Alan Menken Shares โThe Little Mermaidโ Will Feature New Music and Rapping. Though many Disney Fans remain split on their feelings about the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, there is no denying the star power and the excitement to see famed composers Alan Menken and Lin Manuel-Miranda collaborate on the films album and scores.
During a recent guest appearance on the UK-based arts and theatre podcastย eleven, Menken shared how much he has enjoyed working with Lin and the films star, Halle Bailey. Alan also shared that the film will feature rapping!
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โThere is some rapping in it and I really canโt take much credit for the rap aspect of it. Yeah, thereโs some rapping in it, thereโs some veryย Menkenย songs, thereโs some veryย Mirandaย songs. But itโs all the blend ofย MenkenโMiranda, Menken shared.
He continued, โI love him, I love working with him. Iโm glad we had the opportunity to do that and heโs also a producer on the movie butย Lin juggles a lot of things, as I do, so we will have occasional contact. Right now itโs in the hands of the amazing [director]ย Rob Marshallย and as we speak they are in London right now filming.โ
Speaking on his time with Halle, Alan gushed over her talent and the chance to work with her, sharing, โOh my gosh, she is adorable and so talented. I metย Halleย at the recording sessions,โ he said. โI did have to be educated in terms of what she and her sister do together, which is incredible. She is an amazing talent, a beautiful girl, and I got to meet her family.โ
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Filming forย The Little Mermaidย is already underway at Pinewood Studios in London.ย The Cast for Disneyโs Live-Actionย The Little Mermaidย currently includes: Halle Bailey (Ariel), Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric), Melissa McCarthy (Ursula), Javier Bardem (King Triton), Jacob Tremblay (Flounder), Emily Coates (Unspecified, rumored: Vanessa), Daveed Diggs (Sebastian), Awkwafina (Scuttle) and Noma Dumezweni (unspecified).ย Disney has yet to announce a premiere date for the film.
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