Originally published January 20, 2017. Updated November 30, 2022.
Following on from the news that Ariana Grande and John Legend are to duet on ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation, Disney has now announced that four-time Grammy winner Celine Dion is set to perform an all-new original song entitled ‘How Does A Moment Last Forever’.
The song has been written by eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid, Aladdin) and three-time Oscar-winning lyricist Tim Rice (The Lion King, Evita), and will feature in the movie, as well as being included on the soundtrack.
Dion originally performed the song ‘Beauty and the Beast’ with Peabo Bryson on the animated film, which went on to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and three Grammy Awards.
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Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.
Beauty and the Beast is directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) and sees Emma Watson as Belle alongside Dan Stevens as Beast, while the cast also includes Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts, Luke Evans as Gaston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, Stanley Tucci as Cadenza, Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, Kevin Kline as Maurice, Josh Gad as Le Fou and Audra McDonald as Garderobe. The film is set for release on March 17th, 2017.
