The duration of song is 05:33. [53] Oh No They Didn't ranked "Belle" at number twenty in its article "The Top 25 Disney Songs of All Time". 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This version stars Emma Watson singing as Belle and [62] The producers also gave O'Hara the option to lip-synch the song. Belle by Paige O'Hara (Ft. Jesse Corti & Richard White) Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast 1. "[48] Ranking Beauty and the Beast the "Best Disney Soundtrack ... of the Past 25 Years", Moviefone's Sandie Angulo Chen highlighted "Belle", commenting, "There's an infectious quality to all of the Alan Menken and Howard Ashman songs, like the opening number of 'Belle' (that reveals how different Belle is from the other Disney heroines). Just watch, I'm going to make Belle my wife! [45] While describing the song as a "teeming ... opener", TV Guide positively compared "Belle" to some of the songs featured in the musicals Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me. In an attempt to replicate the unprecedented success of The Little Mermaid (1989),[1] Walt Disney Animation Studios decided to adapt the traditional fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" into an animated feature film. In the 2017 live-action adaptation, the song is performed by Emma Watson, Luke Evans, and ensemble. "[49], Alongside "Be Our Guest" and "Beauty and the Beast", "Belle" was one of the three Beauty and the Beast songs that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. [14] Much to their surprise, "Belle" was ultimately very well-liked and "adored by the [creative] team",[15] becoming one of the film's few songs to remain unmodified during production. Now it's no wonder that her name means "Beauty". [61] In spite of the fact that the producers of the telecast wanted well-known "pop stars" to perform the song at the ceremony, Disney executives Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg were adamant that "Belle" be performed by the original artist by whom it was recorded. triggerOnFocusSongPlay.push("commonfunc.setLyricsHeight(); utility.playSongFromServer({ids:21349784,play_song:0,action:'tracklist',source:1,source_id:1,objtype:1,premium_content:0});");setTimeout(function(){insertRelatedData('relatedSongDetail', '21349784', '0', 'English');},6000);triggerOnFocusSongPlay=[];commonfunc.setLyricsHeight(); utility.playSongFromServer({ids:21349784,play_song:0,action:'tracklist',source:1,source_id:1,objtype:1,premium_content:0}); Gaana is the one-stop solution for all your music needs. Additionally, Filmtracks.com similarly lauded the song's reprise, drawing similarities between its own instrumentation and that of the title song from The Sound of Music (1965). [14], Hoping to write a song that would successfully "portray [Belle] in a world that is so protected and safe", Ashman and Menken drew inspiration from a story-telling style that is often reserved for traditional operettas. Alongside "Be Our Guest" and "Beauty and the Beast", "Belle" was one of the three Beauty and the Beast songs that received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. O'Hara was also forced to wear a rendition of Belle's blue and white costume from the film, of which she was harshly critical because she felt that it was "much too frilly", and Belle is supposed to dress "much simpler." Composed by Alan Menken,Tim Rice,Howard Ashman, There goes the baker with his tray, like always, Look there she goes, that girl is strange, no question. And she's the only girl that gives me that sense of—, Right from the moment when I met her, saw her, So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle. But ever since the war, I've felt like I've been missing something. [17] As Beauty and the Beast's opening number,[18][19] "Belle", a "pivotal moment...in the narrative",[20] plays a significant role in the film by introducing both the film's heroine, Belle,[18] after whom the song is named, and Gaston, the film's villain. This version of “Belle” is from the 2017 live action adaptation of Disney’s 1991 classic animated film “Beauty and the Beast”. [28] Eventually, the song features a counter melody performed by Belle, who lovingly recalls a story she is reading about a beautiful young woman and a handsome prince, followed by Gaston performing the faster melody joined by the Bimbettes, who fawn over the character. Get Notified about the latest hits and trends, so that you are always on top of the latest in music when it comes to your friends. [5] Disney then hired lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken to write the film's songs and assist in the "transform[ing of] Beauty and the Beast into a musical", the pair having just recently collaborated on scoring The Little Mermaid.

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