Top 10 Disney-Inspired Albums to Bring Out Your Disney Side

Everyone has a favorite Disney song! But have you heard it performed like this? You may be surprised to find some unexpected artists and genres that have decided to take on Disney. It’s time to put on your mouse ears and listen up! Here are my picks for the top 10 Disney albums to spice up your iTunes library:

10. Bibbidi Bobbidi Bach: More Favorite Disney Tunes in the Style of Classical Composers

If you enjoy your Disney music with a glass of fine wine and aged cheese, or if you just want to stimulate your brain, look no further! This album contains Disney renditions in the style of great classical composers, such as Chopin and Debussy. “Circle of Life” is even done in the style of Gregorian Chant, which is just as epic as it sounds.

9. Disney Mania

Don’t write this off as a teenage, bubblegum pop soundtrack just yet. The original Disney Mania includes some fantastic versions of Disney songs by back-in-the-day artists, including “I Wanna Be Like You” by Smash Mouth, “When You Wish Upon a Star” by ‘N Sync, and “Hakuna Matata” by the Baha Men. You may have heard this album at Hollywood Studios’ Extra Magic Hours:

I Wanna Be Like You – Smash Mouth

8. Dave Digs Disney

Wait a minute… am I relaxing in the lobby at the Grand Floridian, or am I hearing things? Oh nevermind, it’s just Dave Brubeck’s super-talented quartet doing jazzy Disney songs! Check out this classy rendition of “Someday My Prince Will Come”:

Someday My Prince Will Come – The Dave Brubeck Quartet

7. Eurobeat Disney

Eurobeat Disney takes popular tunes such as “A Whole New World” and “Beauty and the Beast”, and adds an addictive, driving beat with Japanese Eurobeat. Do you feel like stomping your feet through imaginary arrows on the floor? That’s because this is the soundtrack to Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix! Caution: This music has as much caffeine as five cups of coffee:

Beauty and the Beast – Eurobeat Disney

6. Beauty and the Beat!: Favorite Disney Tunes in Steelband Style

Grab your beachcomber hat and pineapple smoothie, and head for the islands. “Under the Sea” and “Hakuna Matata” fit in perfectly on this carefree Caribbean album. Steel drums make this instrumental CD the ultimate summer album mood-lifter!

5. Disney Songs the Satchmo Way

Louis Armstrong sings classic Disney songs! Need I say more? Here is Satchmo letting you know that “it’s the truth, it’s actual” (hopefully you’ll find it satisfactual):

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah – Louis Armstrong

4. Mouse House Dance Mixes

Are you by chance having a Disney-themed rave? Mouse House Dance Mixes has you covered. This upbeat dance music is sure to get you moving with unique songs like “Topsy-Turvy” from the Hunchback of Notre Dame and “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas.

3. The Disney Reggae Club

Sit back and chill out, mon’! This fantastic album features several prolific reggae artists: Ziggy Marley, Toots and the Maytals, and Sly and Robbie, all singing your favorite Disney hits in a most unexpected way. “You just remember what your old pal said,” because they said it while playing reggae:

You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Sly & Robbie

2. Ragtime at the Magical Kingdoms

Ragtime at the Magical Kingdoms sounds like it came right off of Casey’s Corner! Composer Chris Calabrese does an amazing job tickling the ivories Disney-style. Medleys of songs from Alice in Wonderland and the Tiki Room are showcased here, as well as rare gems such as Disneyland’s Adventure Thru Inner Space theme “Miracles From Molecules” and the extinct Tomorrowland attraction “If You Had Wings” main title. 

1. Heigh Ho Banjo: Bluegrass Salutes Favorite Disney Songs

This catchy bluegrass music will make you feel like you are moseying through Frontierland or heading to the hoedown at the Hoop Dee Doo. An amazing solo on “Everybody Wants to Be a Cat” from the Aristocats and Genie’s (rarely played) “Friend Like Me” from Aladdin make this my top pick:

Friend Like Me – Heigh Ho Banjo

What Disney music brings out your Disney side?