Episode 19 with Brian Woodbury: “A Whole New World”

Composer, lyricist and bandleader Brian Woodbury joins podcast host Arthur Breur to discuss “A Whole New World” music by Alan Menken. They also discuss three of Brian’s own songs and his ambitious project to produce music videos for 47 of his songs in under one year.

Melody:

“A Whole New World”

• Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Whole_New_World
• YouTube (original 1992 animated scene): https://youtu.be/hZ1Rb9hC4JY?si=-0Re3CCgNfXi0U37
• YouTube (2019 live-action film scene): https://youtu.be/eitDnP0_83k?si=NS1gGaqhgZDkPGUu

Composer / Songwriter:

Alan Menken

• Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Menken
• https://www.alanmenken.com/

Duration:

1:26:36

• Intro and guest questions – 0:00
• Pre-discussion about “A Whole New World” – 10:46
• Review of the melody – 16:08
• Brian Woodbury shares – 1:02:04

Guest Composer: 

Brian Woodbury

• Website: https://brianwoodbury.com/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brianwoodburysongs

Mentioned in this Episode:

• “Dear Grandma” from “Bear in the Big Blue House”: https://youtu.be/xKg8DBdDWxs?si=V4XPMh1IZg-rOWy0
• Beethoven’s 6th Symphony (“Pastoral”): https://youtu.be/2HbBURnt9f4?si=e09QW2M17NtYg7JS

Recorded:

September 25, 2023 using Riverside.FM https://Riverside.FM 

Musical score for reference created using FREE Musescore software: https://www.musescore.org

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