Film Music Reporter

Walt Disney Pictures announced today that Celine Dion will perform the new original song, How Does A Moment Last Forever,  for the studio’s live-action Beauty and the Beast. The track is written by Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and lyricist Tim Rice (The Lion King, Evita). Portions of the song are performed throughout the film and interpolated into the underscore before Dion’s full-length version debuts during the film’s end credits. The song is also included on the official soundtrack album, which will be released on March 10, 2017 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Beauty and the Beast directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Kevin Kline, Josh Gad, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Audra McDonald and Emma Thompson will be released nationwide on March 17 by Walt Disney Pictures.