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At the Beginning
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"At The Beginning"

Single by Donna Lewis and Richard Marx

from the album Anastasia Original Soundtrack

Released
October 21, 1997
Format
CD Single Cassette Single
Recorded
Sarm West Coast, O'Henry
Genre
Adult Contemporary, Pop
Length
3:42
Label
Atlantic
Writer(s)
Lynn Ahrens
Producer
Trevor Horn
Donna Lewis and Richard Marx singles chronology

Donna Lewis
 "Mother"
 Richard Marx
 "Until I Find You Again"
 (1994) "At the Beginning"
 (1997) Donna Lewis
 "I Could Be the One"
 (1998)
 Richard Marx
 "Days In Avalon"
 (2000)

"At the Beginning" is a song by Donna Lewis and Richard Marx, released as the first single from the Anastasia soundtrack. It was released as a CD and cassette single on October 21, 1997 on Atlantic Records.
The song reached No. 45 on the Hot 100 giving Lewis her third Hot 100 hit and Marx his 17th. To date, neither has hit the Hot 100 since "At the Beginning" dropped out. It reached No. 2 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, but did spend a week at No. 1 on Radio & Records' Adult Contemporary Chart before being knocked out by Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On".
The song gave Marx his eighth and final number one hit single as a singer. Lewis would go on to have one more song topping a chart.
Music video[edit]
A music video for the song features a girl (a live action version of Anastasia) visiting an old building. Throughout the video, Marx and Lewis are shown performing the song, intercut with scenes from Anastasia.
It is unknown who directed the music video.
Track listing[edit]
1.At the Beginning (Album Version)
2.At the Beginning (Instrumental)
3.At the Beginning (Remix)



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Journey to the Past
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"Journey to the Past"

Single by Aaliyah

from the album Anastasia Original Soundtrack

Released
March 31, 1998 (U.S. Adult Contemporary radio)
 April 18, 1998 (UK CD single)
Format
CD single, airplay
Recorded
August 1997
Genre
Pop, R&B
Length
4:03
Label
Atlantic
Writer(s)
Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty
Aaliyah singles chronology

"Hot Like Fire"/"The One I Gave My Heart To"
 (1997) "Journey to the Past"
 (1997) "Are You That Somebody?"
 (1998)

"Journey to the Past" is a song by American R&B recording artist Aaliyah, from 20th Century Fox's 1997 animated feature film, Anastasia. It was written by lyricist Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty, and originally recorded by American actress and singer Liz Callaway in her role as the film's title character, Anastasia. Aaliyah's pop rendition of the song is played over a portion of the film's end credits, and was released as a single from the film's soundtrack album. "Journey to the Past" is a predominantly pop ballad that draws influence from contemporary R&B music.
"Journey to the Past" has received mixed to positive reception, many praising Callaway's version, but criticizing Aaliyah's pop rendition. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 70th Academy Awards in 1998, but lost to "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic. The song was also nominated alongside "Once Upon a December" for a Golden Globe Award in the same category, but again lost to the theme song from Titanic. It became a moderately successful pop hit in the UK. The song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released it only received minor Adult Contemporary airplay in the U.S. It stayed on the chart for only 4 weeks. The song was released to U.S. Adult Contemporary radio on March 31, 1998 as the soundtracks second single.


Contents  [hide]
1 Reception
2 Music video
3 Charts
4 References

Reception[edit]
Critical reception for "Journey to the Past" has been generally mixed to positive. Erin McCarty of Epinions praised the original Liz Callaway version of the song, saying Callaway "voices Anastasia with a clear-throated exuberance and beauty that reminds me of Jodi Benson from The Little Mermaid." Her review of Aaliyah's pop rendition of the song was more mixed: "...as is almost always the case with these animated musicals that produce radio hits, I prefer the in-movie version."[1] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave a somewhat positive review of Aaliyah's rendition, calling it a good version of a song that sounds better in its original form.[2] Filmtracks called Callaway's version of the song "attractive."[3]
Music video[edit]
The music video begins in a modern-day American neighborhood on a seemingly warm day. Aaliyah is seen singing in the windows of a small grocery store and on the street where children are playing. Tying in to the theme of going back to the past, Aaliyah goes back and forth from the real modern-day world to the animated world of Russia in the 1920s,[4] the time in which Anastasia is set. She is then seen in several of the movie's iconic scenes such as balancing on a log with Anastasia behind her, out in the snow where the "Journey to the Past" song is featured in the film, in the ballroom in the "Once Upon a December" sequence, ascending the lift in the Eiffel Tower (the "Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart)" scene) and on stage in the Russian ballet scene. The fountains of Jardins du Trocadéro can be seen briefly. The music video ends with her sitting on the rooftop seemingly overlooking the final scene in which Dimitri and Anya kiss and finally on the clouds above St. Petersburg with the children.
Charts[edit]

