Toy Story Song Analysis

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The music of Disney Song: You’ve Got a Friend in Me the main idea of the song is friendship. In the Toy Story movie franchise the song appears frequently. Upon inspecting the songs lyrics it seems to be how your friend will always be there for you. They'll be there for you when times get tough and how they would help them no matter what. Also it states how other people might be more appealing but no other person will love you like a true friend does. At the end it states how friendship is forever and that people are destined to be friends. link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy4uiiy0qgA Randall Stuart Newman sang and composed “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” The composer of the song is Randall Stuart Newman (aka Randy Newman). He was born …show more content…

The first reference Disney makes is in the short film Tin Toy made in 1988. There have been sequels to the original movie and it has become a franchise. Notably, the Franchise is still alive especially since there is another movie planned to be released in 2019 that is part of the …show more content…

In the movie the “soldiers” are seen as helpless in some instances and arguably the song is a montage of them improving their skills. It starts out with the trainer insulting the soldiers and look at them with disdain. It also contains commentary by the soldiers and their regrets and fears. The song also lists characteristics that will make them soldiers and men. It also mentions how the HUns are thir main enemy and that they must become stronger. Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64 The song “I’ll make a man out of you” was composed by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel. Mathew Wilder is a singer, record producer, and songwriter born in NY in 1953. His most notable work with disney is on the original Score for Mulan. Mesides working on the score for Mulan he also voiced the singing voice for Ling. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for the original score of Mulan alongside David Zippel and Jerry Goldsmith. David Zippel was born in 1954 in pennsylvannia. HIs work is mainly in theatre as a producer, lyricist and Director. His work with disney includes the movie Hercules and Mulan. He has also worked with the movie Captain America: The First

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