The Little Mermaid (1989 soundtrack)

The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	October 19, 1989 (original release); October 22, 1991 (re-release) ; October 14, 1997 (re-release); October 31, 2000 (Special Edition Double Pack); October 3, 2006 (2-Disc Special Edition); November 24, 2014 (Legacy Collection)
Recorded	1988–1989
Genre	Broadway musical-style soundtrack, film score, classical music, calypso
Length	43:18 (1989, 1991 and 1997 releases); 1:47:13 (Legacy Collection)
Label	Walt Disney
Producer	Alan Menken; Howard Ashman; Robert Kraft
Walt Disney Animation Studios chronology
1997 Re-release
2006 Special Edition
Singles from The Little Mermaid: Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
	"Poor Unfortunate Souls"; Released: 1989; "Part of Your World"; Released: October 13, 1989; "Under the Sea"; Released: December 13, 1989;
Singles from The Little Mermaid: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (Special Edition)
	"Kiss the Girl"; Released: September 4, 2006 (Radio Disney);

The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 1989 Disney animated feature film, The Little Mermaid. It contains the songs from the film written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as the film's score composed by Alan Menken. The score was orchestrated by Thomas Pasatieri. The album has achieved multi-platinum sales and won the Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children. The album includes recordings of the music that won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television ("Under the Sea"), the Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song ("Under the Sea") and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.

The soundtrack was first released by Walt Disney Records on October 19, 1989, on both CD and cassette tape.^[2] The album was also included in a four-disc box set entitled The Music Behind the Magic: The Musical Artistry of Alan Menken, Howard Ashman & Tim Rice, which was released on November 22, 1994.^[3] The box set included work tapes and demos intertwined into the finished original soundtrack.^[4] The soundtrack (without the demos and work tapes) was re-released with different artwork, on October 14, 1997,^[5] and it was released internationally on October 31, 2000, in a double pack with The Little Mermaid II soundtrack.^[6] On October 3, 2006, a new two-disc special edition version of the soundtrack was released to correspond with the two-disc Platinum Edition DVD release of The Little Mermaid. The first disc remains identical to the original release, yet with remastered audio while the newly added second disc is composed of various newly recorded versions of the film's songs by different artists, such as Ashley Tisdale, Raven-Symoné, The Jonas Brothers, and Jessica Simpson. It also included two music videos, as well as new cover art.^[7] The Legacy Collection: The Little Mermaid was released as a two-disc album on November 24, 2014, to coincide with the film's twenty-fifth anniversary.^[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[9]
Filmtracks	^[10]

As of February 2007, the album is certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA.^[11] In 2010, Rhapsody called it one of the all-time great Disney and/or Pixar soundtracks.^[12]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Howard Ashman; all music is composed by Alan Menken

No.	Title	Recording artist(s)	Length
1.	"Fathoms Below"	Ship's Chorus	1:41
2.	"Main Titles" (Score)		1:26
3.	"Fanfare" (Score)		0:27
4.	"Daughters of Triton"	Kimmy Robertson	0:38
5.	"Part of Your World"	Jodi Benson	3:13
6.	"Under the Sea"	Samuel E. Wright	3:12
7.	"Part of Your World (Reprise)"	Jodi Benson	2:15
8.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls"	Pat Carroll	4:49
9.	"Les Poissons"	René Auberjonois	1:33
10.	"Kiss the Girl"	Samuel E. Wright	2:41
11.	"Fireworks" (Score)		0:38
12.	"Jig" (Score)		1:32
13.	"The Storm" (Score)		3:18
14.	"Destruction of the Grotto" (Score)		1:52
15.	"Flotsam and Jetsam" (Score)		1:22
16.	"Tour of the Kingdom" (Score)		1:24
17.	"Bedtime" (Score)		1:20
18.	"Wedding Announcement" (Score)		2:16
19.	"Eric to the Rescue" (Score)		3:40
20.	"Happy Ending"	Disney Chorus	3:11
Total length:			43:18

Australian Bonus Track^[6]
No.	Title	Recording artist(s)	Length
21.	"Part of Your World"	Alana De Roma	3:16

