The Princess and the Frog [Original Songs and Score]

by Randy Newman

Overview

Disney set The Princess & The Frog, its first-ever film with an African-American lead, in New Orleans, and wisely chose Randy Newman as its scorer/songwriter. Newman not only has a long lineage as a film composer, but his music has deep roots in the Big Easy, making him an ideal choice for the project. Both sides surface here, with the score leaning toward lush Hollywood romanticism, leaving the songs as the place for jazz, zydeco, and R&B to play. Naturally, cast members Anika Noni Rose, Jim Cummings, Keith David, and Michael Leon-Wooley take the majority of the leads - N'awlins favorite son Dr. John does get to sing the fanfare "Down in New Orleans" -- but there's a strong dose of local flavor courtesy of Terence Blanchard and Terrance Simien, helping this soundtrack to feel a little less Broadway, a little more authentically New Orleans, and a whole lot more fun. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/23/2009
Label:	Walt Disney
UPC:	0050087149215
Rank:	6541

Tracks

1. Never Knew I Needed
2. Down in New Orleans (Prologue)
3. Down in New Orleans
4. Almost There
5. Friends on the Other Side
6. When We're Human
7. Gonna Take You There
8. Ma Belle Evangeline
9. Dig a Little Deeper
10. Down in New Orleans (Finale)
11. Fairy Tale/Going Home
12. I Know This Story
13. The Frog Hunters/Gator Down
14. Tiana's Bad Dream
15. Ray Laid Low
16. Ray/Mama Odie
17. This Is Gonna Be Good
18. [CD-ROM Track]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Randy Newman   Primary Artist,Conductor
China Moses   Primary Artist
Anika Noni Rose   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bruno Campos   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Pinnacle Gospel Choir   Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus,Featured Artist
Richard Darbois   Primary Artist
Luca Ward   Primary Artist
Karima   Primary Artist
Pino Insegno   Primary Artist
Maria Cristina Brancucci   Primary Artist
Luca Laurenti   Primary Artist
Alexis Tomassian   Primary Artist
Leon-Wooley   Primary Artist
Stefano Rinaldi   Primary Artist
Frantz Confiac   Primary Artist
Terence Blanchard   Primary Artist,Trumpet,Featured Artist
Terrance Simien   Primary Artist,Frottoir,Accordion,Featured Artist
Dr. John   Primary Artist,Vocals
Liane Foly   Primary Artist
Jim Cummings   Primary Artist,Vocals
Sergio Cammariere   Primary Artist
Anthony Kavanagh   Primary Artist
Olivier Constantin   Primary Artist
Jennifer Lewis   Primary Artist
Jenifer Lewis   Primary Artist,Vocals
Michael-Leon Wooley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ne-Yo   Primary Artist,Vocals
Keith David   Primary Artist,Vocals
Gabe Witcher   Violin

Technical Credits

Chuck Harmony   Producer
Tom Syrowski   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Sacks   Orchestration
Chris Hoffman   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Brendan Dekora   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Seth Waldmann   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Bruce Monical   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Steve Genewick   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Ne-Yo   Producer
Aaron Walk   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Greg Hayes   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Patrick Spain   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Phillip Ramos   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Eric Eylands   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Scott Gutierrez   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Shaffer Smith   Composer
Omar Reyna   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Jeremy Miller   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Travis Ference   Recording
Booker White   Music Preparation
Chris Utley   Recording Assistant
Derek Zhao   Assistant
The Pinnacle Gospel Choir   Musician
Pino Insegno   Musician
Kevin KD Davis   Mixing
Stefano Rinaldi   Musician
Lorena Brancucci   Translation
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Chris Finney   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Bei Maejor   Recording
Randy Newman   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Orchestration
Mitchell Froom   Composer,Producer
Dan Higgins   Additional Music
Bruno Coon   Music Editor
David Boucher   Mixing,Recording
Greg Loskorn   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Andrew Page   Music Production Supervisor
Earl Ghaffari   Music Editor
Peter Rotter   Music Contractor
Glen Lajeski   Marketing
Mark Eshelman   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Morgan Stratton   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Steve Gerdes   Creative Director
Georges Costa   Translation
Simon Heeger   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Tom Coyne MacDougall   Music Supervisor
Sandy De Crescent   Music Contractor
Jay Selvester   Recording,Assistant Engineer
Donna Cole-Brule   Music Business Affairs
Philippe Videcoq   Translation
Jim MacDougall   Music Supervisor
Adam Michalak   Recording,Assistant Engineer