Disney animations, beloved by a wide range of ages from children to adults, give dreams and hope to everyone who watches them.
The music is no exception; it invites listeners into a world of dreams and captivates all who hear it.
Many of these classic songs from Disney animations and resorts have been arranged by numerous orchestras, pianists, and guitarists.
Here, along with the brilliance of the original pieces, we invite you on a musical journey through Disney’s masterpieces in fresh and varied arrangements.
Please enjoy until the very end.
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Part of Your World (Broadway Piano & Orchestra Version)maina&iwaki naoya&Naoya Iwaki Pops Orchestra
A beloved Disney classic especially popular among girls, The Little Mermaid features this song in which the mermaid Ariel pours out her feelings as she dreams of life on land.
The song’s dynamics perfectly capture her swelling emotions, conveying a quiet yet at times powerful and grand yearning—truly a masterpiece.
This rendition, arranged for vocals with piano, harp, and a string orchestra of violins, viola, cello, and double bass, delivers a must-hear performance that brims with Ariel’s longing to leave the sea and explore the world beyond.
It’s A Small WorldDisney Guitar: Lullaby
The theme song of the attraction “it’s a small world,” found in Disney theme parks around the world.
On the ride, you board a boat and travel across the globe.
Children from different countries sing the song in their own languages, and in the Asia area, Japanese child dolls, of course, sing in Japanese.
While the music is charming and family-friendly, the orchestral version preserves that character while delivering a grand performance.
Presenting the version performed at a Disney orchestral concert.
When You Wish Upon a StarThe Tabernacle Choir
An indomitable masterpiece that could be called synonymous with Disney music: When You Wish Upon a Star from the film Pinocchio.
In the movie, it’s performed by Cliff Edwards, who voiced Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio’s conscience.
Ranked 7th on the American Film Institute’s 100 Greatest Movie Songs—the highest position among Disney films—it stands as an emblematic Disney piece.
From the whispering trills of strings accompanying solos by harp, glockenspiel, and horn, the chorus enters, turning When You Wish Upon a Star into a hymn-like prayer.
What do you wish for?
A Whole New WorldRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra
A song so iconic it could be called synonymous with Aladdin.
With this piece, it swept the world’s top music awards, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe for Best Original Song, and even the Grammy for Song of the Year.
Listening to it with someone you love on a quiet night might make you feel as if you’re flying on a magic carpet.
You can hear this universally known song in an orchestral arrangement.
The interplay between piano and strings is beautiful, and the music vividly conveys Aladdin inviting Jasmine—who had been secluded in the palace—onto the magic carpet to tour the happy city of Agrabah.
Once Upon a DreamColumbia Strings Orchestra
A famous song from Disney’s animated film Sleeping Beauty, released on January 29, 1959.
Various arrangements of this piece are used across many Disney scenes.
The music heard in the film is not an original Disney composition, but rather an adaptation from classical music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky, the 19th-century Russian genius composer, whose ballet score Sleeping Beauty shares the same title as the film.
Disney excels at weaving together folktales from around the world with classical music, captivating audiences.
In the video introduced here, the piece is performed like a concerto, with a violin solo and orchestral accompaniment.
Since its origin is classical, it feels completely natural to the ear.
It’s an irresistible performance for those who love orchestras and Disney music alike.
You’ve Got A Friend In MeRandy Newman
This is the theme song from Pixar’s Toy Story series, released in 1995 and distributed by Disney.
Each installment in the series opens with this song, and the original has a jazz-inflected tone that evokes a nostalgic feeling.
In this arrangement, it conjures the image of a classic American movie theme song, creating such a good atmosphere that it could easily be the version used in the main feature.
You can almost hear Woody saying, “You’re my partner, pal!”
Someday My Prince Will ComeAdriana Caselotti
From the children’s fantasy animated film Snow White.
Disney’s first feature-length color animation, it includes a song in which Snow White sings of her love for the Prince.
In the original, Adriana Caselotti, Snow White’s voice actress, performs the vocals.
As the Japanese title “Itsuka Oujisama ga” (“Someday My Prince Will Come”) suggests, it’s a quintessentially princess-like song about the day her prince will appear before her and they will share happy days together—a piece you can listen to with a calm and pure heart.
Presented here in a lovely orchestral arrangement.