Chart (1998)[5]
Peak
 position
UK Top 40 R&B Singles 6
UK Top 75 Singles 22
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs 28
Eurochart Hot 100 98
References[edit]
1.Jump up ^ Erin McCarty. "The Anastasia Soundtrack". Retrieved 19 August 2012. "I love this song, and as is almost always the case with these animated musicals that produce radio hits, I prefer the in-movie version. There’s such an air of wonder and anticipation, as well as trepidation, about it, and I can relate so well to that tug-of-war between a longing for adventure and a fear of leaving the familiar. The song reminds me a lot of I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music, and it’s one of my two favorites in the movie. The piano and violins evoke the snowflakes and wind that accompany her as she sets out. Liz Callaway, singing in place of Meg Ryan, voices Anastasia with a clear-throated exuberance and beauty that reminds me of Jodi Benson from The Little Mermaid."
2.Jump up ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Anastasia - Original Soundtrack". Retrieved 19 August 2012. "In this case, it's Aaliyah singing "Journey to the Past," and Deana Carter's cover of "Once Upon a December," and the Donna Lewis and Richard Marx duet on "At the Beginning" -- fine versions of fine songs that sound better in their original incarnation (also included on the disc)"
3.Jump up ^ "Anastasia (Stephen Flaherty/David Newman)". Retrieved 19 August 2012. "The songs "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December" both feature the vocals of Liz Callaway, and their appeal as the "leading lady's songs" are equally attractive"
4.Jump up ^ "Journey to the Past"
5.Jump up ^ "Chart Data: Aaliyah". Mariah Charts. November 21, 2007.


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Anastasia (soundtrack)
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Anastasia: Music from the Motion Picture

Soundtrack album by Various Artists

Released
October 28, 1997
Recorded
1996 - 1997
Genre
Musical theater, pop
Label
Atlantic
Producer
David Newman
Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

Don Bluth Music of Films chronology

The Pebble and the Penguin
 (1995) Anastasia
 (1997) Bartok the Magnificent
 (1999)


Professional ratings

Review scores

Source
Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Filmtracks 3/5 stars[2]
Anastasia: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack for the 1997 Fox Animation Studios film Anastasia. It contains songs from the film written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, selections of the original score composed by David Newman, and performed by Liz Callaway, Jim Cummings, Jonathan Dokuchitz, and Kelsey Grammer, among others, and featured singles by Aaliyah and a duet with Richard Marx and Donna Lewis, along with tracks from the film's score composed by David Newman. It was released on October 28, 1997 on CD and audio cassette.
The songs "Journey to the Past" and "Once Upon a December" were given nominations from the Academy Awards and Golden Globes. Newman also received his first Oscar nomination for the score. The single "At the Beginning" managed to position #45 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also to #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary. The Missing Song (That Didn't Make It On The Soundtrack) Was "The Final Conflict" (Between Anastasia & Rasputin).


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1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Charts
4 References

Track listing[edit]
All lyrics written by Lynn Ahrens, all music composed by David Newman and Stephen Flaherty.

