Disney Historian Ross Care and the Music of The Golden Era

01/06/25 • 63 min

As we celebrate the New Year, this week we go back to the very beginning of Disney's feature films. Music was a critical part of the foundation that brought Disney success during it's first few groundbreaking films, known as the company's "Golden Era." To discuss the music and composers that helped contribute to this legacy, we are honored to be joined by Disney historian Ross Care.

Please check out Ross's latest book: Walt's People: Volume 29: The Ross Care Letters at Amazon. And find him on Facebook here

Happy and Healthy New Year!

Please check out Ross's latest book: Walt's People: Volume 29: The Ross Care Letters at Amazon. And find him on Facebook here

Happy and Healthy New Year!

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Shawn Degenhart and the Musical Score for Cinderella; Mufasa Soundtrack and The Disney Music Festival

With the 75th Anniversary of the Walt Disney classic Cinderella approaching, we are joined by Shawn Degenhart, who has published--for the first time--the complete musical score of that movie. We learn about that project as well as his other Disney musical pursuits. We also explore the soundtrack to Mufasa and talk a bit about next year's Disney Music Festival in Disneyland Paris.

You can find Shawn at https://degenhartmusic.com/ and get your copy of the Cinderella score here. You can also listen to Shawn on the Hyperion Hub Podcast.

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You can find the article here. And please follow Liz at https://lizshannonmiller.com/, on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/lizlet/, and on Instagram @lizshannon.

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