{"id":78231,"date":"2017-01-11T18:21:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T18:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2017\/01\/11\/ariana-grande-john-legend-perform-title-track-disneys-beauty-beast\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:42:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:42:46","slug":"ariana-grande-john-legend-perform-title-track-disneys-beauty-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/ariana-grande-john-legend-perform-title-track-disneys-beauty-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"Ariana Grande & John Legend To Perform Title Track For Disney’s \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ariana Grande & John Legend To Perform Title Track For Disney’s \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

January 11, 2017<\/p>\n

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GRAMMY nominated and multi-platinum selling artist Ariana Grande<\/strong> and 10-time GRAMMY, Oscar-winning and multi-platinum selling singer\/songwriter\/ musician John Legend<\/strong> are set to perform the Oscar and GRAMMY-winning duet \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d<\/strong> as the title track for Disney\u2019s upcoming soundtrack to the live-action film adaptation \u201cBeauty and the Beast.\u201d<\/strong> The song will also be featured in the film.<\/p>\n

The enchanting ballad, originally performed by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson<\/strong> featuring eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken<\/strong>\u2019s beautiful melody and two-time Oscar-winner Howard Ashman<\/strong>\u2019s unforgettable lyrics, received an Academy Award\u00ae, Golden Globe\u00ae and GRAMMY Award, among other accolades, upon its release in 1991.<\/p>\n

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The new rendition of the classic song is produced by GRAMMY-winning veteran Ron Fair<\/strong>, whose music career spans 37 years as a major-label record company leader and accomplished producer, arranger, recording engineer and musical director. Fair was brought in to produce by Disney\u2019s president of Music & Soundtracks, Mitchell Leib, who also brought Grande and Legend to the project. The history of collaboration between Leib and Fair in film music goes back to the highly-successful \u201cPretty Woman\u201d soundtrack. \u201cRon was the first and only choice to make this particular record,\u201d<\/strong> says Leib. \u201cNo one is a better vocal producer and he also has a great understanding of the filmmaking dynamic.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Says Fair, \u201cStepping into the shoes of an Oscar and GRAMMY Award-winning classic is not small potatoes. But with today\u2019s two greatest plutonium singers \u2013 John Legend and Ariana Grande \u2013 we are bringing the song back with a new school-old school fresh treatment that shows the soulfulness and power of what a great melody and lyric can inspire.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The music video will be directed by Dave Meyers<\/strong>, the innovative visionary whose long-time collaborations with major artists like P!nk, Janet Jackson, Ice Cube and Britney Spears have resulted in dozens of award nominations and many wins, including a GRAMMY in 2005 for Best Music Video and 11 MTV Video Music Awards, including one for Katy Perry\u2019s smash hit \u201cFirework.\u201d He recently directed the music video for P!nk\u2019s hit single \u201cJust Like Fire\u201d from the Walt Disney Records soundtrack for \u201cAlice Through The Looking Glass.\u201d<\/p>\n

Menken also provides the film score, with new recordings of the original songs written by Menken and Ashman. Also featured are three new songs written by Menken and veteran lyricist and three time Oscar winner Tim Rice. The original motion picture soundtrack will be released by Walt Disney Records on March 10, 2017. The pre-order is available now at https:\/\/disneymusic.co\/BeautySndtrkP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The story and characters audiences know and love come to spectacular life in the live-action adaptation of Disney\u2019s animated classic \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d a stunning, cinematic event celebrating one of the most beloved tales ever told. \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d 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\u2019s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast\u2019s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart of the true Prince within.<\/p>\n

The film stars: Emma Watson<\/strong> as Belle; Dan Stevens<\/strong> as the Beast; Luke Evans<\/strong> as Gaston, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; Kevin Kline<\/strong> as Maurice, Belle\u2019s father; Josh Gad<\/strong> as LeFou, Gaston\u2019s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Ewan McGregor<\/strong> as Lumi\u00e8re, the candelabra; Stanley Tucci<\/strong> as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Audra McDonald<\/strong> as Madame de Garderobe, the wardrobe; Gugu Mbatha-Raw<\/strong> as Plumette, the feather duster; Hattie Morahan<\/strong> as the enchantress; and Nathan Mack as Chip, the teacup; with Ian McKellen<\/strong> as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and Emma Thompson<\/strong> as the teapot, Mrs. Potts.<\/p>\n

Directed by Bill Condon based on the 1991 animated film \u201cBeauty and the Beast,\u201d the screenplay is written by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos and produced by Mandeville Films\u2019 David Hoberman, p.g.a. and Todd Lieberman, p.g.a. with Jeffrey Silver, Thomas Schumacher and Don Hahn serving as executive producers. \u201cBeauty and the Beast\u201d will be released in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2017.<\/p>\n