The Disney Song Encyclopedia - fieldi

200 “THIS IS ME”
various Disney villains sing the number as they attack a movie theatre on
Halloween.
“This Is Me” is the gentle ballad about believing in oneself written by
Adam Watts and Andy Dodd for the television movie Camp Rock (2008).
Mitchie Torres (Demi Lovato), who has confidence issues, is attending
a summer camp for teens who want to become rock stars, and this song
reflects her reticence to let go and allow her talent to shine. The insightful
character song is later reprised in an upbeat pop version at the camp’s
“Final Jam” night, where Mitchie is joined by instructor Shane Gray (Joe
Jonas).
“This New Jerusalem” is the anthem of hope sung by the new king in the
Broadway concert-pageant King David (1997), written by Alan Menken
(music) and Tim Rice (lyric). As the young David (Marcus Lovett) ascends
the throne vacated by his mentor, Saul (Martin Vidnovic), he sings this
number about making Jerusalem the city of God.
“This Only Happens in the Movies” is the entrancing love song Alan
Menken (music) and Glenn Slater (lyric) wrote in 1990 for the film prequel
Who Discovered Roger Rabbit? but the movie was never made. The
heartfelt number compares love in the movies with that in real life and finds
true life love the deeper experience. Kerry Butler recorded the lovely song
in 2008.
“Thomas O’Malley Cat” is the jazzy “I am” song for the freewheeling
alley cat O’Malley (voice of Phil Harris) in the animated movie The Aristocats
(1970). Terry Gilkyson wrote the breezy number, in which O’Malley
introduces himself to the Parisian cat Duchess by singing about his free and
happy ways and how the whole world is his backyard.
“Thomasina” is the folk ballad by Terry Gilkyson about the feline heroine
of the live-action movie The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964). A studio
chorus sings the calliope-like song, with a Scottish flavor in the words and
music, about the self-reliant and wise cat during the opening credits while
Thomasina is seen stalking mice and birds.
“The Three Caballeros” is the hyperactive title song for the 1944 movie
musical travelogue that uses animation and live action to explore the exotic
side of Latin America. Manuel Esperón wrote the rapid Latin music and