Snow White by Paulette Rollin (70199M)

Cinderella sings Snow White

This Barclay record features 4 newly reorchestrated and recorded songs by Mario Bua and his orchestra, sung by Paulette Rollin. Mario Bua (1921 – 2008) was a composer and arranger for cinema, television, and the record industry. Paulette Rollin (1920 – 2017), wife of conductor Hubert Rostaing, was, at the time of this record’s release, “the” Disney voice. She began by lending her voice to the singing harp in the feature film Fun and Fancy Free. Her performance was so well-received that she was given the singing role of Cinderella. Following this, Paulette Rollin released several compilations of children’s song records, many of which were from the films Bambi, Pinocchio, Cinderella, Three Little Pigs, Alice in Wonderland, and of course Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Indeed, this is the only title that has a dedicated 45 rpm record for a single film.

The logic of having the songs from Snow White interpreted by the performer of Cinderella may surprise. Yet, this is exactly what happened before in the United States with a record where Ilene Woods, the American performer of Cinderella, sang Snow White with Eleanor Audley in the role of the Queen, the actress who had voiced Lady Tremaine in Cinderella!