"Pinocchio" . . . "7187" . . . "1940 songs" . "-14.8"^^ . . "PT196.91208616S"^^ . . "13"^^ . . "english" . "0.748223"^^ . . . "106.0"^^ . . "false"^^ . "Songs with music by Leigh Harline" . "When You Wish Upon A Star" . . . . . "false"^^ . "f9ecf3b3-0d51-4bf9-84c8-90e856654b93" . "false"^^ . . "Music published by Bourne Co. Music Publishers" . "Leigh Harline" . . "0"^^ . . "Victor Talking Machine Company" . "14734956" . . "Best Original Song Academy Award winning songs" . "United States National Recording Registry recordings" . . "USCA21002764" . "EMI" . . "5714dec925ac0d8aee3cfb39" . . "Songs with lyrics by Ned Washington" . "197000.0"^^ . . "-0.278607"^^ . . . "0.128489"^^ . "Ned Washington" . "302423"^^ . "1940s jazz standards" . . "Disney songs" . . . "Songs from films" . "%22When You Wish Upon a Star%22 is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio. The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film. The song has since become the representative song of The Walt Disney Company. The recording by Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 261546 and 26477A (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice Label as catalogue number BD 821.Edwards recorded another version in 1940 for an American Decca Records %22cover version%22 of the score of Pinocchio, conducted by Victor Young and featuring soprano Julietta Novis and The King's Men. It was first released on a 4-record 78-RPM album set, and years later as one side of an LP, backed by selections from The Wizard of Oz. A recording with Christian Rub (with Mister Geppetto's voice), Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 26479B (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalogue number BD 823. It won the 1940 Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was also the first Disney song to win an Oscar." . . "2011-11-25"^^ . . . . "When You Wish Upon A Star" .