original score composed byAlan Silvestri

music supervision byTim Sexton and Becky Mancuso

supervising music editor Kenneth Karmanmusic editor Jacqueline Tager

pre-production music concepts Muktesh and ShantoBahloo Music

original motion picture soundtrack albumson MCA cassettes and compact discsMCA logo

songs

"Life is a Magic Thing"performed by Johnny Cleggwritten by Thomas Dolbyproduced by Hilton Rosenthal

"A Dream Worth Keeping"performed by Sheena Eastonwritten by Jimmy Webb and Alan Silvestriorchestra arranged by Jimmy Webbproduced by David Foster

"Batty Rap"performed by Robin Williamswritten and produced by Thomas Dolbyadditional lyrics byStuart Young and Nik Young

"Lithuanian Lullaby"traditionalperformed by Veronika Povilionienecourtesy ofSmithsonian/Folkways Recordings

"If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody(It Might As Well Be You)"performed by Tone-Locwritten by Jimmy Buffett and Michael Utley

produced by Hilton Rosenthalco-produced by Bobby Summerfield

"Spis, Li Milke Le"written by Gueorgui Mintchevperformed byLe Mystere des Voix Bulgarescourtesy of Elektra/Nonesuchby arrangement withWarner Special Productsand Disque Cellier

"Toxic Love"performed by Tim Currywritten and produced by Thomas Dolby

"Bamnqobile"written by Joseph Shabalalaperformed byLadysmith Black Mambazo

"Raining Like Magic"written and performed by Raffiproduced by Hilton Rosenthal

"Tri Jetrve"traditional performed byZbor i orkestar KUD "Jeza Vlahcvic," Zagrebconducted by Emil Cossettocourtesy of Jugoton Records

"Land of a Thousand Dances"performed by Guywritten by Chris Kennerproduced by Teddy Riley

"Some Other World"performed by Elton Johnwritten by Bruce Roberts and Elton Johnproduced by Chris Porter and Bruce Roberts

Johnny Clegg appears courtesy of EMI Records LimitedTone-Loc appears courtesy of Delicious VinylRaffi appears courtesy of Troubadour Records, Ltd.

Elton John appears courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. (U.S. and Canada)and Phonogram, Ltd. (rest of world)

MCA Records music supervisor Kathy Nelsonspecial thanks to Al Teller and Geoff Bywatermusic administration Laurie Klempnermusic legal services Ken Hertz

Fred Goldringmusic clearance Celest Ray

original score and song mix supervision by Dennis Sands

sound recording engineersThomas Dolby Al SchmittMick Guzauski Brian ShuebleChris Porter Bobby SummerfieldDave Reitzas Dave Way

assistant song recording engineersJohn Chamberland

Charles PaakkariBruce Keen Robert ReadKen Keroshetz Phil ReynoldsGil Morales Chris rich

Sandy Solomon

songs recorded atA&M Recording Matt Hatter StudiosBill Schnee Studio NRG RecordingCapitol Records Ocean Way RecordingThe Complex PorterhouseConway Recording Plus 4 StudioGround Control Soundworks WestGuillaume Tell Studio 56Larrabee West Summa Music Group

Wildlife Soundmusic contractor Sandy DeCrescentscoring production manager David BifanoSynclavier programmer Simon Franglenorchestrator William RossSynclavier by New England Digitalpublicity Josh Baran

Judy BoasbergEdelman Public Relations

Soundtrack releases:

There were several versions of the soundtrack released:

CD 1:

CD MCA (USA) MCJD 10567 1992 "ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK - FERNGULLY... THE LAST RAINFOREST" 

Life Is A Magic Thing (Thomas Dolby)Vocals: Johnny Clegg, produced by Hilton Rosenthal, Johnny Clegg appears courtesy of EMI Records Limited, © 1992 Lost Toy People Inc., Fern Gully, all Rights adm. by Sony Music PublishingBatty Rap (Thomas Dolby) Vocals: Robin Williams, produced by Thomas Dolby, © 1992 Lost Toy People Inc., Fern Gully, all rights adm. by Sony Music PublishingIf I’m Goanna Eat Somebody (It Might As Well Be You) (Jimmy Buffett, Michael Utley) Vocals: Tone-Loc, produced by Hilton Rosenthal, co-produced by Bobby Summerfield, Tone-Loc appears courtesy of Delicious Vinyl, © 1992 Coral Reefer Music, FAI Films Music, Coconutley Music, Fern Gully, all rights adm. by Sony Music PublishingToxic Love (Thomas Dolby) Vocals: Tim Curry, produced by Thomas Dolby,© 1992 Lost Toy People Inc., Fern Gully, all rights adm. by Sony Music PublishingA Dream Worth Keeping (Jimmy Webb, Alan Silvestri) Vocals: Sheena Easton, produced by David Foster, orchestra arranged by Jimmy Webb, Sheena Easton appears courtesy of MCA Records Inc., © 1992 Chappers Music, EAI Music, White Oak Songs, Fern Gully, all rights adm. by Sony Music

