California Screamin'

"California Screamin'" is a song recorded by Gary Hoey.
== Overview ==
Not to be confused with "California Dreamin'", "California Screamin'" was recorded in collaboration with George Wilkins, a composer who likely composed the "fairgrounds" parts of the song. It was commissioned for Disney, which utilized the track on its roller coaster of the same name, at Disney's California Adventure. The song plays over speakers near the headrest on each car of the coaster. When the park opened, the track was fairly loud, but at some point, the volume was lowered (likely due to guest complaint).
The song begins with a circus-like calliope (fitting of Paradise Pier's theme as a seaside boardwalk) as the coaster leaves the station and slowly rounds a corner, coming to a stop over water. As the song kicks in to a guitar rock track, the coaster accelerates drastically, launching its riders up the first steep incline. At a mid-point in the ride, the coaster begins to glide, and the light keyboards come back in. The coaster then re-launches into another pattern of loops as the rock beat kicks back in. The song was co-written between Hoey and Wilkins, and producer and performance personnel beyond Hoey's guitar work is unknown.
== Versions ==
* Album version
== Appearances ==
* Music From Disney's California Adventure (2001)
== Personnel ==
* Gary Hoey - guitars
== See also ==
* Gary Hoey's Discography
* List of Gary Hoey songs