Full Orchestra - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1020746 By Vanessa Williams. By Alan Menken. Arranged by Brian Strohmetz. Contemporary. Score and parts. 61 pages. Brian Strohmetz #6657095. Published by Brian Strohmetz (A0.1020746). Colors of the Wind is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for Walt Disney Pictures' 33rd animated feature film, Pocahontas (1995). The film's theme song, Colors of the Wind was originally recorded by American singer and actress Judy Kuhn in her role as the singing voice of Pocahontas. A pop ballad, the song's lyrics are about animism and respecting nature, finding its roots in indigenous Native American culture, perspectives which have later been adopted in both transcendentalist literature and New Age spirituality.This song received an Oscar for Best Original song.
