The Jungle Book (1967 film) versions of both the screenplay and the soundtrack followed Kipling's work more closely, with a dramatic, dark, and sinister tone which Disney did not want in his family film, leading to writer Bill Peet and composer Terry Gilkyson being replaced. The casting employed famous actors and musicians Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders and Louis Prima, as well as Disney regulars such as Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley and Verna Felton, and the director's son, Bruce Reitherman, as Mowgli. "The Jungle Book" was released on October 18, 1967, to positive reception, with acclaim for its soundtrack, featuring five songs by
The Jungle Book (1967 film) for PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Kaa and Shere Khan have also made cameo appearances in another Disney video game, "Quackshot". A world based on the film was intended to appear more than once in the Square Enix-Disney "Kingdom Hearts" video game series, but was omitted both times, first in the first game because it featured a similar world based on "Tarzan", and second in "", although areas of the world are accessible via hacking codes. Since the film's release, many of the film's characters appeared in "House of Mouse", "The Lion King 1½", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", and "Aladdin and