‘Beauty and the Beast’ is one of Disney’s most popular princess films. The phenomenal music has made the movie even more popular. Angela Lansbury, one of the film’s voice actors, performs the film’s title song.
Angela, dressed in a dark red velvet gown, stands in front of a large orchestra. The stage is adorned with red, pink, and white flowers. Singing with Angela is the Tabernacle Choir.
She begins to speak and describes how she was approached to sing this song but declined because she was concerned. “I thought to myself, my goodness, can I ever do this beautiful lyric justice?” Angela says.
As Angela explains how she came up with the voice of ‘Mrs. Potts,’ the orchestra begins to play, and the Tabernacle choir of voices harmonizes, she begins to sing.
The wording of this sentence is a little different than the one used in the video, but it is the same idea. She sings a line during the second verse, and the choir repeats it back to her. The chorus of the song is completely beautiful, with all of the voices singing.
Angela ends on a soft note, quoting Mrs. Potts, “Into the cupboard with you, Chip. Your bedtime has passed. “Goodnight, love,” she says, waving and smiling. The applause from the audience fills the auditorium as she thanks them with a kind smile.
The 1991 movie was a hit due in large part to the music of Alan Menken and the lyrics of Howard Ashman. It’s difficult to imagine anyone else singing this song, despite the fact that Angela Lansbury was initially hesitant to perform it due to her age. Since then, it has become a timeless classic featuring the legendary Angela Lansbury, who recorded it in just one take.