Anastasia (soundtrack)
Encyclopedia
Anastasia: Original Soundtrack is the soundtrack
to Fox Animation Studios
1997, first animated feature Anastasia
. It contains songs from the film written by Lynn Ahrens
and Stephen Flaherty
, David Newman
, and performed by Liz Callaway
, Jim Cummings
, Jonathan Dokuchitz, and Kelsey Grammer
, among others, and featured singles by Aaliyah
and a duet with Richard Marx
and Donna Lewis
, along with tracks from the film's score composed by David Newman. It was released on October 28, 1997 on CD and audio cassette.
The songs "Journey to the Past
" and "Once Upon a December" were given nominations from the Academy Awards
and Golden Globes
. The single "At the Beginning
" managed to position #45 on the Billboard
Hot 100, and also to #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary.
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to Fox Animation Studios
Fox Animation Studios
Fox Animation Studios is an American animation production company located in Phoenix, Arizona and is a division of 20th Century Fox. After the bankruptcy of Sullivan Bluth Studios in Ireland in 1994, animators Don Bluth and Gary Goldman returned to the United States and were hired by 20th Century...
1997, first animated feature Anastasia
Anastasia (1997 film)
Anastasia is a 1997 American animated musical film produced and directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman. It was the first feature film to be released by Fox Animation Studios....
. It contains songs from the film written by Lynn Ahrens
Lynn Ahrens
Lynn Ahrens is an American writer and lyricist for the musical theatre, television and film. She has collaborated with Stephen Flaherty for many years...
and Stephen Flaherty
Stephen Flaherty
Stephen Flaherty is an American composer of musical theatre. He works most often in collaboration with the lyricist/bookwriter Lynn Ahrens...
, David Newman
David Newman (composer)
David Louis Newman is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning nearly forty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films.-Life and career:...
, and performed by Liz Callaway
Liz Callaway
Liz Callaway is an American actress and singer, famous for providing the singing voices of many female characters in films, such as Anya in Anastasia, Odette in The Swan Princess, and Kiara in The Lion King II:Simba's Pride....
, Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
, Jonathan Dokuchitz, and Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier...
, among others, and featured singles by Aaliyah
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
and a duet with Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
and Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis
Donna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently...
, along with tracks from the film's score composed by David Newman. It was released on October 28, 1997 on CD and audio cassette.
The songs "Journey to the Past
Journey to the Past
"Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack.The pop...
" and "Once Upon a December" were given nominations from the Academy Awards
70th Academy Awards
The 70th Academy Awards were noted for their high ratings and the 11 wins obtained by the Best Picture Titanic. Billy Crystal hosted the ceremony for the sixth time, and received an Emmy award for his performance....
and Golden Globes
55th Golden Globe Awards
The 55th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1997, were held on 18 January 1998. The winners were selected from the 55th Golden Globe Awards nominees. The ceremony was notable for two memorable moments...
. The single "At the Beginning
At the Beginning
"At the Beginning" is a song by Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, released as the first single from the Anastasia soundtrack. It was released as a CD and cassette single on October 21, 1997 on Atlantic Records....
" managed to position #45 on the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100, and also to #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary.
Track listing
- "A Rumor in St. Petersburg" – 3:25
- "Journey to the PastJourney to the Past"Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack.The pop...
" (Liz CallawayLiz CallawayLiz Callaway is an American actress and singer, famous for providing the singing voices of many female characters in films, such as Anya in Anastasia, Odette in The Swan Princess, and Kiara in The Lion King II:Simba's Pride....
) – 2:55 - "Once Upon a December" (Liz CallawayLiz CallawayLiz Callaway is an American actress and singer, famous for providing the singing voices of many female characters in films, such as Anya in Anastasia, Odette in The Swan Princess, and Kiara in The Lion King II:Simba's Pride....
) – 2:48 - "In the Dark of the Night" (Jim Cummings) – 3:21
- "Learn to Do It" (Kelsey GrammerKelsey GrammerAllen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier...
