other Side, When We're Human, Gotta take you there, Ma Belle Evangeline and Dig a Little Deeper (my personal favorite) are full of life and rythm. Sure not everything is perfect and as usual Disney marketing campaign also added an R&B song performed by Ne-Yo (Never Knew I Needed), the song is not terrible but is not memorable and just doesn't fit with the rest of the soundtrack. Aside from that all the other songs are terrific and the vocal performances of the singers are top-notch (especially Anika Noni Rose, Jenifer Lewis and Keith David). I rate this soundtrack five stars despite the Ne-Yo song because I consider this a minor flaw. The score is also really good. Let's just say that if the movie is like the songs, it will be AWESOME.
Fantastic my favorite Randy Newman/Disney music so far March 9, 2010
C. A Baker (Santa Rosa CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic album with songs that get stuck in your head and make you smile. The score pieces are lovely and compliment the songs.
Randy Newman has mostly done the Pixar/Disney films but he deffinitely pulled out some fo his best stuff here. I first heard soem fo the music over New Years at Disenyland that music prompted me to get off my butt and see teh film which then got to go home and imediately order this cd.
I could live without the silly pop song on track one but everything else is beautifully done and very memorable.
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