Starring: - Jodi Benson
- Pat Carroll
- Sam Wright
Description:
Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first in a series of blockbusters that restored the venerable firm's reputation as the world's premiere animated-feature factory. The title character is a precocious teenager named Ariel, the daughter of Triton, king of the Sea. Against her dad's wishes, Ariel journeys beyond her own world to the surface, where she falls in love with Prince Eric, a handsome human. Foolishly, the little mermaid enters into an agreement with evil sea witch Ursula in order to become human herself. The wistfully melancholy ending of the original Hans Christian Andersen story is dispensed with in favor of a joyously happy ending-but not before a spectacular climactic confrontation between Ursula and Triton. The obligatory Disney comic relief is handled by such freshly minted characters as Sebastian the Crab, who, courtesy of voiceover artist Samuel E. Wright, sings the film's Oscar-winning "Under the Sea". Other voices are provided by Broadway star Jodi Benson (as Ariel) and such Hollywood reliables as Buddy Hackett, Pat Carroll, Kenneth Mars, and Rene Auberjonois. The enormous box-office take of The Little Mermaid made possible such future Disney cartoon ventures as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
1. Fathoms Below - Ship's Chorus
2. Main Titles
3. Fanfare
4. Daughters Of Triton - Daughters Of Triton
5. Part Of Your World - Ariel
6. Under The Sea - Sebastian
7. Part Of Your World (Reprise) - Ariel
8. Poor Unfortunate Souls - Ursula
9. Les Poissons - Louie
10. Kiss The Girl - Sebastian
11. Fireworks
12. Jig
13. Storm, The
14. Destruction Of The Grotto
15. Flotsam And Jetsam
16. Tour Of The Kingdom
17. Bedtime
18. Wedding Announcement
19. Eric To The Rescue
20. Happy Ending - Disney Chorus
Little Mermaid