The Music Behind the Magic box set track listing^[4]
No.	Title	Recording artist(s)	Length
1.	"Fathoms Below/Main Title" (Demo)	Menken, Ashman	4:41
2.	"Fathoms Below" (Final)	Ship's Chorus	1:41
3.	"Main Title" (Final) (Score)		1:26
4.	"Fanfare" (Final) (Score)		0:27
5.	"Daughters of Triton"	Robertson	0:38
6.	"Part of Your World" (Work Tape)	Menken, Ashman	0:45
7.	"Part of Your World" (Demo)	Menken	0:49
8.	"Part of Your World" (Final)	Benson	3:13
9.	"Fireworks" (Final) (Score)		0:38
10.	"Jig" (Final) (Score)		1:32
11.	"Under the Sea" (Work Tape)	Menken, Ashman	1:20
12.	"Under the Sea" (Demo)	Ashman	2:34
13.	"Under the Sea" (Final)	Samuel E. Wright	3:12
14.	"Sebastian and Triton" (Final) (Score)		1:43
15.	"Part of Your World" (Reprise) (Demo)	Menken	1:34
16.	"The Storm" (Final) (Score)		3:18
17.	"Part of Your World" (Reprise) (Final)	Benson	2:15
18.	"Silence Is Golden" (Demo)	Menken	2:37
19.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls" (Demo)	Ashman	5:07
20.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls" (Final)	Pat Carroll	4:49
21.	"Les Poissons" (Demo)	Ashman	2:09
22.	"Les Poissons"	René Auberjonois	1:33
23.	"Kiss the Girl" (Demo)	Ashman	1:05
24.	"Kiss the Girl" (Final)	Samuel E. Wright	1:37
25.	"Bedtime" (Final) (Score)		1:20
26.	"Wedding Announcement" (Final) (Score)
27.	Untitled		2:16
28.	"Eric to the Rescue" (Final) (Score)		3:40
29.	"Part of Your World/Happy Ending" (Work Tape) (Final)	Menken, Disney Chorus	2:34

Disc Two (Special Edition)^[13]
No.	Title	Recording artist(s)	Length
1.	"Kiss the Girl"	Ashley Tisdale	3:25
2.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls"	Jonas Brothers	2:29
3.	"Part of Your World"	Jessica Simpson	3:29
4.	"Under the Sea"	Raven-Symoné	3:16
5.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls" (Music Video Enhanced feature)	Jonas Brothers	2:29
6.	"Making of "Kiss the Girl" Music Video" (Enhanced feature)	Ashley Tisdale	1:03

Legacy Collection Disc 1
No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Fathoms Below"	Ship's Chorus	1:42
2.	"Main Titles"		1:26
3.	"Fanfare"		0:28
4.	"Daughters of Triton"	Kimmy Robertson	0:52
5.	"Intro Ariel"		3:12
6.	"Intro Ursula"		2:38
7.	"Triton Reprimands"		1:49
8.	"Sebastian's Dilemma"		0:44
9.	"Part of Your World"	Jodi Benson	3:31
10.	"Fireworks"		2:11
11.	"The Storm"		3:18
12.	"Part of Your World (Reprise) / Ursula Plots"	Jodi Benson	3:03
13.	"Ariel in Love"		0:23
14.	"Under the Sea"	Samuel E. Wright	3:23
15.	"Sebastian and Triton"		1:40
16.	"Destroying the Grotto"		1:55
17.	"Flotsam and Jetsam"		1:47
18.	"Ursula's Lair"		2:17
19.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls"	Pat Carroll	4:49
20.	"She's Got Legs"		1:22
21.	"Sebastian Relents"		0:28
22.	"On Land"		2:25
23.	"Miss Manners"		1:09
24.	"Les Poissons"	René Auberjonois	2:11
25.	"Crab On a Plate / Bedtime"		2:20
26.	"Tour of the Kingdom"		1:26
27.	"Kiss the Girl"	Samuel E. Wright	2:40
28.	"Ariel Left Behind"		4:09
29.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise)"	Jodi Benson	0:31
30.	"The Truth"		1:23
31.	"Interrupting the Wedding / Ursula's Defeat"		6:44
32.	"Happy Ending"		3:22
Total length:			71:18

Legacy Collection Disc 2
No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Fathoms Below (Work Tape)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	2:15
2.	"Daughters of Triton (Synth Demo)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	0:56
3.	"Part of Your World (Synth Demo)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	3:15
4.	"Fireworks / Jig (Score Piano)"	Alan Menken	2:10
5.	"The Storm (Score Piano Demo)"	Alan Menken	2:35
6.	"Under the Sea (Synth Demo)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	4:42
7.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls (Basic Synth Demo)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	5:06
8.	"Poor Unfortunate Souls (Final Synth Mockup)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	5:31
9.	"Les Poissons (Work Tape Demo)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	2:09
10.	"Les Poissons (Synth Demo)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	2:03
11.	"Kiss the Girl (Synth Demo B)"	Howard Ashman and Alan Menken	2:41
12.	"Happy Ending (Score Piano Demo)"	Alan Menken	2:32
Total length:			35:55

Unreleased songs/score

Several pieces of music from the movie remained unreleased in any format from Disney until the release of "Walt Disney The Legacy Collection: The Little Mermaid" in December 2014 according to the 25th anniversary of the film. A fan-compiled complete score (including song instrumentals) does exist and can be heard/seen on video sharing websites.

