Day 34: Music in Our Hearts

November 3, 2022

Dear Disney,

There is something about music that calls to inner most aspects of who we are, who we want to be. Music inspires us. Music makes us feel. Sometimes, music is the thing that we cling to in our darkest moments. No one, without any sense of hyperbole, no one makes music like Disney. Today, in our 30 Days of Thanks, Darling and I are thankful for the music in our lives and the music that inspired us, the music that was always there: Disney Music.

Sometime soon we shall look more in depth on some of the master that have made our lives richer: Sherman Brothers, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Danny Elfman, Randy Newman, and others, but today we are just going to touch on a few songs. Songs that mean something a little more to Darling and I, songs in which we are thankful for being in our lives, either because of the song itself or the memories around it.

For me, the songs of the Sherman Brothers capture my imagination like none other. Yesterday I talked about their works on Winnie-the-Pooh and how it calmed me down and made me feel better, comforted. Another masterpiece was their work on Sword and the Stone. The songs made the movie, made it magical, made me forget about who I was when I was a boy and reminded me who I wanted to be.

Darling says there are so many songs that mean a lot to her that she has lists. She should make a top 10 list of favorite Disney songs, but today we will talk about her absolute favorite song was “Part of Your World” by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman in The Little Mermaid. She has memories of belting the song during Junior High and High School Choir, of singing it to our children, of sing along every time we watch the movie.

What are some of your favorite songs?

Sincerely,

Jim Dear and Darling