Disney Music Emporium, the online destination for collectible Disney music products, returns toD23 Expo 2019with a pop-up store on the show floor. Over the three-day Ultimate Disney Fan Event, the Emporium will feature album signings by artists and award-winning composers. Limited quantities of a wide assortment of music products will be available, including new releases from Marvel and Lucasfilm, vinyl albums, die-cut picture disc vinyl, cassettes, Crosley turntables, cassette players, posters, and more. Additionally, visitors to Disney Music Emporium will be able to pre-order the Matthew Morrison Disney album.
In addition to the D23 new offerings available at D23 Expo 2019, 10 titles are first-to-market, includingAvengers: Endgame(12" picture disc),Aladdin: The Songs (vinyl album), “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” (12" vinyl single fromThe Lion King), “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite” (12" picture disc), “Married Life”/“Carl Goes Up” (12" vinyl fromUp),The Princess and the Frog: The Songs (12" picture disc), and “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (12" single fromFantasia).
Album signings at the Disney Music Emporium shop include Oscar®- and Grammy®-winning composer and Disney Legend Randy Newman (Toy Storyfilms,The Princess and the Frog,Carsfilms); composer Tyler Bates (Marvel Studios’Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2and Marvel Studios’Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1); actor Anthony Gonzalez (voice of Miguel from Coco); singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer Matthew Morrison (Glee); plus Hollywood Records artist JD McCrary (voice of young Simba inThe Lion King). Scheduled artists subject to change.
Randy Thornton, Disney Music Group’s Supervising Producer and Music Historian, will present “Great Moments with Walt Disney,” on Friday, August 23, at the Archives Stage from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Grammy-winning producer will present audio recordings of Walt Disney as he recalls developing the first cartoon with synchronized sound, creating Disney’s first hit song, and meeting Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev.