PublishingLand Of A Thousand Dances (Chris Kenner), performed by Guy, produced by Teddy Riley, Guy appears courtesy of MCA Records Inc.Raining Like Magic (Raffi) Vocals: Raffi, produced by Hilton Rosenthal, Raffi appears courtesy of Troubadour Records Ltd., © 1992 Homeland Publishing (a div. of Troubadour Records Ltd.), all rights adm. by Sony Music PublishingSome Other World (Bruce Roberts, Elton John) Vocals: Elton John, produced by Chris Porter and Bruce Roberts, Elton John appears courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. (U.A. and Canada) and Phonogram Ltd. (rest of world), © 1992 Sony Tunes Inc., BeeHeeBoy, Big Pig Music Ltd., Fern Gully, all rights adm. by Sony Music Publishing

CD 2:

 

CD MCA (USA) MCJD 10619 (ADD) 199. "ORIGINAL SCORE AND SOUNDS OF THE RAINFOREST - FERNGULLY... THE LAST RAINFOREST"

Original score composed and produced by Alan Silvestri.Music Executive Producers: Becky Mancuso and Tim Sexton

Music supervision: MagStripe EntertainmentMCA Records Music Supervisor: Kathy Nelson

1. Main Title2. Skylarking3. Magi Lune’s Cave4. Xanthoreas5. Christa’s Journey - Mt. Warning - Blue Light - Darwin’s Grab Bag6. Rainforest Suite7. The Leveller8. Going To Ferngully - Pickpockets - Sail Away - Another Perfect Landing9. The Grotto Song10. “I’m Back” - Humans Did It All - The Holocaust - Gather Everyone In The Circle11. The Battle For Old Highrise12. Remember Everything13. Spirit Of The Trees14. Genesis

Cassette release:

Lyrics:

The Elton John song, Some Other World (co-written with Bruce Roberts) that runs over the tail credits has these lyrics (as heard on the soundtrack):

You stare through a tunnel ofSolid wall that should be broken downAnd you can't see the field of greenHas been turned into a raging battlegroundAnd you'll live with the consequenceTell me why don't you understandYou'll destroy all the love that's been createdBe a miser with an empty handAnd it's all such a simple thingChanging everything

Listen to the one who brings all this love to youSome other world, some other world, that's where you liveSome other world, some other world, that's where you liveDon't you care? Stop and think about us and what you feelI'll be there - don't you cut yourself off from what is realDon't live in some other worldOooh oooh oooh ooohYou don't live in some other worldOooh oooh oooh ooohThere's a boat bound for paradiseIf you hurry you can ride it back'Cause once the bait hits the waterIt don't take long 'till the sharks attackOh but it's all such a simple thingChanges everythingLet me be the one who brings all this love to youSome other world, some other world, that's where you liveSome other world, some other world, that's where you liveDon't you care? Stop and think about us and what you feelI'll be there - don't you cut yourself off from what is realDon't live in some other world, in some other worldOh you don't live in some other world, in some other worldGot to stop living in some other world(short horn and guitar-driven interlude)Let me help you with a change of mindAnd it's all such a simple thingChanging everythingListen to the one who brings all this love to youSome other world, some other world, that's where you liveSome other world, some other world, that's where you liveDon't you care? Stop and think about us and what you feelI'll be there - don't you cut yourself off from what is realDon't live in some other worldOooh oooh oooh ooohYou don't live in some other worldOooh oooh ooh ooohSome other world ...This is our world, not some other worldYou don't live in some other worldLive in our world, not some other world ...You don't live in some other worldThis is our world, not some other worldSome other worldOooh-o Some other world

Some other worldOooh ooohSome other worldOooh-oSome other worldSome other worldOooh ooohSome other worldOooh-o Some other world … (song fades out over end of roller)

The opening doesn’t have a song, nor are there any head credits apart from the main title and a few presentation credits.

There is however an opening voice over narration by the Magi Lune character:

Magi Lune (v/o, we don’t initially see her as her voice runs over abstract Aboriginal wall paintings): “Our world was much larger then. The forest went on for ever. We tree spirits nurtured the harmony of all living things. But our closest friends were humans. Then, as sometimes happens, the balance of nature shifted. And Hexxus, the very spirit of destruction, rose up from the bowels of the earth and rained down his poison. The forest was nearly destroyed. Many lives were lost and the humans fled in fear, never to return. Most think they didn’t survive. It was only by calling up the magical powers of nature that I was able to trap Hexxus inside an enchanted tree and save FernGully … which is why it is so important for you to learn to use these powers...(the camera arrives at Magi Lune, talking to Crysta) ...I won’t be around for ever and you have to … Crysta!?”(Cystra is staring out at the rain falling on the forest).Cyrsta: “Yes.”Magi Lune: “That is why it is so important for you to learn the secrets of (panpipes off) ..Crysta!!”Crysta: “Magi, yes the secrets …I know, but I mean, it’s all right now …that was so long ago and you trapped him in that tree and everything, so …I really have to go now, but I’ll see you later, OK? Bye ... (she flies off, with the audience now aware that Hexxus is certain to return).”

