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Hollywood Pictures Backlot v.2 loop

Posted by SSrustworthy on 5/30/25

Using 4 different recordings featuring pages, it appears that the full loop is indeed 2 repetitions of the background music with 2 different sets of pages announced by the Hollywood Pictures Operator (HPO). However, the pages can appear in different places across those two sub-loops of the music (for example, a HPO page appears after The Big Olive in one of the sub-loops, but not in the other).

As pixelated noted earlier, the loop length is 1:54:20.780 until all of the pages repeat. This perfectly encapsulates two full repetitions of the BGM.

For a time in 2012 prior to the installation of the Hollywood Land BGM, the music loop played in full sans HPO pages.

The below track list specifies edit points for the tracks identified by wedroy1923 and as listed on Kirsten’s Disney Music Loops site.

This loop was installed around June or July of 2004 (Kirsten’s site lists June 2004, whereas the Magic Music post is dated to July), and the pages were removed by April of 2012. The new Big Band loop was introduced in mid-May of 2012.

My reconstruction is here.

Hollywood Pictures Backlot v.2 loop

Loop length 01:54:20.780 (with pages; 2010)

Loop length 55:20.953 (without pages; 2012)

Tracklist

  1. Cruella de Vil – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection, Vol. 2
  2. Loop Track Length: 00:01:56.152
  3. Carrying the Banner (Finale) – Alan Menken – Newsies OST
  4. Loop Track Length: 00:02:46.043
  5. Track Notes: Starts on last note of Cruella De Vil for seamless transition. Edited to include start - 2:46.546 (crossfade at that time into next track)
  6. The Hydra Battle (Score) – Alan Menken – Hercules OST
  7. Loop Track Length: 00:00:48.816
  8. Track Notes: Edited to include 2:35.393 - 3:24.252 (at which point, fade out as next track begins)
  9. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection, Vol. 3
  10. Loop Track Length: 00:02:12.061
  11. Main Title – Joel McNeely – Return to Neverland OST
  12. Loop Track Length: 00:02:02.823
  13. Track Notes: Next track begins at 2:03.593 of source track
  14. Transformation #1 (Final) – Alan Menken – The Music Behind the Magic
  15. Loop Track Length: 00:01:32.186
  16. Transformation – Alan Menken – Beauty and the Beast (Special Edition Soundtrack)
  17. Loop Track Length: 00:03:11.930
  18. Track Notes: Edited to include 1:35.543 - 4:47.476
  19. Under the Sea – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection, Vol. 3
  20. Loop Track Length: 00:03:11.922
  21. End Title (Score) – Alan Silvestri – Who Framed Roger Rabbit? OST
  22. Loop Track Length: 00:01:43.644
  23. Track Notes: Next track begins at 1:43.956 of source track (fade out)
  24. Epilogue (Score) – James Newton Howard – Dinosaur OST
  25. Loop Track Length: 00:00:49.489
  26. Track Notes: Edited to include 1:36.757 - end
  27. You've Got a Friend in Me (Score) [Instrumental] – Tom Scott – Toy Story 2 Cast & Crew Edition
  28. Loop Track Length: 00:02:53.720
  29. Heigh-Ho – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection Vol. 1
  30. Loop Track Length: 00:03:51.900
  31. Main Titles – Alan Menken – The Little Mermaid OST
  32. Loop Track Length: 00:01:27.090
  33. Crime Spree – Danny Elfman – Dick Tracy Original Score
  34. Loop Track Length: 00:01:51.962
  35. Following the Leader – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection, Vol. 3
  36. Loop Track Length: 00:02:48.912
  37. The Big Olive (Score) – Alan Menken – Hercules OST
  38. Loop Track Length: 00:01:00.493
  39. Track Notes: Edited to include 00:00 - 1:01.342; slight fade in at start
  40. Will and Elizabeth (Score) – Klaus Badelt – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl OST
  41. Loop Track Length: 00:02:06.065
  42. Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection, Vol. 1
  43. Loop Track Length: 00:02:22.661
  44. Monsters Inc. – Randy Newman – Monsters Inc. OST
  45. Loop Track Length: 00:02:03.657
  46. Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection, Vol. 2
  47. Loop Track Length: 00:02:15.324
  48. Into the Sunlight – Alan Menken – The Hunchback Of Notre Dame OST
  49. Loop Track Length: 00:02:08.932
  50. Whistle While You Work – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection, Vol. 2
  51. Loop Track Length: 00:02:28.926
  52. Rocketeer to the Rescue / End Title (Score) – James Horner – The Rocketeer OST
  53. Loop Track Length: 00:01:51.579
  54. Track Notes: Edited 2:00.699 - 3:52.349 (slight fade in and fade out)
  55. Casey Junior – Neverland Orchestra – Disney’s Orchestra Collection, Vol. 3
  56. Loop Track Length: 00:02:23.281
  57. Track Notes: Very minor edit at 1:14.384 to remove silent gap, so track is edited to include start-1:14.384 and 1:14.769-2:24.978. Fade out begins a few seconds early at 2:22.564
  58. Main Title –  Danny Elfman – Dick Tracy Original Score
  59. Loop Track Length: 00:03:31.373
  60. Track Notes: Slight fade out on last note

