In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument

Candle on the Water

From the Disney movie

Pete's Dragon

Music by Irwin Kostal

"Candle on the Water" is the signature song written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn from Walt Disney Pictures live-action/animated film Pete's Dragon. It is sung by Nora (Helen Reddy) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song in 1977, though it lost to "You Light Up My Life".

The setting for the song is entirely on the balcony of the lighthouse in which Nora and her father, Lampie, live. She sings it to her lover, Paul, who has been lost at sea for over a year but she thinks he will return one day. One night Lampie teases her about this and she retires to the balcony to sing toward the ocean, assuring Paul that she is still waiting for him.

The song was sung on the DisneyMania 4 album by Anneliese van der Pol. It was also sung briefly by Kristin Chenoweth and an unidentified a cappella group in the dramedy Pushing Daisies in the episode "The Legend of Merle McQuoddy".

Release Date: 1977

Candle on the Water

The recent live action remake of the Disney film Pete's Dragon introduced a new generation to this wonderful story and song. This setting features legato vocal lines that build into an expansive concert work with full harmonies and dynamic range.

Voicing: SATB

Candle on the Water

Voicing: SAB

Candle on the Water

Voicing: SSA

Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Various Arrangers : Men's Broadway Vol 2

Create a moment of magic in concert with Fantine's famous song of broken dreams "I Dreamed a Dream" from the hit musical Les Miserables in a mesmerizing a cappella setting. "How Are Things In Glocca Morra?" - From Finian's Rainbow, revived on Broadway in 2009, comes one of the score's most famous numbers, here in an expressive a cappella setting. The gently undulating melodies and the heartfelt lyrics create a tenderness that is truly sublime! This wonderfully evocative a cappella setting of the Irving Berlin classic "What'll I Do?" features the warm and lovely melody supported by gently pulsing vocal accompaniment, sure to create a magical moment in concert! Leonard Bernstein's "Dream with Me" is a Broadway classic that deserves to be in every choir's repertoire.

Songlist: Candle On The Water, I Dreamed a Dream, How Are Things In Glocca Morra?, Dream with Me, What'll I Do?

Various Arrangers : The Songs of Disney

Disney certainly knows how to create a great tune and here are some of their very best. The breathtaking Elton John ballad "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from The Lion King in a sonorous setting for a cappella ensembles. The entertaining novelty song "I Wan'na Be Like You " from Walt Disney Pictures' The Jungle Book, originally sung by Louis Prima) has been arranged by the King's Singers' Philip Lawson for a cappella ensembles. Challenging, but worth it - it's a perfect encore! From The Little Mermaid, "Kiss The Girl" is available in a fantastic a cappella arrangement. Fun Latin rhythms and a variety of vocal inflections make this a great change of pace for any concert! The theme song from the Disney animated classic "Alice in Wonderland" simply sparkles in a warm a cappella arrangement. Nominated for a Best Score Academy Award, this music is timeless. Here's the showstopper "Under The Sea " from The Little Mermaid in a dynamite a cappella rendition by the incomparable Kirby Shaw. Great Caribbean change of pace! Available for the first time in a mixed and men's a cappella setting, the Disney classic "Candle on the Water" will once again enchant your audience. Beautiful harmonies gently accompany the easily sung melody. Special!

Songlist: Kiss The Girl, Can You Feel the Love Tonight?, Alice in Wonderland, I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song), Under The Sea, Candle on the Water

Individual Folios

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Ruth Artman : Candle on the Water

This lovely ballad from the Disney movie Pete's Dragon has been arranged in a lovely concert setting by Ruth Artman. The gentle flute obbligato enhances this warm setting. Exquisite! Available: 2-Part.

Arranger: Ruth Artman | Composer: Irwin Kostal | Musical: Pete's Dragon

Mac Huff : Candle on the Water

Arranger: Mac Huff | Composer: Irwin Kostal | Musical: Pete's Dragon

Ed Lojeski : Candle on the Water

Ed Lojeski's arrangement of the theme song from Disney's Pete's Dragon provides for a legato vocal line throughout as well as an interesting piano accompaniment and positive message: Available separately: SATB, SAB, SSA, 2-Part, ShowTrax CD. Rhythms parts available digitally (gtr, b, dm). Duration: ca. 2:55.

Arranger: Ed Lojeski | Composer: Irwin Kostal | Musical: Pete's Dragon

Kirby Shaw : Candle on the Water

Available for the first time in a mixed and men's a cappella setting, this Disney classic will once again enchant your audience. Beautiful harmonies gently accompany the easily-sung melody. Special!

Arranger: Kirby Shaw | Composer: Irwin Kostal | Musical: Pete's Dragon