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Ethnic DisneyAn academic presentation to
cheapen your childhood
Aladdin (1992)•Menken/Ashman/Rice
•Instrumentation-Percussion
Tar (hand drum)-Solo melody lines
MonophonyViolin anachronism
•Issues-Musical-Lyrical-Racial
Lion King (1994)•John/Rice/Lebo M./Zimmer
•Instrumentation–Kalimba–Horns–Guitar/bass–Choral backdrop–Gospel piano
•Issues-Arrangement -Geography
Mulan (1998)•Wilder/Zippel
•Instrumentation-Silk and bamboo music-Pentatonic-Unison choral singing
Arrangement
•Issues-Western impositions
Why bother?•Disney movies are a reflection of their times.
•Global sounds affect us more than we think.
•The allure of the exotic has changed.
•We are getting better, slowly.