> Which 1940 Disney film features the song "When You Wish Upon a Star?"And the answer: Pinocchio. Photo courtesy: Disney.fandom.comIn the movie, Jiminy Cricket sings "When YouWish Upon a Star" during the opening credits and in the final scene. In 1941, itwon the Oscar for Best Song, and has since gone on to become a hallmark of theWalt Disney Company.Disney himself was a proud advocate for beautiful film scores. The creatorfirmly believed in using memorable music to communicate the emotion behindheart-wrenching stories such as that of Pinocchio. Disney once said:> "There's a terrific power to music. You can run any of these pictures and they'dbe dragging and boring, but the minute you put music behind them, they have lifeand vitality they don't get any other way." As a result, he was an advocate for only the best selections in his films. Inorder to make his visions a reality he gathered composers, writers, artists andmusicians from around the globe that would help construct the perfect song tofit the film. What's more: Disney was intent on his music relating to the filmat hand. Regardless of if it was a song the characters were singing or justbackground music, Disney knew that it needed to be created for that specificmoment in that film, and nothing less. > "We should set a new pattern, a new way to use music. Weave it into the story sosomebody doesn't just burst into song."Disney's legacy of weaving song with animation and story lives on in many formstoday. As of 2017, Disney has created over 350 original songs, many of whichproudly boasting Oscar wins. Listen to Pinocchio's classic "When You Wish Upon a Star" here[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pguMUFyJ3_U].