Fathoms Below (Instrumental) [1:41]
Main Titles (Full version as heard over end credits – the last seven seconds have not been released commercially) [1:34]
Sebastian's Fanfare [0:06]
Daughters of Triton (Instrumental) [0:36]
Daughters of Triton (Film Version) [0:36]
Part of Your World (Film Version - The version heard in the film includes score while Ariel speaks before the song starts) [3:23]
Part of Your World (Instrumental) [3:23]
Part of Your World (Reprise) [Instrumental] [2:14]
Under the Sea (Instrumental) [3:11]
Poor Unfortunate Souls (Part 1 - Instrumental) / Ursula's Deal [2:15]
Poor Unfortunate Souls (Part 2 - Instrumental) [1:14]
Les Poissons (Instrumental) [1:32]
Kiss the Girl (Instrumental) [2:40]
Vanessa on the Beach (without vocal) [1:00]
Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) (Film Version - The version heard in the film includes different laughters by Vanessa and Ursula) [0:32]
Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) [Instrumental] [0:32]
Interrupting the Wedding / Ursula's Defeat (with vocal) [6:45]
Happy Ending (film version) [3:10]
Happy Ending (sans Disney chorus) [3:10]

Score composition and orchestration

Alan Menken's first songs-and-underscore project garnered him an Academy Award for the Best Score of 1989. This would prove to give him a very high nomination-to-win ratio of awards. Menken was originally hired for the songs only, but after writing an underscore demo for the film's executives, his assignment grew. The following are some details on the film's score overall:

The most common key signature in this score is G major (including "Main Titles", the beginning portion of "Happy Ending", "Les Poissons", "Bedtime", and most instances of Ariel's solo aria). "Tour of the Kingdom" alternates between G major and E major throughout.
In darker moments, and for Ursula's theme, the key of G minor is prominent ("Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise)", most of "The Storm", "Eric to the Rescue" among others).
The French horn is used to symbolize King Triton (listen to "Destruction of the Grotto"), the oboe is used to symbolize Prince Eric (the beginning of "The Storm", as well as "Happy Ending" when Ariel is looking at Eric on the shore). Usually, the brass section represents Ursula and the flute almost always portrays Ariel's vocal aria. Clarinets represent Scuttle.
Synthesizers and electric pianos are used quite often in the orchestration (namely for the songs, such as "Part of Your World"), but the grand piano is almost never used.
Scuttle's leitmotif can be heard in the beginning of "Wedding Announcement", the scene after Ariel becomes a human and was the basis for "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" in the 2007 broadway production. The Scuttle leitmotif is presented in a minor key variation during the Stalling the Wedding scenes.
Ursula's leitmotif is most obvious in the track "Flotsam and Jetsam" but it comes from the melody notes for the chorus of "Poor Unfortunate Souls". This theme is also used while Ariel is being transformed, and it is played fast and supported by a harsh brass section.

Cue List

The following is a list of the official cue names and numbers as used in the handwritten orchestra score for recording purposes. In the Legacy Collection soundtrack version, some cues were merged into one track (i.e. 9m1, 9m2, 9m2a, 9m3, 9m4 and 9m5 are one track titled "The Truth").^[14]

