Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken On Collabing In 'The Little Mermaid' | Entertainment Weekly

Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda tell EW about the joys of collaborating on the music of Disney's The Little Mermaid reimagining.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken On Collabing In 'The Little Mermaid' | Entertainment Weekly
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[@thespibunny272]

I could listen to Lin talk about anything. His passion & love for the arts is so inspiring. A true theatre kid.

[@seanbaby7796]

The way I knew the movie's songs are in good hands when they announced Lin and Alan was in charge.🥰🥰

[@pbscraze]

I’m sure Howard Ashman would be proud

[@TrinityJC]

What a beautiful melody for the new song! This movie is such a convergence of legends, old and new! This is going to be absolutely magical!

[@cbismarck07]

These songs feel so old school Disney, I love it!!!

[@deechan2274]

I’m so happy lins happy especially since his Favorite movie is little mermaid and now he kinda gets to live that

[@yesiare3057]

i cant wait! Alan and Lin-Miranda are amazing music writers! ❤

[@chloeknight3558]

I am overjoyed for Alan Menken and Lin Manuel Miranda to collaborate on writing new songs for the live action remake of Disney's The Little Mermaid. 😀😄👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 I am a fan of Alan Menken and Lin Manuel Miranda because I love their songwriting skills.

[@angiesargent4233]

The soundtrack is going to be banging!!!

[@veb_edvard]

Changing Howard's words is gonna be dreadful...

[@ItzLionxss]

@@veb_edvard I just saw you on another video commenting this pls grow up 😂

[@jhalinpittmon188]

This is sooooo exciting🥹🤩🤩

[@justineves3588]

I know I can't wait to see the live action the little marmad movie 😊

[@Tobythecatrocks]

Not really

[@emmanuelgonzalez5654]

omgg I like how they approached the new Ariel song with some beats of the original soundtrack

[@peterdelcurtis]

I am in awe watching this conversation. Thank you for inspiring us!! I cannot wait for this movie!

[@pennynelkin9721]

I am convinced that Lin is just a theater kid who made it

[@GerardoTonella]

I LOVE that Ariel’s new song has a tiny bit of “Beyond My Wildest Dreams” from the Broadway show!

[@LovedByYou]

Would love another one closer to the movie with JONAH, and getting to hear him

[@tessas]

I can’t wait to hear the new songs!!! I’ve been so excited since they announced Menken and Miranda would be working together on new music.

[@mnm7647]

If Disney only knew the amount of patience people have withheld for this movie! Those who already love it, those that can’t wait to massively fall in love with it and those waiting to hate on every moment too lol we see you girls! Imagine grown men on YT producing 3 videos every week dedicated to hating on this movie....poor unfortunate souls love! This film is most probably gonna be Disney‘s best liveaction ever!!!

[@juliuswicht1064]

I really cannot wait anymore! I need to watch it now 🎉❤

[@angiesargent4233]

I know right

[@Moikkaa123hdnd]

I am so excited!! I am sure that the soundtrack will be amazing! ❤️ In this duo we trust 💙

[@alexisgarcez8877]

Finally it’s here this MASTERPIECE!!!🙌🏽🫧🧜🏽‍♀️🦀🐠☀️🌊

[@chloeknight3558]

😄👏🏾

[@katherineknapp4370]

I can't wait!!!!! Lin, Rob, Alan, Daveed, yep, I'm definitely seeing this movie!!!!

[@zakiajames4241]

Ugh what a great collaboration!!

[@kiaraknight5380]

Beautiful work 👏🏾 So excited for Wild Uncharted Waters!

[@kishtan1595]

Amazing.😭🔥🔥

[@MmDisney200]

Love everything about this ❤

[@jamlym4974]

I just had a crazy dream where Lin plays the genie in Aladdin. And crazily enough, I think it could actually work.

[@otismilo3699]

Better than Will Smith… If only they had done this.

[@BbGun-lw5vi]

He has the genie’s chaotic energy.

[@coreynmarie]

wait so we’re getting another poyw reprise??? that’s exciting

[@cartoonishclaude]

So Part Of Your World will be sung 3 times in the remake

[@CBAmbitio]

I believe they might be going with the alternate ending from the 1989 movie where after Triton turns Ariel back into a human to be with Eric, Ariel is walking down the beach back to Eric as she sings “Now we can walk, now we run. Now we can stay all day in the sun.” And then they kiss and it cuts to the wedding.

[@LovedByYou]

I love hearing into Lind genius brain

[@coreynmarie]

legends!

[@RetroGirl1967]

They need to make Lin Manuel Miranda an official Disney Legend, because he totally is based on "Moana" and "Encanto."

[@BrianRumbaoaDisney1998]

5:07 Awkwafina can pull that off.

[@stefshiddles]

OH. MY. HEART! 🧜‍♀️❤️

[@LeooSaGoh]

Lyn Manuel had the HARDEST mission of his career til now: making music for a movie who originally was made by Howard Ashman. We musical and movie enjoyers must be happy to have two musical Genius making music for the same Movie! In two different formats. I love Howard and Lyn Manuel❤❤❤❤

[@thiagoteixeira6537]

I wonder if Lin will be involved with the Moana live-action movie, which was recently announced!

