A Whole New World A Whole New World "A Whole New World" is a song from Disney's 1992 animated feature film "Aladdin", with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. A duet originally recorded by singers Brad Kane and Lea Salonga in their respective roles as the singing voices of the main characters Aladdin and Jasmine, the ballad serves as both the film's love and theme song. Lyrically, "A Whole New World" describes Aladdin showing the confined princess a life of freedom and the pair's acknowledgment of their love for each other while riding on a magic carpet. The song garnered an
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber song) the standard version. Following the original mini CD release of the single in Japan, it was re-issued there again in 1992 on the same format. Brightman and Harley's version of the song would later appear on the 1994 compilation "The Very Best of Andrew Lloyd Webber", as well as another Webber compilation titled "Gold – The Definitive Hit Singles Collection", released in 2001. Directed by Ken Russell, the music video for the single also acted as promotion for the upcoming musical. After the chart success of the single, Webber wanted to further promote the musical, and the resultant video took