Cue List
1M1 Fathoms Below
1M2 Opening Credits
1M3S Fanfare
1M5 Daughters of Triton
1M6 Triton (Sting)
1M7 Intro Ariel
1M7A Shark Chase
2M0 Intro Scuttle
2M1 Intro Ursula
2M2 Triton Reprimands Ariel
2m2 Insert
2m3 You're Just the Crab
2m3 Insert
2m4 Sebastian's Dilemma
2m5 Sebastian Discovers
2m5 Sebastian Discovers (ver 2)
2m6 Part of Your World
3m1 Fireworks
3m2 Gigue
3m3 She's Out There
3m4 Storm
4m1 Is He Dead?
4m2 Part of Your World (Reprise)
4m3 Ursula Plots
4m3a Bucolic
4m4 Ariel in Love
4m5 Under the Sea
4m5a Under the Sea (Tag)
5m1 Sebastian and Triton
5m2 It's a Surprise
5m3 Destroying the Grotto
5m4 Flotsam and Jetsam
6m1 The Deal (Insert)
6M1 The Deal
6m1r (To Ursula's Lair)
6m1a (alternate)
6m1a Insert
6m2 Poor Unfortunate Souls (Part 1)
6m3 Poor Unfortunate Souls (Part 2)
6m4 Poor Unfortunate Souls (Part 3)
6m4a Beluga Sevruga
6m5 Fife 1
6m6 She's Got Legs
6m7 Sebastian Relents
7m1 Eric Finds Ariel
7m2 The Bath
7m3 Dead Fish (Sting)
7m4 Miss Manners
7m5 (Louis Singing)
7m6 Les Poissons
7m6a Can-Can
7m7 Button
7m8 Crab on the Plate
7m9 Bedtime
7m10/8m0 Messenger and Triton
8m1 Tour of the Kingdom
8m2 (Scuttle Singing)
8m3 Kiss the Girl
8m4 Ursula Transforms
8m5 Fife 2
8m6 Eric Hears Maiden
8m7 Wedding Announcement
8m8 Ariel Left Behind
8m9 (Scuttle Singing)
8m10 Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise)
9m1 The Truth
9m2 Wedding March
9m2a Almost There
9m3 The Attack
9m4 Ariel's Voice Returns
9m5 You're Too Late
9m6 Eric to the Rescue
9m6a Ursula Rising
9m6b Whirlpool
10m1 Peace Returns
10m2 Happy Ending

Chart positions

Year(s)	Chart	Peak position
1989	US Billboard 200^[15]	32
1991	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[16]	25
2006, 2012	US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)^[15]	4

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[17]	3× Platinum	300,000^{^}
Germany (BVMI)^[18]	3× Gold	750,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[19] sales since 1992	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[20]	6× Platinum	6,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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[2] CD and cassette tape reference:
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"Little Mermaid: Various Artists: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

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[mbm-4] "Music Behind Magic: Menken / Ashman / Rice: Track Listings". Amazon. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

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[double-6] "The Little Mermaid & Little Mermaid II (Special Edition Double Pack)". Amazon. Retrieved August 23, 2011.

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v t e Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" (1837)
Films	The Little Mermaid (1968) Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid (1975) The Little Mermaid (1976 Czech film) The Little Mermaid (1976 Russian film) The Little Mermaid (1989) The Little Mermaid (2018) The Little Mermaid (2023)
Television	Adventures of the Little Mermaid (1991) The Idle Mermaid (2014) The Little Mermaid Live! (2019)
Other	Statue List of adaptations Disney franchise The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning Stage musical The Little Mermaid Jr. (stage musical) Kingdom Hearts II Ariel Ursula Once Upon a Time "Ariel" The Lure The Mermaid Rusalka (opera) Puella Magi Madoka Magica Dyesebel Undine (novella) Ponyo

