In a new interview with People, Alan Menken breakdowns some of his most iconic Disney songs with some behind the scene tidbits.
The song that were covered in this interview include:
- “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid
- “Beauty and the Beast” from Beauty and the Beast
- “Proud of Your Boy” from Aladdin (cut from the film but added to the Musical)
- “A Whole New World” from Aladdin
- “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas
- “Out There” from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- “Go the Distance” from Hercules
So four I want Songs (counting Proud of your Boy,) three romantic songs and “Colors of the Wind” which doesn’t seem to fit snuggly into a musical song category and is regarded as ballad.
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