, Liz CallawayLiz CallawayLiz Callaway is an American actress and singer, famous for providing the singing voices of many female characters in films, such as Anya in Anastasia, Odette in The Swan Princess, and Kiara in The Lion King II:Simba's Pride....
, Jonathan Dokuchitz) – 2:36 - "Learn to Do It [Waltz Reprise]" (Kelsey GrammerKelsey GrammerAllen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier...
) – 1:45 - "Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart)" (Bernadette PetersBernadette PetersBernadette Peters is an American actress, singer and children's book author from Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Over the course of a career that has spanned five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings...
, Jonathan Dokuchitz) – 3:02 - "At the BeginningAt the Beginning"At the Beginning" is a song by Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, released as the first single from the Anastasia soundtrack. It was released as a CD and cassette single on October 21, 1997 on Atlantic Records....
" (Donna LewisDonna LewisDonna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently...
and Richard MarxRichard MarxRichard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
) – 3:40 - "Journey to the PastJourney to the Past"Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack.The pop...
" (AaliyahAaliyahAaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
) – 4:04 - "Once Upon a December" (Deana CarterDeana CarterDeana Carter is a country music artist who broke through in 1996 with the release of debut album Did I Shave My Legs for This?, which was certified 5× Multi-Platinum in the United States for sales of over five million...
) – 3:34 - "Prologue" (David NewmanDavid Newman (composer)David Louis Newman is an American composer and conductor known particularly for his film scores. In a career spanning nearly forty years, he has composed music for nearly 100 feature films.-Life and career:...
) – 6:23 - "Speaking of Sophie" (David Newman)– 2:36
- "The Nightmare" (David Newman) – 3:05
- "Kidnap and Reunion" (David Newman) – 4:29
- "Reminiscing with Grandma" (David Newman) – 3:17
- "Finale" (David Newman) – 2:59
- "Viaje Tiempo Atrás" (Journey to the PastJourney to the Past"Journey to the Past" is a song written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty for the 1997 animated film Anastasia. The song was originally recorded by actress Liz Callaway to be included in the film and was later re-recorded by singer Aaliyah as an pop-R&B single to promote the soundtrack.The pop...
in SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
) (ThalíaThalíaAriadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
) – 3:07
Personnel
- AaliyahAaliyahAaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
– Performer, Finger Snaps - Lynn Ahrens – Producer
- Brooks Almy – Vocals, Ensemble
- Eric Altenburger – Design
- Alexander Areteds – Mixing Assistant
- Patricia P. Azar – Translation
- Randall Barlow – Programming
- Tom Bender – Assistant Engineer
- Ellen Bernfeld – Vocals, Ensemble
- Douglas Besterman – Orchestration
- Judy Blazer – Vocals, Ensemble
- Jeff Blumenkrantz – Vocals, Ensemble
- Edwin Bonilla – Percussion
- Ted Brunetti – Vocals, Ensemble
- Glen Burtnik – Vocals, Ensemble
- Liz Callaway – Performer
- Deana Carter – Performer
- Sue Ann Carwell – Vocals (bckgr)
- Sean Chambers – Engineer
- Vivian Cherry – Vocals, Ensemble
- Robin Clark – Vocals, Ensemble
- Victoria Clark – Vocals, Ensemble
- Jim Cummings – Performer
- Tony Dawsey – Mastering
- Darius de Haas – Vocals, Ensemble
- Madeleine Doherty – Vocals, Ensemble
- Jonathan Dokuchitz – Performer
- Anne Dudley – Piano
- Robert DuSold – Vocals, Ensemble
- Gregg Edelman – Vocals, Ensemble
- Emilio Estefan, Jr. – Producer
- Alfred Figueroa – Assistant Engineer
- Steve Fitzmaurice – Engineer
- Stephen Flaherty – Producer, Vocal Arrangement
- Marty Frasu – Synthesizer
- Al Fritsch – Vocals, Ensemble
- Juan Carlos García – Translation
- Javier Garza – Engineer, Mixing
- Jim Gilstrap – Vocals (bckgr)
- Kyle Gordon – Vocals, Ensemble
- Kelsey GrammerKelsey GrammerAllen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier...
