My Top 5 Songs of Disney

As we know, Disney is just as much known for its music as well as the animation they put out with these movies. We have grown up with them, loved them, and it also has made you think more and more about the story. Walt Disney said that he did not just put songs in there just for the sake of a song, but did it to move the story along. That the song either added to the scene, or moved the plot point forward, or advanced the character development. So, with all these songs, I think we need to have some sort of homage to them, and I will be listing my top 5 favorite Disney songs.

5. Circle of Life - Written by the legendary Elton John, this song is what opens up the movie and is somewhat of a great classic where they use the culture of Africa to its fullest and allows us to have a new thought process and really think about it all that the Circle of Life is real and is used greatly in the animal kingdom, going back to the logic of Native American's and their respect for nature. A great song, no doubt about it.

4. Poor Unfortunate Souls - May not be a operatic or broadway voice, but Pat Carrol did a great job in displaying how evil Ursula could be in this song, and we get so much plot development from this song. We see Ariel's desire to become human, Ursula's backstory, and the actual transformation to Ariel to human. There is some of the greatest animation in this song that is displayed and it could not have been pulled off unless this song was the way it was done, perfectly.

3. Once Upon A Dream - One of the most iconic songs of the movie and of all time. This song is constantly used in the parks when going through Sleeping Beauty's Walkthrough, and is just a great sung by the operatic singer, Mary Costa. She brought not only her musical voice alive, but the childlike voice of Aurora as well. This song is great and is the overlaying theme of Sleeping Beauty.

2. Welcome - This song is a warm and friendly song that, in the movie, is when Kenai is welcomed into the brotherhood of bears, which is something that he is not expecting to be as pleasant as it could be. It is a great song written by the Blind Men and Phil Collins. It is a great written song and has a deep meaning and is full of rich sound. It adds so much to the movie and has made an impact not only in the movie, but in the parades as well. The 50th Anniversary Parade for Disneyland featured this song as their song when not using songs from each of the movies from each float.

1. When You Wish Upon A Star - In my opinion the best song of all of Disney movies. Only because of the message that is behind it, that anything you wish for can come true, you just have to believe. Walt used this as his slogan after the production and release of Pinocchio and is used throughout the future Disney features afterward. This is actually a theme used in the 49th animated featured Princess and the Frog. This message continues to amaze us and make us love Disney more and more with this phrase and song...