For over fifty years, PeopleMovers have been a staple of the Disney Parks' Tomorrowland areas. A never-changing futuristic idea for ease of transportation. Back in the 1960s, the new evolution of travel also brought with it, strangely, a then-modern iteration of music. Paired with many songs by writer Neil Amsterdam, the PeopleMover rose to success with its original iteration in Disneyland, before being brought over to the East Coast soon after the debut of the Magic Kingdom. Now, Future World Multimedia invites you to step aboard the moving walkway and experience a musical history of one of Disney's simplest, yet most-influential attractions from the end of the Walt Disney era, the PeopleMover. Covering music from its opening in 1967, all the way to the present iteration found at the Magic Kingdom. This music companion will go into detail about every track and artist showcased in the album.
DISC ONE: PEOPLEMOVER THEMES
01
The Transportation of Tomorrow
Neil Amsterdam 1967
02
Down the Main Avenue of Tomorrowland
Neil Amsterdam 1967
03
Simplicity in Motion
Neil Amsterdam 1967
04
Enjoy the Ride!
Neil Amsterdam 1967
05
A Grand Tour of Tomorrowland
Neil Amsterdam 1967
06
Past the Worlds of Space and Time
Neil Amsterdam 1967
07
Cruising Down the Highway in the Sky
Neil Amsterdam 1967
08
Sundown on the Land of Tomorrow
Neil Amsterdam 1967
09
Transit of the Future - Today!
Neil Amsterdam 1967
10
There's No Stopping the PeopleMover!
Neil Amsterdam 1967
11
Passing by Monorails and Submarines
Neil Amsterdam 1967
12
Mobility Above the Streets
Neil Amsterdam 1967
13
Convience and Excellence
Neil Amsterdam 1967
14
A New Way to Travel
Neil Amsterdam 1967
15
Relaxation in the Open Air
Neil Amsterdam 1967
16
We Can Take the PeopleMover!
Neil Amsterdam 1967
17
The Next Evolution in Transportation
Neil Amsterdam 1967
18
Go, Go, Goodyear! (March)
Robert Lamar Thompson 1967
19
Go, Go, Goodyear! (Jazz)
Robert Lamar Thompson 1967
20
Go, Go, Goodyear! (Sting)
Robert Lamar Thompson 1967
21
Entry Into Space Mountain
George Bruns 1977
22
Entry Into the Game Grid
Wendy Carlos 1982
DISC TWO: RIDE EXPERIENCES
01
Presented By Goodyear
Jack Wagner, Neil Amsterdam, Robert Lamar Thompson, George Bruns, & Buddy Baker 1967
RECREATED BY FUTURE WORLD MULTIMEDIA
02
Moving Walkways
Neil Amsterdam 1973
03
Through the World of TRON
Betty Jean Ward, Neil Amsterdam, & George Bruns 1987
04
Rocket Tower Plaza
Neil Amsterdam & George Bruns 1975
05
TTA Metroliner
Ronnie Schell & Pete Renaday 1994
06
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
Mike Brassel & Dan Foliart 2009
07
TTA Peoplemover: Blue Line
Stephen Stanton 2022
ALBUM NOTES
DISC ONE: TRACKS ONE - SEVENTEEN
NEIL AMSTERDAM SONGS
While not initially written for the Disneyland attraction, these songs are all created by (mainly) royalty-free composer Neil Amsterdam. A majority of the tracks are from Amsterdam's "Industry In Motion" series. They were leased by the Walt Disney Company and utilized for the PeopleMover attraction, as well as the Tomorrowland area music in the 1960s.
TRACKS EIGHTEEN - TWENTY
GO, GO, GOODYEAR VARIATIONS
Based off a 60's commercial campaign of the same name, Goodyear's slogan, "Go, Go, Goodyear!", went hand in hand with the PeopleMover's soundtrack. A few versions were created based of the original theme written by Robert Lamar Thompson. It is unknown who arranged these variants, but it was likely frequent Disney collaborator George Bruns. Bruns famously wrote another one of Tomorrowland's transportation themes, The Monorail Song (Nation on Wheels).
TRACKS TWENTY-ONE & TWENTY-TWO
TRANSITION SONGS
As Tomorrowland evolved, so too did the PeopleMover. With the addition of Disneyland's Space Mountain in 1977, the PeopleMover was rerouted to give a different look at the new thrill ride. With it came a new "space-like" track by George Bruns to set the mood as guests entered this new frontier. And after the popularity of TRON in 1982, the film's computer landscape of "The Grid" was added to the PeopleMover. Using a piece of the film's score by Wendy Carlos, guests were immersed in a land of Light Cycles and Recognizers.
DISC TWO: TRACKS ONE - SEVEN
RIDE AUDIO
A self-explanatory section of the album. Consisting of the ride through audio from Disneyland's 1967 and 1987 attractions and Magic Kingdom's 1994, 2009, and 2022 attractions. As well as Disneyland's 1967 loading station music loop and Magic Kingdom's 1975 loading station music loop.