– Performer - Mick Guzauski – Mixing
- Nikki Harris – Vocals (bckgr)
- Reggie Hamilton – Bass
- Daniel Hamuy – Orchestration
- Mike Harvey – Vocals, Ensemble
- Darren Higman – Executive Producer
- Trevor HornTrevor HornTrevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
– Producer - Jan Horvath – Vocals, Ensemble
- Henry Jackman – Keyboards, Programming, String Arrangements
- Randy JacksonRandy JacksonRandall Darius "Randy" Jackson is an American bassist, singer, record producer, music manager, A&R executive, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is best known as a judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew...
– Bass - John Jellison – Vocals, Ensemble
- Xandy Jenko – Orchestration
- Marlena Jeter – Vocals (bckgr)
- Jeanette Jurado – Shaker
- Craig Kallman – Executive Producer
- Kenny Karen – Vocals, Ensemble
- Curtis Rance King, Jr. – Vocals, Ensemble
- Selina King-Murrell – Vocals (bckgr)
- Michael Knobloch – Production Coordination
- Joseph Kolinski – Vocals, Ensemble
- Alix Korey – Vocals, Ensemble
- John Kurlander – Engineer, Mixing
- Angela LansburyAngela LansburyAngela Brigid Lansbury CBE is an English actress and singer in theatre, television and motion pictures, whose career has spanned eight decades and earned her more performance Tony Awards than any other individual , with five wins...
– Performer - Donna LewisDonna LewisDonna Lewis is a Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the 1996 pop hit single "I Love You Always Forever", and the adult contemporary chart-topper "At the Beginning" with Richard Marx. After releasing her second LP Blue Planet, Lewis left Atlantic Records and independently...
– Performer - David Lowenstein – Vocals, Ensemble
- Mario Lucy – Engineer
- Steve MacMillan – Mixing
- Richard MarxRichard MarxRichard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
– Arranger - Richard Marz – Performer
- Cindy Mizelle – Vocals, Ensemble
- David Newman – Conductor, Producer, Orchestration, Score Selections
- Bill Nolte – Vocals, Ensemble
- Michael Omartian – Producer
- Michele Pawk – Vocals, Ensemble
- Michael Perfitt – Mixing Assistant
- Bernadette Peters – Performer
- Darryl Phinnessee – Vocals (bckgr)
- Tim Pierce – Guitar
- Freddy Piñero, Jr. – Engineer
- Billy Porter – Vocals, Ensemble
- Patrick Quinn – Vocals, Ensemble
- Guy Roche – Arranger, Programming, Producer
- Karen Silver – Vocals, Ensemble
- J.K. Simmons – Vocals, Ensemble
- Frank Simms – Vocals, Ensemble
- Emily Skinner – Vocals, Ensemble
- Ted Sperling – Vocals, Ensemble
- Moana Suchard – Engineer
- ThalíaThalíaAriadna Thalía Sodi Miranda , known simply by the mononym Thalía , is a Mexican singer and actress. She has sold over 40 million albums worldwide...
– Performer - Vaneese Thomas – Vocals, Ensemble
- Michael Thompson – Guitar (Electric)
- Rene Toledo – Guitar (Acoustic)
- Dan Wallin – Engineer
- Tim WeidnerTim WeidnerTim Weidner is an engineer and producer, best known for his work with Trevor Horn. He produced Yes's album Magnification and for Dead or Alive. He also did a Surround Sound mix for a DVD-A re-release of Yes's Fragile. He has done mixing for artists including Seal, Art of Noise and Captain. He has...
– Keyboards, Programming, Engineer - Lillias White – Vocals, Ensemble
- Aaron Zigman – String Ar
Charts
| Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
Certification |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
41 | Gold |