Disney Medleys: Nostalgia in Music

Dylanna Fisher
Aug 8, 2018
3 min read

There’s a reason we’re bringing you Disney Medleys. Disney has the connotations of childhood whimsy; of nostalgia and magic, of stories that make people happy. They’re classics, and they’re classics filled with music. The most well-known Disney movies each have iconic songs. The Little Mermaid (1989) has the song “Part Of Your World”. Aladdin (1992) has “A Whole New World”. Tarzan (1999) has “Strangers Like Me”. Frozen (2013) has “Let It Go”. The list goes on. Basically, there’s a lot of singing going on in Disney movies.

I Don’t Sing

Only a few characters ever commented on the fact that everyone is singing like Robert Philip from Enchanted (2007). He keeps wondering why everyone is joining in and is actively avoiding the musical outbursts in this scene.

Then, another well-known character who goes against singing is Flynn Rider from Tangled (2010). He refused to sing “I’ve got a Dream” while slightly judging the content of the song, and was then coerced into singing about his dreams by a group of sword-wielding dreamers.

Nevertheless, music is definitely a part of Disney movies and will most likely remain so for the foreseeable future. Disney soundtracks seem to be a genre of music all their own in a way. These songs are in our hearts and in our minds because they’re cute, catchy, and essentially everywhere.

Disney Medleys

Now for the main part of this article: Disney medleys. These are full of the same nostalgia and magic of the original Disney songs, just multiple in a single song. A medley is a combination of a bunch of different things, a potpourr,i if you will. Disney medleys are patchwork quilts of Disney songs that combine sections from several movies.

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There are several medleys of specific movies, such as this Hercules medley by the University of Illinois A Cappella group, this other Hercules medley by Georgia Merry, or this Moana medley by Voiceplay. These are medleys with songs from a specific movie.

Highlighting Disney Medleys

But for now, the focus is on Disney medleys that use songs from multiple Disney movies.

Here’s an amazing medley by Peter Hollens and Whitney Avalon, looking at the famous songs of Disney’s most notorious villains. There’s also a fantastic version done with sign language by GiannaSigns.

This powerful medley is brought forth by the powerful voices of Invivas. Their voices are fantastic and really bring the medley to life.

This is a chilling medley by Voctave, Kirstin Maldonado, (vocalist for Pentatonix) and her partner, Jeremy Michael Lewis. As an a capella medley, you only hear their voices and it’s ever so peaceful.

Bailey Andrews, Trey Duffey, Euseph Messiah, Anna Beth Burnett, among others bring together this fantastic upbeat medley.

Committed Sings presents Men of Disney, a fantastic acapella Disney medley. Together they bring forward a high-energy medley with great vocals.

Here’s a spectacular Disney medley by Nick Piterea. Nick brings such a range of vocals to the medley switching through the songs beautifully.

We’ve already had a medley by Peter Hollen but here’s another Disney medley in collaboration with Alex G. They even have a behind the scenes video.

This is a really fun high-energy medley thanks to FreddeGredde. Together they seem to energize each other and it’s fantastic to watch.

While Eric Thayne plays the piano, Ashley Hess sings her heart out with this very beautiful and emotional medley. The slow, deep music is paired with a fun Disneyland video montage.