Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Innoventions Plaza BGM

Status: Retired. Heard ca. 09/1994 through ca. 2021.

Running time: ~19:47

Playlist

01. Ascension [01:04] [*]
02. Papillion [04:30] [**]
03. Introduction [00:51]
04. Future World Theme [05:31]
05. Arcs [01:06] [A]
06. Interlude IV [01:06]
07. 9' 35" for Six Weeks [01:44]
08. Innoventions Adagio [00:26]
09. Horizons [00:27]
10. Interlude C [00:56]
11. Future World Theme (Reprise) [00:53]
12. Global Neighborhood [01:14] [A]

[*] Edited from the CD Best of Both Worlds - The Second Audio Sampler by Russell Brower, with some unreleased music included from 00:39 - 01:04.
[**] Edited from the CD In the Wake of the Wind by David Arkenstone.

Some music in this playlist did not originate in commercially available sources but has since been issued on the following:

[A] Walt Disney World Forever

Notes

Playlist compiled by Horizons.

As per Horizons: "The loop plays throughout Future World, including around the entrance locations to Innoventions. Track times are approximate."

"There have been several induction recordings of this in general circulation, some better than others. As most likely know, this wasn't supposed to be the loop that plays in this area. In fact, from what I can gather, there have been three versions of the loop, all of which have played, at one time or another, in Epcot.

When Russell Brower was contracted to compose music for the Innoventions area, he wasn't given much time to complete the task. Brower picked several pieces of existing music and asked WDI to pick the song that represented the overall sound they wanted him to capture for the area. Of the tracks, they picked 'Papillion' by David Arkenstone. Brower composed 'Future World Theme' and mixed this track with edited versions of 'Papillion' and a track Brower composed earlier called 'Ascension,' which was released on the CD Best of Both Worlds - The Second Audio Sampler. This mix was approximately 10 minutes long and, from what I am told, was used for the first several weeks after Innoventions opened.  

As the 10 minute loop was being used, Brower completed his version of the loop, which was approximately 48 minutes long. However, the person at WDI in charge of the project believed the loop was too long and asked Brower to not only shorten it but to insert the 'Papillion' piece back in. Brower obliged and, after making several other changes and deletions, came up with the 19:47 version that you hear today. Of interest, there are a few pieces in the 19:47 version that were not included in the 48 minute version ('Interlude C,' 'Future World Theme (Reprise)', and a different mix of 'Innoventions Adagio').

To date, even after several attempts to get the full, original, loop installed, the 48 minute version can only be heard in one room, the 'Bubble Room' at Mouse Gears. Using a CD rip of a version used for a promotional event in Disneyland (see below), the full track list for the 48 minute version should be as follows:

01Introduction
02Future World Theme
03Fiber Optics
04Innoventions Plaza Theme
05Interlude I
06Golden Dream
07Arcs
08Fountain of Nations
09Spaceship Earthrise
10Interlude II
11We Used to (Listen to the Land)
12Symphony of the Seed
13Interlude III
14Clockworks
15Cascades
16Interlude IV
179' 35" for Six Weeks
18Innoventions Adagio
19The Living Seas
20Horizons
21Fun to Be Free
22Interlude V
23Magic Journeys
24Interlude VI
25World on the Move
26Interlude VII
27Global Neighborhood

There is a reconstruction of the loop in limited circulation, running 54:53, but, from what I have been able to gather, it's not accurate."

Last updated 11/22/2022.

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