"Sleeping Beauty" Soundtrack Lyrics

“Sleeping Beauty (Jetlag Productions, 1995) — Original Video Soundtrack” – Album Guide to Tracks and Key Scenes

Overview

How do you give a well-worn fairy tale a 48-minute, Saturday-morning pulse? Jetlag Productions’ Sleeping Beauty (1995) answers with an original, compact song score and bright synth-orchestral cues. It’s VHS-era fantasy that leans on melody: a bookend anthem about following your heart, a curious “princess perspective” song, and a brisk morale booster sung mid-quest.

The tone aims younger than operatic Disney: simple verse–chorus hooks, major-key uplift, and light percussion pads under woodwinds and strings. The film’s music is functional — scene-bridging and character-nudging — but it sneaks in charm, especially when the vocals soften to lullaby range and the underscore lets the flutes lead.

Arc in sound: arrival at court → prophecy & retreat → woodland adolescence → pricked destiny → rescue & return. Genres & themes: kid-pop balladry for feelings (self-belief, parental love), march-lite for the prince’s errands, and storybook underscore for magic reveals. According to soundtrack credits, the original score is by Andrew Dimitroff, with songs by Nicolas “Nick” Carr, Ray Crossley, and Dimitroff, lyrics by Joellyn Cooperman, and vocals by Wendy Hamilton-Caddey.

How It Was Made

Jetlag (a Japan–U.S. outfit distributed by GoodTimes) specialized in direct-to-video fairy tales animated overseas and localized in Vancouver. This Sleeping Beauty was co-directed by Toshiyuki Hiruma and Takashi Masunaga, recorded under voice director Michael Donovan, and shipped to U.S. shelves in March–December 1995 windows depending on territory. Music production ran lean: Dimitroff handled score and music production; the songwriters delivered three originals designed to recur as short reprises.

Tracks & Scenes

“Follow Your Heart” — Wendy Hamilton-Caddey
Where it plays: Opening titles and end credits. A lilting waltz-leaning anthem introduces the storybook world, then returns as a full reprise when the curse is broken and the court celebrates.
Why it matters: The film’s thesis in three words — agency inside fate — packaged in a child-friendly melody.

“Princess, Did You Know” — Wendy Hamilton-Caddey
Where it plays: Woodland sequence as the sheltered princess contemplates the life beyond walls; gentle 6/8 sway with flute/oboe filigree.
Why it matters: Gives Aurora/Briar Rose an internal voice and resets the film’s pace between plot beats.

“Just Keep On Going” — Ensemble
Where it plays: A super-brief mid-quest burst as the prince pushes through obstacles; more chant than song, it underlines momentum across a fast montage.
Why it matters: A novelty of the catalogue — tiny duration, big intent (reportedly Jetlag’s shortest original number).

Score cues — Andrew Dimitroff
Where it plays: Prologue fanfare (birth & blessing), suspense pad for the spinning wheel, vine-tangled rescue, and a triumphant castle fanfare as the kingdom wakes.
Why it matters: Clean leitmotifs keep younger viewers oriented; airy synths keep things light and affordable.

Notes & Trivia

• Music by Andrew Dimitroff; songs by Nick Carr, Ray Crossley, and Dimitroff; lyrics by Joellyn Cooperman; principal vocals by Wendy Hamilton-Caddey.
• Jetlag/GoodTimes produced and distributed the film direct-to-video; running time ~48 minutes.
• “Just Keep On Going” is cited by fans and trivia notes as Jetlag’s shortest original song cue.
• No official commercial soundtrack album was issued; songs circulate via film audio rips and archival uploads.

Music–Story Links

The opener plants the moral so the plot can sprint. “Princess, Did You Know” reframes the title character as curious rather than passive, so the later curse plays as interruption, not identity. The prince’s montage chant (“Just Keep On Going”) turns rescue into rhythm — a child-friendly way to compress peril. And the closing reprise of “Follow Your Heart” seals the cause-and-effect: choice meets destiny.

Reception & Quotes

As a budget-label fairy tale, the music drew modest but warm nostalgia from ’90s VHS kids; collectors note the neat economy of the cues and Caddey’s clear, nursery-ready timbre.

“Sugar-bright melodies, tiny runtimes — it’s a bedtime-story songbook.” — fan capsule

“Functional but sincere; the songs carry more weight than you’d expect.” — catalogue note

Interesting Facts

• Vancouver voices: Voice/directing work ran through Michael Donovan’s studio pipeline, a staple of ’90s DTV dubbing.
• Jetlag pattern: Three-song template appears across the label’s 1994–96 fairy-tale line.
• No OST CD: Unlike the famous 1959 film, this version never had a retail album; song IDs survive via credits and fan archives.
• Composer–producer: Dimitroff is credited both for the score and music production, typical for small crews.
• Shortest song: “Just Keep On Going” is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it pep burst beloved by trivia hounds.

Technical Info

• Title: Sleeping Beauty (1995) — Original Video Soundtrack (unreleased)
• Year: 1995
• Type: Direct-to-video animated feature (Jetlag/GoodTimes) — original songs + score
• Music: Andrew Dimitroff (score; music production)
• Songs: “Follow Your Heart,” “Princess, Did You Know,” “Just Keep On Going”
• Songwriters: Nick Carr; Ray Crossley; Andrew Dimitroff
• Lyricist: Joellyn Cooperman
• Lead vocals: Wendy Hamilton-Caddey
• Release context: Direct-to-video; runtime ~48 minutes; distributor GoodTimes Entertainment
• Album status: No official OST; songs exist only in-film and through archival uploads

Questions & Answers

Who composed the 1995 video’s score?

Andrew Dimitroff handled the underscore and music production.

Who wrote and sang the songs?

Songs by Nick Carr, Ray Crossley, and Andrew Dimitroff; lyrics by Joellyn Cooperman; vocals by Wendy Hamilton-Caddey.

Are the songs available on Spotify or Apple Music?

No official album exists; only the film audio and fan archival clips circulate.

How many original songs are there?

Three core numbers — an opener/closer (“Follow Your Heart”), a princess solo (“Princess, Did You Know”), and a micro pep song (“Just Keep On Going”).

Is this the Disney score?

No — this is the Jetlag/GoodTimes 1995 DTV version with its own original music.

Canonical Entities & Relations

Sources: IMDb listings & soundtrack credits; Letterboxd/FilmAffinity credits; Jetlag/GoodTimes production notes; YouTube archival clips for “Follow Your Heart” and “Just Keep On Going”; Jetlag Productions background articles.

November, 27th 2025