"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)
Van Dyke Parks served as the music arranger, helping Nilsson shape the film’s distinctive, eccentric "Sweethaven" sound. Track Availability "Sail With Me (Demo)" is a demo track
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 Van Dyke Parks served as the music arranger,
Nilsson wrote all original songs for the film while on a break from his own album, Flash Harry .