WONDERS OF LIFE
DISC ONE
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CELEBRATION OF LIFE
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LINER NOTES
THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY WITHIN
1. PROTEUS PROLOGUE
In all of its incarnations, the Fantastic Voyage into the human body taken decades beforehand by filmmaker Richard Fleischer in 1966 profoundly influenced the “Life & Health” pavilion. The score to the film features the mysterious and dramatic chords of Leonard Rosenman, who would return into the body 13 years later in a landmark attraction that would anchor the Wonders of Life.
2. TOWER OF LIFE
Spiraling 72 ft into the Florida sky the Tower of Life is inspired by the double-helix structure of DNA. The abstract representation serves as a welcoming beacon to the exciting topic of life itself. The two songs representing the Tower provide
both overture and serenity for the wonders that lie ahead.
BIRTH THEATER
3. INFANT OVERTURE
One of the most touching scores ever composed by Bruce Broughton, The Making of Me Overture sets the tone for the
carefully constructed film to follow.
4. THE MAKING OF ME
Inside an intimately womblike tent near the center of the pavilion is The Making of Me, an incredibly sensitive
depiction of the miracle of birth. Certainly one of the most challenging subjects ever presented in a theme park, and
yet the Making of Me score portrays none of this in trepidation with its sympathetic string melodies that have become
a hallmark of Broughton’s theme park scores.
FITNESS FAIRGROUNDS
5. WONDERCYCLES
Imagine cycling your way through a miniaturized world, or perhaps a parade, or even Disneyland and all while never
leaving the gym. Billed as tomorrow’s exercise technology, the Wondercycles proved that exercise could be engaging for both the mind as well as the body. This playful medley of songs echoes the festive and lighthearted atmosphere that permeates the pavilion.
6. GOOFY ABOUT HEALTH
The most anthropomorphic of all Disney’s core characters, Goofy cavorts across seven screens learning the dos and (mostly) don’ts of pursing a healthy lifestyle.
7. WELL & GOODS LTD.
Titled after the pavilion’s merchandise shop, this arrangement of new age music evokes the energetic atmosphere and
contemporary décor of what is certainly the most colorful of Future World’s locales.
CRANIUM COMMAND
8. RECRUITMENT BRIEFING
Beyond the marquee for this cheerful look at the chaos of mental management, lies the colorfully carpeted walls of a
recruitment center to join the elite squadron of cranium commandos where General Knowledge is “looking for a few good brains”.
9. CRANIUM COMMAND
Outlined in pink neon is a small theater where we join Captain Buzzy and a plethora of comic geniuses inside the head of a 12-year-old boy, as he attempts to master a typical day's maneuvers without overstressing the body’s internal system.
