Magic Music Review

Hey Disney Music Fans! I am happy to share with you a podcast about Fantasia 2000! My friend Aaron Kaplan has again joined me on this journey, and has some VERY interesting facts about the movie that you are gonna love hearing! This is also a long episode. I decided I didn't want to split it up. Take your time, and enjoy the episode! We certainly enjoyed recording it! As always, I would love to he...

Hey Disney Music fans! Welcome to another episode of Magic Music Review! I know this one did not come out when planned, but it's a great episode. We are talking about the second half of the 1940 classic Fantasia! I'm joined by Aaron Kaplan, and we have a great time talking about the music, the animation, and the love we have for this work. I hope that you enjoy it as much as we did making it! As a...

Hey Disney Music Lovers! Welcome to another episode of Magic Music Review. In this episode we are talking about Fantasia from 1940. This is the first of two episodes. There is that much to talk about in this amazing movie! It is a beautiful masterpiece that I feel sometimes gets overlooked in the history of movies, not just Disney movies. I am joined by Aaron Kaplan, and he has some wonderful fact...

Hello! I am so excited to be back with the Magic Music Review. I have truly missed talking about the thing we love, Disney Music! In this episode, we are talking about Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas! I love this movie so much, and I am so excited to share this music with all of you!  As always, I would love to hear from you! I want this to be a conversation, not just a one-way convers...

Hey Disney Music Lovers! I am so excited about this episode! I think you are really going to love it! We are talking about The Lion King Musical on Broadway. It is one of my favorite shows, and I believe after listening, you will agree that it is absolutely amazing! Aaron Kaplan again joins me on this podcast. And as always he brings his amazing knowledge of music and theater to the podcast. I alw...

Hey Everyone! We are back with another episode of the Magic Music Review!  I'm so excited about this episode! We are talking about the 1994 Disney Animated Classic, The Lion King! There is so much great stuff to talk about with this masterpiece! Aaron Kaplan is with me again to talk about this film! He first saw it when he was 5! So this definitely has a special place in his heart! This movie has...

Hi Everyone! In this episode, we are talking about Frozen! The new Disney Classic! I have with me on the episode Mandi, Sean, and Zach! We have a great time talking about this fun movie and amazing music! The Lopez's wrote some incredible songs which we believe will stand up in the future. We also talk about the amazing performances of the 4 stars of this film. They are iconic! As always, I would...

Hey Everyone! So in this episode, we are going to discuss the animated feature Aladdin! It is such a great movie. The music is classic Disney and Robin Williams performance is iconic! Watching it again reminded me of how much fun this movie is! Can't wait to share it with you! As always, I would love to hear from you! I want this to be a conversation, not just a one-way conversation (which really...

Hello all! In this episode, we are talking about one of my top ten favorite movies. Enchanted! I love this movie so much. It is a beautiful homage and send-up of Disney princess movies. There are lots of little nods to the princesses of the past. And Amy Adams is wonderful as Gisselle! I love the music in this film as it is so clever and well done. I can't wait to share it with you! As always, I w...

Hi Everyone! Here is Part 2 of my interview with Deke Sharon! If you haven't heard part 1 yet, be sure to go back and listen to Episode 16! It's great! In this part we talk about the live performance of DCappella and discuss some of the music arrangements for the group, and the thought behind them. We try not to geek out too much. Sometimes you just can't help it. It is a lot of great information...

Hello Everyone! I'm really excited about this episode where I interview Deke Sharon! He is the creator of DCappella, Disney's new contemporary a cappella group! He was so generous with his time and knowledge, and we had a great time talking. This episode is about how he started in a cappella and then the creation of the group. So much great information. How DCappella came about is so interesting,...

Hi Everyone! Welcome back to the podcast as we finish up Mary Poppins Returns. I had so much fun with Mandi and Sean (and the roommate Zach eventually joins us)! We do go a little off the rails in some moments (maybe talk about Meryl Streep a little long. Or even the umbrella.) It was so much fun though and I hope you enjoy listening to it. I'm sure I will have them on in the future! As always, I...

