Disney's Best Soundtrack Is A Goofy Movie
A Goofy Movie makes a persuasive case that Disney's best soundtrack is the one that understands character. Each major musical turn advances the story while exposing the distance between a worried father and a son desperate to define himself.
The soundtrack keeps changing allegiance. The school opening turns Max's hunger for a new identity into action. The road number sets Goofy's enthusiasm against Max's embarrassment. Their reconciliation becomes a duet, and the concert finale turns Max's lie into the moment father and son finally move together.
There are more polished Disney scores and more instantly canonical collections of songs. Few make music this inseparable from character and pacing. Remove it and Max's performance, Goofy's optimism, their conflict and their reconciliation lose their shape.
Watch A Goofy Movie in one sitting. Then revisit it against another favorite Disney musical. Ask which soundtrack merely contains great songs, and which one changes the story.
