Aladdin
songwriter Justin Paul and Benj Pasek have run out the beans on the new songs they write for Disney and director Guy Ritchie ’s live - actionAladdin . The pair collaborated with Disney Animation icon Alan Menken on the music for Ritchie ’s re - imagining of the Mouse House ’s original 1992 animated film .
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Having antecedently substantiate that theywrote two original melodic line for Ritchie’sAladdin , Paul and Pasek have now discuss the songs in a little more depth withVariety . The first Song dynasty is a solo number performed by Jasmine ( Power Rangers ' Naomi Scott ) , which Paul send for a"beautiful small-arm of music"that Menken cowrote and Scott did an"incredible"job delivery to lifespan . Paul and Pasek further spell a couplet for Aladdin ( Mena Massoud ) and Jasmine that Paul described as being"sweet " , as well as an extra verse line for the film ’s scuttle , " Arabian Nights " .
It ’s not yet light which songs from the 1992 animatedAladdinwill make the terminal cut in Ritchie ’s re - singing , besides ( as has now been confirmed ) " Arabian Nights " . Something like The Genie ’s ( Will Smith in Ritchie ’s version ) show - stopper " Friend Like Me " seems a given , but it ’s potential the every bit splashy , yet notquiteas iconic " Prince Ali " will be left out of the alive - action rendition . Meanwhile , the as - yet ungentle new dyad between Aladdin and Jasmine sounds similar to " A Whole New World " , but it could easily wrap up being a complimentary tune , rather than a replacement for that Oscar - winning song .
The intelligence that Jasmine is getting her own solo number in theAladdinremake is certainly welcome , seeing as she did n’t have a song to herself in the animated adaptation . put on the bouncy - action retelling carry over both " Friend Like Me " and " One Jump Ahead " ( aka . Aladdin ’s solo figure ) , that means the flick ’s three leads will all get to do their own solo tunes , this time around . If so , that should only further serve to distinguish Ritchie’sAladdinas being a unused and unique take on the original fairy story - turned Mouse House animated blockbuster .
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Source : Variety