Transcript of Hollywood Pictures Operator Pages

Note: Each page starts with a short 5-note chime to the tune of “Zip-a-dee-doo-dah” (one note for each syllable). The pages are then announced by Daisy Duck, who at one point identifies herself as the HPO. Interestingly, Kirsten’s site lists that there was a page for “Bear” (possibly Bear in the Big Blue House, who was featured in Playhouse Disney - Live on Stage!) and a 2004 Magic Music post suggests that there was a Beast page which basically replaced the Hunchback pagebelow with the Beast’s name (for whom Belle is also relevant). Both Kirsten’s site and the Magic Music forums posts were from 2004, whereas the earliest full reference recording we have is from 2010.

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging Aladdin, paging Mr. Aladdin. Please report to the Hyperion Theater. Your magic carpet is double parked. Thank you.

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging for Genie, page for the Genie. Please report to the lighting department. Oh, and please bring your lamp!

This is the Hollywood Pictures Operator with an important message. Will the person who borrowed Mr. Potato Head's legs please return them to his dressing room? His nose is running, and he's got to catch it! chuckle chuckle

This is the Hollywood Pictures Operator with an important message for Minnie Mouse. Minnie, it's me, Daisy! Want to go shopping tomorrow? Call me!

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging Pinocchio, paging Pinocchio. Your agent is here with your new contract. No strings attached. chuckle chuckle

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging the Hunchback of Notre Dame, paging the Hunchback of Notre Dame. There's a man waiting to see you in the Disney Animation Building. I don't know his name but his face rings a bell!

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging Jane. Jane, I have a message from Tarzan. He said he was going to be hanging around the corner of Hollywood and Vine.

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging Donald Duck. Donald, your diction coach is waiting on Sound Stage 7. Donald, report to the diction coach, Sound Stage 7.

This is the Hollywood Pictures Operator. Will the owner of license plate G O O F Y please move your vehicle? You're in Donald Duck’s reserved parking space. And boy is he mad! honking noises

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging Miss Piggy. You're wanted at MuppetVision 3D. Call out for Miss Piggy. Kermit's waiting for you in the “It's Not Easy Being Green” Room. Your stage presence is requested. chuckle chuckle* Oh, I love this job.

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging Mike and Sulley. Attention Mike and Sulley, please report to Stage 5. We need you for a scream test. Get it? Scream test? chuckle chuckle Oh, I just crack me up!

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging Kermit the Frog. Kermit the Frog, you're needed over at MuppetVision 3D right away! The members of the Penguin Orchestra are refusing* to have their tuxedoes pressed. Oh dear! I don't blame them.

This is the Hollywood Pictures Operator with a special message. Will the young lady who lost her last slipper please report to the Disney Animation Building? There’s a prince waiting. clock bells chime

Hollywood Pictures Operator paging Hercules. Herc, please report to Stage 5. And, move it to Stage 6. Thanks a ton!