"Down in New Orleans" is a song from Disney's 2009 animated film The Princess and the Frog, written by Randy Newman.
The song introduces the city of New Orleans and foreshadows the manipulations of Dr. Facilier, the film's main villain.
This is the first full song in the movie and the only one during the film not sung by one of the characters (Ne-Yo's "Never Knew I Needed" appears only over the closing credits).
A year before the film came out in theatres, Randy Newman himself performed the song at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
"Almost There", another song from the film, performed by Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), was also nominated for the Oscar.