One of the most iconic aspects of Beauty and the Beast is undoubtedly its soundtrack; composed by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, the songs and score essentially turn a good movie into an outstanding piece of animated musical theater. Their music is why Beauty and the Beast translates so well onto the stage, and why the soundtrack became the first animated film soundtrack to receive an Album of the Year Grammy nomination, something no other animated film has achieved since.
When Beauty and the Beast was released in 1991, Menken and Ashman received three Best Song nominations at the Academy Awards for Beauty and the Beast songs; the titular ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘Be Our Guest’ and ‘Belle’ were all nominated, with ‘Beauty and the Beast’ winning the category. Though performed by Angela Lansbury in the animated movie, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was ...
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