The Disney Song Encyclopedia - fieldi

220 “WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF”
Bruce Kimmel) and Madonna each recorded the full song, and years later
Judy Kuhn made a memorable recording.
“What Dreams Are Made Of” is the rhythmic pop love song that was
heard twice in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), in which the television
character Lizzie (Hilary Duff) has romantic adventures in Italy. Matthew
Wilder (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyric) wrote the romantic number
about finding that special person and the feeling that creates a million
dreams. When Lizzie is mistaken for the pop star Isabella, she meets and
falls in love with Isabella’s boyfriend, Paolo (Yani Gellman), and the two
sing the number on a bare concert stage. The song is reprised later in the
film by Lizzie and Isabella (also Duff) as a duet before a packed house of
fans.
“What Is a Baby?” is the brief but potent song from the animated movie
Lady and the Tramp (1955) that takes the canine point of view about a new
arrival in the house. Sonny Burke and Peggy Lee wrote the number, which
is a series of questions going through Lady’s mind as she watches people
fuss over something in the bedroom and she hears the cries of something
new and unusual. Lee provided the singing voice for Lady’s thoughts, wondering
what could be so special that everyone behaves so oddly.
“What It Takes” is the lively hip-hop number performed by teenage
camper Lola (Aaryn Doyle) at the open-mike night in the made-fortelevision
musical Camp Rock (2008). Tim James and Antonina Armato
wrote the frenetic melody and the sassy lyric about respect being the key
thing a girl is looking for from a man.
“What I’ve Been Looking For” is the pop love song by Andy Dodd and
Adam Watts that is given two very different renditions in the television
movie High School Musical (2006). Drama queen Sharpay Evans (Ashley
Tisdale) and her brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel), who always get the leading
roles in the school’s “Spring Musicale,” perform the heartfelt ballad at
auditions with a slick showbiz approach, singing and dancing at a fast tempo
and showing off their artificial talents. After auditions, the number is given
a softer, slower, and more meaningful rendition by teens Troy Bolton (Zac
Efron, with singing assist by Andrew Seeley) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa
Anne Hudgens), who are falling in love with each other.