'There are some lyric changes in 'Kiss the Girl' because people have gotten very sensitive about the idea that [Prince Eric] would, in any way, force himself on [Ariel]'
, Menken revealed that fans will hear three new songs in addition to the classic soundtrack.
"For the First Time" will be an additional song for Ariel. Miranda and Menken shared that the track will offer several callbacks to"Part of Your World" and will paint the picture of how the mermaid will adjust to life on land. "All the clues for what that song could be are actually laid in 'Part of Your World,' which is one of the greatest 'I want' songs of all time that Alan wrote with Howard Ashman," Miranda explained."She's wondering all these things about what life on land is. One of my favorite lyrics of all time: 'What's a fire and why does it...
The original 1989 composer and the"Hamilton" creator also gave Prince Eric his very own power ballad with"Wild Uncharted Waters." The royal will be played by 27-year-old British actor Jonah Hauer-King. "We took our cues from David's [screenwriter] script. What he's done with Eric is made him an explorer," Miranda continued."So, in a lot of ways, he and Ariel have the same restless spirit, but they're just from two different biomes. He wants to see the other edge of that horizon line wherever it may lead him. He's endlessly drawn to the sea and [Ariel's] endlessly drawn to land.
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