The Little Mermaid [Enhanced, Extra tracks, Soundtrack, Special Edition]

Alan Menken (Composer), J.A.C. Redford (Conductor), Ashley Tisdale (Performer), Daughters of Triton (Performer), Jessica Simpson (Performer), Jodi Benson (Performer), Jonas Brothers (Performer), Pat Carroll (Performer), Raven-Symoné (Performer), Rene Auberjonois (Performer), Samuel Wright (Performer), Ship's Chorus (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ashley Tisdale, Daughters of Triton, Jessica Simpson, Jodi Benson, Jonas Brothers, et al.
• Conductor: J.A.C. Redford
• Composer: Alan Menken
• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Enhanced, Extra tracks, Soundtrack, Special Edition
• Label: Walt Disney Records
• ASIN: B000FZDIL8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #975 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > Children's Music > Disney
  • #18 in Music > Miscellaneous
  • #64 in Music > Soundtracks

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Fathoms Below

2. Main Titles Score

3. Fanfare Score

4. Daughters of Triton

5. Part of Your World

6. Under the Sea

7. Part of Your World (Reprise)

8. Poor Unfortunate Souls

9. Les Poissons

10. Kiss the Girl

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Kiss The Girl - performed by Ashley Tisdale

2. Poor Unfortunate Souls - performed by Jonas Brothers

3. Part of your World - performed by Jessica Simpson

4. Under the Sea - performed by Raven-Symone

5. Music Video - Poor Unfortunate Souls - performed by Jonas Brothers

6. "Making Of" Music Video - Kiss The Girl - performed by Ashley Tisdale

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Before Broadway was Disneyfied and Times Square became a mall, the best Broadway musicals were being written for Disney animated features by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. Their songs for The Little Mermaid created the mold from which their even more popular work (Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin) would be cast. Almost every tune in Mermaid has its (slightly inferior) counterpart in Beauty, for example. But there's no topping the Oscar-winning calypso show-stopper, "Under the Sea"--in which a Caribbean crab convinces you that "Darlin' it's better/Down where it's wetter." Other songs, just as delightful, are even more impressive in the context of the movie. The rapturous "Kiss the Girl" accompanies a scene in which, despite the whispered urgings of creatures all around, the romantic hero does not act on the title's advice! That's the kind of abstract dramatic (OK, comedic) conceit you'd expect from Harold Pinter rather than Disney. And the gruesomely hilarious "Les Poissons" gives us a fisheye view of a kitchen where the seafood chef is a sort of French Ed Gein--a sadistic murderer who brutally tortures and chops up his victims, then eats them! Who says Disney never did black comedy? "...I stuff you with bread/It won't hurt, 'cause you're dead/And you're certainly lucky you are...." Lyricist Ashman may not have been Cole Porter, but he was the next best thing. --Jim Emerson

Product Description

This CD is being re release in conjunction with the DVD release coning out on the same day. This 2 disc special edition includes a bonus disc with Disenymania style versions of The Little Mermaid classic songs by today's hottest artists including, Jonas Brothers, Raven-Symone, Jessica Simpson and Ashley Tisdale (from High School Musical) plus two videos!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Works with iPod March 13, 2006

By mimihopps

Format:Audio CD

To all those who might hesitate to buy this wonderful CD, of one of the greatest Disney movies ever, because of a review here on Amazon that the CD could not be downloaded to the iPod. This is NOT true. I got my CD yesterday and downloaded it directly onto my iPod without any problems. Now I can hear the gorgeous music of "The little Mermaid" wherever I want!!! Don't hesitate to buy this CD, the songs are great and a must for every fan of Disney movies and this in particular. I, also had been concerned about buying this CD, becuse this review said it would not work with the iPod. But I did buy it then and it DOES work !!!!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars JUST like the movie! October 24, 2006

By Hannah

Format:Audio CD

Listening to this in it's entirety is almost as great as watching the movie. My daughter gets happy when she hears the first couple of notes and runs to the TV thinking the movie is on. I was really planning on buying the original CD that was released in 1988 because there were not many reviews for this new release but I'm so glad I changed my mind. This CD sounds great and is truely a score of the movie. Every song is there. If you end up not liking the second CD, doesn't matter because the 1st cd is worth your money already, I didn't mind the 2nd cd but that's not why I purchased the set anyway. made no difference to me, we just keep the first one on repeat and love every minute of it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music - Another Excellent Disney Soundtrack February 23, 2006

By Tony Ginnetti

Format:Audio CD

Walt Disney and, in particular, the Disney Studios, have given us some of the most wonderful, timeless and memorable movies, cartoons and music for over 70 years and this is no exception.

I'm not a music critic, I'm just a person who appreciates and loves music with passion and heart. The songs, such as "Part of Your World" and "Under the Sea" are just as great as anything from the "classic era" and the score, although a shame that many people don't have enough interest to listen to it, is simply beautiful. "The Little Mermaid" is a soundtrack worth having in your cd collection and will stand the test of time, right alongside of "Snow White", "Fantasia", "Cinderella", "The Lion King", and all the other wonderful Disney masterpieces.

(Note to Arleta J. Bagchi "Siam": Leaving a review is simply giving an opinion of a particular recording/movie, etc...The fact that you're not able to download it onto a silly ipod isn't relevant to this feature!!