Premiere release of Mark Mancina score for Disney's 2003 movie, based on the popular Disneyland theme park ride! Eddie Murphy stars, Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly

The Haunted Mansion

Premiere release of Mark Mancina score for Disney's 2003 movie, based on the popular Disneyland theme park ride! Eddie Murphy stars, Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly surround him, Rob Minkoff directs. Lavish, inspired music by Mancina scored for large orchestra, choir brings warmth, humor, excitement to fanciful, spooky tale. Mancina makes great use of familiar Buddy Baker melody "Grim Grinning Ghosts" familiar to all who have experienced the famous attraction. Two important themes form the heart and soul of tale: one is a tender, nostalgic minor mode idea for deceased Elizabeth, the owner's long lost love. Heard at the outset on music box with the initial appearance of Leota (Jennifer Tilly), the tune ingeniously links her mysterious "ghost ball" with Elizabeth. Mancina also fashions numerous smaller motifs in unusually thematic score, a personal favorite of the composer's. Action gets plenty of attention as well: special mention goes to intense, rhythmically charged "The Crypt". Mancina climaxes entire score with massive 11-minute sequence covering rescue action, sweeping love, final ascension to heaven. Film is scored wall-to-wall and Mancina's original music spills over to second CD, playing for 84-minutes with another 11-minutes of unused alternates and additional cues. At close of CD 2, listeners can enjoy the original performance of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" performed by The Singing Busts, seen in a key sequence of the film. Mancini worked closely with director Minkoff and the results are evident in a rousing movie, full of humor, action and heart, replete with a grand old-fashioned symphonic score to match! Entire 2-CD set presented from original two-track digital scoring session mixes vaulted at Disney in pristine condition. Original 2003 album from Walt Disney label featured songs plus just one track of score. "Grim Grinning Ghosts" written by Xavier Atencio, Buddy Baker.
Country USA
Binding Audio CD
UPCs 720258536426
EANs 0720258536426
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Binding	Audio CD
UPCs	720258536426
EANs	0720258536426
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Haunted Mansion

You might also like...