Grim Grinning Ghosts has been covered by the Canadian rock group Barenaked Ladies. A final, somber a capella refrain can be faintly heard with different lyrics. Exit Crypt: Guests exit their Doom Buggies and proceed through the exit crypt, which leads back up to New Orleans Square.This presentation of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" is by far the loudest and most noticeable in the ride. All four verses are present, with first two in A minor, the third in B♭ minor, and the fourth in B minor. One of the tracks features a harp, trumpet, oboe, flute, and set of stones. Most of them are ghosts singing the lyrics over a background loop that provides the 1960s style bass line and rhythm section. A large number of different music loops play throughout the area. Graveyard Jamboree: X Atencio's lyrics are first heard in the graveyard scene.The piece has been transposed into the keys of A minor, A♭ minor, and B minor, with the chords and key changes mimicking those used in "Grim Grinning Ghosts." The piece's structure has also been modified to integrate seamlessly with the graveyard jamboree, which becomes more and more audible as the guests leave the attic. He is laboring over a grim refrain of Richard Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" instead of "Grim Grinning Ghosts." This music loop, which was added to the Disneyland attraction several decades after it opened, is actually synchronized with the music in the next area. Attic: A phantom pianist, similar to the one in the Walt Disney World piano parlor, is seen.Sabransky then improvised from Carter's attempts. But Carter was taking too sensible an approach for Baker's tastes, so he took a transcription of Carter's improvisations to William Sabransky. Carter, who had recorded the other organ tracks for the mansion, for this ballroom waltz. Baker originally approached organist Gaylord B. This piece makes use of unusual chords, including minor/major sevenths and cluster chords. On the far left, spirits pour from the pipes of an organ prop as "Grim Grinning Ghosts" howls through the ballroom, this time as a waltz. Ballroom: A long mezzanine overlooks the mansion's ballroom, which is swarming with translucent ghosts.The song's melody hums softly on the organ in the background, while the other instruments fade in and out. A variety of instruments float through the room, including a harp, a tambourine, and a trumpet. Seance Room: Guests pass through the ominous Corridor of Doors (while the foyer organ plays again) and enter Madame Leota's seance room.Many sources claim that Buddy Baker himself performed this piece. This rendition isn't heard in the original Disneyland mansion, but it was recorded during the production of the original attraction. A shadowy phantom sits at the piano, playing "Grim Grinning Ghosts" as block chords with heavy rubato. Piano Parlor: In the Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland versions, guests pass by a decrepit music parlor.There is also a wind-like sound effect that follows the pitches of the song. An alto flute plays a low rendition of Baker's composition, with tubular bells doubling the melody. One of the ride's most unconventional musical selections plays in the background. Loading Area: Guests leave the "stretching room" and proceed down a hall of morphing portraits.It features melody and bass line on a theater organ and an almost inaudible countermelody on tubular bells. This simple arrangement is intended to set the spooky tone for the attraction. "Grim Grinning Ghosts," played in the slow cadence of a funeral dirge, rumbles through the mansion. Entrance Foyer: As guests enter the dimly-lit foyer, a distant organ can be heard.The following variations of "Grim Grinning Ghosts" can be heard in these attractions. Speakers disguised within the sets allow the music to fade in and out as guests pass through the different areas. Many different music loops are used throughout the Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland. Grim Grinning Ghosts-8 Variations Haunted Mansion Girl: I wonder what weird things happen here at night?ĭonald (as a ghost): (in the Paris version) Hello! What? Hey, wait a minute! Oh.Well, buh-bye! Goodbye! So hurry back, we would like your company When you hear the knell of a requiem bell Now don't close your eyes and don't try to hideĪs the moon climbs high o'er the dead oak tree Grim Grinning Ghosts come out to socialize When the crypt doors creak, and the tombstones quake Practicing their terror with ghoulish delight Whenever candle lights flicker where the air is deathly still And strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls
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