Many of my friends knew this would be an entry at some point. Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of, if not my favorite, Disney movies and probably my favorite Disney soundtrack. Again we have a story of characters overcoming prejudices, one for appearance and the other for stereotypes of their nationality. The themes in this film were extremely adult, especially for Disney. It was a big risk going through with the production of this film and it did not do well in the box office. Still, for the risks that it took at the time, it really pulled it off in my opinion. This epic soundtrack is really what makes it worth the watch because of how much it adds; A chorus singing in Latin, and huge orchestra to back up solo vocal scenes, and awesome animations to go with it all. This scene's long emphasis on minor chords establishes such a feeling of evil and tragedy until you hear the choir chanting "Gloria" as Quasimodo climbs the cathedral walls with Esmeralda until finally, he gets to the top and screams Sacntuary with church bells in the background and a huge major chord from the orchestra and chorus. My ears could not get enough. There probably will be at least one more entry from this movie, but this one was definitely had the largest impact on me. Alan Menken composed the score for this movie and we will definitely see more of him here.
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