I'm Wishing/One Song - Fred Mollin



It was on this day in 1938 that Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs hit theatres around the United States. Although it made its debut on December 21, 1937 in California, it wasn't until a few week later that the rest of the country could join in the celebration of Walt Disney's first full length feature film!

Today's cover is by FRED MOLLIN, a film and television composer who has scored for everything from Outer Limits to Friday the 13th to Beverly Hills 90210. But it is his record producing that has got him all the attention these days. Mollin has produced many albums for Disney Records including O MICKEY WHERE ART THOU and DISNEYMANIA 5. Fred's musical abilities are featured on the various LULLABY ALBUMS and this cover is one of my favourite of his.

Found on DISNEY'S PRINCESS LULLABY ALBUM, I'm Wishing/One Song is so soothing and relaxing, and it doesn't sound cheesy and manufactured like many kid's albums out there. The arrangement is different and original and beautiful.

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  Some Day My Prince Will Come/One Song - En Vogue
EN VOGUE was very new in the R&B world when they recorded this track for SIMPLY MAD ABOUT THE MOUSE in 1991. They found success with their debut album in 1990 and Disney got them to record Some Day My Prince Will Come and One Song knowing that their name would be a big selling point.

Unfortunately, I think this song is the worst track on the album which is why I've chosen it for Terrible Track Friday. The tempo has been slowed down so much that it becomes boring. And while the vocals get more interesting toward the end, it is not enough to make me like the song. And what's with the cheesy background vocals on One Song? En Vogue has had a lot of good songs but this isn't one of them.

Some Day My Prince Will Come/One Song En Vogue 1991

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  I'm Wishing/One Song - On the Record Cast
Our first introduction to Snow White is as she sings I'm Wishing at the beginning of the film. We quickly get a sense of her character: She is a happy girl, living in poverty but with a natural cheery outlook, but she, like so many Disney heroines, looks for so much more. Suddenly we are met with a new character, a Prince, who shares a sweet song with an embarrassed Snow White.

I'm Wishing and One Song are commonly paired together. They are together on the official soundtrack and many covers take advantage of this coupling. The version that I am posting today for Snow White Week is from the On the Record Broadway Musical and features Kaitlyn Hopkins with Ashley Brown as the echoing well.

The original voice of Snow White was Adriana Caselotti whose father, Guido Caselotti, was a music teacher and vocal coach. One day, while the casting director for Snow White was on the phone with Guido about casting the voice for the lead role, Adriana, who was listening in on another line, began to speak and sing in a child-like voice. Once Disney heard this, he knew that he had found the voice! She was paid 970 for her work.

Adriana never appeared in another movie, aside from a bit part in Wizard of Oz because she didn't want to ruin the magic of Snow White by having her voice heard in other places.

I'm Wishing On the Record Cast 2004

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