Tally Ho! Hey All! I'm really excited about this episode! I have my friends Mandi and Sean on and we talk about Mary Poppins Returns! We had such a great time! It was so much good stuff that I decided to make it into 2 different episodes! I hope you have as much fun listening as we had making it! As always, I would love to hear from you! I want this to be a conversation, not just a one way convers...

Cock-a-doodle-doo! This is a fun week! We are going to go to the second start to the right and straight on til morning! Yes, you guess it, Peter Pan! I love this movie, and I think the music is not as appreciated as it should be. There is also some controversy with this movie, although Disney tends to ignore that because it is so iconic. It has some of the most well known Disney music in their mus...

Hi Everyone! I am so excited about this episode of the podcast! It is about a new group called DCappella! They are an A Cappella group put together by Deke Sharon, and they just released their first record on Nov. 16, 2018! They are so good, and such an exciting find! I know that you will love what you hear, and believe me, you will also be able to tell how excited I am about them! I mentioned in...

Hi All! This week we are talking about an under appreciated Disney movie, Pocahontas. It is a beautifully animated film with an amazing score and songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. It was their first collaboration, and I believe it was a great one! It was also a change for Disney to try and create a serious animated movie. As always, I would love to hear from you! I want this to be a conve...

Hello! Today we explore some of the "Darker Side" of Disney music by listening to some songs about and sung by villains! Villains are some of my favorite characters, and they also have some of my favorite songs. Some of the songs are funny, some are scary, and all of them are great! Disney Villains - Simply Sinister Songs are just some of the many villain songs in the Disney canon of music. It's a...

Hi! Today we are going to take a look at the feline creature! We are talking about the Disney Animated Feature "The Aristocats"! In this episode we talk a little about French music of the time and listen to a little bit to get a flavor of France before we listen to all of the rest of the music. We also go over the story line, and insert the music at the places it should be. It's a fun short episod...

Hi Everyone! This episode we are going to the Circus with DUMBO!! I love the circus! I love circus music and the romance and nostalgia of going to the circus! Especially the circus around the turn of the 20th century!  In this episode we talk a little about the history of circus music and listen to a few circus marches. We then dive into the music of the animated feature Dumbo! I believe Dumbo has...

Hey everyone! This episode is about the stage musical The Hunchback Of Notre Dame! Aaron Kaplan is again a guest on the podcast! We talk about it's history, it's start in Germany, it's change of book writer, and obviously share opinions about the music! Feel free to connect  with me on Facebook at www. Facebook.com/MagicMusicReview . I'm also on twitter @disneymusicdude, and the website is www.mag...

Hi Everyone! Welcome to season 2 of the Magic Music Review! The first episode of the season is about the movie The Hunchback Of Notre Dame! I am joined by my good friend, and amazing musician Aaron Kaplan! We have a great time discussing the movie and the music. We laugh a lot, and hopefully shed some light on this under appreciated gem in the Disney Canon of animated movies! The episode is longer...

In this episode we talk about the 1996 CD "Disney's Music From The Park". One of my favorite CD's. It is familiar and different at the same time.    You can find me on Facebook at  http://www.facebook.com/magicmusicreview/  and on Twitter @DisneyMusicDude. I'm also at www.magicmusicreview.com . However, that web page is not completed. Sorry...My next project is getting that done! I would love to h...

This episode we are talking about THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG.   Sorry the episode is out late.   I also updated the podcast on Sunday, August 6th due to some bad editiing on my part.   Enjoy!

This week on the Magic Music Review, we talk about the music of MULAN. We discuss the history of the film, the songs in the film, and the beautiful score. Please connect with me on Facebook and Twitter! You can also check out the website (that is still under construction) at www.magicmusicreview.com .

In this episode of Magic Music Review, we look at the music of Tangled. We look at the history of the film and talk about it's music.