"Sail With Me (Demo)" is a demo track composed by for the 1980 live-action musical Popeye , directed by Robert Altman.
The demos, including "Sail With Me," highlight Nilsson's melodic genius and quirky sensibilities. Unlike many studio-produced musicals of the time, the film's actors sang many tracks "live" on the set in Malta, giving the final soundtrack a raw, authentic quality that often differed from Nilsson’s more polished demos. Sail With Me (Demo)
The song eventually evolved into the track , which is performed in the film by Robin Williams (as Popeye) and Shelley Duvall (as Olive Oyl). Production Context "Sail With Me (Demo)" is a demo track
Van Dyke Parks served as the music arranger, helping Nilsson shape the film’s distinctive, eccentric "Sweethaven" sound. Track Availability directed by Robert Altman. The demos