Much of Menken’s early work saw him collaborate with lyricist Howard Ashman, until the songsmith’s death in 1991, after which he has become closely linked with Tim Rice. Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in The Little Mermaid live-action remake (2023), with music by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Read more: Why this original song by Alan Menken was cut from the 2023 Little Mermaid remake We don’t reach our first song for quite a while, but we’re toying and teasing with the themes that people know, and gradually building into these numbers.” Menken told Classic FM: “This starts in a very live-action film way. Part of the reason behind the decision is to build anticipation through the beginning of the film, before arriving at what is arguably the film’s most iconic and loved song. ‘Daughters of Triton’, the first musical number in the original animation, is missing from the live-action remake. Other new songs for the movie include ‘For the First Time’, sung by Ariel as she adjusts to life with legs and all the ‘firsts’ that come with it: climbing, jumping, gravity, and shoes, and ‘Wild Uncharted Waters’ – a power ballad for Prince Eric. ‘The Scuttlebutt’ is a new song for the 2023 remake, written in Miranda’s signature rap style, complete with clever wordplay, as Scuttle the seagull attempts to bring Ariel and Sebastian up to speed with the latest town gossip. Read more: New ‘Little Mermaid’ film tweaks original lyrics to include consent and female empowermentĪwkwafina, Daveed Diggs, Disney - The Scuttlebutt (From "The Little Mermaid"/Audio Only) The new songs, Menken said, “run the gamut from things that are very much in the original wheelhouse or original style of the movie, and things that are much more in Lin’s wheelhouse – things like ‘Scuttlebutt’ – and I think it’s a really fresh, wonderful addition to the movie.” “And for me as the composer, taking those in and working with them is really fascinating. “There’s so much that he has to bring that’s fresh in terms of the blend of rap and hip-hop and contemporary styles”, Menken said of his working relationship with Miranda. Two songs from the original movie have been completely scrapped. Three new songs have been penned by Menken and Miranda for the Disney remake, which contains new lyrics for two of the much-loved, existing songs to include consent and female empowerment. Listen to Classic FM at the Movies – a live playlist on Global Player > “A lot of experience in theatre, so we had a great time.” “Lin is really smart, he’s a really great person, really great to get along with,” Menken told Classic FM. In the meantime, you can catch the regular versions of these movies on Disney+.It seems the adoration is mutual. Other titles that will get lyric subtitles later this year include Frozen, Frozen 2, and both the animated Beauty and the Beast that came out in 1991 as well as 2017’s live-action version starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, and Josh Gad. It's an honor that hasn’t been achieved by a Disney animated feature since 1993, when Aladdin’s “A Whole New World,” composed by Alan Menken and Tim Rice, sat at the top of the list.ĭisney also announced that Encanto will only be the first Disney musical to get the Sing-along treatment. Though some might argue that “Surface Pressure” is the bigger earworm, “ We Don’t Talk About Bruno” became a record-breaker for Disney, having nabbed the top spot on Billboard Hot 100 List this January. Now adults and children alike can sing along with the characters to the Lin-Manuel Miranda-composed tunes like “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” “Family Madrigal,” “Surface Pressure,” “Dos Oruguitas” and more. The move likely comes from the film's popularity, with Disney saying there have been over 180 million rewatches globally with the average household having watched the film five times, a number that is not surprising to anyone with children.
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