Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the ABC special The Little Mermaid Live!. The album features the songs from the musical special written by Alan Menken and with lyrics by Howard Ashman (for the animated Disney classic) and Glenn Slater (for the Broadway adaptation) and performed by cast members including Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Shaggy as Sebastian, as well as John Stamos, Amber Riley and Graham Phillips. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon Music. Check out several of the musical numbers from the special after the jump. The Little Mermaid Live! directed by Done+Dusted’s Hamish Hamilton premiered last night on ABC.
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Deleted Song ‘Desert Moon’ from ‘Aladdin’ Released
Walt Disney Records has released the unused song Desert Moon written for Disney’s live-action adaptation of Aladdin. The song is written by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and features lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, Dear Evan Hansen). The song, which is featured in a deleted scene on the movie’s home video release, is now available to download as a digital single on Amazon. Also listen to the full track after the jump. The label has released a full soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie, as well as Menken’s score earlier this year. Aladdin directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen and Numan Acar will be released on VOD August 27 and will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on September 10.
Instrumental Version of ‘Aladdin’ Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released a new soundtrack album for the live-action adaptation of Disney’s Aladdin. The album features instrumental versions of all the songs from the movie composed by Alan Menken (with lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice and Benj Pasek & Justin Paul). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples. In related news, the label will also release a vinyl edition featuring all the songs from the movie next Friday, August 16. Click here to order the Aladdin: The Songs vinyl album. The original soundtrack album featuring both songs and score from the movie directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott was released back in May.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (May 24, 2019)
Three new movies are opening in theaters nationwide this weekend:
Opening in most theaters is the live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen and Numan Acar. The film’s original score is composed by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid). Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as all songs from movie, including a new song written by Menken and featuring lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul. Click here for the full album details.
Also opening wide is the coming-of-age comedy Booksmart directed by Olivia Wilde and starring Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Will Forte, Lisa Kudrow and Jason Sudeikis. Hip hop producer Dan the Automator has composed the film’s original score. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the score. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details. A separate (vinyl only) soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film is also in the works.
‘Aladdin’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin have been revealed. The album features all the songs from the movie, including new versions of the classic songs from the 1992 animated feature composed by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) and featuring lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, as well as new songs by Menken featuring lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman). Also included is the movie’s original score composed by Menken. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 22 (click here to download) and physically this Friday, May 24 (visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version).
ZAYN’s & Zhavia Ward’s ‘A Whole New World’ Cover from ‘Aladdin’ Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released the first track from the soundtrack album for the live-action remake of Aladdin. ZAYN and Zhavia Ward have recorded a new version of the song A Whole New World originally written for the 1992 animated classic by Alan Menken and Tim Rice. Saltwives has produced the new version of the song, which will be featured in the movie’s end credits. Click here to download the track and check out the music video after the jump. The full soundtrack album, which also features the other songs from the movie, as well as Menken’s original score is now set to be released digitally on May 22 and physically on May 24 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.
Walt Disney Records to Release Soundtrack Album for Live-Action ‘Aladdin’
Walt Disney Records will release the official soundtrack album for the live-action remake of Disney’s Aladdin. Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Enchanted) has composed the original score for the film, which also features the songs from the 1992 animated classic written by Menken and featuring lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice, as well as new songs written by Menken and featuring lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land). The soundtrack will be released on May 22 (digitally) and May 24 (physically) (pushed back from the original listed release date of May 10) and is now available for pre-order on Amazon.
‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure’ Soundtrack Released
Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for the Disney Channel animated series Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure. The album features the original songs from the show written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and Glenn Slater (Galavant, UglyDolls) and performed by cast members Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Eden Espinosa, Jeff Ross, James Monroe Iglehart and Fred Tatasciore. Also included are three tracks from the show’s original score composed by Kevin Kliesch (Sofia the First, Thundercats). The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon, where you can also check out audio samples.
Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz to Write Music for ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Live Action Movie
Deadline is reporting that Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, The Prince of Egypt) are set to write the music for a new live action adaptation of the 1996 Disney animated classic and Victor Hugo novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly, Tarzan) is writing the screenplay. David Hoberman & Todd Lieberman (The Fighter, The Muppets, Wonder) are producing the Mandeville production alongside Josh Gad who is in consideration to star as the lead character.
‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’ Soundtrack Announced
Walt Disney Records has announced the official soundtrack album for the Wreck-It-Ralph sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet. The album features the original song A Place Called Slaughter Race written by Academy Award winner Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and performed in the film by Sarah Silverman & Gal Gadot, a pop version of the track performed by Julia Michaels, the original Zero written and performed by Imagine Dragons (already available as a digital single here). Also included is the film’s original score composed by Henry Jackman (Captain America: The Winter Soldier & Civil War, Big Hero 6, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) who previously scored the original movie. The soundtrack will be released digitally on November 15 (click here to download) and physically on November 30. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version.