evermore '' was the song sung by the beast in beauty and the beast.
evermore '' was the song sung by the beast in beauty and the beast.
song sung by the beast in beauty and the beast?
`` evermore ''
one of at least nine significant ways in which the remake deviates from its source material, "evermore" is among the film's songs that emphasize the sadness and loneliness of both the beast and belle's situations. occurring approximately two-thirds into the film, the song assumes a role that was originally occupied by the song "if i can't love her" in the broadway musical, identified by fred hawson of "abs-cbn news" as "a grand moving solo" during which the beast sincerely expresses his undying feelings for belle. in "beauty and the beast", "evermore" appears as a solo performed by the beast shortly before "the mob song" as the film approaches its dramatic climax. after the beast and belle (emma watson) share a dance in the castle's ballroom to mrs. potts (emma thompson) singing "beauty and the beast", the couple has a conversation during which the beast learns how much belle actually misses her father, maurice (kevin kline). finally admitting that belle is no longer his prisoner, the character sings "evermore" shortly after he releases the heroine from the castle, insisting that she return to her village and protect maurice from gaston (luke evans). believing that belle has been lost to him forever, the beast is heartbroken by the character's departure and laments his misfortune by performing "evermore", accepting that releasing his former prisoner makes breaking the enchantress' spell more difficult, even impossible. serving as a culmination of both the beast's personal and emotional journeys, tracy goldman of "the" "cornell daily sun" observed that the song "adds more depth to the character" by "highlighting the changes he goes through throughout the movie."
evermore (beauty and the beast song)
"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)