When You Wish Upon a Star
Original song by Leigh Harline, music and Ned Washington, lyrics from the 1940 Disney film Pinocchio / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"When You Wish Upon a Star" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for the 1940 Disney animated film Pinocchio, based on the children's fairy tale novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi.[1] The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket,[1] and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film. The recording by Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 261546 and 26477A (in the US) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number BD 821.
"When You Wish Upon a Star" | |
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Single by Cliff Edwards | |
from the album Pinocchio (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
Released | February 9, 1940 (1940-02-09) |
Recorded | 1939 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Length | 3:17 |
Label | Victor, EMI |
Composer(s) | Leigh Harline |
Lyricist(s) | Ned Washington |
Edwards recorded another version in 1940 for an American Decca Records "cover version" of the score of Pinocchio, conducted by Victor Young and featuring soprano Julietta Novis and The King's Men. It was first released on a 4-record 78-RPM album set, and years later as one side of an LP, backed by selections from The Wizard of Oz. A recording with Christian Rub (with Mister Geppetto's voice), Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 26479B (in the US) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number BD 823. It won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Original Song.[1] It was also the first Disney song to win an Oscar.
"When You Wish Upon a Star" is widely considered as the signature song of The Walt Disney Company and is often used as such in the production logos at the beginning of many Disney films since the 1980s.