Once Upon a Studio: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the extended cut of the 2023 short of the same name. The original soundtrack was composed by David Metzger and comprises of various reprises of soundtracks from various Disney films, including a longer and more epic rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star". The score would be orchestrated by John Williams' frequent collaborator, Conrad Pope, and mixed by Shawn Murphy.
Track Listing
- "Love is a Song" (from Bambi) - Frank Churchill & Larry Morey
- "You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!" (from Peter Pan) - Sammy Cahn & Sammy Fain
- "Main Title - Part I" (from Peter Pan) - Oliver Wallace
- "Let It Go" (from Frozen) - Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
- "Work Slowly and Carry a Big Shtick" (from Zootopia) - Michael Giacchino
- "Friend Like Me" (from Aladdin) - Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
- "Gaston" (from Beauty and the Beast) - Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
- "Night on Bald Mountain" (from Fantasia) - Modest Mussorgsky
(Arranged by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov) - "The King's Plan" (from Cinderella) - Paul J. Smith
- "Trust In Me" (from Jungle Book) - Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
- "Feed the Birds" (from Mary Poppins) - Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman
Featured Soloist: Richard M. Sherman - "Beauty and the Beast" (from Beauty and the Beast) - Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
- "The Moment of Reckoning": Featuring "You'll Be in My Heart" (from Tarzan) - Phil Collins and Mark Mancina
- "Spirits Restored": Featuring "I See the Light" (from Tangled) - Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, and "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (from Cinderella) - Mack David, Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman
- "When You Wish Upon a Star" (from Pinocchio) - Leigh Harline and Ned Washington - Performed by the entire cast, and also containing the melodies of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" - Mack David, Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman, "I See The Light" - Alan Menken and Glenn Slater, and "A Whole New World" (from Aladdin) - Alan Menken and Tim Rice
- Epilogue: "When You Wish Upon a Star" (instrumental reprise)
- "Steamboat Bill" (from Steamboat Willie) - Bert Leighton, Frank Leighton, Ren Shields
New Rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star"
The new rendition of "When You Wish Upon a Star" would be longer and even grander than that of the existing OUAS, and would be performed by the entire cast, including group and solo performances by the following: Jennifer Hale as Cinderella, Paige O'Hara as Belle, Robby Benson as the Beast, Tom Hulce as Quasimodo, Judy Kuhn as Pocahontas, Katherine Von Till as Snow White, Jim Cummings as Baloo, Phoenix Reisser as Mowgli, Joe Ochman as Jiminy Cricket, Barbara Dirickson as Fairy Godmother, Ariana DeBose as Asha, Christopher Daniel Barnes as Prince Eric and Prince Charming, Jodi Benson as Ariel, Brad Kane as Aladdin, Lea Salonga as Jasmine, Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, Zachary Levi as Flynn Rider, Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan and Minnie Driver as Jane Porter.
The climax of said rendition would feature the entire cast singing the final verse triumphantly as one, before Cinderella and Prince Charming gently sing the first line of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" to the audience, followed by Rapunzel and Eugene singing the first line of the chorus to "I See the Light", and Aladdin and Jasmine doing the same for "A Whole New World", before the entire cast proudly sings the final line one more time, as the photo is finally created.
Instrumentation
| Strings | 16 first violins 14 second violins 14 violas 14 cellos 8 double basses 2 Harps |
| Woodwinds | 4 flutes (including 1 piccolo) 4 oboes (including 1 English horn) 3 clarinets (including 1 bass clarinet) 3 bassoons (including 1 contrabassoon) |
| Brass | 3 trumpets 8 French horns 4 trombones (3 tenor and 1 bass) 1 tuba |
| Percussion | 1 set of timpani 1 snare drum 1 bass drum 2 cymbal players (1 crash and 1 suspended) 1 gong/tam-tam 1 set of tubular bells 1 piano 1 celesta 1 xylophone 1 marimba 1 glockenspiel 1 vibraphone |
| Rhythm Section | 1 acoustic guitar 2 electric guitars 1 electric bass 1 drum kit |
| Choir | 112 vocalists |