[@angelvelazquez5704]

😮❤❤❤ I can’t wait!

[@Yago_IGriega]

No puedo esperar a escuchar vuestro increíble trabajo con las canciones. 🥹🧜🏾‍♀️🫶🏻

[@jae6506]

What a partnership!! A Disney dream come true✨ It seemed impossible for any new songs to match the originals but damn, they did it👏🏽

[@dominiquewong4706]

I am very curious whether there will be any songs from the broadway version. So many good songs from that soundtrack

[@jamiesiple7703]

i love the old song to the original musical and i love in the height musical song

[@andymuratalla8398]

We all can't wait for the new song they sound good nobody can do a better job then them can't wait

[@jamalselesi182]

He’s playing chef Louis

[@Disney65Fan]

Wonder how this Ariel is gonna react like compare to the 1st film where she traded her voice for legs. 😂

[@aishaalamoudi599]

holy sht... the more footage and random clips i see the greater this thing look.

[@mysterything8348]

Please be good. Please be good 😭😭

[@alexisgarcez8877]

🧜🏽‍♀️🙌🏽🫧🧜🏽‍♀️🐠🌊☀️🦀

[@samanthacline1265]

As someone who was a little girl in 1989 and a grown woman now who still loves a good story, I do hope that this version fixes the problematic story changes that were made in the 1980s. I don’t expect the writers to stick to Hans Christian Anderson’s original ending, but I hope they make it clear that there is a couple years between the final conflict and the wedding, also that Eric and Ariel love each other for more than their superficial qualities.

[@eternityriley1833]

It's funny you say that because they do make some of the changes you mentioned. Ariel and Eric connect at first over their shared feelings of not belonging where they are. Eric will be given more depth and character in this one with his own ambitions, dreams and desires (and song), and he wants something more than his current life like she does. Idk if they'll make it years before they get married rather than a few days seemingly, but I do know they aged Ariel up from 16 to maybe 18/19, so it won't be as weird seeing her get married (although that's still pretty young, like she's still a teenager afterall lol)

[@eternityriley1833]

I probably should have finished the video before I commented 😂 they say some of this lol

[@veb_edvard]

Make changes and you sneer Howard Ashman and the Little Mermaid period!

[@junetothemoon]

@@veb_edvard how does that even make sense? You realize the original story by Hans Christian Andersen was already drastically changed by Disney right?

[@beethovensfidelio]

@@veb_edvard Howard Ashman didn’t write the screenplay. John Musker and Ron Clements did.

[@olihhayes]

1:23 10:06

[@elisabethsande346]

Hello can you help me with the cover as well

[@JoshuaOrro-MustangPrinceOR-YTB]

Good luck guys

[@veb_edvard]

Wtf are they changing lyrics to Kiss the Girl and Poor Unfortunate Souls for modern day feminism???

[@TozheiAmen-Ra]

What the heck? 😂 no one said anything about feminism 💕

[@mnm7647]

Ok we get it it, She is black and you have been trolling for the last 3 years to fail this movie but sorry mate you gonna have to find a new hobby. It’s giving OBSESSIVE & DESPERATE!

[@Apricotwarrior]

That’s weird that no one mentioned that, y’all really be lying and reaching 😊

[@veb_edvard]

@@TozheiAmen-Ra Kiss the Girl is going to be tainted by incorporating a consent phenomenon because it's felt that some people are sensitive to the idea Prince Eric was "forcing himself on Ariel". Poor Unfortunate Souls is also getting a rewrite because it's felt that Ariel should speak out against Ursula's manipulation. These are feminist motives whether you like it or not...

[@veb_edvard]

@@Apricotwarrior I can't make up something like this. Maybe read a little and do your research before calling rumors...

[@DougiePlaysSoccer]

Whatever is said, Lin-Manuel is no Howard Ashman. And whatever this is, it will never live up to the quality of art the first Little Mermaid brought.

[@LeooSaGoh]

Let just appreciate both musical talents. I'm happy to see Disney looking for the best writer they could find for this movie. Howard cant be replaced.

[@loverofromance5307]

Awful! Not watching this movie after them changing the songs for wokeism! This is why I never wanted them to do a live action. I am more than content with the original. And the issue with consent is more with Ariel than Eric. Its like they never watched the original.

[@miamama9886]

But isn't the original already woke?

[@anwynoakenshield]

Then just go watch the cartoon. My word. 🙄

[@taliagmail.com2005]

Well Disney will make live actions whether you like it or not

[@lesantoso]

It's painful to see Alan lower himself to this level.

[@eternityriley1833]

🙄

[@queenjohnson5097]

Lol wut doesn't he always work on Disney movies

[@lesantoso]

yes, but he doesn't always collab with untalented hacks.

[@iamchristian1129]

@@lesantoso how is Lin an Untalented Hack? he’s literally the creator of 2 biggest musicals on Broadway and also did the music for 2 of the best modern Disney movies

[@Happy2BUp]

@@lesantoso”This collaboration wasn’t for you!” Nothing more needs to be said.

[@mancal5829]

Miranda is not full of talent. And Menken, it seems, would make a great politician.