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One of the best things about Pixar's films for Disney is that they're not bogged down with a bunch of middling songs. Randy Newman's music for the Toy Story movies, Monsters, Inc., and A Bug's Life always served the films' stories first, while Thomas Newman's Finding Nemo soundtrack added a cinematic depth. Likewise, the tie-in albums for the first four Pixar movies retained some of the dignity of the films themselves, with artists like Riders in the Sky contributing their talent to albums that were only loosely related to the actual movies. All of this history makes Finding Nemo: Ocean Favorites something of a disappointment: while there's nothing inherently wrong with its baker's dozen of "new and classic underwater favorites inspired by the movie," there's nothing particularly inspired about it, either. If the collection at least contained original versions of songs like "Sea Cruise," "Octopus' Garden," "Joy to the World," and "Wipe Out," it would be better, but instead the album features singalong versions performed by session musicians and a kids' vocal group. But even the original tracks seem to lack, well, originality: "Under the Waves" sounds like a more laid-back rewrite of The Little Mermaid's classic "Under the Sea." By normal standards, Finding Nemo: Ocean Favorites is a perfectly decent tie-in album from a blockbuster children's movie, but as a part of Pixar's extended body of work, it leaves a lot to be desired.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Huey P. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Mark Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tim Buppert, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Rob Galbraith, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Lyle Gudmensen, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Gordie Sampson, ComposerLyricist - Scat Springs, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Buppert, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Buppert, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Tim Buppert, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Holly Baumann, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Johnny Neel, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - The Davis Family, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Jay Landers, Producer, Executive Producer - Doug Sax, Unknown, Other - Fred Mollin, Producer, MainArtist - Robert Hadley, Unknown, Other - Blue Sea Band, MainArtist - Kandice Williams, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dani Markman, Unknown, Other
(C) 2003 Disney / Pixar under exclusive licence to EMI Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. (C) 2003 EMI Records Ltd ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records
Album review
One of the best things about Pixar's films for Disney is that they're not bogged down with a bunch of middling songs. Randy Newman's music for the Toy Story movies, Monsters, Inc., and A Bug's Life always served the films' stories first, while Thomas Newman's Finding Nemo soundtrack added a cinematic depth. Likewise, the tie-in albums for the first four Pixar movies retained some of the dignity of the films themselves, with artists like Riders in the Sky contributing their talent to albums that were only loosely related to the actual movies. All of this history makes Finding Nemo: Ocean Favorites something of a disappointment: while there's nothing inherently wrong with its baker's dozen of "new and classic underwater favorites inspired by the movie," there's nothing particularly inspired about it, either. If the collection at least contained original versions of songs like "Sea Cruise," "Octopus' Garden," "Joy to the World," and "Wipe Out," it would be better, but instead the album features singalong versions performed by session musicians and a kids' vocal group. But even the original tracks seem to lack, well, originality: "Under the Waves" sounds like a more laid-back rewrite of The Little Mermaid's classic "Under the Sea." By normal standards, Finding Nemo: Ocean Favorites is a perfectly decent tie-in album from a blockbuster children's movie, but as a part of Pixar's extended body of work, it leaves a lot to be desired.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:38
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI Gold
- Genre: Children
© 2003 Disney / Pixar This Compilation ℗ 2003 Walt Disney Records / Pixar
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