Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the soundtrack to the 1937 Walt Disney film

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full...

, was the first commercially issued film soundtrack. It was released in January 1938 as Songs from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (with the Same Characters and Sound Effects as in the Film of That Title) and has since seen numerous expansions and reissues.

Songs

The songs in the film were written by Frank Churchill

Frank Churchill

Frank Churchill was an American composer of popular music for films. He wrote most of the music for Disney's 1937 movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, including "Whistle While You Work" and "Some Day My Prince Will Come"...

 and Leigh Harline

Leigh Harline

Leigh Adrian Harline was a film composer.-Career:Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, he worked for various radio stations before joining the Walt Disney studios in 1932 as arranger and scorer...

. The musical score was composed by Paul J. Smith, Albert Hay Malotte

Albert Hay Malotte

Albert Hay Malotte was an American pianist, organist, composer and educator.-Biography and career:...

 and Milt Franklyn

Milt Franklyn

Milton J. Franklyn was a musical composer and arranger who worked on the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes animated cartoons....

.

1. "I'm Wishing" - Adriana Caselotti
   Adriana Caselotti
   Adriana Mitchell Caselotti was an American actress and singer. She was the voice of the title character in Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Caselotti was named as a Disney Legend in 1994.-Early life:...
   
   
2. "One Song" - Harry Stockwell
   Harry Stockwell
   Harry Stockwell was an American actor and singer. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, United States.Stockwell made his film debut in the 1935 film, Strike Up the Band. However, his claim to fame came in 1935, when he provided the voice of "The Prince" in Walt Disney's animated classic, Snow...
   
   
3. "With a Smile and a Song
   With a Smile and a Song (song)
   "With a Smile and a Song" is a popular song.The music was written by Frank Churchill, the lyrics by Larry Morey. The song was published in 1937. Credit is also sometimes "With a Smile and a Song" is a popular song.The music was written by Frank Churchill, the lyrics by Larry Morey. The song was...
   
   " - Adriana Caselotti
4. "Whistle While You Work
   Whistle While You Work
   Whistle While You Work is a song with music written by Frank Churchill and lyrics written by Larry Morey for the 1937 animated Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was performed in the movie, at least unofficially, by voice actress Adriana Caselotti...
   
   " - Adriana Caselotti
5. "Heigh-Ho
   Heigh-Ho
   "Heigh-Ho" is a song from Walt Disney's 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, written by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey...
   
   " - The Dwarfs Chorus (Roy Atwell
   Roy Atwell
   Jay Leroy Atwell was an American actor, comedian, and composer. He was educated at the Sargent School of Acting, and appeared in 34 films between 1914 and 1947. He is probably famous for his voice performance as Doc the Head Dwarf in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs...
   
   , Pinto Colvig
   Pinto Colvig
   Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig was an American vaudeville actor, radio actor, newspaper cartoonist, prolific movie voice actor, and circus performer whose schtick was playing clarinet off-key while mugging....
   
   , Billy Gilbert
   Billy Gilbert
   Billy Gilbert was an American comedian and actor known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows starting in 1929. He is not to be confused with silent film actor Billy Gilbert Billy Gilbert (September 12, 1894 – September 23,...
   
   , Otis Harlan
   Otis Harlan
   -Biography:Harlan was born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1865. He married Nellie Harvey and had a daughter named Marion. Harlan was the uncle of silent actor Kenneth Harlan.-Career:...
   
    & Scotty Mattraw)
6. "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Dwarfs' Washing Song)" - The Dwarfs Chorus (Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan & Scotty Mattraw)
7. "The Dwarfs' Yodel Song (The Silly Song)
   The Silly Song (1937 song)
   The Silly Song is a song from Walt Disney's animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sung by Otis Harlan, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, and Scotty Mattraw. This features an instrument septet. The dwarfs yodel in this song....
   
   " - The Dwarfs Chorus (Roy Atwell, Pinto Colvig, Billy Gilbert, Otis Harlan & Scotty Mattraw)
8. "Some Day My Prince Will Come
   Some Day My Prince Will Come
   "Some Day My Prince Will Come" is a popular song from Walt Disney's 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was written by Larry Morey & Frank Churchill , and performed by Adriana Caselotti...
   
   " - Adriana Caselotti
9. "Heigh-Ho (Reprise)" - The Dwarfs Chorus
10. "One Song (Reprise)" - Harry Stockwell and Chorus
11. "Some Day My Prince Will Come (Reprise)" - Chorus

Songs not used in the film

Songs written for the film but not used include two songs for the Dwarfs:

• "Music in Your Soup" (the accompanying sequence was completed up to the pencil test
  Pencil test
  Pencil test may refer to:* Pencil test , an early version of an animated scene* Pencil Test , a 1988 animated short by Apple Inc....
  
   stage before being deleted from the film)
• "You're Never Too Old to Be Young" (replaced by "The Silly Song
  The Silly Song (1937 song)
  The Silly Song is a song from Walt Disney's animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sung by Otis Harlan, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, and Scotty Mattraw. This features an instrument septet. The dwarfs yodel in this song....
  
  ")

Original release

The soundtrack was first issued as a collection (Victor J-8) of three 78rpm singles. Each of the singles became a Top 10 hit simultaneously in February 1938.

Track listing

• Side 1: "With a Smile and a Song" b/w Side 2: "Dig-a-Dig Dig / Heigh Ho" (Victor 25735)
• Side 3: "I'm Wishing / One Song" b/w Side 4: "Whistle While You Work" (Victor 25736)
• Side 5: "Dwarfs' Yodel Song" b/w Side 6: "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Victor 25737)

Track listing

1. "Overture" - 02:10
2. "Magic Mirror" - 1:25
3. "I'm Wishing / One Song" - 3:06
4. "Queen Theme" - 0:44
5. "Far Into the Forest" - 2:25
6. "Animal Friends / With a Smile and a Song" - 4:23
7. "Just Like a Doll's House" - 2:46
8. "Whistle While You Work" - 3:24
9. "Heigh-Ho" - 2:46
10. "Let's See What's Upstairs" - 1:15
11. "There's Trouble a-Brewin'" - 4:19
12. "It's a Girl" - 4:26
13. "Hooray! She Stays" - 2:48
14. "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Dwarfs' Washing Song)" - 4:25
15. "I've Been Tricked" - 4:05
16. "The Dwarfs' Yodel Song (The Silly Song)" - 4:35
17. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" - 1:53
18. "Pleasant Dreams" - 2:28
19. "A Special Sort of Death" - 2:02
20. "Why Grumpy, You Do Care" - 2:06
21. "Makin' Pies" - 3:02
22. "Have a Bite" - 1:26
23. "Chorale for Snow White" - 1:05
24. "Love's First Kiss (Finale)" - 4:15
25. "Music in Your Soup" - 2:35 (Not used in the film)
26. "You're Never Too Old to Be Young" - 3:20 (Not used in the film)