New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Globally acclaimed piano virtuoso Lang Lang's latest album, The Disney Book, debuted at #1 on Billboard's Classical Albums Chart. In celebration of 100 years of The Walt Disney Company, the album features new, reimagined versions of some of the most famous melodies in the history of animation, ranging from
Pinocchio and The
Jungle Book to Frozen and Encanto.
Lang Lang celebrated the release of The Disney Book with a special performance at The Hollywood Bowl last week. NPR Here & Now's host Jane Clayson sat down with Lang Lang to talk about the inspiration behind the project and Lang Lang also stopped by GMA3 to perform the classic Disney tune "Bare Necessities."
The album features several collaborators from across the globe, including
Andrea Bocelli, singer-songwriter and pianist Jon Batiste, and Colombian singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra as well as appearances from guitarist Miloš, Chinese erhu player Guo Gan, and Lang Lang's wife Gina Alice, plus the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Robert Ziegler.
Lang Lang: The Disney Book - Tracklisting:
STANDARD ALBUM & CD 1 OF DELUXE ALBUM
1. "Beauty and the Beast" - Theme
2. "It's a Small World"
3. "
Let It Go" - FROZEN
4. "The Bare Necessities" - THE JUNGLE BOOK
5. "
Dos Oruguitas" - ENCANTO (featuring Sebastián Yatra vocals)
6. "Rainbow Connection" - THE MUPPET MOVIE
7. "
Reflection" - MULAN (featuring Guo Gan Chinese erhu)
8. "Someday My
Prince Will Come" - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
9. "
It's All Right" - SOUL (featuring
Jon Batiste vocals & piano)
10. "
We Don't Talk About Bruno" - ENCANTO
11. "
Remember Me" - COCO (featuring Miloš guitar)
12. "When You Wish Upon a Star" - PINOCCHIO (featuring Gina Alice vocals)
13. "
A Whole New World" - ALADDIN
14. "You'll Be in My Heart" - TARZAN (featuring
Andrea Bocelli vocals)
CD 2 OF DELUXE ALBUM
1. "Beauty and the Beast" - Theme (solo version)
2. "Mary Poppins Fantasy" - MARY POPPINS
3. "Feed the Birds" - MARY POPPINS
4. "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" - THREE LITTLE PIGS
5. "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" - FROZEN
6. "Whistle While You Work" - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
7. "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum" (The Dwarf's Washing Song) - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
8. "I'm Wishing" - SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
9. "A
Dream Is a Wish Your
Heart Makes" - CINDERELLA
10. "My Own Home" - THE JUNGLE BOOK
11. "Life is a Highway" - CARS
12. "Baby Mine" - DUMBO
13. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" - THE LION KING
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (CD 1: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 14; CD 2: 11)
Robert Ziegler conductor
LANG LANG piano
Internationally renowned pianist Lang Lang has sold millions of albums around the world, topping classical charts and achieving simultaneous mainstream success. Named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine, during the past decade he has performed for such dignitaries as President Barack Obama, Pope Francis and
Queen Elizabeth II, as well as giving sold-out concerts with all the world's top orchestras and conductors. Lang Lang has also reached vast televised audiences by performing at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and with artists such as Metallica,
Pharrell Williams and
Herbie Hancock at various editions of the Grammy Awards. In April 2020 he took part in the One World: Together At Home concert, which was broadcast on major television networks and streamed online on multiple global platforms. In June 2022, Lang Lang was announced as an honoree in the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2023. Lang Lang will be recognised alongside stars including Paul Walker, Uma Thurman, Lenny Kravtiz, Mindy Kaling, Jonas Brothers, Melba Moore,
Pentatonix and more.
The scale of Lang Lang's musical achievements is mirrored by his tireless commitment to charitable causes, most notably through the Lang Lang International
Music Foundation and Keys of Inspiration®. Both a UNICEF
Goodwill Ambassador and a UN Messenger of Peace, he has inspired over 40 million children to learn the piano and has developed hugely successful educational programmes. Lang Lang's most recent albums, 2019's Piano Book and 2020's Goldberg Variations, were both international bestsellers. One of the most influential classical musicians in the world, Lang Lang has more than 20 million social media followers.
Everything the pianist does is underpinned by his belief that "music makes life better - it heals, unites and inspires, and it makes us better people".
