# Tarzan (1999 soundtrack)

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Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack is the soundtrack for the 1999 Disney animated feature film Tarzan. The songs on the soundtrack were composed by Phil Collins and the instrumental score was composed by Mark Mancina. The song "You'll Be in My Heart" won both the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, while the soundtrack album won a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contribution to the soundtrack, Collins received an American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist.
Tarzan was the first Disney soundtrack to be recorded in multiple languages for different markets with Phil Collins also recording French, German, Italian and Spanish versions of the soundtrack, and he was assisted by composer Éric Serra to record and produce the French versions of the songs.

## Commercial performance

The Tarzan soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on May 18, 1999. The soundtrack peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 during the week of July 10, 1999, coinciding with the film's theatrical run. The album was a major comeback for Phil Collins, and put him back in the public eye. In the U.S. it reached double platinum status, becoming his best selling album of new material in a decade.
A promotion was held at the Disney Store. Customers who bought the soundtrack received a free and exclusive single of "You'll Be in My Heart". The soundtrack itself was labeled limited edition, including a holographic cover and an individual collector's number.
The album has sold 2,586,000 copies in the U.S. as of April 2014.

## Track listing

All songs written and composed by Phil Collins, with score composed by Mark Mancina.

## Personnel

Song Tracks (1-9 & 14)
* Phil Collins – vocals (1-3, 5-9, 14), all instruments except where noted (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14), arrangements (1, 3-6, 9, 14), noises (4)
* Marc Mann – synthesizer programming (7)
* Jamie Muhoberac – acoustic piano (8), keyboards (8)
* Kim Bullard – programming (8)
* Carmen Rizzo – programming (8)
* Michael Landau – guitars (5)
* Rob Cavallo – acoustic guitar (8)
* Mark Goldenberg – guitars (8)
* Tim Pierce – guitars (8)
* Michael Thompson – guitars (8, 9)
* Nathan East – electric bass (3, 5)
* John Pierce – electric bass (8)
* Luis Conte – percussion (1, 6, 8, 9, 14)
* Will Donovan – additional percussion (8)
* Bruce Fowler – trombone (4)
* Walt Fowler – trumpet (4)
* Tommy Johnson – tuba (4)
* Joann Turovsky – harp (2)
* Mark Mancina – arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6, 14)
* David Campbell – string arrangements (8)
* Glenn Close – vocals (2)
* Rosie O'Donnell and cast – vocals (4)
* NSYNC – vocals (7)
Score Tracks (10-13)
* Mark Mancina – arrangements
* Phil Collins – drums, all instruments, vocal arrangements
* Marc Mann – additional synthesizer programming
* Fred Selden – Ethnic flutes
* Joann Turovsky – harp
* David Metzger – orchestrations, additional choral arrangements
* Don Harper – score conductor, additional choral arrangements
* Sandy de Crescent – music contractor
* Reggie Wilson – music contractor
* Bobbi Page – vocal contractor
* Fonzi Thornton – vocal contractor
* Deniece LaRocca – music coordinator
* Bukka White – supervising music copyist for Walt Disney Music Library
* Joann Kane Music Service – music librarian for Walt Disney Music Library

## Production

Tracks 1-7 & 9-14
* Phil Collins – producer (1, 3-7, 9, 14)
* Mark Mancina – producer (1, 2, 6, 10-14)
* Chris Ward – co-producer (10-13)
* Frank Wolf – recording (1-7, 9, 14), mixing (1-7, 9, 14)
* Steve Kempster – recording (10-13), mixing (10-13)
* Gil Morales – additional engineer
* Andy Bass, Greg Denenn, Tom Hardisty, Jimmy Hoyson, Andy Manganello, David Marquette, Sue McLean, Jay Selvester, Christine Sirois, Tulio Torenello, Rich Weingart and Mike Zainer – recording assistants
* Rich Toenes – technical support
* Ed Ghaffari – music editing
* Robb Boyd – music editing assistant
* Daniel Gaber – music editing assistant
* Tom MacDougall – production manager
* Andrew Page – music production supervisor
Track 8
* Phil Collins – producer
* Rob Cavallo – producer
* Cheryl Jenets – A&R coordinator
* Elliot Scheiner – recording
* Peter Doell – recording assistant
* John Nelson – recording assistant
* Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
* Mike Dy – mix assistant
* Rob Hoffman – mix assistant
* Mike Silva – mix assistant
Other Credits
* Chris Montan – executive producer
* Joe Gastwirt – mastering at Oceanview Digital Mastering (Los Angeles, California)
* Luis M. Hernández – art direction
* John Blas – cover artwork
* Bolhem Bouchiba – cover artwork
* Daniel Clark – cover artwork
* Derek Shields – cover artwork
* Federico F. Tio – cover artwork
* Susan Andrade – design
* Marcella Wong – design
* Glen Keane – character development penciling
* Richard Haughton – back cover photograph of Phil Collins

## Charts
### Album

| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 40 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) | 32 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) | 28 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | 18 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 51 |
| French Albums (SNEP) | 9 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | 6 |
| Japanese Albums Chart (Oricon) | 47 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 34 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) | 32 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) | 58 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE) | 20 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | 11 |
| US Billboard 200 | 5 |

### Year-end charts

| Chart (1999) | Position |
| German Albums Chart | 79 |
| Chart (2000) | Position |
| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | 152 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Artist | Chart | Position |
| 1999 | "You'll Be in My Heart" | Phil Collins | UK Singles | 17 |
| 1999 | "You'll Be in My Heart" | Phil Collins | Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |
| 1999 | "You'll Be in My Heart" | Phil Collins | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1999 | "Strangers Like Me" | Phil Collins | Adult Contemporary | 10 |
| 2000 | "Son of Man" | Phil Collins | German Singles Chart | 68 |
| 2000 | "Two Worlds" | Phil Collins | German Singles Chart | 43 |

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Austria (IFPI Austria) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| Belgium (BEA) | Gold | 25,000$^*$ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 2× Platinum | 200,000$^^$ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Platinum | 20,000$^‡$ |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000$^*$ |
| Germany (BVMI) | Gold | 250,000$^^$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Platinum | 50,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 2× Platinum | 2,340,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. $^‡$ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |||