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The full trailer for Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid dropped yesterday during the 95th Academy Awards, giving fans a taste of what’s to come. The original animated movie included some fantastic songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, which will be included in the live-action Little Mermaid, but there will also be a few new songs as well.

Alan Menken teamed up with Lin-Manual Miranda to pen a handful of new songs for The Little Mermaid, including For The First Time, which will play out while Ariel (Halle Bailey) experiences her new human appendages. “It’s about her experiences the moment she hits land,” The Little Mermaid director Rob Marshall told Empire. “We needed to create a number that could almost work as a montage, so we could take her through that experience – coming onto the land, what it’s like to put on shoes,...

According to Empire, Rob Marshall's "The Little Mermaid" -- a live-action/CGI remake of John Musker and Ron Clements' 1989 animated film of the same name -- will feature a brand new song called "For the First Time," to be sung by the titular mermaid Ariel (Halle Bailey) as she makes her first sojourn onto dry land after being transformed into a human. It was co-penned by Disney legend and award-winning songwriter Alan Menken, the Egot maestro who co-wrote the songs for the animated "Little Mermaid" movie with Howard Ashman, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Broadway superstar and songwriter behind the Disney-released animated films "Moana" and "Encanto."

Menken's return is a big deal. In 1990, he won two Academy Awards for "The Little Mermaid," taking home trophies for the film's score and for the song "Under the Sea" (for which Ashman was also awarded the Oscar). Menken and Ashman's ballad "Kiss the...

The Little Mermaid director Rob Marshall has revealed details about a new original song to be featured in the upcoming live-action remake of Disney's 1989 classic animated film. The film stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, a young mermaid who makes a deal with the sea witch Ursula to be transformed into a human to explore the world beyond the ocean. Trailers for the film indicate it will feature classic songs from the original, including "Part of Your World."

Speaking with Empire, Marshall explained that one original song for The Little Mermaid will be titled "For The First Time". He explained the song's purpose in the film, including how it will be featured as Ariel first makes it to land with her newfound legs. Check out Marshall's full statement (as well as a brand-new image of Bailey as Ariel) below:

It’s about her experiences the moment she hits land. We needed...