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Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song)" is the theme song for The Haunted Mansion franchise and its attractions at Disney theme parks. It was composed by Buddy Baker, with lyrics written by X Atencio. [1] Its melody has been adapted for numerous uses since its composition in the late 1960s.
In 2022, composer Kris Bowers was confirmed to be scoring Haunted Mansion. [1] When finding a theme for the score, Bowers stated that the idea of family and community played a large part. He paid homage to the sound of New Orleans by including a variation of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" played by The Soul Rebels, an eight-piece jazz ensemble from the ...
The Haunted Mansion: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movie. New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-5419-7 A book published by Disney giving a comprehensive history of the Haunted Mansion from early inception, in which it was a walk-through attraction, to its current form. It includes information on the Haunted Mansion movie.
When director Justin Simien was looking for a composer to score Disney’s “Haunted Mansion,” he called his frequent collaborator Kris Bowers. The two had worked together on “Dear White ...
He also wrote the script for the Haunted Mansion, and the lyrics of its theme song, "Grim Grinning Ghosts (The Screaming Song)." His voice can also be heard emanating from the coffin in the Mansion's conservatory scene. In the Disneyland Mansion, it is Atencio who reads the emergency spiel when the ride comes to a halt. [6]
Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House is an LP album intended for "older children, teenagers, and adults", [1] released by Disneyland Records (now known as Walt Disney Records). The album was mainly composed of sound effects that had been collected by the sound effects department of Walt Disney Studios.
The Haunted Mansion is a 2003 American supernatural horror comedy film directed by Rob Minkoff and written by David Berenbaum. Loosely based on Walt Disney 's theme park attraction of the same name , the film stars Eddie Murphy as a realtor who, along with his family, becomes trapped in the titular building .
Haunted Mansion premiered at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, on July 15, 2023, and was released in the United States on July 28 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $118 million worldwide, becoming a box-office bomb and losing Disney an estimated $117 million.