Disney parks fans can now take the sounds of Pandora wherever they go.
“Pandora: The World of Avatar,” a soundtrack album featuring music from the land at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, was released very early this morning for streaming on Apple Music and for digital purchase on iTunes ($9.99 for the whole album, $1.29 for each track individually). The album features music by the late James Horner and Simon Franglen, spanning both Avatar: Flight of Passage and Na’vi River Journey, as well as highlights from Windtraders, Satu’li Canteen, and Pongu Pongu. The full soundtrack listing is as follows:
- Flight of Passage Ride Through – James Horner & Simon Franglen
- Na’vi River Journey Ride Through – Sandra Benton
- Pandora Walk Through – James Horner & Simon Franglen
- The Shaman Call (from Windtraders) – Simon Franglen
- Magic of the Land (from Windtraders) – James Horner
- Spirits of Mo’ara (from Windtraders) – James Horner
- Raggatar (from Satu’li Canteen) – James Horner & Simon Franglen
- Shaman of the Souls (from Satu’li Canteen) – James Horner & Simon Franglen
- Surf’s Up (from Satu’li Canteen) – James Horner & Simon Franglen
- Bossa (from Pongu Pongu) – James Horner & Simon Franglen
- Surf’s Up (from Pongu Pongu) – James Horner & Simon Franglen
- Wave (from Pongu Pongu) – Simon Franglen
So which tracks are looking forward to listening to? What other lands or attractions do you think deserve a soundtrack album of their own? Let us know in the comments below!
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Hopefully it’s a big success and Disney sees that lots of people would buy in park music!
Can I buy this anywhere else besides iTunes?
Not currently
Does anyone know if there is someplace to listen to the Pandora soundscape (meaning the ambient nature noises/sound effects track that plays in Pandora)? It a lot of fun to sit/wander around Pandora and just listen to all the wonderful ambient atmospheric sounds that Disney has created for this land.
Further…I’ve been there a few times now and I swear the soundscape changes. The first time back in 2017 I heard and remember a distinct animal call at a certain area. But in 2018 I listened for quite some time and I couldn’t hear it anywhere.
It changes based on what time of the day it is.
Well.. I finally got around to listening to this! A few thoughts: first off, James Horner fans… don’t get TOO excited about this. For you loving fans there are really only 2 tracks of the entire album that are (apparently) pure Horner: tracks 5 and 6, “Magic of the Land” and “Spirits of Mo’ara”, and they are WONDERFUL! According to WDW News Today this score is composed both by James Horner and Simon Franglen. This Disney posting basically breaks down who composed each track, and Horner is listed as the sole composer for those 2 tracks only. Of the tracks that they are BOTH credited for, 7, 8 and 9 are actually very VERY nice! I have not heard of Franglen until now, but those three tracks do sound VERY ‘Horner”. For the remainder of the tracks: 1 – 4 are forgettable, with the opening track for the ‘Ride Through’ being RUINED by the inclusion of the ride’s sound effects. The last 4 tracks (the “pongu pongu” stuff – both composers are credited) are just AWFUL! Would Horner have really imagined music like this?? I don’t know,.. but maybe within the context of the Park Attraction (haven’t visited yet) it “works”. To sum it up: the worth of this all comes down to tracks 5-9.. ignore the rest. Would love to know how you all feel about this release.
We need a Happily Ever After soundtrack! Where is it!!!??