When a musical is adapted to film, one thing’s for certain: a new song will be added whether it needs one or not (it usually doesn’t). The main reason for this is increased awards potential. In order ...

Composer Alan Menken — who wrote the music for the original Little Mermaid film — said he updated the lyrics to "Kiss the Girl" and "Poor Unfortunate Souls" in the live-action film Alexis Jones is a ...

"The Little Mermaid" — Disney's latest live-action remake — makes quite a few changes from the original. One of the biggest is the addition of four new songs, written by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Composer Alan Menken — who wrote the music for the original Little Mermaid film — said he updated the lyrics to "Kiss the Girl" ...