hattie morahan narrated the prologue in beauty and the beast.
hattie morahan narrated the prologue in beauty and the beast.
who narrates the prologue in beauty and the beast?
hattie morahan
in the live-action version, the enchantress is played by hattie morahan, who also serves as the narrator of the prologue. she came to a debutante ball disguised as a beggar woman (portrayed by rita davies) and offered a rose as payment for shelter from the storm. the prince turned her away twice, prompting her to reveal her true self. she not only transformed the prince, his servants, and the castle, but erased the villagers' memory of the prince. years later, she reappeared disguised as a hermit named agathe. a deleted scene during the "belle" song had belle giving bread and jam to agathe. she later tended to maurice when gaston left him for dead for the latter's refusal to hand belle in marriage. later, she came to the beast's chamber while the beast lay near death and overheard belle profess her love for him despite it already being too late, as the last petal on the rose had fallen. she turned the rose into enchanted dust which revived the beast and transformed both him and his servants into humans once again.
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"beauty and the beast: original motion picture soundtrack" continues to be best remembered for spawning the dion-bryson single, which established itself as an instant classic. the success of song is believed to have established dion as a bankable recording artist. before agreeing to record "beauty and the beast", dion had been fired from recording the theme song of "an american tail: fievel goes west" in favor of the more well-known linda ronstadt. although both singles were released around the same time, the success of dion's song ultimately eclipsed ronstadt's "dreams to dream". biography.com referred to "beauty and the beast" as dion's "real breakthrough into pop music stardom". according to lifetime, the song "cemented her international success," while "people" wrote that the release of "beauty and the beast" is when the singer truly went "global". in the wake of "beauty and the beast"'s success, young fans who had not yet learned dion's name would simply refer to her as "beauty and the beast". the commercial success of "beauty and the beast" ultimately earned dion a $10 million recording contract with sony music international; the song was then included on dion's successful self-titled studio album, serving as the record's "cornerstone". american musician prince was so moved by dion's performance on "beauty and the beast" after hearing it on the radio that he personally wrote a song for her to include on the album. according to filmtracks.com, "beauty and the beast" offered "a glimpse at a forthcoming mega-movie song presence for celine dion". evidently, the singer has since recorded the theme songs of several blockbuster films, including "when i fall in love" from "sleepless in seattle" (1993), "because you loved me" from "up close & personal" (1996) and finally her signature song "my heart will go on" from "titanic" (1997). "beauty and the beast" has since appeared on several of dion's greatest hits albums, while the singer has returned to disney as a special guest to host various segments for certain "beauty and the beast" re-releases.
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