Word: ashman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...necessary to deal with some Tim Rice lyrics (which make me mourn Howard Ashman even more every time I hear them). Yes, the songs seem a bit gimmicky at times. But they're good. I can't really describe them will, but take my word for it, the music is powerful and moving...
...rhumba to a putting-on-the-ritz style ballroom affair, the music itself is somewhat catchy, and fits the animation. Surprisingly, it is the lyrics, by Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman, that are the really cheesy part of the score. With none of the creativity of Disney's Howard Ashman or Tim Rice, songs like "Let Me Be Your Wings." suffer from overly commonplace declarations of love, while the more upbeat numbers evoke only an Manilow himself sings only the ending song during the credits--a reprise of "Let Me Be Your Wings...
...Howard Ashman and Alan Menken...
music by Howard Ashman, Allan Menken and Tim Rice...
...film employs the songwriting abilities of the late Howard Ashman, Alan Menken and Tim Rice, whose melodious gifts give the story comedic ambiance. Ashman and Menken were the musical team behind past animated hits The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, for which they won two Oscars, two Golden Globes and two Grammys. Tony Award winning lyricist Tim Rice collaborates with Alan Menken on three of the songs...