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Hocus Pocus: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the score for the 1993 Walt Disney Pictures Halloween comedy film of the same name. It was composed and conducted by John Debney. The soundtrack was first officially released on October 1, 2013, over twenty years after the film's release, by Intrada Records. The album included the complete film ...
"Hokus Pokus" is a song written by Insane Clown Posse and Mike E. Clark for the duo's 1997 studio album, The Great Milenko. A music video was produced for the Jason Nevins "Headhunta'z Remix" of the song in 1997. The single peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart the following year. The song's chorus uses the "Streets of Cairo" melody.
The single version is significantly edited from the album version. "Hocus Pocus 2" is a slightly faster version with some funk elements and rhythms added. It was released as a single in its own right in Europe and was the B-side to the North American release of "Hocus Pocus". When performing live, Focus would play "Hocus Pocus" even faster. [15]
Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film [5] directed by Kenny Ortega from a screenplay by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert, and a story by David Kirschner and Garris. It follows a villainous comedic trio of witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy) who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage boy in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night.
When Hocus Pocus dropped in theaters in 1993, it flopped — but it has since lasted the test of time, becoming a must-watch film every October. Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and ...
Apart from Debney's score, the album featured two songs performed by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, who played the Sanderson Sisters. [2] [3] The first track is titled "The Witches Are Back", a re-written version of the Elton John single, "The Bitch Is Back" (1974), featuring additional lyrics by Midler and Marc Shaiman. [4]
Hocus Pocus" is a rock song that features van Leer yodelling, eefing, scat singing, and whistling. The song was written as a rock parody, and it was recorded for the album as it lacked any "outright rock" tracks at that point. The group wanted to incorporate an element of humour in the track because they felt it was missing in the rock genre ...
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown covered the song on their 1968 self-titled album, reaching No. 111 in the US. [18] The 1993 Disney Halloween film Hocus Pocus features a performance of the song by Bette Midler. [citation needed] Marilyn Manson recorded a cover of the song for his 1995 EP Smells Like Children. [73]