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Howard Ashman and Alan Menken were planning to write songs for Pocahontas once they were finished working on Aladdin, but Ashman died in 1991. Following the death of his longtime collaborator, Menken wrote the remaining songs for Aladdin with Tim Rice at his home in London, which the New York-based composer found to be difficult. When Aladdin was finished, Menken was expected to write songs for Pocahontas with Rice. Kevin Bannerman, the studio's director of development, stated Rice "was always gallivanting around the world and it was difficult to get him and Alan together ... And so here was Stephen [Schwartz], who had written scores that we all loved and we were huge fans of, and he lived in the New York area." Disney immediately contacted Stephen Schwartz, who, after working on Working, Rags, and Children of Eden, had quit theater and was taking psychology courses at New York University; he was hired to write the lyrics. This would mark the first time Menken had collaborated without Ashman for a Disney animated film. Menken commented that their work included moments of tension because Schwartz was also capable of writing music and Menken had experience with lyrics.

TRACK LIST:

1. The Virginia Company
2. Ship At Sea
3. The Virginia Company (Reprise)
4. Steady As The Beating Drum
5. Steady As The Beating Drum (Reprise)
6. Just Around The Riverbend
7. Grandmother Willow
8. Listen With Your Heart - Part 1
9. Mine, Mine, Mine
10. Listen With Your Heart - Part 2
11. Colors of the Wind
12. Savages - Part 1
13. Savages - Part 2
14. I'll Never See Him Again
15. Pocahontas
16. Council Meeting
17. Percy's Bath
18. River's Edge
19. Skirmish
20. Getting Acquainted
21. Ratcliffe's Plan
22. Picking Corn
23. The Warriors Arrive
24. John Smith Sneaks Out
25. Execution
26. Farewell
27. Colors Of The Wind - End Title
28. If I Never Knew You - End Title