Anastasia: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack for the 1997 Fox Animation Studios film Anastasia. It contains songs from the film written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, selections of the original score composed by David Newman, and performed by Liz Callaway, Jim Cummings, Jonathan Dokuchitz and Kelsey Grammer, among others, and features singles by Aaliyah and Deana Carter, and a duet with Richard Marx and Donna Lewis, along with tracks from the film's score composed by Newman. It was released on October 28, 1997, on CD and audio cassette.
The songs "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December" were given nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globes. Newman also received his first Oscar nomination for the score. The single "At the Beginning" managed to position number forty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, and also to number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Track listing
All songs are composed by Stephen Flaherty with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. All scores are composed by David Newman. Tracks 11 and 14 contain performances while also being scores.
Personnel
Aaliyah – Performer, Finger Snaps
Lynn Ahrens – Producer
Brooks Almy – Vocals, Ensemble
Eric Altenburger – Design
Alexander Areteds – Mixing Assistant
Patricia P. Azar – Translation
Randall Barlow – Programming
Tom Bender – Assistant Engineer
Ellen Bernfeld – Vocals, Ensemble
Douglas Besterman – Orchestration
Judy Blazer – Vocals, Ensemble
Jeff Blumenkrantz – Vocals, Ensemble
Edwin Bonilla – Percussion
Ted Brunetti – Vocals, Ensemble
Glen Burtnik – Vocals, Ensemble
Liz Callaway – Performer
Deana Carter – Performer
Sue Ann Carwell – Vocals (background) Lacey Chabert - Performer Sean Chambers – Engineer Vivian Cherry – Vocals, Ensemble Robin Clark – Vocals, Ensemble Victoria Clark – Vocals, Ensemble Jim Cummings – Performer Tony Dawsey – Mastering Darius de Haas – Vocals, Ensemble Madeleine Doherty – Vocals, Ensemble Jonathan Dokuchitz – Performer Anne Dudley – Piano Robert DuSold – Vocals, Ensemble Gregg Edelman – Vocals, Ensemble Emilio Estefan Jr. – Producer Alfred Figueroa – Assistant Engineer Steve Fitzmaurice – Engineer Stephen Flaherty – Producer, Vocal Arrangement
Marty Frasu – Synthesizer
Al Fritsch – Vocals, Ensemble
Juan Carlos García – Translation
Javier Garza – Engineer, Mixing
Jim Gilstrap – Vocals (background) Kyle Gordon – Vocals, Ensemble Kelsey Grammer – Performer Mick Guzauski – Mixing Nikki Harris – Vocals (background) Reggie Hamilton – Bass Daniel Hamuy – Orchestration Mike Harvey – Vocals, Ensemble Darren Higman – Executive Producer Trevor Horn – Producer Jan Horvath – Vocals, Ensemble Henry Jackman – Keyboards, Programming, String Arrangements Randy Jackson – Bass John Jellison – Vocals, Ensemble Xandy Jenko – Orchestration Marlena Jeter – Vocals (background) Jeanette Jurado – Shaker Craig Kallman – Executive Producer Kenny Karen – Vocals, Ensemble Curtis Rance King Jr. – Vocals, Ensemble Selina King-Murrell – Vocals (background) Michael Knobloch – Production Coordination Joseph Kolinski – Vocals, Ensemble Alix Korey – Vocals, Ensemble John Kurlander – Engineer, Mixing Angela Lansbury – Performer Donna Lewis – Performer David Lowenstein – Vocals, Ensemble Mario Lucy – Engineer
Steve MacMillan – Mixing
Richard Marx – Arranger, Performer Cindy Mizelle – Vocals, Ensemble David Newman – Conductor, Producer, Orchestration, Score Selections Bill Nolte – Vocals, Ensemble Michael Omartian – Producer Michele Pawk – Vocals, Ensemble Michael Perfitt – Mixing Assistant Bernadette Peters – Performer Darryl Phinnessee – Vocals (background) Tim Pierce – Guitar Freddy Piñero Jr. – Engineer Billy Porter – Vocals, Ensemble Patrick Quinn – Vocals, Ensemble Guy Roche – Arranger, Programming, Producer Karen Silver – Vocals, Ensemble J. K. Simmons – Vocals, Ensemble Frank Simms – Vocals, Ensemble Emily Skinner – Vocals, Ensemble Ted Sperling – Vocals, Ensemble Moana Suchard – Engineer Thalía – Performer Vaneese Thomas – Vocals, Ensemble Michael Thompson – Guitar (Electric) Rene Toledo – Guitar (Acoustic) Dan Wallin – Engineer Tim Weidner – Keyboards, Programming, Engineer Lillias White – Vocals, Ensemble Aaron Zigman – String Arrangement
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
1997 soundtrack albums
Anastasia (franchise) Atlantic Records soundtracks Cultural depictions of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia Musical film soundtracks Drama film soundtracks