The Oscar he received for original song was well deserved. There's something inherently gentle and kind in Collins’ voice, which makes him a perfect vehicle for one eternal Disney theme: the little guy triumphing in the face of adversity. That’s precisely what Collins accomplishes with “Strangers Like Me,” “Son of Man,” and “Two Worlds.” These songs have the momentousness of world-music anthems and the emotional pitch of his best ballads from the '80s.Īnd yet, because they're intended to reach a child’s consciousness, they never get bombastic.
With a mass-marketed Disney movie, the music must cross cultures and appeal to young and old alike. EDITORS’ NOTES Ever since he did the title song to Against All Odds in 1984, Phil Collins has been a natural fit for movie soundtracks-but it wasn’t until the 1999 Tarzan soundtrack that audiences realized just how universal his music is.
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