No.
Title
Recording Artist(s)
Length

1. "Rumor in St. Petersburg"   Jonathan Dokuchitz and Kelsey Grammer 3:25
2. "Journey to the Past"   Liz Callaway 2:55
3. "Once Upon a December"   Liz Callaway 2:48
4. "In the Dark of the Night"   Jim Cummings 3:21
5. "Learn to Do It"   Jonathan Dokuchitz, Kelsey Grammer, and Liz Callaway 2:36
6. "Learn to Do It (Waltz Reprise)"   Jonathan Dokuchitz, Kelsey Grammer, and Liz Callaway 1:45
7. "Paris Holds the Key (To Your Heart)"   Jonathan Dokuchitz and Bernadette Peters 3:02
8. "At the Beginning"   Richard Marx and Donna Lewis 3:40
9. "Journey to the Past"   Aaliyah 4:04
10. "Once Upon a December"   Deana Carter 3:34
11. "Prologue"     6:23
12. "Speaking of Sophie"     2:36
13. "The Nightmare"     3:05
14. "Kidnap and Reunion"     4:29
15. "Reminiscing with Grandma"     3:17
16. "Finale"     2:59
17. "Viaje Tiempo Atras (Journey to the Past)"   Thalía 3:07
Personnel[edit]
Aaliyah – Performer, Finger Snaps
Lynn Ahrens – Producer
Brooks Almy – Vocals, Ensemble
Eric Altenburger – Design
Alexander Areteds – Mixing Assistant
Patricia P. Azar – Translation
Randall Barlow – Programming
Tom Bender – Assistant Engineer
Ellen Bernfeld – Vocals, Ensemble
Douglas Besterman – Orchestration
Judy Blazer – Vocals, Ensemble
Jeff Blumenkrantz – Vocals, Ensemble
Edwin Bonilla – Percussion
Ted Brunetti – Vocals, Ensemble
Glen Burtnik – Vocals, Ensemble
Liz Callaway – Performer
Deana Carter – Performer
Sue Ann Carwell – Vocals (bckgr)
Sean Chambers – Engineer
Vivian Cherry – Vocals, Ensemble
Robin Clark – Vocals, Ensemble
Victoria Clark – Vocals, Ensemble
Jim Cummings – Performer
Tony Dawsey – Mastering
Darius de Haas – Vocals, Ensemble
Madeleine Doherty – Vocals, Ensemble
Jonathan Dokuchitz – Performer
Anne Dudley – Piano
Robert DuSold – Vocals, Ensemble
Gregg Edelman – Vocals, Ensemble
Emilio Estefan, Jr. – Producer
Alfred Figueroa – Assistant Engineer
Steve Fitzmaurice – Engineer
Stephen Flaherty – Producer, Vocal Arrangement
Marty Frasu – Synthesizer
Al Fritsch – Vocals, Ensemble
Juan Carlos García – Translation
Javier Garza – Engineer, Mixing
Jim Gilstrap – Vocals (bckgr)
Kyle Gordon – Vocals, Ensemble
Kelsey Grammer – Performer
Mick Guzauski – Mixing
Nikki Harris – Vocals (bckgr)
Reggie Hamilton – Bass
Daniel Hamuy – Orchestration
Mike Harvey – Vocals, Ensemble
Darren Higman – Executive Producer
Trevor Horn – Producer
Jan Horvath – Vocals, Ensemble
Henry Jackman – Keyboards, Programming, String Arrangements
Randy Jackson – Bass
John Jellison – Vocals, Ensemble
Xandy Jenko – Orchestration
Marlena Jeter – Vocals (bckgr)
Jeanette Jurado – Shaker
Craig Kallman – Executive Producer
Kenny Karen – Vocals, Ensemble
Curtis Rance King, Jr. – Vocals, Ensemble
Selina King-Murrell – Vocals (bckgr)
Michael Knobloch – Production Coordination
Joseph Kolinski – Vocals, Ensemble
Alix Korey – Vocals, Ensemble
John Kurlander – Engineer, Mixing
Angela Lansbury – Performer
Donna Lewis – Performer
David Lowenstein – Vocals, Ensemble
Mario Lucy – Engineer
Steve MacMillan – Mixing
Richard Marx – Arranger
Richard Marz – Performer
Cindy Mizelle – Vocals, Ensemble
David Newman – Conductor, Producer, Orchestration, Score Selections
Bill Nolte – Vocals, Ensemble
Michael Omartian – Producer
Michele Pawk – Vocals, Ensemble
Michael Perfitt – Mixing Assistant
Bernadette Peters – Performer
Darryl Phinnessee – Vocals (bckgr)
Tim Pierce – Guitar
Freddy Piñero, Jr. – Engineer
Billy Porter – Vocals, Ensemble
Patrick Quinn – Vocals, Ensemble
Guy Roche – Arranger, Programming, Producer
Karen Silver – Vocals, Ensemble
J.K. Simmons – Vocals, Ensemble
Frank Simms – Vocals, Ensemble
Emily Skinner – Vocals, Ensemble
Ted Sperling – Vocals, Ensemble
Moana Suchard – Engineer
Thalía – Performer
Vaneese Thomas – Vocals, Ensemble
Michael Thompson – Guitar (Electric)
Rene Toledo – Guitar (Acoustic)
Dan Wallin – Engineer
Tim Weidner – Keyboards, Programming, Engineer
Lillias White – Vocals, Ensemble
Aaron Zigman – String Ar
Charts[edit]

Chart (1997–1998)[3]
Peak
 position
Certification
US Billboard 200 41 Gold
References[edit]
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2.Jump up ^ Filmtracks review
3.Jump up ^ [1]. Billboard - Chart History
 


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