Anastasia: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack for the 1997 Don Bluth/20th Century Fox animated film Anastasia. It contains songs from the film written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, selections of the original score composed by David Newman, and performed by Liz Callaway, Jim Cummings, Jonathan Dokuchitz and Kelsey Grammer, among others, and features singles by Aaliyah and Deana Carter, and a duet with Richard Marx and Donna Lewis, along with tracks from the film's score composed by Newman. It was released on October 28, 1997, on CD and audio cassette.

The songs "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December" were given nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globes. Newman also received his first Oscar nomination for the score. The single "At the Beginning" managed to position number forty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, and also to number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Track listing All songs are composed by Stephen Flaherty with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. All scores are composed by David Newman. Tracks 11 and 14 contain performances while also being scores.

Personnel

Aaliyah – Performer, Finger Snaps Lynn Ahrens – Producer Brooks Almy – Vocals, Ensemble Eric Altenburger – Design Alexander Areteds – Mixing Assistant Patricia P. Azar – Translation Randall Barlow – Programming Tom Bender – Assistant Engineer Ellen Bernfeld – Vocals, Ensemble Douglas Besterman – Orchestration Judy Blazer – Vocals, Ensemble Jeff Blumenkrantz – Vocals, Ensemble Edwin Bonilla – Percussion Ted Brunetti – Vocals, Ensemble Glen Burtnik – Vocals, Ensemble Liz Callaway – Performer Deana Carter – Performer Sue Ann Carwell – Vocals (background) Lacey Chabert - Performer Sean Chambers – Engineer Vivian Cherry – Vocals, Ensemble Robin Clark – Vocals, Ensemble Victoria Clark – Vocals, Ensemble Jim Cummings – Performer Tony Dawsey – Mastering Darius de Haas – Vocals, Ensemble Madeleine Doherty – Vocals, Ensemble Jonathan Dokuchitz – Performer Anne Dudley – Piano Robert DuSold – Vocals, Ensemble Gregg Edelman – Vocals, Ensemble Emilio Estefan Jr. – Producer Alfred Figueroa – Assistant Engineer Steve Fitzmaurice – Engineer Stephen Flaherty – Producer, Vocal Arrangement

Marty Frasu – Synthesizer Al Fritsch – Vocals, Ensemble Juan Carlos García – Translation Javier Garza – Engineer, Mixing Jim Gilstrap – Vocals (background) Kyle Gordon – Vocals, Ensemble Kelsey Grammer – Performer Mick Guzauski – Mixing Nikki Harris – Vocals (background) Reggie Hamilton – Bass Daniel Hamuy – Orchestration Mike Harvey – Vocals, Ensemble Darren Higman – Executive Producer Trevor Horn – Producer Jan Horvath – Vocals, Ensemble Henry Jackman – Keyboards, Programming, String Arrangements Randy Jackson – Bass John Jellison – Vocals, Ensemble Xandy Jenko – Orchestration Marlena Jeter – Vocals (background) Jeanette Jurado – Shaker Craig Kallman – Executive Producer Kenny Karen – Vocals, Ensemble Curtis Rance King Jr. – Vocals, Ensemble Selina King-Murrell – Vocals (background) Michael Knobloch – Production Coordination Joseph Kolinski – Vocals, Ensemble Alix Korey – Vocals, Ensemble John Kurlander – Engineer, Mixing Angela Lansbury – Performer Donna Lewis – Performer David Lowenstein – Vocals, Ensemble Mario Lucy – Engineer

Steve MacMillan – Mixing Richard Marx – Arranger, Performer Cindy Mizelle – Vocals, Ensemble David Newman – Conductor, Producer, Orchestration, Score Selections Bill Nolte – Vocals, Ensemble Michael Omartian – Producer Michele Pawk – Vocals, Ensemble Michael Perfitt – Mixing Assistant Bernadette Peters – Performer Darryl Phinnessee – Vocals (background) Tim Pierce – Guitar Freddy Piñero Jr. – Engineer Billy Porter – Vocals, Ensemble Patrick Quinn – Vocals, Ensemble Guy Roche – Arranger, Programming, Producer Karen Silver – Vocals, Ensemble J. K. Simmons – Vocals, Ensemble Frank Simms – Vocals, Ensemble Emily Skinner – Vocals, Ensemble Ted Sperling – Vocals, Ensemble Jim Steinman - Producer Moana Suchard – Engineer Thalía – Performer Vaneese Thomas – Vocals, Ensemble Michael Thompson – Guitar (Electric) Rene Toledo – Guitar (Acoustic) Dan Wallin – Engineer Tim Weidner – Keyboards, Programming, Engineer Lillias White – Vocals, Ensemble Aaron Zigman – String Arrangement

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997)PeakpositionUS Billboard 20041

Year-end charts Chart (1998)PositionUS Billboard 200141

Certifications and sales

References