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By expressing this desire in a song, Ashman says, it makes the point impossible to miss.
Yeah, Asha, thats typically how wishing works.
Its a complex, meta premise that the song fails, or doesnt even attempt, to tackle.
At times the lyrics feel shoehorned into the melody, and sonically its distractingly derivative of better films likeMoanaandEncanto.
That more recent influence is particularly baffling given the films intent of otherwise nodding to Disneys days of old.
If it were removed from the movie, the story would remain completely intact.
It was Schwartzs wife, Carole, who suggested that her want be forsomethingto happen.
Still, its hard to get too worked up about an I Want song thats this unspecific.
Very apropos of it to be cast aside by society like this.
That gut punch instead happens earlier in the film via the scenes between young Tiana and her father.
Into the Unknown (Frozen II)
Is Into the Unknown an I Want song?
On musical merit alone, this song and Idina Menzels performance would rank much higher on the list.
But to be fair, it is pulling double duty.
Waiting on a Miracle (Encanto)
Disneys latest entry on this list is also arguably the saddest.
When Will My Life Begin?
So how doesTangledapproach that scenario without being repetitive?
Bonus points for Mandy Moore because Mandy Moore always warrants bonus points.
Who asked for a six-minute opening number?
Actually, on second thought, maybe this is reallyherI Want song instead of Belles?).
you might even hear that internal back and forth in the music.
Its the epitome of the genre, setting up the story on every level.
Plus we get iconic lyrics like whozits and whatzits galore and whats that word again?
like shes Hilaria Baldwin looking at a cucumber.
Ultimately he was right.
