Part of Your World - Jodi Benson & Alan Menken - Howard Ashman's Memorial - 1991 Recording Sync

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[@JCBro-yg8vd]

Considering how passionate Howard was about the song and considering how he directed Jodi Benson to perform the song the way he wanted it, this has even more meaning. Howard was a talent taken too soon.

[@pornoper1]

Grete Sofia william L 🌊🌊🌊 ❤❤❤❤

[@ms.poteeeto]

Will he happy to see the remake of little mermaid? :( even when halle sing this song i dont feel the sadness in her voice

[@Wxtst.3]

@@ms.poteeeto There’s no phrasing at all when Halle sings it too. Did she even research the background of this song’s phrasing and its meaning? Doesn’t seem like it. 😞

[@ms.poteeeto]

@@Wxtst.3 so sad but true, i feel no despair when hearing halle sing this song. But when jodi version i think i'm gonna cry and feel the despair of ariel beinh human :(

[@MrGabeanator]

true

[@Serires3]

It's emotional enough that Part of Your World meant so much to Howard Ashman and it was his favourite song.

[@MrGabeanator]

Davion Blackwing really?

[@nathancruz9172]

MrGabeanator yes, really.

[@MrGabeanator]

@Zombie DPiece he came around thank god

[@kingaurelian]

@Zombie DPiece "Over my dead body" I believe was his response! What a guy :)

[@khfan4life365]

You can hear the despair and rawness in her voice during this performance. Usually, when Jodi sings this, she sounds happy and enthusiastic. Here, she’s mourning the loss of a good friend.

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Ehh…. Idk

[@whatdoyousuppose]

In tears, his legacy lives on :') Jodi sounds amazing here, so full of passion and despair. RIP Howard- the man who gave a mermaid her voice.

[@MrGabeanator]

DoctorWhoBAMF and a beast his soul

[@marcoaguilera1171]

@@MrGabeanator and a genie his freedom.

[@MrGabeanator]

@@marcoaguilera1171 yep well almost

[@marcoaguilera1171]

@@MrGabeanator he wrote the songs for it

[@MrGabeanator]

@@marcoaguilera1171 3 before he died

[@princepeterwolf]

no one has a voice like hers

[@nuralynnyyy]

i do...in my dreams

[@maxerli]

right. she only exists in herself on this planet :)

[@pie_g]

Lea Salonga does

[@smurf902]

I remember seeing this in the theater and it was like the whole world stopped, it had that much of an impactful effect on me. The music & lyrics really is a moment in time. Howard was amazing.

[@cateinsertlastnamehere8964]

My mom use to say that even before I spoke my first word I could sing/hum the songs from TLM. Howard Ashman's songs have affected me even before I learned he had passed away before I was born. It's strange to think about a person whom I never have and never will get the change to meet has affected my life so much. He changes people's lives with his beautiful songs, Thank you

[@SteAndKel]

Don’t forget Alan Menken as well. The humming of the songs is Alan’s work. ❤️

[@cateinsertlastnamehere8964]

SteAndKel Haha alright you got me there XD. Thank you Alan Menken as well for your amazing musical scores 💙

[@traod8]

God bless both Howard and Jodi. You can hear her honouring him in every single note.

[@TabrisFruLar]

I am watching this again... and AGAIN I'm crying. Really, like the Disney executives said in the credits for Beauty and the Beast: We´ll be FOREVER grateful

[@MrGabeanator]

yes

[@nathancruz9172]

Tabris Fru Lar me too.

[@genesisperalta627]

You can hear the passion and pain in her voice. Did you hear when she sang you want thingamabobs it sounded so deep. She stays strong and Tries hard 🥺😭❤️

[@simplystreeptacular]

What gets me the most is that whispered "One more time" just before she starts singing - she's telling the pianist to play the intro again because she's too emotional to start singing at that moment. I was always Mulan's girl growing up, but my favorite Disney voice actress is, and will always be, the absolute queen that is Jodi Benson. Her heart is so impossibly pure.

[@madvidz9819]

i dont mean to sound sappy, but howard lives on in the character called ariel. insane. insane how a character created 30+ years ago lives and breaths in peoples minds still... That my friend is utterly insane. think about it. A character that never dies. the ol girl is still around. i love seeing her when im out in stores. love the character ariel.

[@twist58]

For Howard himself to be present with Jodi Benson for the recording sessions of Ariel, it became quite meaningful over how he wanted her to project and make her presence known as the character she is voicing and singing as.

[@AaronAlert77]

Thank you Jodi, thank you Alan, and thank you Howard. God bless you all and your loved ones.

[@edgarcastellon6475]

Her breaking down at the end TAKES ME OUT every time! Such a beautiful, well-deserved tribute to the genius, Howard Ashman.

[@jonasbrothersrock219]

He truly was amazing! I listen to the music him and Alan Menken wrote all of the time! Its sad that he can't write anymore amazing music!! RIP Howard Ashman! Its so sad that your gone!

[@MrGabeanator]

tragic

[@edcastrillon787]

That made me cry. That song is just the best. Howard Ash man’s legacy.❤️🔥🥲

[@BlagoDobro]

Feelings. Emotions. Here It Is-The Soul!

[@damaracarpenter8316]

So heartbreakingly beautiful... when she starts to cry near the end I cry too. RIP Howard.

