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22Sep 2011

Demo Reel Someday – The Music of the Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame

by Jessica

The Storybroad

Esmeralda Demo Reel of Someday Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame

So now we come to the Demo reel of “Someday.” If “Someday” had been chosen over “God help the Outcast” the animation would have looked have followed this. It’s pretty the some as “God Help the Outcast” and it’s sung by Heidi Mollenhaur.

So the story goes that Alan Menken wrote “God Help the Outcast” for the “Esmeralda Prayer” sequence. The director felt that they wanted a song with more energy for this part because they felt Outcast was to quiet.

Menken then wrote “Someday” which is a bigger number. However untimely the Directors felt it was too big a number to be sung in Notre Dame of Paris and they went with “God help the Outcast.”

Now if you read my review of “God help the Outcast” you’d know I have some problems with song as I find to be on the condescending side. It bothers me that Directors opted for “Outcast” over “Someday” by claiming it was more humble. Example what more humble saying your at loss words or trying to relate to Mary? I find “Someday” far humbler.

It also bothers me that they claimed “Someday” was too big for Notre Dame. In “God Help the Outcast” Parishioner sing loudly and Esmeralda does belt a little bit towards the end of “God Help the Outcast.”

So why was “God Help the Outcast” chosen over “Someday”? The reason I think is untimely “God Help the Outcast” reflects Quasimodo more. Esmeralda maybe singing about Romani but the song heavy eludes back to Quasimodo. And this film never wants you to forget Quasimodo, ever. In “Someday” she says the phase “Out There” but other than that Quasimodo is really reflected back. So since the film can’t seem to go 5 minutes without Quasimodo the songs is about Outcasts and not the world as a whole.

A Picture from the demo reel of Someday Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame image — A Picture from the demo reel of Someday Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame

Final Thoughts

Should they have gone with “Someday” over “God help the Outcast” for Esmeralda’s Prayer? Hard to say, while I like Someday better “God help the Outcast” has more Drama and tension to it plus it refers back to the source material; The 1939 version of Hunchback of Notre Dame, so if nothing else Film Buffs can better catch Disney ripping off another movie which what Disney loves to do.

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Next Time – Let’s look at the songs that time forgot; The Deleted Songs of Hunchback of Notre Dame

Esmeralda As Long as there's Moon Demo Reel Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame picture image

13Sep 2011

The Music of the Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame – Someday

by Jessica

Esmeralda’s Prayer Alternative

Someday Demo Reel Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame image picture — Someday Demo Reel Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame

“Someday” was originally written to replace “God help the Outcast.”

The idea was the directors wanted a bigger number for Esmeralda praying in Notre Dame, so “Someday” was written. Upon comparing the two, they decided to go for the quieter number which was “God Help the Outcast”. Ultimately I prefer “Someday” to “God Help the Outcast.”

I have to agree with the reasoning, that a big athematic song in a place like Notre Dame isn’t a smart chose for a number, so I understand why they went with it. But I do find “God Help the Outcast” to be not as humble or mature as “Someday.” “God Help the Outcast” is about Outcasts and “Someday” is about all people coming to together. It’s about a hope for the betterment of everyone. The song doesn’t have make over-confident boosting or the juxtaposition of Nobility asking God for selfish gains to sound more humble.

4 Versions

All 4 One Someday Disney HUnchback of Notre Dame picture image — All 4 One Someday Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame

Someday Eternal Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame

Der Glockner von notre Dame German Musical of Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame picture image — Der Glockner von notre Dame German Musical of Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame

Here’s the trouble with “Someday;” There are four different versions of this song.

You have the original version, that was deleted from the movie in lieu of “God help the Outcast” performed by Heidi Mollenhauer. There is the version U.S Credit Roll by One 4 All. The U.K Credit Roll by Eternal.

And finally the rendition from the German musical Der Glockner Von Notre Dame called “Einmal.”

Each Version has a different feeling so it’s a little hard to review them together. So I’m not going to. Over the next few posts I’ll look at each one. Then I’ll compare them a little bit. That’s Plan Anyway!

First up – The U.S Credit Roll

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