Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Summary

Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's instance of is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — instance of (P31): album^[3].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's composer is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — composer (P86): Alan Menken^[4].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's genre is Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — genre (P136): stage and screen^[5].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's genre is Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — genre (P136): pop music^[6].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was produced by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — producer (P162): Howard Ashman^[7].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was produced by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — producer (P162): Alan Menken^[8].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was produced by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — producer (P162): Walter Afanasieff^[9].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was produced by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — producer (P162): Robbie Buchanan^[10].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was performed by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — performer (P175): various artists^[11].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's record label is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — record label (P264): Walt Disney Records^[12].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's place of publication is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — place of publication (P291): United States^[13].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is part of Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — part of (P361): Walt Disney Records albums catalog^[14].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is part of Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — part of (P361): Alan Menken's albums in chronological order^[15].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's language of work or name is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — language of work or name (P407): English^[16].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was distributed by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — distribution format (P437): music streaming^[17].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was published on October 29, 1991^[18].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's tracklist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — tracklist (P658): Belle^[19].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's tracklist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — tracklist (P658): Gaston^[20].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's tracklist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — tracklist (P658): Be Our Guest^[21].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's tracklist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — tracklist (P658): Something There^[22].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's tracklist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — tracklist (P658): The Mob Song^[23].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's tracklist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — tracklist (P658): Beauty and the Beast^[24].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's tracklist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — tracklist (P658): Beauty and the Beast^[25].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's tracklist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — tracklist (P658): Beauty and the Beast^[26].
• Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack's lyricist is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — lyricist (P676): Howard Ashman^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1991-01-01^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, musical, pop^[31]

• Community tags: classical, film score, full credits, general film music, musical, pop, soundtrack^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 36c36a26-a48d-3eb0-9c95-5950a17fae00^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — performer (P175): various artists^[11]. Producers include Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — producer (P162): Howard Ashman^[7], Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — producer (P162): Alan Menken^[8], Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — producer (P162): Walter Afanasieff^[9], and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — producer (P162): Robbie Buchanan^[10].

Publication

Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was published on October 29, 1991^[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — place of publication (P291): United States^[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — language of work or name (P407): English^[16]. Genres include Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — genre (P136): stage and screen^[5] and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — genre (P136): pop music^[6]. Part of include Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — part of (P361): Walt Disney Records albums catalog^[14], a Wikimedia albums discography^[34] and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — part of (P361): Alan Menken's albums in chronological order^[15]. It was distributed by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — distribution format (P437): music streaming^[17].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — inspired by (P941): Jerome Kern^[35], a composer^[36], 1885–1945^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the Grammy Trustees Award^[39], specialised in piano performance^[40] and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack — inspired by (P941): Rodgers and Hammerstein^[41], a songwriting team^[42].

Why It Matters

Beauty and the Beast: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]