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I must point out at this point that all genres and all songs are fair game on this blog. There is music other than Rock and Pop after all!

I happened to watch the Disney rendition of "Peter and the Wolf" and I knew both the music and the narrative were severely modified. The videos above leave out the narrative, but I love the idea that this was a theme soundtrack with each character having their own theme. How brilliant that the music plays a critical role in the telling of the story. (Another excellent example is Star Wars. e.g. Luke's theme. Check out its themes here.)

I found the rendition by Suzie Templeton made in 2006, in the videos above, to be much truer to the original story than the Disney version (e.g. the duck is eaten), but still with a few modifications (e.g. the balloon), and it omits the "spoken word" narrative so you can really focus on the music. You can read the narrative here from David Bowie's rendition.

Also in Suzie Templeton's rendition Peter is a bad ass. His expression when the wolf eats the duck is perfect. Definitely worth a watch & listen!

Song Recommendations

If you like this song, I also suggest:

• Bach
• Steve Sharples
• Vivaldi

I also suggest the music genre:

• Classical

Click here for more info on Serguéi Prokofiev and "Peter and the Wolf".

The DVD for Suzie Templeton's 2006 rendition of "Peter and the Wolf" may be purchased here…

Suzie Templeton's 2006 rendition of Serguéi Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf'