A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

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"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" is a classic Disney song from the animated film Cinderella, known for its gentle melody and optimistic message about believing in one's dreams.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Disney song
film song
song
appearsIn Cinderella (1950 film)
surface form: Cinderella (1950 animated film)
associatedWithCompany The Walt Disney Company
associatedWithFranchise Disney Princess franchise
surface form: Disney Princess
basedOn Cinderella by Charles Perrault
surface form: Charles Perrault's fairy tale Cinderella (indirectly, via the film)
characterPerformedBy Cinderella (fairy tale)
surface form: Cinderella (Disney character)
composer Al Hoffman
Jerry Livingston
Mack David
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstReleaseYear 1950
genre Disney Music Group
surface form: Disney music

film soundtrack
traditional pop
hasArrangementType orchestral accompaniment in the film
hasCoverVersionBy Daniel Bedingfield
Disney Channel Circle of Stars
Lily James
hasCulturalImpact widely recognized as one of Disney’s most iconic songs
hasFamousLine A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you’re fast asleep
hasLaterUse featured in Disney home video releases and reissues of Cinderella
hasMelodicCharacter gentle
hasMusicalStyle ballad
hasReputation classic Disney song
includedIn Cinderella (1950 film)
surface form: Cinderella (original motion picture soundtrack)

various Disney compilation albums
inUniverseContext sung by Cinderella to comfort herself and her animal friends
language English
lyricalTheme believing in oneself
dreams
hope
optimism
lyricist Jerry Livingston
Mack David
narrativeFunction expresses Cinderella's optimism and belief in dreams
notableFor optimistic message about believing in dreams
originalMedium animated film
partOf Cinderella (1950 film)
performer Ilene Woods
positionInFilm early in the film, after the opening credits
publisher The Walt Disney Company
surface form: Walt Disney Productions
recordLabel RCA Victor
title A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes self-link
usedAs signature song for the character Cinderella
usedIn Disney theme park shows and parades

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Cinderella (1950 film) notableSong A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
Ilene Woods performedSong A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes title A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes self-link