The Little Mermaid: 2 songs modified by Disney and include concepts of consent and female emancipation

Holly Bailey has announced that the live-action version of The Little Mermaid will be adapted for our time. And it is in this sense that certain emblematic songs of the John Musker and Ron Clements animated film were changed.

This is Alan Menken, the original composer who won the 1990 Oscar for Best Score and Best Song.under the ocean” who announced it in the columns Vanity FairR. The latter is back for Rob Marshall’s film and is supported by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who already owes the music to Moana and Encanto.

So the lyrics of the song “Kiss him“du crab Sébastien (dubbed by Henri Salvador in French) and “Poor lost soulsUrsula (voiced by Micheline Dax in the French version) is transformed by notions of consent and women’s emancipation.

Alan Menken He declares: The lyrics to “Kiss Her” were changed because people became too sensitive to the idea that Prince Eric would somehow end up with Ariel. Speak up, even though Ursula is clearly manipulating Ariel into voting.”

Indeed, in the 1989 cartoon, Prince Eric and Ariel go on a boat trip and Sebastien tries to sing to Eric to kiss the Little Mermaid so he can find his voice.

He utters these words: “Look at her, sweet and fragile at the same time, she doesn’t say anything, she’s silent, but your heart is secretly burning. You don’t know why, but she’s stronger than you, kiss her with pleasure. Good. (…) You have to create a spark and words Trust me for this, there is no such thing, decide, kiss me. (…) Take your hand in the soft lagoon, decide my boy and don’t wait until tomorrow, he won’t say a word and won’t say a word until I kiss you (…) don’t be afraid, don’t think about happiness like that, go Go ahead yes, kiss her. Don’t shy away because you know that’s all you’re thinking about, it’s so good, listen to the song.”

“What’s the point of studying?”

In Ursula’s Song”Poor lost souls“, the problem is the way the Sea Witch talks about women in two verses. He declares, “Ah, I can tell people don’t like gossipers, that they think gossips are boring! That when a woman knows how to hold her tongue, she is always more charming. And after all, what’s the point of learning?”

Therefore, these two titles have been updated Lin-Manuel Miranda And Alan Merken better adapt to modern times. The Oscar-winning composer also said that audiences will be able to discover new songs he co-wrote with Miranda for the film.

“One of them is a song by Prince Eric called “Wild Unchartered Waters”. There’s also a new song for Ariel when she has legs (and therefore no voice). He sings in his thoughts. There’s a number called “Scuttlebutt” performed by Eureka and Sebastian when they find out the prince is getting married and think it’s with Ariel. Lin’s lyrics are excellent.“

photographed holly bailey Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem, She wore a mermaid It will be released in theaters on May 24.