A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
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| "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from the film Cinderella |
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| Written by | Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston |
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| Published | 1950 |
| Language | English |
| Original artist | Ilene Woods |
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" is a song written and composed by Mack David, Al Hoffman and Jerry Livingston for the Walt Disney film Cinderella (1950). In the song Cinderella (as sung by Ilene Woods)[1] encourages her animal friends to never stop dreaming, and that theme continues throughout the entire story.
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[edit] "Dreams" as a recurring Disney theme
Thematically, the lyrics recall the sentiments expressed in "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio (1940). In equating a dream with a wish, the song establishes that Cinderella is using the word "dream" in the metaphorical sense of desires that can, as the lyric promises, "come true." "When You Wish Upon a Star" makes this same promise, as does other Disney material, such as the fireworks show Remember... Dreams Come True and related promotions.[2] The literal meaning of the word, as something that happens "when you're fast asleep", reappears in another Disney song, "Once Upon a Dream" from Sleeping Beauty (1959).
[edit] Recordings
The original version appears on a CD of the original soundtrack, as well as several compilations. It has also been recorded by a number of other artists, including Daniel Bedingfield who sang a swing version, Julie Andrews for her album "Julie Andrews Selects Her Favorite Disney Songs" (2005), Nikki Blonsky, Michael Bolton, Ashley Brown, Perry Como, Hilary Duff, Eden Espinosa, Kimberley Locke, Johnny Mathis, Cher, Bette Midler, Linda Ronstadt and Tomiko Van. One studio compilation, Cinderella: Songs from the Classic Fairy Tale (1998) places the song in context with other musical treatments of the Cinderella story, including songs by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Sergey Prokofiev, Stephen Sondheim and the Sherman Brothers.
The song has also been used as part of the opening titles of several iterations of the Walt Disney anthology series, notably in the medley for The Wonderful World of Disney (1969-1979) and in The Magical World of Disney (1988).
[edit] Other media
Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello's 1994 autobiography is named after this song from Cinderella. The full title of the book, which was co-written by Patricia Romanowski, is A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: My Story (ISBN 0-7868-8092-9). An abridged version of the book on audio cassette was released the same year. A made-for-TV movie based on the book, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story, was made in 1995.
[edit] Circle of Stars version
| "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" | |
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| Single by Disney Channel Circle of Stars | |
| from the album DisneyMania 4 | |
| Released | November 21, 2006 |
| Format | Digital download, CD single |
| Recorded | 2005 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:45 (Single version) 3:39 (Radio edit) |
| Label | Walt Disney Records |
The song was re-recorded by the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, a group of actors and actresses who have appeared in Disney Channel television series and original movies. The line-up was significantly different from that of their re-recording of "Circle of Life" in 2004.
[edit] Performers
[edit] Tracklisting
- Digital tracklisting
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Single Version) – 3:55
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Christmas Version) – 3:45
[edit] Official versions
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Single Version) – 3:55
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Radio Edit) – 3:39
- "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (Cutted Live Version) – 1:21
[edit] References
- ^ Sherman, Robert et al.. (2005). From Rags to Riches: The Making of Cinderella. [DVD extra]. Disney.
- ^ Disney Parks: Where Dreams Come True, 2007, http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/index?bhcp=1, retrieved 2007-08-21
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