New Songs to be Included in Emma Watson’s “Beauty and the Beast”

Disney composer, Alan Menken, revealed more details of Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson. In an “Artist to Artist” series interview at the Lincoln Center in New York, Menken announced that two new songs were being created for the film. These songs will debut alongside the original songs featured in the classic Disney animated version of the film. A song titled “If I Can’t Love Her,” from the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast, will not be included. The new songs, titled “Forevermore” and “Days in the Sun,” will not give Emma Watson more singing time–the former is to be sung by the Beast, and the latter by the castle staff. Youth Health Magazine reports:

The report revealed, however, that “Forever More” will be sung by Beast who will be portrayed by Dan Stevens, as he finally understands the meaning of love and how to love. “Days in the Sun” will be sung by all the servants in the palace that will be about the servants reminiscing of the happier days when they were still humans before being turned into objects.

Aside from these additional songs, songs from the 1991 animated film will still be included. This means that crowd-favorite and scene-opener song “Belle” will be a much-awaited treat for Emma Watson fans worldwide.

However, Menken also shared that the song “If I Can’t Love Her” from the Broadway production will not be included in this live-action “Beauty in the Beast” slated for a 2017 release date. As much as he would have liked to include the song, he claimed that it would not go well with the upcoming remake.

Its exclusion from the Emma Watson-led “Beauty and the Beast” simply raised questions as to how many new songs are coming from the teamwork of Tim Rice and Alan Menken.

Emma Watson arrives with the entire live-action “Beauty and the Beast” cast on March 17, 2017.