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Harline & Washington's When you wish upon a star / Jake Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Jake, 1984- author.
- Series:
- Oxford keynotes.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford keynotes
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Harline, Leigh. Pinocchio.
- Harline, Leigh.
- Washington, Ned, 1901-1976.
- Washington, Ned.
- Edwards, Cliff, 1895-1971.
- Edwards, Cliff.
- Motion picture music--20th century--History and criticism.
- Motion picture music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- When you wish upon a star
- Harline and Washington's When you wish upon a star
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- Harline & Washington's 'When You Wish Upon a Star' is one of the most familiar tunes in America. Beginning at the song's origins, how the tune and lyrics were developed for the film Pinocchio, this book builds to explore the history, musicality, and context of this song in America. Author Jake Johnson discusses the life and legacy of Cliff Edwards, who first recorded the song and gave voice to Jiminy Cricket, and the song's afterlives in the Disney company and in films like 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'. This book also looks at the song with the larger contexts of race and religion in America.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 27, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-774575-X
- 0-19-774573-3
- 9780197745731
- OCLC:
- 1547177926
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