History AwesomeMusic / TheLandBeforeTime

* [[https://youtu.be/AtHoxVdOFc0 "I Feel Mad"]] gives a surprise foray into rock territory by being backed by electric guitars, which is always awesome. A later episode gives us a different variation of the song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tsk-x_Jkm0 "We Need a Plan"]]. The only thing different about it is the lyrics, but it still sounds just as amazing.

* [[https://youtu.be/AtHoxVdOFc0 "I Feel Mad"]] gives a surprise foray into rock territory by being backed by electric guitars, which is always awesome. A later episode gives us a different variation of the song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tsk-x_Jkm0 "We Need a Plan"]], which sounds just as amazing.

* [[https://youtu.be/AtHoxVdOFc0 "I Feel Mad"]] gives a surprise foray into rock territory by being backed by electric guitars, which is always awesome.

** There's the [[https://youtu.be/ObPneATgASs 'end credits version']], sung beautifully by the legendary Music/DianaRoss. There's also a very heartwrenching [[https://youtu.be/Db5Yss8UpsM male version]].

* The ballad [[https://youtu.be/4Yw6_rVWx4E "Kids Like Us"]] is sung quite well (Scott Mcafee, Littlefoot's voice actor, does his own singing.)

* [[https://youtu.be/4Yw6_rVWx4E "Kids Like Us"]] is sung quite well (Scott Mcafee, Littlefoot's voice actor, does his own singing.)

* [[https://youtu.be/g4z0KGM_C90 "Me and My Dad"]] is a bouncy tune with uplifting lyrics and some nice harmonica work that gives it a country-western feel.

* The ''Land Before Time'' theme, written by Music/JamesHorner and officially called "If We Hold On Together", is one of the best themes in animated film history. You'd be very, very, very hard pressed to find another song that draws such intense emotions out of people whenever they hear it. It's unforgettable, touching, and incredibly beautiful, and so versatile that it can display different emotions based on the instrument being used. It helps that it appears to be partly based on “One Moment In Time” by WhitneyHouston.

* The ''Land Before Time'' theme, written by Music/JamesHorner and officially called "If We Hold On Together", is one of the best themes in animated film history. You'd be very, very, very hard pressed to find another song that draws such intense emotions out of people whenever they hear it. It's unforgettable, touching, and incredibly beautiful, and so versatile that it can display different emotions based on the instrument being used.

* [[https://youtu.be/yU9wvEte91I "Beyond the Mysterious Beyond"]] and its [[https://youtu.be/In1DynAbt-E reprise]] are [[IncrediblyLamePun cosmic.]] Notable for its particularly striking chorus harmony. And the fact that it's technically being sung by aliens.

** There's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plRLjypYFGQ 'Whispering Winds' version]] that plays during sad scenes. It's most famously used in the scene where Littlefoot's mother dies.

** There's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPneATgASs 'end credits version']], sung beautifully by the legendary Music/DianaRoss. There's also a very heartwrenching [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db5Yss8UpsM male version]].
** Finally, there's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUd5ZRTYY7k 'Cera-Ducky Duet' version]] which Anndi [=McAfee=] and Aria Noelle Curzon both confirm they sang.
* The orchestral piece that plays over the beginning when Littlefoot is born, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOZPiNcJM8o The Great Migration]]. Childhood in 7:58 minutes.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llqo1ejaJ-Y The Great Valley Theme]], which is present in ''many'' of the sequels.

* [[https://youtu.be/9NoYLX1OhAM "Peaceful Valley"]] is a jubilant and catchy first song of the series to be sung by the cast, and a good song to open and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyEY-lKQwHE end the film with.]]

* [[https://youtu.be/uAXZXKoI3qs "Friends For Dinner"]] is a very amusing divisive song with a catchy steel drum backing. The droning, almost sarcastic tone the kids sing it in and the multiple ([[TimeParadox and given the time period, impossible]]) food related puns make it good for a chuckle, albeit perhaps a rather uneasy one. The same can be said for its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqYpWk5o_vk other rendition from the TV show]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4z0KGM_C90 "Me and My Dad"]] is a bouncy tune with uplifting lyrics and some nice harmonica work that gives it a country-western feel.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSTFnSXs_-c "Creepy Crawlies"]] is catchy, and its silly lyrics give it a very "campy" feel to the point where it wouldn't have sounded out of place on ''Rocky Horror Picture Show''.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=conZSNAWkag "If Only"]] is a lovely duet between Littlefoot and Grandpa longneck with some gorgeous piano.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlp8G29NR3Y "Say So"]] is a relaxing song that sounds quite similar to Music/BobMarley(particularly "So Much Trouble in the World")with it's steel drums and horns.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5V1YAjNQJs "Yellow Belly Bounce"]] may be the most simplistic song in terms of lyrics in the whole series, but it makes up for it by being one of the catchiest and most upbeat with its lush tropical instrumentation, which invokes the music of Hawaiian artists like Don Ho.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCMHs9HzE4 "Today's the Day"]] is quite possibly the happiest and most upbeat song in the series with some bouncy piano and harmonica work.

* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhnQT8imhCU title theme]] is bouncy and memorable, with some great African-spiritual vocals and some good lyrics. It fits the opening animation very well, and musically speaking it's probably the most awesome thing to come out of the TV show.
* Some renditions of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUe1HVBiOH0 "My Remembering"]] are quite nice, particularly when it's first sung by Ruby. Grandpa's version gets points purely for being sung over an image of Littlefoot's mother as a child.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtHoxVdOFc0 "I Feel Mad"]] gives a surprise foray into rock territory by being backed by electric guitars, which is always awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rzM-0kmGBg "Feel So Happy"]] is a nice song, but what makes it awesome is that one of its reprises actually got ''Doc'', the Lone Dinosaur of all people, to sing.
* [[FirstInstallmentWins None of the renditions of "Adventuring" hold a candle to the original version]] from ''The Great Longneck Migration'', but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWufsAy6kTI it's still a triumphant tune nonetheless.]]

* [[https://youtu.be/tDxi5MKrGZM "Imaginary Friend"]] is another song that people either love or [[TastesLikeDiabetes hate]]. Aside from the visuals being a lot more kiddie than usual, however, the song itself is very well done, with a catchy Caribbean/Calypso vibe and great singing by the main cast.

* [[https://youtu.be/DOxb9nSmh7o "Grandma's Lullaby"]] is a sad song, [[OutlivingOnesOffspring and very poignant considering who's singing it]], one of the only songs in the ''entire series'' that WebVideo/MarzGurl, in her review of the sequels, admitted she actually liked.

* [[https://youtu.be/WHgFjROMnfg "Who Needs You"]] is pretty funny, and was probably meant more for the parents watching than the kids. The two villains almost seem like a disgruntled sitcom couple, openly expressing their dislike of each other with some legitimately stinging zingers. Given that these two villains spew a lot of classic TV references over the course of the movie, this was probably intentional.

* [[https://youtu.be/7msaNHb0PoQ "Girls and Dads"]] conjures up images of spotlights and Broadway stages. Mostly awesome just for Cera's singing.

** There's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPneATgASs 'end credits version']], sung beautifully by the legendary [[Music/TheSupremes Diana Ross]]. There's also a very heartwrenching [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db5Yss8UpsM male version]].

* The ''Land Before Time'' theme, written by James Horner and officially called "If We Hold On Together", is one of the best themes in animated film history. You'd be very, very, very hard pressed to find another song that draws such intense emotions out of people whenever they hear it. It's unforgettable, touching, and incredibly beautiful, and so versatile that it can display different emotions based on the instrument being used.

** There's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObPneATgASs 'end credits version']], sung beautifully by the legendary Diana Ross. There's also a very heartwrenching [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db5Yss8UpsM male version]].

* [[https://youtu.be/9NoYLX1OhAM "Peaceful Valley"]] is a jubilant, catchy, and free spirited song; in short, a good first song of the series to be sung by the cast, and a good song to open and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyEY-lKQwHE end the film with.]]
* [[https://youtu.be/QATy0DFFZu0 "You Are One of Us Now"]] is a fast-paced and catchy song, sung as the gang accept baby Chomper.

* [[https://youtu.be/tDxi5MKrGZM "Imaginary Friend"]] is another song that people either love or [[TastesLikeDiabetes hate]]. Aside from being a lot more kiddie than usual, however, the song itself is very well done, with a catchy Caribbean/Calypso vibe and great singing by the main cast.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5V1YAjNQJs "Yellow Belly Bounce"]] may be the most simplistic song in terms of lyrics in the whole series; but it makes up for it by being one of the catchiest and most upbeat with it's lush tropical instrumentation, which invokes the music of Hawaiian artists like "Don Ho".