
The film also features two re-worked versions of the song " Friend Like Me" from the original film one performed in the film by Smith as the Genie, which was described as "a rap with melody" and an end-credits version performed by Smith and DJ Khaled, with Khaled also producing the end-credits version. On August 20, 2019, Disney released the song to the public. The duet was to have been called "Desert Moon". On May 19, 2019, Mena Massoud, who plays Aladdin, revealed that the duet was cut from the film. Pasek and Paul also wrote the lyrics for a new duet for Aladdin and Jasmine, which Paul referred to as "a sweet song". Pasek felt that "it made a lot of sense for this really strong woman that so many girls have grown up loving to talk about reclaiming her own power". Jafar has seized power as her father stands by helpless, and she finally has the strength to tell him what she envisions for her future". The film's executive producer, Marc Platt, called the song "Jasmine’s big breakout song where she decides she is going to stand up for what she believes in", and felt that "he song parallels her arc in the story, sung timidly by Jasmine early on and then as a big empowering moment later in the film. Menken felt the song "has a beautiful arc to it", but said "the sound is orchestral and pianistic".
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Menken said that the song "starts with a solo piano, very intimate, and really gets into the soul of Jasmine", before becoming more instrumental, and ultimately " at the end comes back full circle to that intimate piano with her voice reaching out over it". Scott said that the song is "a punch in the face" and that "t's just showcasing that gets to a point where, 'It's not going to be easy and I may lose this fight, but I need to step up'", and felt that many girls will feel connected to the song's lyrics. Pasek and Paul wrote the lyrics for a solo for the character of Jasmine, titled "Speechless", which Paul called "a beautiful piece of music", praising Scott's singing as "incredible". Smith said that " knew how he wanted it to sound and how he wanted it to feel but gave the freedom to use hip hop background and bring a fresh vibe to ". Pasek, Paul, and Menken also rewrote the song " Prince Ali", in order to fit the Genie's actor Will Smith's personality. Menken said that "he job really was to be following along with the camera as it soars through Agrabah, setting up this world for the audience", to which " rewrote some of the lyrics to go with the visuals that Guy had in mind, introducing Jafar and basically setting the stage for the rest of the film", and said that "t's a much bigger, much more ambitious number than it was ". Menken, Pasek and Paul also wrote new lyrics for the original film's song " Arabian Nights", which was reworked as a musical number that introduces the film's story and characters to the audience. Menken said that his score "is obviously pulled from the themes of the songs, almost exclusively, but it is much more live action in its textures and its tone" than the original film's. Menken will also compose the film's score, which will also include new versions of the original film's songs written by him, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Background and composition Alan Menken, who composed the score and co-wrote songs for the original film, returned to compose the remake's score and to co-write two new songs, as well as to re-write songs from the original film.Īt the 2017 D23 Expo, Alan Menken, who composed the score and co-wrote songs for the animated film Aladdin, was revealed to be co-writing new songs for its 2019 live-action remake with Pasek and Paul, the songwriters of La La Land.

The soundtrack was released on May 17, 2019. The soundtrack features a cover of " A Whole New World" by Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward, songs from the original film, a new song written by the original film's composer Alan Menken and Pasek and Paul, and a score composed by Menken.

Aladdin (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack for the film of the same name, released by Walt Disney Records on May 17, 2019.
