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Wright\nWork tape and demo vocal perfomances by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken\nSongs by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken\nOriginal score by Alan Menken\nSongs produced by Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, and Robert Kraft\nSongs arranged by Robbie Merkin and Alan Menken\nOrchestrations by Thomas Pasatieri\nOrchestra conducted by J.A.C. Record\nEngineered by John Richards\nBEAUTY AND THE BEAST Notes (CD 2)\nFeaturing the voices of:\nRobby Benson, Jesse Corti, Angela Lansbury, Paige O'Hara, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Richard White\nWork tape and demo vocal perfomances by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken\nSongs by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken\nOriginal score by Alan Menken\nSongs produced by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken\nScore produced by Alan Menken\nSongs arranged by Alan Menken and Danny Troob\nSong and score orchestrations by Danny Troob\nMusic conducted and vocal arrangements by David Friedman\n\"The Beast Lets Belle Go\" orchestrations by Michael Starobin\nSongs recorded and mixed by Michael Farrow\nScore recorded and mixed by John Richards\nAlbum re-mix and mastering by Bruce Botnick\nMusic Editor: Kathy Bennett\nMusic Production Supervisor: Andy Hill\nEnd title duet \"Beauty and the Beast\":\nPerformed by Celine Dion and Beabo Bryson\nProduced by Walter Afanasieff\nArranged by Walter Afanasieff and Robbie Buchanan\nCeline Dion appears courtesy of Epic Records\nPeabo Bryson appears courtesy of Columbia\nALADDIN Notes (CD 3)\nFeaturing the voices of:\nBruce Adler, Jonathan Freeman, Brad Kane, Lea Salonga, Robin Williams\nWork tape and demo vocal perfomances by Howard Ashman Alan Menken and Jonathan Freeman\nOriginal score by Alan Menken\nScore produced by Alan Menken\nSongs arranged by Alan Menken and Danny Troob\nSongs and score orchestrations by Danny Troob\n\"Jafar's Hour\" and \"The Ends of the Earth\" orchestrations by Michael Starobin\n\"Arabian Nights\" (Final), \"Friend Like Me\" (Final), and \"Prince Ali\" (Final) produced by Alan Menken\n\"One Jump Ahead\" (Final), \"One Jump Ahead, Reprise\" (Final),  \"A Whole New World\" (Final), and \"Prince Ali, Reprise\" (Final) produced by Alan Menken and Tim Rice\nVocal arrangements by David Friedman\nSongs recorded by Bruce Botnick and Michael Farrow\nScroe recorded by Bruce Botnick\nMusic mixed by Bruce Botnick\nAlbum mastered by Bruce Botnick and Josh Gabriel and Pacific Ocean Post/Digital Magnetics\nMusic Editor: Kathleen Bennett\nMusic Production Supervisor: Andy Hill\nMusic preparation: Dominic Fidelibus\nMusic contracting: Ken Watson\nVocal contracting: David Friedman and Bobbi Page\nEnd title dued \"A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)\":\nPerformed by Beabo Bryson and Regina Belle\nProduced by Walter Afanasieff\nArranged by Walter Afanasieff and Robbie Buchanan\nEngineered and Mixed by Dana Jon Chappelle\nPeabo Bryson and Regina Belle appear courtesy of Columbia\nALADDIN (THE ORIGINAL SCORE) Notes (CD 4)\nAll demos written, produced, and performed by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken\nShared Notes (CD 1-4)\nAll demos produced by Howard Ashman Alan Menken\nBoxed set produced by Alan Menken\nBoxed set edited and mastered by Bruce Botnick at Pacific Ocean Post Studio\nBoxed set design:\nCreative direction by Antoinette Portis\nArt direction by Clifford Selbert Design Collaborative\nSpecial thanks to:\nSarah Ashman Gillespie and William Lauch for providing lyrics, tapes, photos, anecdotes and memories, and for helping keep this project on course and in tune with Howard's wishes\nBruce Botnick for making a crazy idea real.\nJeffrey Katzenberg, Chris Montan, Peter Schneider, and my manager, Scott Shukat, for making this project possible.\nRick Kunis, Joe Kurasz, Leah Menken, and Sharon Berken Seymour for invaluable assitance in coordinating and assembling materials for this boxed set.\nAnd last, but not least, all my friends at Wald Disney Records, most especially Mark Jaffe and Harold J. 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