Mannheim Steamroller Meets The Mouse Soundtrack CD

Mannheim Steamroller: Chip Davis (vocals, various instruments).
Additional personnel includes: Kelly Lynne Davis, Jimmie Dodd (vocals); Arnie Roth, Robert F. Peterson, Rochelle S. Abramson, Camille Avellano, Mark Baranov, Deborah Buck-Matthews, Nicole M. Bush (violin); Samuel W. Formicola, John T. Acevedo, Richard M. Elegino, Diane E. Gilbert (viola); John E. Acosta, Andrew M. Cook, Daniel Rothmuller, Robert L. Adcock, Peggy M. Baldwin (cello); Paul Fried, Patricia A. Kaufmann, Gary Woodward (flute); Joel C. Peskin, David Boruff, Donald S. Markese (alto saxophone); Rick Baptist, Warren Luening (trumpet); Richard Todd, James Atkinson, Jeff DeRosa, Erich M. Peterson, Brad Warnaar, Christine M. Worthing-Peterson (horn).
Engineers include: Brian Ackley, John Richards, Dave Cwirko.
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER MEETS THE MOUSE was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Musical Album For Children.
Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse provides just what the title suggests, a collection of some of Disney's best-known songs interpreted by Mannheim Steamroller's Chip Davis. His versions of "Chim Chim Cheree," "Under the Sea," "You've Got a Friend in Me," and "When You Wish Upon a Star" provide a whimsical, affectionate tribute to Disney's best composers and songwriters. ~ Heather Phares
Mannheim's keyboardist and mastermind Chip Davis has made a long, profitable career out of combining classical-tinged orchestrations with various pop traditions in an instrumental context. Davis takes his modus operandi to its next logical step on MEETS THE MOUSE, where he tackles the Disney Songbook. Classic tunes like "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Heigh-Ho" rub shoulders with more recent Disney-derived compositions like Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me." Throughout, the themes are picked up by Davis' keyboards and a flexible orchestra that sounds equally at home with the classical influences in Davis' arrangements and the timeless pop craftsmanship of the songs.
Mannheim's keyboardist and mastermind Chip Davis has made a long, profitable career out of combining classical-tinged orchestrations with various pop traditions in an instrumental context. Davis takes his modus operandi to its next logical step on MEETS THE MOUSE, where he tackles the Disney Songbook. Classic tunes like "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Heigh-Ho" rub shoulders with more recent Disney-derived compositions like Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me." Throughout, the themes are picked up by Davis' keyboards and a flexible orchestra that sounds equally at home with the classical influences in Davis' arrangements and the timeless pop craftsmanship of the songs.
Mannheim Steamroller keyboardist and mastermind Chip Davis has made a long, profitable career out of combining classical-tinged orchestrations with various pop traditions in an instrumental context. Davis takes his modus operandi to its next logical step on MEETS THE MOUSE, where he tackles the Disney Songbook. Classic tunes "Chim Chim Cher-ee" and "Heigh-Ho" rub shoulders with more recent Disney-derived compositions such as Randy Newman's "You've Got a Friend in Me." Throughout, Davis's keyboards and a flexible orchestra sound equally at home with the classical influences in the arrangements and the timeless pop craftsmanship of the songs.