v t e Disney Renaissance
Awards and nominations
Feature films	The Little Mermaid (1989) The Rescuers Down Under (1990) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) The Lion King (1994) Pocahontas (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Hercules (1997) Mulan (1998) Tarzan (1999)
TV series	The Little Mermaid (1992–1994) Aladdin (1994–1995) The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999) Hercules (1998–1999) The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003) The Lion Guard (2015–2019)
Soundtracks	The Little Mermaid (1989) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) The Lion King (1994) Pocahontas (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Hercules (1997) Mulan (1998) Tarzan (1999)
Singles	"Under the Sea" (1989) "Part of Your World" (1989) "Kiss the Girl" (1989) "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) "A Whole New World" (1992) "Friend Like Me" (1992) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Colors of the Wind" (1995) "If I Never Knew You" (1995) "Someday" (1996) "Go the Distance" (1997) "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" (1997) "Shooting Star (1997 - UK) "True to Your Heart" (1998) "Reflection" (1998) "You'll Be in My Heart" (1999) "Strangers Like Me" (1999) "Son of Man" (2000) "Two Worlds" (2000)
Direct-to-DVD sequels	The Return of Jafar (1994) Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996) Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) Belle's Magical World (1998) Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999) Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999) The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000) The Hunchback of Notre Dame II (2002) Tarzan & Jane (2002) The Lion King 1½ (2004) Mulan II (2004) Tarzan II (2005) The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (2008)
Live-action remakes	Beauty and the Beast (2017) Aladdin (2019) The Lion King (2019) Mulan (2020) The Little Mermaid (2023) Hercules (TBA)
Video games	The Little Mermaid (1991) Ariel the Little Mermaid (1992) The Little Mermaid II: Pinball Frenzy (2000) The Little Mermaid Pinball (2005) Aladdin (1993; Sega Genesis) Aladdin (1993; SNES) Aladdin (1994) Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge (2001) The Lion King (1994) Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games (1996) The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure (2000) The Lion King 1½ (2003) Virtual Safari (2003-2004) Beauty and the Beast (1994) Beauty and the Beast (1994) Disney's Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure (1999) Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom (2000) Pocahontas (1996) The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Games (1996) Hercules (1997) Mulan (1998) Tarzan (1999) Tarzan: Untamed (2001) Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle (2002)
Characters	The Little Mermaid Ariel Ursula Beauty and the Beast Belle Beast Gaston Aladdin Aladdin Princess Jasmine Genie Jafar Iago The Lion King Simba Nala Timon and Pumbaa Scar Mufasa Pocahontas Claude Frollo Hercules Megara Mulan Fa Mulan
Related	Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) Howard (2018) Disney Princess (2005–present) Disney Villains (1937–present) Mickey's House of Villains (2002) Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams (2007) Sofia the First (2012–2018) Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) Once Upon a Studio (2023) Ariel (2024) Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
Stage adaptations	Beauty and the Beast (1994) The Lion King (1997) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999) Tarzan (2006) The Little Mermaid (2008) Aladdin (2011) Hercules (2019) The Little Mermaid Jr. Aladdin Jr.

v t e Alan Menken
Awards and nominations
Musicals	Dear Worthy Editor (1974) God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1979) Little Shop of Horrors (1982) Diamonds (1984) Personals (1985) A Christmas Carol (1994) Beauty and the Beast (1994) King David (1997) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1999) Sister Act (2006) The Little Mermaid (2007) Leap of Faith (2010) Newsies (2011) Aladdin (2014) The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (2015) A Bronx Tale (2016) Hercules (2019)
Musical films	Little Shop of Horrors (1986) The Little Mermaid (1989) Rocky V (1990) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Newsies (1992) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Aladdin (1992) Life with Mikey (1993) Pocahontas (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Hercules (1997) Home on the Range (2004) Noel (2004) The Shaggy Dog (2006) Enchanted (2007) Tangled (2010) Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Jock the Hero Dog (2011) Mirror Mirror (2012) Sausage Party (2016) Beauty and the Beast (2017) Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) Holmes & Watson (2018) Aladdin (2019) Disenchanted (2022) The Little Mermaid (2023) Spellbound (2024) Aladdin: The Broadway Musical (TBA)
Television	Sesame Street (1989–1990) Polly (1989) Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990) A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004) The Neighbors (2013) Galavant (2015–2016) Tangled: Before Ever After (2017) Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017–2020) The Little Mermaid Live! (2019) Central Park The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
Documentary	A Dancer's Life (1972) Howard (2018)
Soundtracks	The Little Mermaid (1989) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) Beauty and the Beast (1994) Pocahontas (1995) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) Hercules (1997) Enchanted (2007) Tangled (2010) Beauty and the Beast (2017) Aladdin (2019) Disenchanted (2022) Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022) The Little Mermaid (2023)

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Musicals	God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1979) Little Shop of Horrors (1982) Diamonds (1984) Smile (1986) Beauty and the Beast (1994) The Little Mermaid (2007) Aladdin (2014)
Musical films	Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Oliver & Company (1988) The Little Mermaid (1989) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) Beauty and the Beast (2017) Aladdin (2019) The Little Mermaid (2023)
Soundtracks	The Little Mermaid (1989) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Aladdin (1992) Beauty and the Beast (2017) Aladdin (2019) The Little Mermaid (2023)
Songwriter	"Mean Green Mother from Outer Space" (1986) "Fathoms Below" (1989) "Part of Your World" (1989) "Under the Sea" (1989) "Poor Unfortunate Souls" (1989) "Les Poissons" (1989) "Kiss the Girl" (1989) "Belle" (1991) "Gaston" (1991) "Be Our Guest" (1991) "Something There" (1991) "Beauty and the Beast" (1991) "The Mob Song" (1991) "Human Again" (1991) "Proud of Your Boy" (1992) "Friend Like Me" (1992) "Prince Ali" (1992)
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