mrs. potts was presumed to be the narrator of the new beauty and the beast.
mrs. potts was presumed to be the narrator of the new beauty and the beast.
which character is presumed to be the narrator of the new beauty and the beast?
mrs. potts
"beauty and the beast" continues to be constantly lauded by both film and music critics alike. film critic janet maslin of "the new york times" praised "beauty and the beast", describing it as "a glorious ballad" while dubbing it ashman and menken's "biggest triumph". beliefnet called the song "stirring", while hal hinson of "the washington post" considers it to be among the film's best. roger moore of the "chicago tribune" referred to "beauty and the beast" as a "brilliant" song that "can move you to tears," while james berardinelli of "reelviews" cited it among the film's most "memorable" songs. anthony quinn of "the independent" highlighted "beauty and the beast" as the film's best song, going on to praise lansbury's "magnificent" performance, while the "deseret news" chris hicks called it "beautiful". simon brew of "den of geek" specifically enjoyed the lyrics "bittersweet and strange, finding you can change," describing the song as "superb". lansbury's vocal performance has also been singled out for praise: "slant magazine"s jaime n. christley wrote that lansbury "delivers the film's title tune, gooey treacle that it is, like nobody's business". describing the song as "beautiful", the "chicago tribune"s gene siskel wrote that "beauty and the beast" is "performed poignantly by the richly textured voice of angela lansbury". similarly, popmatters' bill gibron penned, "the moment angela lansbury's trite teapot steps up to sing the title song, all dry eye bets are off". the "new york post"s lou lumenick wrote that "beauty and the beast" was "unforgettably delivered by angela lansbury". aylin zara of buzzfeed opined that lansbury's version is superior to the single, penning, "though the commercial pop version of 'beauty and the beast,' sung by celine dion and peabo bryson, is great, the film version — performed by angela lansbury as mrs. potts — is even better. tender and warm ... it tugs at all the right heartstrings to get your eyes a little misty". rachael monaco of axs cited "tale as old as time. tune as old as song. bittersweet and strange. finding you can change. learning you were wrong. certain as the sun rising in the east. tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, beauty and the beast" as the film's best lyric. "entertainment weekly"'s darren franich, however, admitted to preferring "be our guest" and "belle" over "beauty and the beast".
beauty and the beast (disney song)
"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.
beauty and the beast (disney song)