Disney's name is synonymous with some of your favorite childhood memories, whether you dressed up as Cinderella or Peter Pan on Halloween or constantly watched The Beauty and the Beast on your VCR, Disney has shaped every child in this nation. Already a staple as a family film company, in 1949 Disney set out to tackle a new genre - that of music. While it may seem like the music you hear on Disney's films was a period constant, this wasn't the case. In '49 the Walt Disney Music Company was created to develop their own sound, one that filled children' hearts with catchy tunes and child-friendly beats. That year's Cinderella flick was the first of what would become hundreds upon hundreds of more famous soundtracks that continue to fill the stereos of mini-vans or at birthday parties.By the time the ‘50s rolled around, the company created their own music label, Disneyland Records and allowed patrons to enjoy the Disney soundtracks they heard over their favorite fairytale at the connivance of their own stereo. Over the years, the company became so extensive that more labels were created to accommodate the wide variety of musical styles that spurred out of the Disney genre. Singles from The Mickey Mouse Club came with Buena Vista, along with famous Disney stars like Fess Parker, Annette Funicello and Darlene Gillespie, making Zac Efron look like a miniature speck in the scheme of Disney's projects. In 1989 the company consolidated all of their musical projects into one large conglomerate, Walt Disney Records, which allowed a large amount of re-releases to reenter the circulation of a new generation of Disney children. The list has become even more extensive over the years, as soundtracks from some of Disney's most famous films are production with the label, along with sing-a-long collections, old Disney classics and more modern Disney characters.
