{"id":11316,"date":"2023-04-10T12:57:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T12:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/?p=11316"},"modified":"2023-04-10T15:00:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T15:00:52","slug":"little-mermaid-remake-will-include-new-lyrics-emphasize-female-empowerment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/2023\/04\/10\/little-mermaid-remake-will-include-new-lyrics-emphasize-female-empowerment\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Little Mermaid’ Remake Updates Lyrics to Emphasize Female Empowerment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid<\/strong>‘ will include a modernization of the original songs with present-day sensitivities around consent and young girls speaking out.<\/p>\n

The move was announced by Alan Menken, the legendary composer behind the 1989 classic, in an interview with Vanity Fair<\/a>. He stated he collaborated with Lin-Manuel Miranda to adjust lyrics in ‘Kiss the Girl’ and ‘Poor Unfortunate Souls’ to help emphasize consent and female empowerment.<\/p>\n

Beyond revisions, Menken stated the remake would feature three new songs, including a power ballad for Prince Eric and a musical rap for Scuttle and Sebastian.<\/p>\n

Disney magic is for everyone: <\/strong>Disney has also announced<\/a> new theme park updates to ensure they balance creative integrity and changing audience expectations. Updates include changes to Disney theme parks, such as a 2021 rule that allows cast members to wear ‘gender-inclusive hairstyles, jewelry, nail styles, and costume choices, and the retheming of Splash Mountain.<\/p>\n

Can’t please everybody:<\/strong>\u00a0Disney has faced some criticism for its perceived “pandering to woke audiences<\/a>“. Critics claim<\/a> that Disney’s “wokeness “puts the company in turmoil, potentially impacting its future success.<\/p>\n

The highly anticipated remake is set to hit screens on May 25, 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’ modernizes original songs so they affect a more positive message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":11317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[86,251,25,3],"tags":[253,252],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/04\/Little-Mermaid-1.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11316"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11316"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11333,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11316\/revisions\/11333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11316"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=11316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}