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Colors of the Wind. " Colors of the Wind " is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for Walt Disney Pictures ' 33rd animated feature film, Pocahontas (1995). The film's theme song, "Colors of the Wind" was originally recorded by American singer and actress Judy Kuhn in her role as the singing voice of Pocahontas.
- 3:34
- Pop ballad
- May 30, 1995
- Walt Disney
In the movie, this was sung by Judy Kuhn, who was the singing voice of Pocahontas. The Vanessa Williams version played over the end credits and was released as the single. The single release, which at 4:12 is about a minute longer than the movie version, starts with the line, "You think you own whatever land you land on," but adds an extra ...
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The song is set in two distinct keys, F major for the first part, and D major for the second part. This means the first part is in B flat, and the second has two sharps, F and C. It is fairly slow, and has an emphasis on wind instruments - both woodwind and brass - as well as stringed instruments.
The first two notes of Alan Menken's melody span a musical interval of a major sixth. Overall, the span of the melody reaches an eleventh. Because the melody spans a slightly larger range than some instruments, such as the Native American flute, can reach, alternate versions of the melody have been arranged that span a more modest interval.Describe...
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