ToTBellHop
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I agree. I’d see it any night over Enchantment. I enjoyed it more than any Epcot show in a decade. I thought RoE was wonderful. In 2000.
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News Reflections of Earth confirmed to be replaced by Harmonious
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brickbuilder711
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They saw my playlist on Spotify of the individual OSTs and figured, why not.
brickbuilder711
Member
Sorry for the double post. India is longer, China is longer, Africa is longer, no narration, and I think that's about it.
wtyy21
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At least Harmonious tell us about multilingual (but mostly English) Disney songs that majority of them are relevant to World Showcase pavilion (China = Mulan, Africa = The Lion King, Morocco/Middle East = Aladdin). Too weird that India segment (The Jungle Book) appeared but the pavilion itself were never built until now. The same goes for Hercules, where the pavilion where the movie originated (Greece) are not planned or built until now.
Epcot82Guy
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I guess I just find that idea almost offensive and very Amero (or at least Anglo)-centric. While inspired by, many of the songs chosen are not what I would use to represent a culture. Most borrow from an American music style for an American made film. (Some, notably Coco, being different.). I mean, I know Elton John is celebrated for his deep African heritage and love letter to it's musical heritage.
I'm not saying that couldn't work. There is a version of this that draws from the countries, their heritage and language that could be amazing. This isn't that show. It's a love letter to how successful Disney has been to importing it's culture and brand to other countries.
Arguably pushing corporate branding is very "Epcot" (sponsors), I guess. But I don't think that's the story or message the park strives for.
I'm not saying that couldn't work. There is a version of this that draws from the countries, their heritage and language that could be amazing. This isn't that show. It's a love letter to how successful Disney has been to importing it's culture and brand to other countries.
Arguably pushing corporate branding is very "Epcot" (sponsors), I guess. But I don't think that's the story or message the park strives for.
trainplane3
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If anyone wants the soundtrack:
album.link
Harmonious: Globally Inspired Music from the EPCOT Nighttime Spectacular (Original Soundtrack) by Various Artists
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
Epcot82Guy
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If anyone wants the soundtrack:
Harmonious: Globally Inspired Music from the EPCOT Nighttime Spectacular (Original Soundtrack) by Various Artists
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
Nah. I'm good...
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
It’s a good thing they don’t print cd’s anymore. My guess is they’ve end up with a lot unsoldIf anyone wants the soundtrack:
Harmonious: Globally Inspired Music from the EPCOT Nighttime Spectacular (Original Soundtrack) by Various Artists
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
DreamfinderGuy
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iirc they are planning a physical release next month. CDs are still printed regularly for new releases.
THEMEPARKPIONEER
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Music in my opinion isn’t even that authentic, it’s pop music with some licks of an instrument of that culture and their language thrown in. There making Harmonious out to be more than it really is.
MrPromey
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That's how I took it, too.
That's often easier said than done when this is the work you do for a living.
Most days, you create because it's one of those days in the week that ends in the letter "y" and the mortgage is due next week - not because the muse has decided to join you and you're feeling inspired to do something amazing.
You can always tell the words of a person who doesn't have to do this kind of a stuff for a living with the very common misconception of what art as a vocation is vs. art as a hobby/passion.
Nothing is wrong with either but they're very separate things. Many professionals are also hobbyists for this very reason.
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ImperfectPixie
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People who wait for the muse are known as "starving artists".
MrPromey
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... or amateur/hobbyists and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that if you are not relying on the work you do this way to support you.
ImperfectPixie
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Agreed.
Giss Neric
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Imagine if they pushed through with the addition of new countries in World Showcase, they could easily modify the show. Also, if Encanto becomes a big hit, I'm sure they will put in the songs there.
montyz81
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This feels like an attention grabber to drum up interest in a poorly executed nighttime show. I don't think RoE was released this quickly and it was even used as a halftime show in a Super Bowl.If anyone wants the soundtrack:
Harmonious: Globally Inspired Music from the EPCOT Nighttime Spectacular (Original Soundtrack) by Various Artists
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
Squishy
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I feel like it was released to fix the copyright by UMG, seems like that issue was resolved around the sametime of the release.
Goofnut1980
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Seems they want to grab the attention for sure. Get folks to enjoy the music because its Disney and that will make them come to the parks and see the show so they get better reviews.
ToTBellHop
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The reviews are already fine.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
They are?