“We discussed with [director] Rob Marshall what he wanted,” composer Alan Menken told Vanity Fair.
asked Alan Menken, the 73-year-old prolific Disney composer, if any changes needed to be made to the music from the 1989 animated flick.
“We have some revisions in ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’ regarding lines that might make young girls somehow feel that they shouldn’t speak out of turn, even though Ursula is clearly manipulating Ariel to give up her voice,” Menken added.Composer Alan Menken attends the “Aladdin” Paris Gala Screening on May 8, 2019.While the new lyrics have yet to be revealed, the original versions are universally known —and arguably outdated.
The villain sings: “Yes, on land it’s much preferred / For ladies not to say a word / And after all, dear, what is idle prattle for? / Come on, they’re not all that impressed with conversation / True gentlemen avoid it when they can / But they dote and swoon and fawn / On a lady who’s withdrawn / It’s she who holds her tongue who gets a man.” also features new songs that Menken wrote with “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, 43.
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