Newsies [Original recording reissued][Original recording remastered][Soundtrack]

Jack Feldman, Alan Menken

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 2001)
• Original Release Date: April 10, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
• Label: Walt Disney Records
• ASIN: B000056QE6
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,706 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Prologue

2. Carrying the Banner

3. Santa Fe

4. My Lovey-Dovey Baby

5. Fightin' Irish: Strike Action

6. The World Will Know

7. Escape from Snyder

8. Seize the Day

9. King of New York

10. High Times, Hard Times

11. Seize the Day (Chorale)

12. Santa Fe (Reprise)

13. Rooftop

14. Once and for All

15. The World Will Know (Reprise)

16. Carrying the Banner (Finale)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Arguably one of the oddest films to emerge from the modern Disney Entertainment empire, this scrappy 1992 live-action musical tells the tale of a turn-of-the-last-century labor uprising among New York City's newsboys (or "Newsies")--an especially ironic topic given the Mouse House's own historical labor relations problems. It was also a valiant attempt to revive the glory days of the Hollywood musical, and Alan Menken (fresh from his triumphs Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid) serves up a rousing retro slate of songs (with lyrics by Jack Feldman) that both evoke the Ragtime-era story and bring a musical revivalist's fervor to the task of reanimating one of filmdom's most endangered genres; a throwback to be sure, but an energetic and infectious one. --Jerry McCulley

Product Description

Out of print in the U.S.! Soundtrack to the 1992 Disney film, an homage to the classic movie musicals of the '40s and '50s. This film marked the directorial debut of choreographer Kenny Ortega who also directed Dirty Dancing and High School Musical and featured the music of composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Enchanted). 16 tracks. EMI Gold. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Soundtrack....., April 7, 2001

By	Rebecca (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

Probably one of my most favorite Soundtracks from one of my most favorite movies of all time. I didn't get to see NEWSIES until about a year ago (on video). And I loved it! The music was one of the best parts of this who film...bringing the film to life. What energetic, fun-loving music?! This is the kind of music that is easy to sing along to and makes you wanna get up and learn the dance moves from the movie so you can dance all the numbers while you listen to this Soundtrack! Allen Menken and Jack Feldman made one of the best Soundtracks ever. My personal favorite tracks on this Soundtrack are "King Of New York", "Seize The Day", "The World Will Know", "Carrying The Banner", and of course my absolute favorite, Christian Bale's solo, "Santa Fe". And this is the real thing, too...it's not some recorded voices, it's actually all the actors singing these wonderful, unforgettable songs. If you loved the movie, NEWSIES, than this is a Soundtrack you must get. It's worth every penny (and hey, it's cheap here on Amazon.com, too...so not a bad deal!). It's definitely a must-have.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of My Favorite CDs and Movies, August 24, 2001

A Kid's Review

I recently saw the movie Newsies for the second time, the first time when I was very young, and had to keep rerenting it to watch it again! I rewound the tape to see and hear the songs so many times I pratically have them all memorized! I think it's great that Amazon.com has released a soundtrack of all the wonderful music from the movie, my personal favorites being "King of New York", "Seize the Day", "Carrying the Banner" and of course Christian Bale's "Sante Fe". While I was watching the movie, chills ran up and down my spine and even just hearing the music makes me feel as if I am really there, in 1899, watching the Newsies peddle papers and listening to Jack and the others singing. This is a wonderful soundtrack, and I highly reccommend it. If you can find the movie or DVD, you should buy that too. Newsies is a wonderful movie that you won't want to miss out on.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How could you NOT like this soundtrack?, March 14, 2002

By	Judy Morris (Brick, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

I've been obsessed with Newsies ever since my Indoor Colorguard did a performance to "Carryin' the Banner" three years ago, and FINALLY the DVD & CD are available! This is such a catchy CD...almost all the songs are fun and upbeat, and great to listen to. I can honestly say I love every song on this CD...the *only* weak part being Bill Pullman's voice. The man is a great actor, but his singing should have been dubbed. But he only does a few lines, so it's not that a big deal. Other than that, the songs are equal parts fun and endearing...it's just a great CD!