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It included the hit single "Baby Elephant Walk". It entered Billboard magazine's pop album chart on July 28, 1962, peaked at No. 4, and remained on the chart for 35 weeks. [1] AllMusic gave the album a rating of two-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Ted Mills called it "a fun blend of jazz and Afro-exotica, jungle drums mixed with a classic bop combo ...
"Baby Elephant Walk" is a song composed in 1961 by Henry Mancini for the 1962 film Hatari! [1] Lyrics by Hal David were not used in the film version. The instrumental earned Mancini a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement in 1963 .
Elephant is a 2003 American psychological drama film written, directed and edited by Gus Van Sant. It takes place in Watt High School, in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon , and chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting , heavily inspired by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre .
Stanley Donen had heard and been charmed by Henry Mancini's song "Baby Elephant Walk" from the film Hatari!, Henry Mancini had become a friend of Audrey Hepburn while scoring Breakfast at Tiffany's, and he composed the song for Charade: "Our next film together was Charade in 1963. Stanley Donen directed Peter Stone's screenplay.
The soundtrack reached number one on the Top Soundtracks chart [14] and number 33 on the Top Pop Catalog chart. [15] On 23 April 2002, it was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [16] In Australia, the soundtrack debuted on the albums chart at number four on 11 May 2001.
Anton Smit of Soundtrack World described the music as "a true gem". [13] Zanobard Reviews assigned 8/10 to the album, summarising "Dumbo is a welcome return to classic Burton-esque Danny Elfman, complete with a memorable main theme, some truly incredible individual compositions and spectacular orchestration all-round."
In addition to composing original themes for the film, Elfman incorporated music from Disney's original 1941 animated film, including “Casey Junior," “Pink Elephants on Parade,” and “When I See an Elephant Fly” [26] Nominated- Saturn Award for Best Music: Men in Black: International: F. Gary Gray: Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment
Recess: School's Out (Original Movie Soundtrack) January 23, 2001 Various Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Original Movie Soundtrack) May 22, 2001 James Newton Howard: Myra: June 8, 2001 Myra: The Princess Diaries: Original Soundtrack: July 21, 2001 Various Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 3: February 13, 2001 Various Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 4: September 25 ...