Composer Randy Newman and the Classic Sounds of New Orleans Celebrated on New Walt Disney Records Soundtrack The Princess and the Frog

Features New Ne-Yo Single "Never Knew I Needed"

With Performances by Dr. John, Anika Noni Rose, Jim Cummings, Keith David,
Michael Leon-Wooley, Bruno Campos, Jenifer Lewis, and Terence Blanchard
BURBANK, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Walt Disney Records will release the soundtrack for The Princess and the Frog,
available digitally and in stores on November 23, 2009. The Princess and the
Frog marks the return to traditional hand-drawn 2D animation from the revered
team of John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Oscar-winning composer Randy
Newman. The Walt Disney Pictures film takes place in New Orleans, whose sounds
of jazz, Zydeco, blues and Gospel present the perfect musical setting for the
film. Multi-platinum, 3-time Grammy Award-winning Def Jam recording artistNe-Yo
contributes "Never Knew I Needed," the featured end credit song of the film. The
soundtrack features performances by Dr. John, the film`s Anika Noni Rose, Jim
Cummings, Keith David, Michael Leon-Wooley, and Jenifer Lewis, with performances
on trumpet by Terence Blanchard.

Ne-Yo made headlines one year ago when his most recent RIAA platinum album Year
Of The Gentleman debuted at the top of the Soundscan and UK national charts. The
album went on to generate a league-leading total of five Grammy Award
nominations - with its #1 R&B smash single "Miss Independent" winning in the
Best R&B Song (songwriters award) and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
categories. Year Of The Gentleman followed up Because Of You (released May
2007), which won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album, and In My Own
Words (February 2006) - both of which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and
R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.

Academy Award Winner Randy Newman is one of America`s greatest
singer-songwriters and film composers. He began writing songs as a teenager and
became known for his caustic wit and wry turn-of-phrase. This sense of humor and
ironic sense of timing has proved the perfect match for film. Beginning with
1995`s Toy Story, Newman`s work for Walt Disney has helped to create such
beloved films as Monsters, Inc, Toy Story 2 and 3, Cars, and A Bug`s Life.
Nominated an impressive 17 times, Newman won an Oscar in 2002 for "If I Didn`t
Have You" from Monsters, Inc.

Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical The Princess and the Frog, an
animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of The
Little Mermaid and Aladdin comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a
beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately
wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious
adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.

Track Listing

1. Never Knew I Needed - Ne-Yo

2. Down In New Orleans (Prologue)

3. Down In New Orleans - Dr. John

4. Almost There - Anika Noni Rose (as `Tiana`)

5. Friends On The Other Side - Keith David (as `Dr. Facilier`)

6. When We`re Human - Michael Leon-Wooley (as `Louis), Bruno Campos (as "Prince
Naveen`) and Anika Noni Rose (as `Tiana`), featuring Terence Blanchard on
trumpet

7. Gonna Take You There - Jim Cummings (as `Ray`), featuring Terrance Simien on
accordion

8. Ma Belle Evangeline - Jim Cummings (as `Ray`), featuring Terence Blanchard on
trumpet

9. Dig A Little Deeper - Jenifer Lewis (as `Mama Odie`) featuring the Pinnacle
Gospel Choir

10. Down in New Orleans (Finale) - Anika Noni Rose (as `Tiana`)

11. *Fairy Tale/Going Home

12. *I Know This Story

13. *The Frog Hunters/Gator Dawn

14. *Tiana`s Bad Dream

15. *Ray Laid Low

16. *Ray/Mama Odie

17. *This is Gonna Be Good

* Original score composed by Randy Newman.

Original songs produced by Mitchell Froom

Original score produced by Mitchell Froom and Randy Newman

The Walt Disney Records` The Princess and The Frog-Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack will be available digitally and in stores on November 23, 2009. Walt
Disney Animation Studios presents The Princess and The Frog in theaters in New
York City and Los Angeles on November 25 and nationwide on December 11, 2009.

For more information on Walt Disney Records audio products, please visit
DisneyRecords.com.

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