Composer Alan Silvestri:

As with most of the key creatives who worked on the film, Silvestri is an American with extensive screen credits, as a composer and conductor.

As a result, his connection with the Australian industry is limited. He has a relatively detailed wiki here, and at time of writing he had an informative official

site here, which provided clips, discography, a media gallery, links, awards and nominations and so on.

The site contained this biography:

In his ongoing, decades-long career as a composer, Alan Silvestri has scored some of the most iconically revered and profitable films in Hollywood history, amassing over a hundred credits to the tune of two Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as well as three Grammy awards.  While stylistically diverse, the unifying voice of Alan's work is an unmistakable rhythmic melody whose themes continue to embody movie excitement and drama for generations of moviegoers.

Born in New York City and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey, Silvestri first thought of becoming a bebop jazz guitar player. After spending two years at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Silvestri hit the road as a performer and arranger. Landing in Hollywood at the age of 22 and armed with film scoring books and a sense of adventure, Silvestri found himself successfully composing the music for 1972's "The Doberman Gang".  A sequel, "The Amazing Dobermans", was followed by several low budget but successful films further cementing Silvestri's place in the world of film composing.

The 1970s witnessed the rise of energetic synth-pop scores, establishing Silvestri as the action rhythmatist for TV's highway patrol hit "CHiPs." This action driven score caught the ear of budding filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, whose hit film 1984's "Romancing the Stone" was the perfect first date for the composer and director and it's success became the basis of a decades long collaboration between the filmmaker and composer that continues to the current day.  Their numerous collaborations have taken them through many fascinating landscapes and stylistic variations, from the jazzy world of Toontown in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit ?" to the tension filled rooms of "What Lies Beneath" and "Death Becomes Her", from the cosmic wonder of "Contact" to the emotional isolation of "Cast Away", and from the Wagnerian brawl of "Beowulf" to the magic of  "The Christmas Carol" and "Polar Express" whose song "Believe" garnered an Oscar nomination.  But perhaps no film partnership defines their creative relationship better than Zemeckis' 1994 Best Picture winner, "Forrest Gump", for which Silvestri's gift for melodically beautiful themes earned him an Oscar nomination and the affection of film music lovers everywhere.

Though the Zemeckis/Silvestri collaboration is legendary, Silvestri has scored well over 100 films of every imaginable style and genre.  His energy and experimentation has brought excitement and emotion to the hard-hitting orchestral/percussion scores of "Predator",  "Judge Dredd" and James Cameron's "The Abyss" and lent thrills to the effects-driven scores for "The

Mummy Returns" and "G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra".  His ethnic rhythms for "Soapdish" and "The Mexican" seque to the raucus fun of family entertainments like "Stuart Little 1 and 2" and Disney's "Lilo and Stitch" as well as "Night at the Museum" 1 and 2 (and soon to be 3). The gripping tension of "Blown Away" and "Identity" yield to the romantic film noir of "The Bodyguard" while edgy comedies like "Mouse Hunt" and romantic comedies like "The Father of the Bride 1 and 2", "Parent Trap" and "What Women Want" bring heart felt warmth.  But Silvestri has also proven adept at riding the western range of "Young Guns 2" and "The Quick and the Dead" while also providing thrilling macho muscle for "Van Helsing" and "The A-Team". Alan's talent for a dynamically heroic sound has helped propel such Marvel superheroes as "Captain America: The First Avenger" and "The Avengers" to spectacular world-wide success, even as he provided the restrained, anguished sound for the alcoholic pilot of Robert Zemeckis' "Flight." Silvestri's rambunctious orchestral cheer has also helped to create the hit caveman family film "The Croods."

Most recently, Alan has composed the music for "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey." The new "Cosmos" updates Carl Sagan's original series with the latest discoveries about the universe we live in and combines those facts with spectacular visual effects and animation. Ann Druyan, widow of Carl Sagan and a co-writer on the original "Cosmos" series, serves as an executive producer, writer and director alongside executive producer Seth MacFarlane.

Alan Silvestri and his wife Sandra are long time residents of California's central coast. The Silvestri family has embarked on a new venture as the founders of Silvestri Vineyards. Their wines show that lovingly cultivated fruit has a music all its own. "There's something about the elemental side of winemaking that appeals to me," he says. "Both music making and wine making involve the blending of art and science. Just as each note brings it own voice to the melody, each vine brings it's own unique personality to the wine."

Whether in his studio or the vineyard, Alan continues to find inspiration and passion for music, film, family and wine.

(Below: Alan Silvestri. The first still shows Silvestri and Annie Druyan with their Emmys for Cosmos. The third still down shows him in 2009)