The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)

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Session Photos (68 photos)

  • Dennis Sands sets up a microphone for guitarist George Doering
  • Guitarist George Doering
  • Guitarist George Doering laughs at a joke
  • Guitarist George Doering
  • Orchestrator Dana Niu
  • Director Peggy Holmes and composer Jim Dooley talk to the orchestra
  • Blake Neely conducts on The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Stage engineer Mark Eschelman adjusts the volume of the click track for the musicians
  • The control room at Sony
  • Scoring assistant Andy Kay
  • Contractor Peter Rotter, concertmaster Bruce Dukov, cellist Steve Erdody, conductor Blake Neely and composer Jim Dooley
  • Composer Jim Dooley and scoring mixer Dennis Sands
  • Composer Jim Dooley gives feedback to the orchestra
  • Photo 14 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • ProTools Recordist Kevin Globerman
  • Harpist Gayle Levant
  • Disney executive Brett Swain, assistants Andy Kay and Nathan Whitehead and ProTools Recordist Kevin Globerman
  • Cellist Tony Cooke
  • Blake Neely and the Hollywood Studio Symphony
  • Blake Neely and the Hollywood Studio Symphony
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  • Photo 22 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Blake Neely and the Hollywood Studio Symphony
  • Photo 24 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Armen Ksajikian and his cello cozy
  • Blake Neely and the Hollywood Studio Symphony
  • Photo 27 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Director Peggy Holmes, composer Jim Dooley and conductor Blake Neely
  • Assistant Nathan Whitehead, Disney exec Matt Walker, composer Jim Dooley and conductor Blake Neely
  • Disney exec Matt Walker, director Peggy Holmes and composer Jim Dooley
  • Disney exec Matt Walker, director Peggy Holmes and composer Jim Dooley
  • Composer Jim Dooley and scoring mixer Dennis Sands
  • Cellist Steve Erdody and contractor Sandra Kipp
  • Photo 34 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Contractor Peter Rotter and Disney exec Brett Swain
  • The string section on The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Blake Neely and the Hollywood Studio Symphony
  • Percussionist Alex Acuna
  • Music editor Dominic Certo and ProTools Recordist Kevin Globerman
  • Photo 40 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Percussionist Paulinho Da Costa
  • Percussionist Luis Conti
  • Jim Dooley talks with contractor Peter Rotter
  • Conductor Blake Neely and composer Jim Dooley
  • Composer Jim Dooley talks with Disney exec Brett Swain while Matt Walker and Peggy Holmes listen
  • (rear) Producer Kendra Haaland and Disney exec Brett Swain; (front) orchestrator Andrew Kinney, Matt Walker, Peggy Holmes, Jim Dooley and Dennis Sands
  • Director Peggy Holmes and composer Jim Dooley talk with Disney exec Matt Walker
  • Guitarist George Doering in the big band rhythm section
  • Pianist Tom Ranier
  • Drummer Ralph Humphrey
  • Bassist Trey Henry
  • Photo 52 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Conductor Blake Neely
  • Pianist Tom Ranier
  • Blake Neely conducts the big band
  • Photo 56 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • Saxophonists (l to r): Bill Liston, Gene Burkert, Dan Higgins, Jeff Driskill, and Greg Huckins
  • Contractor Sandra Kipp
  • Rick Baptists blasts away on trumpet
  • The trumpets
  • Jim Dooley gives feedback
  • Blake Neely conducts the choir
  • Blake Neely plays piano for the choir
  • Photo 64 from The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
  • The female choir, led by Bobbi Page
  • Director Peggy Holmes, Disney exec Matt Walker, conductor Blake Neely and vocal contractor Bobbi Page
  • Blake Neely conducts the female choir
  • The orchestra on The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
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