Disclaimer: By posting this post, I do not admit to actually having a conversation with Terrence regarding the merits of Disney soundtracks. We are both far too manly men for that type of conversation. For the sake of closure (for you, the reader), assume that this is all "theoretical" and that this conversation is "fictional."

I'm not entirely sure why, but I have been craving Disney music. After listening to about 3 hours of Disney music, I have concluded that the best Disney albums are (in order): Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, and the Little Mermaid.

I'm not going to debate the merits of Lion King and Aladdin since these two are locks in everyone's minds (in my opinion, the only reason Aladdin never overtook Lion King is simply because the movie itself wasn't as serious as Lion King.

The hardest part for me was distinguishing between Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. When I took made this list, I placed Little Mermaid higher on the strengt h of "Under the Sea." However, the rest of the soundtrack for Little Mermaid is pretty weak. "Kiss the Girl?" "A Part of Your World?" These are not as solid as "Under the Sea." Much like Kobe being one of the best guards in the league doesn't mean the Lakers are any good, "Under the Sea" simply cannot carry the weight of the whole soundtrack. In my opinion, "Be My Guest" was just as strong of a single as "Under the Sea" (although UtS does have a minor edge), and Beauty and the Beast also had such tracks like "Bonjour" which are absolutely lovely.

See, this is the problem with the Disney movies these days. The soundtracks are absolutely horrid. The only recent soundtrack I can even remotely think of liking is the Mulan soundtrack, but that thing was a total commercially-driven album. "Be a Man" was just about the ONLY movie-themed song on that soundtrack that was any good. "Reflections" was an obvious sellout with Disney trying to push Christina Aguilera's career more than anything (although that song kicks BUTT, I don't qualify it as much as I do with other Disney-themed songs).

A good soundtrack is critical for any movie's success. Titanic had Celine Dion, Garden State had an AMAZING soundtrack ... and Napoleon Dynamite had a great soundtrack that captured the absurdity of the '80s quite beautifully.