While I was researching Enchanted, I found that there were four cut songs (three with Stephen Schwartz and one with Glenn Slater from an earlier incarnation of the movie).
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Opening number (with Glenn Slater)
Quote:
Q: Enchanted was almost shelved, too, right?
Alan Menken: Sometimes projects get funny twists and turns. They are green-lit and then they go back into development. Enchanted was a project like that. I wrote a song for a big opening number and then days before the recording, they pulled the plug on it.
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https://d23.com/23-questions-with-alan-menken/Quote:
Stephen Schwartz: We heard about this movie the title and the concept a long time ago and I for one was extremely covative about trying to get involved with it, because I thought Bill Kelley’s concept was so clever. I had no idea if Disney was even thinking of it at as a musical at all.
Alan Menken: Well, I was actually involved with it about four or five years ago and wrote a an opening number in an earlier incarnation. But then it went back into development…
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http://collider.com/stephen-schwartz-an ... enchanted/Quote:
Q: Has Stephen Schwartz replaced Glenn Slater as the lyricist?
Stephen Schwartz: No. Glenn is working with Alan on several other projects, hence the confusion. At one time, perhaps, it was discussed that he and Alan would do a song for Enchanted before it was to be a more heavily "musicalized" project, but once Alan was brought on for the present movie, I came with him.
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http://www.stephenschwartz.com/wp-conte ... anted1.pdf•
Closing number titled "Enchanted" (with Stephen Schwartz)
Quote:
Oscar winner Alan Menken (Aladdin), who co-wrote Enchanted's musical numbers with lyricist Stephen Schwartz, said that there was a song for Nancy and Prince Edward, Giselle's love from the animated world (played by James Marsden). But it didn't end up in the final cut.
"Stephen was really pushing for concluding the film with a song sequence and something new, not just a little reprise moment," Menken said in a separate interview. "And we wrote a title song called 'Enchanted,' where Edward and Nancy first connect, and then it opens up into a montage. Really, on practical terms, it was just really extremely difficult that late in the game to deliver that kind of song."
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http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.ph ... 0&id=45452Quote:
Q: We heard there is an Idina song that may be on the DVD but isn’t in the film?
Stephen Schwartz: Yeah, isn’t that so weird? I kept saying to Kevin, ‘You have Idina Menzel in this movie and she’s not going to sing?’ We did have a closing number which in fact was a title song called ‘Enchanted,’ but what happened was that stylistically by the time we got to that point in that film, because she wasn’t an animated character – it didn’t actually work stylistically for her to sing. So, I actually think Idina is wonderful in the film.
Q: Why not have her sing at the end of the movie in the animated world?
Stephen Schwartz: We talked about it. But the amount of time we would have had to spend with her in the animated world, it didn’t seem justified. There were reasons why practically, tonally and stylistically it didn’t work. And actually, if a different actress was playing the role of Nancy it never would have arisen. It was just because it was Idina, but Idina is a wonderful actress and I think she’s terrific without singing.
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http://collider.com/stephen-schwartz-an ... enchanted/Quote:
Q: I read a rumor online that some cut songs (particularly a title song sung by Idina Menzel and James Mardsen) might be available on the DVD when it is released. Any truth to this rumor?
Stephen Schwartz: There was indeed a title song that closed the film that was replaced by "Ever Ever After". I too have heard a rumor that it may be included in the DVD, but I don't know for sure. I don't have a copy of it to post, and am not sure Disney would want me to if I did, so we'll both just have to wait for the DVD.
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http://www.stephenschwartz.com/wp-conte ... anted1.pdf•
Ballad titled "Enchanted" (with Stephen Schwartz)
Quote:
Q: So, there is a title song called ‘Enchanted’?
Stephen Schwartz: Yes.
Alan Menken: There were two songs. Also, there was an alternative to ‘So Close.’ People were like ‘We love the song, but could you…’ So, I wrote another song called ‘Enchanted.’ But that was a ballad.
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http://collider.com/stephen-schwartz-an ... enchanted/•
Villain song titled "Nobody Gets in My Way" (with Stephen Schwartz)
Quote:
Alan Menken: There was a lot of discussion about that sequence. At one point, we wrote a Queen Narissa song. We wanted to maybe have Narissa enter with a song called 'Nobody Gets in My Way.'
Stephen Schwartz: I still would have liked to. I still think we should have done something for her … We were going to do like ["West Side Story's" pre-climax number] "Tonight’s Quintet."
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/extende ... 7/11/x.htmQuote:
Q: What was the Narissa song?
Alan Menken: She’s walking down the street and says “Nobody Gets in My Way.” It was a real rock raver. It would have been great for Susan Sarandon, but you know, each musical defines itself based on the medium, based on what you’ve written before and how they all balance out. So yes, a villain number is a very valuable thing to have but if you look at most musicals, one way or another there’s an antagonist number.
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http://www.craveonline.com/entertainmen ... lain-songsQuote:
Q: Was there any idea of giving Queen Narissa a song?
Stephen Schwartz: Yes. In fact, Alan and I wrote a song for her entrance into New York called "Nobody Gets in My Way", but Kevin Lima didn't go for it. It's one of the few places I disagree with him. I still think she should have had a song and I like the one we came up with.
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http://www.stephenschwartz.com/wp-conte ... anted1.pdfQuote:
Q: I found it fascinating that you said you had written a song for Queen Narissa's character for her entrance into NYC; is there any chance we could hear or at least see some of the lyrics for it? It did seem like Narissa's character was a little underdeveloped (as compared to the others at least).
Stephen Schwartz: Here is the lyric (I thought Alan's music for it was pretty cool, too). I don't know how far it goes towards further developing her character, but I thought it would be a fun moment. I can see how its coming (pardon the play on words) so close to "So Close" might be too much like a full-out "musical". But though I do like the solution director Kevin Lima came up with and I like the background chorus singing magic chanting with all the made-up words as she arrives, I still sort of miss having a "villain's song". This song is for Narissa, but the intention is that it will be sung by a pop singer (with back-up vocals) on the soundtrack, and Narissa will sing along with or mouth some of the lines.
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http://www.stephenschwartz.com/wp-conte ... anted1.pdf
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