<P> `` When You Wish Upon a Star '' is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney 's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio . The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket , and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film . The song has since become the representative song of The Walt Disney Company . The recording by Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 261546 and 26477A ( in the US ) and by EMI on the His Master 's Voice Label as catalogue number BD 821 . </P>
<P> `` When You Wish Upon a Star '' is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney 's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio . The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket , and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the film . The song has since become the representative song of The Walt Disney Company . The recording by Cliff Edwards and Chorus was released by Victor Records as catalogue number 261546 and 26477A ( in the US ) and by EMI on the His Master 's Voice Label as catalogue number BD 821 . </P>
who sang original when you wish upon a star
who sang original when you wish upon a star
Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket
Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket