The songwriter recalled going around the studio and banging things with his hands (and sticks), breaking cups, and even hitting himself in the forehead to produce the sounds heard in the sequence.ĩ.

Phil Collins did all of the percussion sounds in “Trashin’ the Camp.” He was voiced by a 4-year-old actor, who at the time had to have the lines read to him, because he hadn’t yet learned to read.Ĩ. In an earlier version of the script, Tantor was an adult when Tarzan met him.Įventually, filmmakers decided to make the elephant a kid, like Terk and Tarzan. That means Tarzan and Jane were animated in completely different countries!ħ. He worked out of Disney’s Animation Studios in Paris. Glen Keane supervised adult Tarzan’s animation from Paris.Īfter supervising the animation of several characters (including Beast, Ariel, Aladdin, and Pocahontas) the Disney veteran agreed to supervising Tarzan as an adult as long as he could remain in Paris (where he was on a one year sabbatical to study sculpture). The baboon chase sequence was one of the first scenes to be storyboarded.Ħ. Afterwards, he recorded a quick demo and sent it off to filmmakers.ĥ. While playing the piano at a neighbor’s house over the holidays, Collins wrote down the chords and melody for the emotional song on the back of some wrapping paper so he wouldn’t forget. Phil Collins wrote the bulk of “You’ll Be in My Heart” while he was at a Christmas party. But, ultimately, directors Chris Buck and Kevin Lima decided that it would be better if Tarzan stayed with his family.Ĥ. In one of the earlier treatments of the script, Tarzan was actually going to leave the jungle and go to England-which is something that happens in the book. The film’s third act was almost entirely different. After none of the children who auditioned for the role were able to match the famous actress’ sassy attitude, they decided to stick with her and tweak the pitch of her voice.ģ.

In addition to providing the adult voice for Tarzan’s best friend Terk, O’Donnell lent her voice to the baby version. Rosie O’Donnell also provides the voice for baby Terk. While one version began with the gorillas in the jungle, another left out Tarzan’s arrival by boat all together.Ģ. It took three years for animators to come up with the opening sequence.īefore settling on the version we see in the film, filmmakers spent three years deciding how they wanted it to start. To celebrate our admiration for it, we’ve compiled an exciting list of things you might not have known about Tarzan. The film was vibrant, fun, and most importantly, a magical movie we’ll never forget. When Walt Disney Animation Studios brought the world of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famous novel, Tarzan of the Apes, to life in 1999, we instantly fell in love with Phil Collins’ and Mark Mancina’s catchy songs, the talented voice acting, and the innovative animation techniques that were brought to the table.

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