[@andersoncosta5775]

absolutely beautiful

[@sorcerermickeyfanguy6271]

Man, it's been over 30 years since the passing of the legendary Howard! If only he were here to see the final version of Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, and the soon-to-be 30 Lion King, it would've been more magical to see his reactions to these three movies! Thank you for bringing these four movies(Little Mermaid, Beauty & The Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King) to life for millions of people around the world and many more generations to come! Thank you for bringing Ariel's voice to life, making Beauty and the Beast memorable, Aladdin a magical tale and funny at the same time, and also making The Lion King one of the BEST Disney movies the world has ever seen! (well I know Howard didn't work on The Lion King, but the four movies mentioned, especially The Lion King are what REALLY made them amazing)

[@catslife559]

Angelic voice..

[@localresident2332]

It's spooky, but as Jodi Benson has sang this song over and over through the years, remembering how Howard wanted it to sound, I think she's gotten closer and closer to Howard's intentions, even moreso than the 1989 version.

[@MrGabeanator]

true

[@salaciousbum1161]

Purely beautiful! I hope all the haters realize how much Gays contribute to this world, especially within the Disney family. Theme park parade performers, disney animators and song writers such as Howard Ashman who gave us Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Were not monsters, but living caring beings.

[@FrizFreddy1994]

Nathan Lane, Elton John, Harvey Fierstein, Andreas Deja, etc

[@SpectacularWebHead]

That won’t save you if you want to make to Heaven.

[@imnotpaulavery7608]

Spectacular WebHead ay fuck heaven

[@psbfan01]

@@SpectacularWebHead I don't think you will be going there yourself , seeing how you are judging others....

[@vileplume5927]

❤️❤️❤️

[@MrGabeanator]

this is amazing

[@andiflores4638]

I love Howard sm, his music has been such a huge part of my life and left a big impact. I’m truly grateful for all that he has done, he is one of my heroes and inspirations. This video made me soooo emotional, thank you so much for everything Howard Ashman, RIP❤

[@HechadeSoda]

Beautiful 💘 Jodi 🥰

[@lanzinator4734]

SOBBING

[@edenseye]

WOW

[@oscariglesias6682]

Do you have the other song Jodie Benson sung at the memorial service?

[@MrGabeanator]

that explains so much

[@makenziekate1523]

Did you know that Alan Menken made a mistake when composing this song? He wrote the end too close to Somewhere That's Green from Little Shop of Horrors. You can tell. "Out of the sea. Wish I could be. Part of that world." and "Far from Skid Row. I dream we'll go. Somewhere that's green." Just thought I'd share that fun fact.

[@seroia]

That's why this song is so called 'somewhere that's dry'. Alan himself knows it. Haha

[@MrGabeanator]

Myungji yea

[@patrickmanway290]

It's not a mistake. That was intentional. Somewhere that's green is basically the" I want song", same as Part of Your World.

[@MiaRTV]

I posted a video where I met Jodi benson bc u inspired me!🤎

[@MrGabeanator]

love it

[@MrGabeanator]

awesome

[@dolphindreams7175]

Jodi is the best Ariel❤

[@sirfermainclancharlie1018]

That is beyond excellence. Tears😢

[@KingPaul181989]

❤❤❤👏👏👏

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

I’m curious. Is he the only Disney staff member to die? I know that sounds like a morbid question, but it just popped into my brain.😅 also this wasn’t a memorial. What!? He hadn’t died yet at this time. His funeral was somewhere else without cameras.

[@familyguyftwdoratheexplore795]

If Howard Ashman casted Olivia Newton John to voice Ariel, Howard Ashman would have casted John Travolta to voice Prince Eric, because of the relationship and the bonding that John and Olivia had since they starred together in Grease.

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Haha good ine

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

2:52 I just don’t like how she fails to hit that final note

[@dennisfukushimajr7437]

It’s a tribute to a friend that she lost. The fact that she sang as beautifully as she did is remarkable. Take that negativity aomewhere else

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@dennisfukushimajr7437 uhhh what?

[@Editslovejazzy]

She got emotional. Have a heart

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

@@Editslovejazzy I mean it is… but that’s not…..how that…works. Genuinely sounds like she’s yawning.

[@familyguyftwdoratheexplore795]

I wish Howard Ashman casted Olivia Newton John to voice Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid because her role as Sandy from Grease and her role as Kira from Xanadu are similar to Ariel. Plus, Olivia Newton John’s voice sounds so more sweeter and smoother and able to get the Melody, rhythm, and harmony nailed whereas, when it comes to Jodi Benson’s voice, it sounded very intense, too stiff, and sings offpitch when it comes to the melody, rhythm, and harmony. Because of Olivia Newton John’s acting and singing roles that are like Ariel (like Sandy from Grease and Kira from Xanadu), she has a lot of acting and singing experience in film whenever it comes to roles like Ariel, whereas Jodi Benson was just new to acting back when she was offered the role of Ariel and she was typically an amateur. Therefore, Howard Ashman should have casted Olivia Newton John to play Ariel and make the melody, rhythm, and harmony of Part Of Your World in a Disco Pop style almost like Olivia Newton John’s Physical and Olivia Newton John’s Landslide. Therefore, it would have been appealing, lit, and awesome!

[@Brybee.]

I think Jodi Benson was perfectly cast as Ariel

[@dennisfukushimajr7437]

What’s it like to have the worst opinion of all time?

[@TwilightLuluFleur]

Part of your world disco pop style? in a mid-1800's set in the Caribbean? sometimes opinions should be left unsaid.

[@KakashiHatake2121]

What is wrong with you?

[@privateemail5870]

So sad that he had to lose his life to a perverted illness

[@mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072]

Yeah, unfortunately that was smack dab in the middle of the epidemic. We lost so many EMTs because just dealing with the patients would be enough exposure to contract it which only exacerbated the problem. I forget if people can be born and symptomatic of it. Maybe