The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book' was the last animated feature personally produced by Walt Disney. Initially released in 1967 the film received an Oscar nomination for the song 'The Bare Necessities'.This CD contains for the first time the entire original soundtrack plus an interview with Academy-award winning songwriters Robert and Richard Sherman. The interview segment features demo material and 2 rare songs; 'Baloo's Blues' and 'It's A Kick'.Original score composed by George Bruns. Original songs composed by Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman and Terry Gilkyson.Originally recorded between February 1964 and June 1967. Includes liner notes by Randy Thornton and Ted Kryczko.Digitally remastered by Bruce Botnick (Digital Magnetics Hollywood California) and John Polito (Audio Mechanics Los Angeles California).Digitally remastered by Bruce Botnick (Digital Magnetics Hollywood California); John Polito (Audio Mechanics Los Angeles California).The best-loved songs from this album have become

At the height of Beatlemania, the Disney folks were teaching kids how to really swing with this soundtrack to their adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Of course, it's Phil Harris (the voice of everyone's favorite hipster bear Baloo) who steals the show with the original slacker anthem, "The Bare Necessities," but his scat match with an inspired Louis Prima on "I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song)" is also not to be missed. Songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman--who clearly enjoyed playing the irony card on songs like "Trust in Me (The Python's Song)" and "That's What Friends Are For" (The Vulture Song)"--offer entertaining reminiscences about the project in a 12-minute bonus track. George Bruns's wonderful underscore, a couple early song demos, and two post-soundtrack Baloo numbers round out a collection that suggests, in the most charming way imaginable, that it really is a jungle out there. --Bill Forman