Pete's Dragon [1977] (1 disc)

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• Unlike most Disney films, the original soundtrack album was released by Capitol Records because Helen Reddy was signed to them at the time. She recorded a single version of {Candle on the Water} with a different arrangement that was released as a single, and both it and the film version of the song were on the album. The single did not make the pop charts but reached #27 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. Walt Disney Records acquired the rights to re-issue it on CD in 2002, but only the film version of the song was kept, while the single version has appeared on CD on Helen Reddy compilation albums.
• Originally, Elliott the dragon was not to be seen at all in the film and remain invisible throughout. However, members of the studio animation department gradually lobbied studio heads to increase the amount of visible screen time. At first it was decided he would be only seen at the end of the film, but ultimately the character's screen time was increased to 22 minutes.
• In her autobiography, Shelley Winters says that she tore a ligament in her foot during production of this film.
• Originally, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn were only hired to write one song, {Candle on the Water}. But the studio was so pleased with the song that they decided to make it as a musical and kept Kasha and Hirschhorn on to write the score.